Adoption Covenant is a 501(c)(3) Charitable Organization, founded by Merinda Condra to offer a simpler, more effective alternative to typical adoption agencies. As an adoptive parent and a lawyer, Merinda has combined her care for children in need and her knowledge of the adoption process to offer the best adoption services possible. We invite you to learn about our mission, history, adoption team and some of the adoptive families we have had the privilege of serving.
Adoption Covenant staff consists of a small team of dedicated professionals.
Executive Director
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Merinda is a graduate of Texas A&M University and Texas Tech University School of Law. Before attending law school, Merinda worked for both Congressman Chet Edwards of Waco Texas and Speaker of the Texas House of Representatives James E. "Pete" Laney. After graduating with honors from law school, Merinda served as an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Texas. She then joined her father in a successful law partnership in Lubbock, Texas which concentrates on dealing with governmental agencies and serves clients nationwide. Merinda is the mother of Emma who began her life in Russia, but came home in 2003. Read Merinda and Emma's story.
Director of Placement Services
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John Bertrand is the Licensed Clinical Social Worker who will complete the home study and post-placement supervision visits/reports for your adoption. His educational background consists of a Bachelor's degree in Social Work from Texas Tech University; a Master of Science degree in Child and Youth Care Administration from Nova Southeastern University; and a Master of Social Work degree from New Mexico Highlands University. Over the past 22 years, he had been involved in every facet of the child placing process including a child assessment center, foster care, domestic adoptions, and international adoptions from China, Russia, Africa, Vietnam, South Korea, Jordan, Haiti, Taiwan, and Guatemala.
Director of Operations
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Betty M. Condra has a bachelor's degree in Child Development from Texas Tech University and a master's degree in Education Administration from Sul Ross University. Betty taught school before starting a successful Real Estate and Insurance business. Betty was instrumental in the formation of Adoption Covenant and now serves as the Director of Operations.
Provide education about adoption;
Improve the lives of parentless children around the world;
Simplify and reduce the expense of adoption;
Give birth mothers the chance to fulfill their potential; and
Place as many children as possible in homes that are warm, safe,
and above all, full of love.
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