About: Staff

Madelyn Freundlich, LL.M., J.D., M.P.H., M.S.W. Legislation & Policy Director Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute 120 E. 38th Street New York, NY 10016

Voice: (212) 979-0392 Email: mfreundlich@adoptioninstitute.org

Madelyn Freundlich has most recently worked as a consultant to adoption and foster care organizations nationally, and is one of the country's most respected researchers, trainers and policy professionals in the field of child welfare. She has created numerous initiatives that have defined best practices and shaped many programs that benefit children and families, and has developed practice and policy efforts that have gained national recognition. Her extensive writing includes four volumes on adoption and ethics, and several best-practices guides. She has served as General Counsel and Director of Child Welfare Services for the Child Welfare League of America, as Executive Director of the Evan B. Donaldson Adoption Institute, and as Policy Director for Children's Rights Inc.