Cory Barron
Outreach Director

Born and raised in Kansas, Barron was a television-journalist for over 20 years. From 1995 until 2003 he was the morning and noon weather anchor for KMOV-TV in St. Louis, Missouri. Prior to his position in St. Louis, from 1991 to 1995, he was the noon and five p.m. weather anchor for KWCH-TV in Wichita, Kansas. And from 1984 to 1991, Barron was a feature reporter and the 5/6 & 10 weekday weather anchor at KFSM-TV in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

Barron is an adoptive parent of twin girls from China. He and his wife Marlene adopted through Children’s Hope International in 1999.

Jennifer Newcomb
Communications Coordinator

Jennifer recently joined the staff of Children’s Hope in winter 2006 to write for the Children’s Hope Newsletter and provide web/print content and editing. She came to St. Louis from Illinois to complete a BS in Communications and a Writing Certificate at Missouri Baptist University, where she later served in the Office of Public Relations. After pursuing a desire to travel with Doctors without Borders, Jennifer has found within Children’s Hope an avenue to write about both the struggles and the victories of orphaned children worldwide.

Jennifer Chavis
Outreach Coordinator

Jennifer is Outreach Coordinator for Western Missouri, Southern Illinois and Indiana families. She reaches out to singles and couples interested in international adoption. You’ll find her friendly face at information meetings, community outreach/cultural events and conferences. A Texan born and raised, Jennifer earned her Associates from Midwestern State University and has experience as a Marketing Consultant. She and husband Cliff are parents to two sons.

“I have always had a passion to help children, and can only be so blessed to share my enthusiasm with others by working at Children's Hope International; an agency that has complete integrity and truly is an organization that gives hope to children.”

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