Lisa C. Qualls
Co-Founder
Lisa C. Qualls serves the adoption community from her unique perspective as a birth mom, former foster youth, foster mom, and adoptive mom. Lisa is a TBRI Practitioner, Trauma Competent Caregiving trainer, and spiritual director. She is also the author of The Connected Parent: Real-Life Strategies for Building Trust and Attachment (with Dr. Karyn Purvis), and co-author of Reclaim Compassion: The Adoptive Parent’s Guide to Overcoming Blocked Care with Neuroscience and Faith and Foundations for Overcoming and Preventing Blocked Care: The eight-session program for helping parents reclaim compassion. Lisa lives in Idaho with her husband Russ. They have twelve children by birth and adoption and two beautiful granddaughters.
Melissa Corkum
Co-Founder
As an adoptee and adoptive mom, Melissa Corkum provides insight and resources to adoptees, parents and professionals through her speaking, coaching, and writing. She is a TED Speaker, Safe and Sound Protocol Practitioner, Cultivate Connection Facilitator, and Certified Enneagram Coach. Additionally, she co-authored Reclaim Compassion and Foundations for Overcoming and Preventing Blocked Care. Melissa and Patrick live in Maryland and have six kids and two grandchildren.
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Rebecca Shelp
Administrative Assistant
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Amber Reynolds
Director of Communications
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Greg Lombard Rea
Parent Support Specialist
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Nakole Wooley
Parent Support Specialist
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Jennifer Hiltebeitel
Community Engagement Manager