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Leadership

Officers and Trustees

PresidentGenie Miller Gillespie1 year term
Vice PresidentHeather Strickland1 year term
President-ElectJenny Womack1 year term
Immediate Past PresidentCatherine Keefe1 year term
Secretary-AdministratorJennie SullivanStaff
Art DirectorMargaret Swain2nd year of 2nd term
ART Deputy DirectorNidhi DesaiAppointed by AAAA President and ART Director
Adoption DirectorDeb Guston1st year of 1st term
Deputy Director of Domestic AdoptionsKelly DempseyAppointed by AAAA President and Adoption Director
Deputy Director of International AdoptionsKaren LawAppointed by AAAA President and Adoption Director
TrusteeDavid Andersen1st year of 2nd term
Trustee/TreasurerHal Atencio1st year of 2nd term
TrusteeSherriann Hicks2nd year of 2nd term
TrusteeJosie Redwine1st year of 1st term
TrusteeLance Rich1st year of 1st term
TrusteeMeryl Rosenberg2nd year of 1st term
TrusteeKim Surratt1st year of 1st term

Committee Chairs

Agency Lance Rich
AmicusTabitha Koh
AwardsColleen Quinn
Brief BankSara Cohen
Children's Rights & Foster CareKatie Jay, Keith Wallace
CLE/EducationNidhi Desai, Sherriann Hicks
Conferences (General)Sherriann Hicks, Heather Strickland
Finance/Audit/InvestmentHal Atencio
Family Formation Charitable TrustDonald Cofsky
GovernanceDave Andersen
Governmental AffairsGenie Miller Gillespie, Larry Jenkins
GrievanceJenny Womack
ICPCGenie Miller Gillespie/Barbara Ginn
ICWAMark Fiddler, Larry Jenkins
Intercountry AdoptionDan Berger, Kelly Dempsey
Legislative Deb Guston (Adoption), Margaret Swain (ART)
Membership ApplicationsGreg Franklin (Adoption), Emily McArthur (ART)
Member ValueDeb Guston
MentorshipVirginia Frank
New MembersJennie Sullivan, Jenny Womack
PersonnelHeather Strickland
Private Adoption – ART Networking Robin Fleischner, Deborah Spivack
Site SelectionMark Demaray, Eric Freeby, Rebecca Mendel, Robin Pope, Theresa Roetter
Social MediaJennie Sullivan
WebinarHolly Wotherspoon, Rob Kirsh
White Paper ProjectDenise Seidelman, Margaret Swain
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AAAA Mission

The Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) is a credentialed organization dedicated to the competent and ethical practice of adoption and assisted reproduction law. It advocates for laws and policies to protect the best interests of children, the legal status of families formed through adoption and assisted reproduction, and the rights of all interested parties.

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Academy of Adoption and Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA)
859 Riverside Drive, #11
Greenwood, IN 46142

T (317) 407-8422
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