Leadership
Dirigeants et administrateurs
| Président | Janna Annest | Mandat de 1 an |
| Deputy to the President | Greg Franklin | 1 year term, Appointed by AAAA President |
| Président élu | Nidhi Desai | Mandat de 1 an |
| Président sortant | Meryl B. Rosenberg | Mandat de 1 an |
| Directeur exécutif - Secrétaire du Conseil | Jennie Sullivan | Personnel |
| ART Policy Director | Laura Koupal | 1ère année du 1er mandat |
| Deputy ART Policy Director | Tabitha Koh | Appointed by AAAA ART Policy Director |
| Adoption Policy Director | Genie Miller Gillespie | 2ème année du 1er mandat |
| Deputy Domestic Adoption Policy Director | Catelyn Slattery | Appointed by AAAA Adoption Policy Director |
| Trésorier | Rob Kirsh | Appointed by AAAA President |
| Trustee and Deputy International Adoption Policy Director | Kelly Dempsey | 2nd year of 2nd term as Trustee/Deputy Position is Appointed by AAAA Adoption Policy Director |
| Fiduciaire | Heidi Bruegel Cox | 1ère année du 1er mandat |
| Fiduciaire | Tim Eirich | 2ème année du 1er mandat |
| Fiduciaire | Greg Franklin | 2ème année du 1er mandat |
| Fiduciaire | Barbara Ginn | 2ème année du 1er mandat |
| Fiduciaire | Theresa Roetter | 1ère année du 2ème mandat |
| Fiduciaire | Nora Zuckerman | 2ème année du 1er mandat |
AAAA Committees
If you are a AAAA Fellow and interested in joining any of our committees after reading their description, please click on the Committee Chair's name to email them directly.| Organizational Committees | ||
| Amicus | Deb Guston | The Amicus Committee coordinates the preparation of and submits Amicus Curiae Briefs in select cases of national importance to improve the laws and practice of law pertaining to family building throughout the United States and abroad. |
| Prix | Colleen Quinn | The Awards Committee is responsible for maintaining and growing AAAA’s awards program, including the Fellow of Distinction, Susan Paquet Mentoring, and Unsung Hero Awards. |
| JEDI (Justice, Equity, Diversity, Inclusion) | Michelle Hughes, Milan Pham | |
| Finance | Rob Kirsh | The Finance Committee oversees AAAA’s finances and reviews the audit and investments. |
| Gouvernance | Eric Stovall, Tim Eirich | The Governance Committee assesses the need for and proposes appropriate amendments to the Bylaws and other governing documents. When called upon, the Committee ensures that the actions and the decisions taken by the Board are authorized by the AAAA Bylaws. |
| Governmental Affairs | Adoption Director and ART Director | The Governmental Affairs Committee coordinates with the AAAA President and AAAA lobbyists to identify initiatives to advance adoption or ART issues before the United States federal government and coordinates advocacy on federal legislative issues with other allied organizations. |
| Griefs | Nidhi Desai, President-Elect | The Grievance Committee is responsible for enforcing AAAA’s Code of Ethics and Bylaws. It assesses complaints and recommends disciplinary action to the Board. |
| Legislative (Adoption) | Genie Miller Gillespie | The Adoption Legislative Committee monitors and reviews State legislation that may impact adoption practitioners, our clients and general policy in this area. |
| Legislative (ART) | Nidhi Desai, Heather Ross | The ART Legislative Committee monitors and reviews State legislation that may impact ART practitioners, our clients and general policy in this area. |
| Marketing | Rachel Culver, Erica Healey | The Marketing Committee advances AAAA’s public image. The committee makes recommendations to promote AAAA and its Fellows, refine our message and expand its reach and improve the public’s perception of the profession. |
| Membership | Jenna Forman Clothier (Adoption), Joanna Beck Wilkinson (ART) | The Membership Committee vets applications to AAAA and makes recommendations to the Board. Along with all AAAA Fellows, the committee seeks and encourages new applicants. |
| Valeur du membre | Deb Guston | The Member Value Committee brings ideas to the Board for programs, goods, opportunities and information to benefit the Fellows. |
| Mentorat | Sherriann Hicks | The Mentorship Committee welcomes recently admitted Fellows by introducing them to AAAA, other Fellows, and the larger ART and adoption community, and provides a means for Fellows to network both in-person and virtually, develop relationships, become engaged in AAAA and learn about one another’s areas of practice. |
| Past Presidents Council | Peggy Swain | |
| Choix du site | Heidi Cox, Eric Freeby, Pat Hamilton, Michelle Keeyes, Rebecca Mendel, Theresa Roetter | The Site Selection Committee, in coordination with the Event Planner, investigates proposed annual and mid-year conference sites, makes recommendations to the Board, negotiates the conference hotel contracts, and serves as liaison between the conference chairs and the conference hotel. |
| Sponsor | Kim Surratt, Shoshana Kunin-Leavitt | The Sponsor Committee is responsible for developing ongoing relationships for active and potential sponsors for AAAA. |
| Education Committees | ||
| Conference Oversight | Catherine Keefe, Robin Pope | The Conference Planning Committee is responsible for creating consistency between conferences by establishing general guidelines and basic structure and consulting with each conference committee to meet the goals of AAAA. |
| Webinar | Rob Kirsh | The Webinar Committee organizes webinars on a variety of topics relevant to the practice of family formation law. |
| Practice Specific Committees | ||
| Adoption Agency | Lance Rich, Brittany Shively | The Adoption Agency Committee discusses issues of importance to agencies; communicates with agency representatives regarding relevant issues; plans and presents webinars focused on topics of interest to agency representatives, social workers, and attorneys for CEU and CLE credit; and coordinates efforts with other committees within AAAA and outside organizations to improve laws and practices concerning agencies. |
| Foster Care | Heidi Bruegel Cox | The Foster Care Committee focuses on ways to pursue permanency for children in foster care. The committee examines the legal rights of children in foster care, their caregivers, and parents. |
| ICPC | Thomas Thurman, Joshua Gitelson | The ICPC Committee works to ensure best practices across states to get families home as quickly and efficiently as possible. The committee maintains an open dialogue with the national ICPC office to bring concerns and good practices to its attention. |
| ICWA | Becki Murphy, Joanna Beck Wilkinson | The ICWA Committee seeks to advance the best interests of Native American children. The committee strives to stay abreast of the latest developments under the ICWA, and to advocate on behalf of AAAA for children in a broad spectrum of matters, from specific court cases to general policy, rulemaking, and administrative proceedings. The committee educates AAAA Fellows on ICWA matters. |
| Independent Adoption | Janna Annest | The Independent Adoption Committee gathers information and shares experiences with issues unique to direct placements, such as working with a facilitator, best practices for locating expectant parents, and managing living expense payments. This committee also creates and maintains forms and resources for the benefit of AAAA Fellows and the public. |
| Intercountry Adoption | Tifany Markee, Nicole Skellenger | The Intercountry Adoption Committee shares information and experiences among the Fellows practicing in this area and provides education on topics that are of interest to the membership. This committee actively responds to federal legislation and policy issues and provides amici briefs for AAAA for lawsuits involving intercountry adoption issues. |
| International ART | Natalie Gamble, Tifany Markee, Kim Surratt | The International ART Committee shares information, experience and key updates on international law and practice among experienced Fellows working on cross-border and multi-jurisdictional third-party reproduction cases with an impressive range of countries represented. |
| ART Resource | Lynn Goldman, Rebecca Levin Nayak | The ART Resource Committee is responsible for promoting AAAA as a leader in ART law by providing, collecting and indexing resources. This Committee shares information and experiences among the Fellows and provides education on international and national topics that are of interest to the membership. |
