EVENTS
2023-24 APPEARANCES
New York State Judicial Institute, November 21, 2024
Adoption Mosaic “We the Experts” panel, October 12, 2024
Florida Adoption Council Annual Conference, Keynote Presentation, August 29, 2024
Children & Families First, July 23, 2024
Jewish Family & Children’s Services, June 6, 2024
In Conversation with Rebecca Wellington, Author of Who Is a Worthy Mother?, Third Place Books Ravenna, May 2, 2024
Advancing Your Advocacy for Adoptees, Panel Discussion, April 11, 2024
Adoption Unfiltered Indianapolis Book Event, Hosted by Adoption Support Center, February 29, 2024
Adoption Unfiltered Chicago Book Event, Hosted by On Your Feet Foundation and The Book Stall, February 28, 2024
Adoption Unfiltered Washington, DC Book Event, Hosted by Loyalty Books and C.A.S.E., February 27, 2024
Adoption Unfiltered New York Book Event, Hosted by AFFCNY and Spence-Chapin, February 26, 2024
Adoption Network Cleveland, Monday Evening Speaker Series: Adoption Unfiltered, December 11, 2023
The Bookies @ Arvada Library: Adoption Unfiltered Denver Book Release Party, December 1, 2023
Adoption Unfiltered Portland Pre-Release Party Hosted by Adoption Mosaic, November 30, 2023
Adoption Unfiltered Vashon Island Pre-Release Party Hosted by Vashon Library, November 29, 2023
Third Place Books Lake Forest Park, Adoption Unfiltered Seattle Pre-Release Party, November 28, 2023
Fireside Speaker Series: Adoption Unfiltered, November 5, 2023
National Association of Adoptees and Parents (NAAP) Happy Hour: Adoption Unfiltered, November 3, 2023
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates Virtual Conference: What Grows When We Find Common Ground in Adoption Land, November 3, 2023
Adoptee Voices Adoption Unfiltered Pre-Release Party, November 1, 2023
C.A.S.E. Adoptee Author Series, Interview with Tony Hynes: Adoption Unfiltered, October 30, 2023
Adoptee Voices, Author’s Studio: Searching for Mom, July 6, 2023
Adoptive and Foster Family Coalition of New York (AFFCNY) 34th Annual New York State Foster Care and Adoption Conference, June 9, 2023
2021-22 APPEARANCES
Adoption Knowledge Affiliates, “Connect, Express, Breathe,” online presentation, November 5, 2022
Korean American Adoptee Adoptive Family Network (KAAN) Conference, “Building Community Through Writing,” Adoptee Voices, Denver, CO, Saturday, June 25, 2022
Adoptee Voices, Indie Publishing, online presentation, June 8, 2022
Jewish Family & Children’s Service Boston Panel, online presentation, May 10, 2022
Adoptee Literary Festival, Author Reading, April 9, 2022
Adoption & Suicide: What We Know and What Can Be Done About Prevention #ElevateTheConvo Twitter Panel, December 16, 2021
The Universal Asian: Adoptee Voices Writing Group Panel, The Power of Writing to Make Sense of Our Adoption Journeys, online presentation, November 20, 2021
Mini Book Club Discussion: Heritage Camps Webinar, May 19, 2021
Author Book Dialogue: Searching for Mom, Neufeld Institute Conference 2021, April 16, 2021
Freedom Road Global Writers Group Story Circle, Author Reading, March 1, 2021
2014-20 APPEARANCES
Adoption Mosaic, Adoption & Religion Panel, online presentation, December 12, 2020
Indiana Adoption Network (National Association of Adoptees and Parents), “Adoptees and Motherhood,”
online presentation, July 10, 2020
Kidsbooks, Vancouver Book Release Event, Searching for Mom, Vancouver, BC, Canada, January 30, 2020
Tattered Cover Bookstore, Denver Book Release Event, Searching for Mom, Denver, CO, January 12, 2020
Adoption Mosaic, Adoption & Religion Panel, Seattle, WA, December 14, 2019
Secret Garden Books, Seattle Book Release Event, Searching for Mom, Seattle, WA, December 8, 2019
Bethany Green Lake MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers): “Letting Go of Trying to be the Perfect Mother,” Seattle, WA, October 22, 2019
Bethany Green Lake MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers): “Letting Go of Trying to be the Perfect Mother,” Seattle, WA, October 15, 2019
Neufeld Institute Annual Conference, “Children’s Literature Panel,” Vancouver, BC, May 14, 2014