Legislative Outreach Coordinator
Pamela Lynn is a Detroit born adopted person and current Michigan resident. After graduation she spent thirty years involved in community engagement through the cosmetology profession, and has been interested in her own rights as an adopted person her entire life. After being overwhelmed by the legal obstacles currently endured by herself and other Michigan adoptees, she has dedicated herself towards making the journey to truth easier for herself and others and has found a deep sense of purpose working toward equality for all adoptees.

Diversity and Culture Coordinator
Anna Thompson is an international adoptee from Saratov, Russia. She has been traveling the country as a travel nurse since January 2021, an adventure that has taken her and her husband to Baltimore, Detroit, Dearborn, Palo Alto, and Boston. This past fall she settled in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Now, she can be found nursing at Corewell Health in outpatient Neurology. Free time for Anna means working with AAOM, Russian language classes, and spending time with her beloved pets. To learn more about Anna please read this piece she wrote about her experience as an adoptee.

Communications / Public Relations
After being relinquished at birth and later adopted, Rebekah spent nearly thirty years trying to find information about her biological family and genetic roots. She holds a Doctorate degree in Clinical Psychology and feels pride in her identity as an adopted person. Rebekah understands the unfortunate emotional, cognitive, and financial impact of not having access to vital records. She strongly believes in equity and that adoptees should not have less rights than other human beings in this world.

Search Angel / Treasury & Adminstration
Susan got involved with the adoptee rights movement years ago after helping an adopted family member find her biological roots. After becoming aware of the crisis many adopted people face when unable to obtain their records through the state, she began working with adoptees as a search angel to assist a community that clearly needed help. Susan works as a certified public accountant and enjoys the support of her loving family as she volunteers her expertise to adopted people in hopes of assisting them gain access to their own information.

Education & Outreach Specialist
Katie is an international adoptee from Colombia who grew up in the Ann Arbor area. She is a Psychiatric Care Worker for a large medical facility in Michigan, and frequently works with adopted youth in crisis and educates families about adoption trauma to help them gain a broader understanding of the adoptee experience. Katie is also a Certified Life Coach, has been active in the adoptee community for 25 years and enjoys helping Colombian adoptees searching for their roots. She has two children and enjoys dancing, music and reading in her free time.

Founder / Marketing Director
Valerie is a Michigan born adopted person with a background in Graphic Design / Marketing who started AAOM in hopes of educating others about the adoptee rights movement. She is focused on elevating adoptee voices and organizing Michigan’s adopted community to improve conditions and laws pertaining to their rights. Valerie experienced reunion at the age of consent and believes all adopted people should have the right to know where they come from and the ability to obtain their own vital record. “Understanding my origin was my first step in healing. and.all Michigan adoptees should be afforded equal rights under the law.”