Audrey is responsible for all aspects of the business operations, including crisis management, financial oversight & strategic direction with the Board of Directors. As a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Audrey earned her master’s degree in social work from Sacramento State University & her bachelor of arts degree in psychology from UC Santa Cruz. For 10 years, Audrey worked as a Maternal Child Social Worker in a hospital setting, offering support & resources to women in crisis. Prior to taking over this adoption agency from her parents in 2016, Audrey served on the front lines as an Adoption Social Worker for more than a decade. Even now as Executive Director, Audrey’s love for expectant parents has kept her working in the field as a social worker from time to time. Growing up with 4 adopted siblings & now an adoptive mom herself, adoption has always been in Audrey’s blood! From a young age, she travelled with her parents to Guatemala to serve in an orphanage, helped build a school in Madagascar & even ran a summer camp in South Africa. This global exposure gave her a holistic, community-connected approach where she has a beautiful way of bringing people together with respect & openness. Audrey is a newly divorced single parent & member of the LGBTQ community. In addition to having an adopted child, Audrey is a mom of multiples. In her free time, she loves traveling with her kids, is an avid walker & attends comedy shows whenever she can because she believes that laughter is the best medicine.