Amanda : Co-Founder, Connector, & Executive Director of Operations and Development

A self-proclaimed introvert, recovering, Type-A, perfectionist, I am the awkward, quieter (almost silent at times!) half of the founders.

The pages of my story into foster care were written in 2011.  After ten years of marriage, my husband and I became parents.  No baby announcement, no arguments over names, no baby shower, and very little time to prepare!  We began finding connections and building our village.

With each child welcomed into our home, our village grew.  My husband, Chad, and I currently parent five special/extra needs kids (11, 9, 7, 4, and 6 months). The oldest four Wildlings, we fostered, and when reunification was not possible, we became their forever family through adoption. The youngest is our current foster love. Although my college days are filled with structural engineering, anthropology, and linguistics, more recently, I have co-trained incoming Resource Caregivers, mentored other foster families and am certified to instruct QPR Gatekeeper in suicide prevention. 

My dream is to one day write a book.

Amidst all the uncertainty of foster care, I want every youth and caregiver to feel connected, seen, and heard, on both the hard and easy days, and to celebrate with them the progress and healing when it comes.