ATN Angel: Dr. Joe Lyons

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. by:  Julie Beem Dr. Joe Lyons is a licensed clinical psychologist, an attachment & trauma professional, and founding member of the Attachment Institute of […]

ATN Angel: Toni Hoy

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. by:  Maureen O’Neill Davis ATN’s advocacy director, Toni Hoy, made a lasting and inspiring impression on me. I found ATN when my efforts to […]

ATN Angel: Billy Kaplan

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. By:  Sarah Neal and Vincent Kennebeck When our children came to live with us, we recognized something wasn’t right almost immediately – they were […]

ATN Angel: Julie Beem

Julie Beem

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. By:  Stephanie Reh Garde If there was an ultimate ATN Angel, it would be Julie Beem.  I still have the email exchange we had […]

ATN Angel: Michele Nigliazzo

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. By:  Julie Beem Four years ago – August of 2012 – I attended the Nigliazzo Advocacy Center’s POWER Advocacy Training – and have been […]

ATN Angel: Taylor Davis

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. By:  Sandy Davis Thinking about who has had the most impact on my life when it comes to understanding trauma & attachment…without a doubt […]

ATN Angel – Lynne Lyon

By:  Julie Beem In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children.   An ATN member who was one of my early heroes is Lynne Lyon. Back when I met her, in 1999, […]

ATN Angel: Jane Samuel

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. By:  Laura Dennis Well, at the beginning, Jane made a difference to me just by being in the same state! As most ATN members […]

ATN Angel: Dr. Lark Eshleman

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. By:  Jane Samuel My youngest child was getting to me. The daily tantrums. The inability to sit still for just one minute. The continual […]

ATN Angel: Nancy Spoolstra

Nancy Spoolstra

In celebration of ATN’s 2016 Angels in Adoption award, we’re profiling ATN members who have helped ATN win the award — and who have themselves been Angels to families and children. By:  Lorraine Schneider The first time I met Nancy Spoolstra, she threw her arms around me giving me a huge hug. She told me […]