Casey Coombs

Casey Coombs, Social Media

Casey Coombs’ passion for mental wellness fuels her creative work as a social media pioneer and talented communications guru.  Her experience includes authentic storytelling for a variety of clients through essays, blogs and social media messaging.  Casey has also done freelance photography and taught other photographers. Casey brings her creativity, focus on mental wellness and […]

Kirsten Murdoch

Kirsten Murdoch Resource Coordinator

Kirsten is a mother to 4 kids (2 adopted and 2 bio). Kirsten started her career over 20 years ago working for nonprofits and providing support to individuals with special needs. She oversaw a variety of programs and learned that in the nonprofit world you wear many hats. This prepared her better for motherhood! She then […]

Ginger Healy

Ginger Healy

Ginger Healy MSW, LCSW started her career as a child abuse investigator, hospital social worker, and school therapist. She spent 15 years as the social service supervisor at an international adoption agency where she learned about developmental trauma and attachment needs in children. She is currently a clinical social worker and the director of programs […]

Lorraine Schneider

Lorraine Schneider

Responsible for much of the behind-the-scenes administration of ATN, Lorraine is an experienced administrator, bookkeeper and business manager. “Trying to parent my daughter, I thought I was going crazy and posted basically that on another adoption support forum. Thankfully, someone there recommended that I turn to ATN.” This is how Lorraine Schneider, ATN’s Board President, […]

Stephanie Garde

Stephanie Reh Garde

Stephanie Garde volunteered with ATN for 9 years and was a Board Member before becoming the Operations Manager in 2018. She and her husband are parents to two sons, one by adoption and one by birth. Their experience with trauma and attachment issues started when they adopted a 5 year old boy from state custody […]

Julie Beem

Julie Beem has been the Executive Director of the Attachment & Trauma Network since 2009 and an active member and volunteer since 2005. Julie lives in the Atlanta area and is the mom to four and grandmother to 3. Her youngest daughter, adopted internationally 25 years ago was the reason she found support and education […]