CCA-Spring Forum

CCA SPRING FORUM – REGISTER NOW!

“The Impact of Unregulated Providers on Domestic Private Adoption in Connecticut” with

Celeste Liversidge and Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard of Ethical Family Building

When: March 13, 2024 from 12-1:30pm

Registration ends on March 12 th

Where: Zoom (see Registration link below)

What: Ethical Family Building is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization promoting ethical

practices in domestic adoption. This CCA Spring Forum will review the risks and

impact of unregulated providers on domestic private adoption in Connecticut

and across the nation; as well as what Ethical Family Building is doing (and what

you can too!) to stop these providers through safeguards and legislation.

Our presenters:

Celeste Liversidge, Esq. Celeste has been practicing adoption law since 1999 and

has handled hundreds of domestic adoption matters. She is a fellow of the

Academy of Adoption & Assisted Reproduction Attorneys (AAAA) and the

Academy of California Adoption-ART Lawyers (ACAL). Celeste earned her law

degree from Pepperdine University School of Law and her undergraduate degree

from Westmont College. In 2016, Celeste founded TruAdopt Law, a nonprofit law

firm in Pasadena where she represents expectant mothers, and co-founded

Ethical Family Building (AdoptMatch & AdoptChange), a nonprofit organization

promoting ethical adoption through education, transparency, and advocacy.

Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard Kelsey is the Director of Policy and Advocacy

at Ethical Family Building and has worked in the adoption field for several years

in a law firm and agencies. Kelsey brings a unique perspective to her work in

adoption as she is also a birth mother and the fourth generation in her family to

relinquish a child for adoption. Kelsey earned her undergraduate degree from

South Dakota State University and is pursuing a Master of Public Administration

from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Kelsey is the co-author of the

2023 book, Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees, Birth Parents, and

Adoptive Parents, the co-producer of an upcoming documentary, Love, Your

Birth Mom, and the co-host of the first-ever birth mom podcast, Twisted

Sisterhood. Kelsey lives in Northern California with her husband and daughter.

Please Note: This forum is FREE for CCA Members. If you are not an active CCA Member, we

invite you to join CCA for $20 prior to registering and the forum fee will be included. Please

visit our website to join CCA! CCA does not offer CEUs for forums, but always offer two

opportunities to earn CEUs at CCA’s program trainings twice per year.