Meet Marcie, co-founder and vice president of the National Association of Adoptees and Parents and birthmom.  In reunion since 2008, she co-founded Indiana Adoptee Network and testified multiple times throughout the years in support of OBC access for the sister organization, H.E.A.R., Hoosiers for Equal Access to Records, where she served as Vice-President. She also hosts the twice-monthly Friday night virtual event Adoption Happy Hour with a global audience from across the adoption constellation. 

She’s the author of The Shoebox Effect, Transforming Pain into Fortitude and Purpose as well as the co-author of Frankie and Friends Talk Adoption. She is a director for Women’s Writes Publishing and Author Services that gives voice to inspiring women authors. She resides in southern Indiana along the banks of the Ohio River.c