Replacing Silence with Truth

Adoptees for Family Preservation (AFFP) nonprofit corporation organized exclusively for charitable, educational, and advocacy purposes under Section 501(c)(3) of the Internal Revenue Code. The primary mission of the Organization is to raise awareness of adoption industry practices and the impact adoption has on adoptees and birth/first parents by funding an investigative and educational podcast produced by Haley Radke Media Inc. The Organization may also fund future podcasts or other public-facing endeavors that align with its mission, particularly those that:

  1. Support expectant parents in choosing to parent rather than place their children for adoption.

  2. Raising awareness about family separation issues and the long-term impact on adoptees and their families.

  3. Redirect hopeful adoptive parents toward supporting family units instead of facilitating separation.

  4. Support policies and practices that prioritize keeping families intact whenever possible.

  5. Advocate for adoptee access to original birth certificates and family medical records.

  6. Provide education and resources to expectant parents to raise awareness about the practices and behaviors of the adoption industry.

Full AFFP Bylaws
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AFFP Board of Directors

Sullivan is a domestic, transracial adoptee whose lived experience of being raised in racial isolation deeply informs her advocacy. With more than twenty years of organizational leadership experience, she brings a powerful voice to the adoptee community as a co-host of the Adoptees Off Script podcast, the Adoptees On(ly) Book Club, and as a literary critic and podcaster with the New Books Network, where she interviews history and literature scholars writing about the Black experience. Sullivan also holds a law degree and uses her platform to highlight intersections of adoption, race, and justice.

Sullivan Summer, President

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Lilly Anspach is a nationally recognized leadership strategist, entrepreneur, and adoptee advocate with over 25 years of experience in operations, systems design, and executive development. She is the founder of The Yuri Group, a consulting firm specializing in human-centered operational excellence, and a licensed affiliate of the Shingo Institute. Lilly is also the creator of Center to Shape, an innovative leadership workshop that blends hands-on pottery with deep self-leadership reflection.

An adoptee and survivor of early childhood trauma, Lilly brings a personal and systemic lens to her advocacy. She reclaimed her name and voice as an adult and now uses her platform to elevate the stories and rights of adoptees. In addition to her consulting work, she is a speaker, artist, and coach who supports women in midlife as they reconnect with their values, reclaim their leadership, and design lives rooted in authenticity and purpose.

Lilly Anspach, Treasurer

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Lora is a domestic, same race adoptee. She is fully estranged from her adoptive family and reunited with both maternal and paternal biological family. In 2022, she legally changed her name back to her birth name and Lora’s biological mom reclaimed her through an adult adoption. Lora has self-published 3 illustrated books and a blog at www.myadopteetruth.com. She also co-led the publishing of the adoptee anthology The Flourish Experience.

Lora co-leads a peer support group on estrangement through Adoption Knowledge Affiliates. And since October 2023 she has worked as a Virtual Assistant for the Adoptees On podcast.

 

Lora Alegria, Secretary