BEGIN:VCALENDAR VERSION:2.0 PRODID:-//www.adoptionnetwork.org//NONSGML kigkonsult.se iCalcreator 2.30.1 0// CALSCALE:GREGORIAN METHOD:PUBLISH UID:834ae996-ae08-4fc7-9ef9-faef04e5ed1c X-WR-CALDESC:The landscape of private adoption has changed dramatically wit h the rise of the Internet. With fifty different sets of state statutes go verning private adoption across the country\, and approximately half of al l adoptions now being interstate\, there is cause for confusion. Not only does the digital world complicate adoption\, but the rising presence of un licensed adoption entities in this field throws an additional wrench in th e process.\n\nWhen unregulated\, unqualified\, and unlicensed adoption ent ities broker the placements of children with no structure of oversight or discipline\, our children\, birth families\, and adoptive families have al ready been failed. In this session\, Kelsey speaks to the legal research t hat Ethical Family Building has been doing for several years and the movem ent they are now building to prohibit unlicensed adoption brokers from ope rating and advertising. Additionally\, Kelsey talks about the risks posed to all parties when working with an adoption broker\, and how to protect y ourself and others from these predatory practices. \n\nAbout Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard\nKelsey is a birth mother who has spent several years work ing in the adoption field—both as a paralegal on the West Coast and in ado ption agencies in the Midwest and East Coast. Kelsey is the fourth generat ion in her family to relinquish a child for adoption and her whole life ha s been uniquely impacted by adoption as a result. She earned her undergrad uate degree from South Dakota State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. Kelsey is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Ethical Family Building (https://www.ethicalfamilybuilding.org/) in California\, where s he works on important public policy issues impacting the adoption triad an d adoption professionals across the country. She is the co-producer of an upcoming documentary\, Love\, Your Birth Mom (https://www.loveyourbirthmom .com/)\, and the co-host of Twisted Sisterhood Podcast (https://www.twiste dsisterhoodpodcast.com/)\, a podcast for birth moms. Kelsey is also the co -author of Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees\, Birth Parents\ , Adoptive Parents\, and Allies\, which publishes in December 2023. Kelsey resides in Northern California with her husband and daughter.\n\n X-WR-RELCALID:fbf9ed52c229b3637c50a7934e5dea45 X-WR-TIMEZONE:America/New_York BEGIN:VTIMEZONE TZID:America/New_York BEGIN:STANDARD TZNAME:EST DTSTART:20221106T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0400 TZOFFSETTO:-0500 RDATE:20231105T020000 RDATE:20241103T020000 END:STANDARD BEGIN:DAYLIGHT TZNAME:EDT DTSTART:20230312T020000 TZOFFSETFROM:-0500 TZOFFSETTO:-0400 RDATE:20240310T020000 END:DAYLIGHT END:VTIMEZONE BEGIN:VEVENT UID:022280f0-ca82-43b6-b45d-88b88cd51aa3 DTSTAMP:20260430T092100Z DESCRIPTION:The landscape of private adoption has changed dramatically with the rise of the Internet. With fifty different sets of state statutes gov erning private adoption across the country\, and approximately half of all adoptions now being interstate\, there is cause for confusion. Not only d oes the digital world complicate adoption\, but the rising presence of unl icensed adoption entities in this field throws an additional wrench in the process.\n\nWhen unregulated\, unqualified\, and unlicensed adoption enti ties broker the placements of children with no structure of oversight or d iscipline\, our children\, birth families\, and adoptive families have alr eady been failed. In this session\, Kelsey speaks to the legal research th at Ethical Family Building has been doing for several years and the moveme nt they are now building to prohibit unlicensed adoption brokers from oper ating and advertising. Additionally\, Kelsey talks about the risks posed t o all parties when working with an adoption broker\, and how to protect yo urself and others from these predatory practices. \n\nAbout Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard\nKelsey is a birth mother who has spent several years worki ng in the adoption field—both as a paralegal on the West Coast and in adop tion agencies in the Midwest and East Coast. Kelsey is the fourth generati on in her family to relinquish a child for adoption and her whole life has been uniquely impacted by adoption as a result. She earned her undergradu ate degree from South Dakota State University and is currently pursuing a Master of Public Administration from the University of North Carolina at P embroke. Kelsey is the Director of Policy and Advocacy at Ethical Family B uilding (https://www.ethicalfamilybuilding.org/) in California\, where sh e works on important public policy issues impacting the adoption triad and adoption professionals across the country. She is the co-producer of an u pcoming documentary\, Love\, Your Birth Mom (https://www.loveyourbirthmom. com/)\, and the co-host of Twisted Sisterhood Podcast (https://www.twisted sisterhoodpodcast.com/)\, a podcast for birth moms. Kelsey is also the co- author of Adoption Unfiltered: Revelations from Adoptees\, Birth Parents\, Adoptive Parents\, and Allies\, which publishes in December 2023. Kelsey resides in Northern California with her husband and daughter.\n\n DTSTART;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T200000 DTEND;TZID=America/New_York:20230522T210000 LOCATION: SUMMARY:Risks and Implications of Unlicensed Adoption Brokers in Private Ad option with Kelsey Vander Vliet Ranyard END:VEVENT END:VCALENDAR