Credentials

Master of Social Work, Simmons College
Master of Communications Management, Simmons College
Massachusetts LICSW license #116543
AASECT Certified Sex Therapist
Member, American Association of Sexuality Educators, Counselors and Therapists, (AASECT)
Member, National Association of Social Workers (NASW)
Member, American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), Mental Health Subgroup, Gender/Sexuality
Faculty member, Wheelock College School of Social Work
Certified Strengths Deployment Inventory Facilitator
US Army veteran

Presentations/Speeches

Understanding International Gestational Surrogacy, offered in France, Ireland, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, UK
Understanding Gestational Surrogacy, offered in New York, Texas, Georgia
International Surrogacy, Family Equality Council/RFamily, Florida, July 2011
Welcome to the Gayby Boom, Lifespan Hospitals Social Worker inservice, October 2011
Hispanic/Black Gay Coalition: Creating Families, Panelist, November, 2011
Gestational Surrogacy: When Adoption Isn't Your Option, NASWMA Symposium, March 2012; NASWMA Symposium, April 2014
Coming Out of Straight Marriage, NASWMA Symposium, April 2014
Talking about Families!, Tufts University, March, 2012
Gay Parenting, Massachusetts General Hospital, May 2012
Coming Out Lounge Radio Show: Nurturing relationships with intention
Coming Out Lounge Radio Show: Mommy & Mommy, Daddy & Daddy! Adoption and Surrogacy...here we come!

When it Comes to Patient Motivation, ADVANCE for Occupational Therapists, January 29, 1996
The Insiders Guide to Egg Donation: A Compassionate and Comprehensive Guide for All Parents-to-Be. Contributor. Publication Date: April 2012.
Boston Globe/Huffington Post: Separated but living under one roof -- for now. December 2013
Healthy You! Radio Show with Dr Keesha Ewers: Understanding Intimacy and Connection!
Boston Globe: Taking Media Out of Social Occasions. January 2016