U.S. Donor Conceived Council relies exclusively upon the hard work and dedication of our all-volunteer executive board, directors, and team. We also work alongside members of our Advisory Committee.

Learn more about USDCC’s history and mission here.


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TIFFANY D. GARDNER

President/CEO

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Tiffany is an attorney who learned she was donor conceived at 35 and developed a close but brief relationship with her biological father. She has published legal scholarship on the topic of enacting reasonable regulations for commercialized third-party gamete donation.

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MELISSA (“MEL”) BORNICO

Vice President of Development

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Mel was conceived from an anonymous egg donor and learned this just before turning 22. She has a degree in neuroscience with experience working in medicine, research, bioethics, and human rights.

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BETHANY KENNEDY

Secretary

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Bethany is an attorney who was raised by a single mother by choice and always knew she was donor conceived. She is a founding member of USDCC and returned as secretary in 2024 after taking a brief hiatus to move across the country with her family. In her spare time, she likes to explore new cities, relax with a good book, or start her next DIY project.

JONI MANTELL

Vice President of Mental Health Initiatives

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Joni had 30 years’ experience as a licensed psychotherapist specializing in donor conception and adoption when she learned from a DNA test that she was donor conceived. She has been a longstanding advocate for parental openness, offering counseling and workshops for parents on the topic.

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JILLIAN PHILLIPS, MPH, MBA

Vice President of Educational Initiatives

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Raised the only child of a single mother, Jillian always knew she was conceived via an anonymous sperm donor. She has a degree in biology, masters of public health, a masters of business administration, and is currently pursuing a law degree.

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TYLER LEVY SNIFF

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Tyler is a late-discovery donor conceived person. He leads USDCC’s efforts to develop and introduce legislation. Tyler is an attorney for the EPA who earned a degree in physics from Furman University, where he also studied genetics.

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AMY ANDRELCHIK

Data Collection

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Amy is a sperm-donor conceived person raised by a single mother by choice and learned of their origins at 9. Amy is currently pursuing a master of public health in epidemiology.

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MARY KATE BAGLEY

LGBTQ+ Family Resources

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Mary Kate is a mental health counselor who has worked in the field since 2014. She is also a recipient parent to three sperm donor conceived children with her wife.

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KELLY BEST

Social Media

Kelly is a molecular genetics technologist who learned at 19 that she was conceived via anonymous sperm donation. Kelly met the sperm donor before he passed away, and they were featured on NPR in 2017.

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CARISSA DOSHI

Editorial

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Carissa is a book editor who learned she was conceived via an anonymous sperm donor at 13. Twenty years passed before she was able to find out more information.

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ELY REISEN

Mental Health Professional Community Building & Connections

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Ely is a licensed mental health provider, graduate school educator, and single mother via donor sperm. She has vast experience working with concerns stemming from attachment-based trauma.

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JANA M. RUPNOW, LPC

Industry & Medical Provider Resources

Jana is a licensed psychotherapist who has counseled intended parents via donor conception using a child-focused approach since 2010.

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RACHEL SCHIFF

Marketing

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Rachel is double donor-conceived via anonymous egg and anonymous sperm, and knew this from 7 years old. They received their MSc in International Business Management with a Marketing Pathway from Kingston University London.

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JAMIE SPIERS

LGBTQ+ Family Advocacy

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Jamie is a sperm-donor conceived person raised by a lesbian single mother by choice. She has experience consulting on projects related to third-party reproduction.

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DYLAN STONE-MILLER

Sperm Donor Resources

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Dylan is a former sperm donor, Forbes 30 Under 30 co-founder, and software engineer. He has traveled the world to connect with his recipients and their children after they found him online.

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STEPHANIE WICKER

Recipient Parent Resources

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Stephanie is a nurse practitioner and solo mother by choice. Listening to the voices of donor conceived individuals led her to use a known donor rather than an anonymous donor as planned.

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KAITLYN BOLLER

Government Affairs

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Kaitlyn is a late-discovery donor conceived person and stepchild adoptee. She is a health policy and patient safety professional with a master of health administration. Kaitlyn lives in Northern Indiana and enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering for causes close to her heart.

RACHEL BRITAIN

Communications

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Rachel is a communications and graphic design specialist with over a decade of experience. She found out at 31 that she was donor-conceived via a DNA test.

HILLARY REDWINE

Communications

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Hillary is a recipient parent through egg donation. Her daughter Corinne was born in 2015. Listening to the experiences of donor-conceived people led her to pursue relationships with Corinne’s genetic mother and donor-conceived siblings much earlier than anticipated, and it’s been a wonderful experience for their entire family.

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