Amy received a bachelor’s degree in social work and a master’s degree in clinical social work from Brigham Young University.  She is a licensed clinical social worker and a certified employee assistance professional.  She worked the first twelve years of her career in Boise, Idaho as a clinical therapist and certified adoption provider.  She has also spent six years working as a program manager for an adoption agency and a clinical supervisor.  Amy is an adoptive mother with a commitment to teaching members of the adoption triad the importance of healthy and strong connections.

Tammy grew up in Arlington VA and moved to Utah over 30 years ago. She attended the University of Utah and graduated with a Master of Social Work in 2001. She has worked for Family Services for the past 27 years and worked with single expectant parents and adoptive parents throughout her career. She served as the treasurer for the Utah Adoption Council for many years and has a deep love and passion for serving others. She is married and has four children and enjoys crafting and the outdoors.

Adoptive Parents, Former Board of Trustees for LDSFS and Families Supporting Adoption National Board Chairs

We have been married for 19 years. We have been involved in adoption since 1998 when we put our paperwork in for the first time. We realized quickly there was a place for us in the adoption community. We have adopted 4 incredible children. Our oldest is 13, from there we have a 11 year old, a 7 year old and a 4 year old. Our first 3 adoptions were through an agency and were considered “Designated Adoption”, where a birth mom found out about us through a 3rd party and went into our agency requesting us. Our last adoption was through the state. We were blessed to work as Foster Parents for 4 years. After saying goodbye to seven children we got a call about a baby boy and we knew he was meant to be!

Brad and I have served on local and national adoption boards and committees and have enjoyed getting to know the many wonderful people who work hard to help promote adoption as a positive option. We are also blessed to be part of a Birth Family. Our nephew was placed for adoption and watching the whole process from beginning to end was a life changing experience. 
Our family enjoys open adoptions with our children’s Birth Families.

Brad works for University Hospital and I stay at home with the kids. We both enjoy movies, camping and anything we can do as a family. Brad enjoys target shooting and I love to write.

You can get to know us a little more on our family blog Another Small Adventure

Dennis Ashton has been passionately involved with the adoption community for 38 years. He retired from LDSFS in 2014 after a long and distinguished career where he served as a licensed psychotherapist, agency director, program specialist, and assistant commissioner. He and his wife Joyce, are the parents of 6 children and 10 grandchildren who they love spending time with. He and his wife are the authors of 5 books: Loss and Grief Recovery, Jesus Wept, 3 Volumes of “But If Not”, now in compilation. We’re lucky to have Dennis serving on the Board of Directors of Forever Bound Adoption. He brings a wealth of knowledge and experience with him.

Amanda is currently a fifth grade teacher living with her husband and three daughters in Fulshear, Texas. Amanda placed a daughter for adoption 25 years ago through LDSFS in a closed adoption. She and her daughter were reunited 17 years later. Both the biological and adoptive families enjoy an open and loving relationship.

Amanda has served as the chairperson of the San Diego chapter of Families Supporting Adoption helping to support adoption advocacy. During this time she was able to participate in several birthmother panels and advocate in ecclesiastical settings. Amanda was also fortunate to attend the annual United for Adoption conference as a presenter. She participated in FSA for another year while living in Mesa, Arizona.

She has always felt blessed by the miracle of adoption in her own life and has been privileged to see it’s miracles in the lives of so many others on all sides of the adoption triad.

Bob grew up in New York and West Virginia. He attended Central Connecticut State College, where he majored in Social Science. He was a four-year member of the football team. In 1968, Bob entered the United States Air Force. He served in the Air Force until 1976. While serving, he attended Utica College and Syracuse University and completed his degree in Social Science.

Over the past 41 years, Bob has worked for the New York State Division for Youth and LDS Family Services. While at LDS Family Services, he worked with birth parents and adoptive couples working to build their families through adoption.  He also worked with a number of not-for-profit programs providing services for individuals with persistent mental health issues. In his spare time, Bob loves to read about history and politics. He also enjoys playing golf.

Rose grew up in Connecticut as the youngest of nine children. She graduated with honors from Central Connecticut State College. Rose then taught in Rome, New York, while she attended Syracuse University. She graduated with honors from Syracuse University.

Rose spent her career teaching in New York, and eventually retired twice; once from Hyde Park Central School District and once from Dutchess Community College. She is a member of the American Association of University Women and Dutchess Community Black History Committee. Her passion is, and always will be her family.

Bob and Rose met while they both attended Central Connecticut State College. They were married in 1969, and will soon celebrate 50 years of marriage.  They are the proud parents of three wonderful children.

Ken graduated from Weber State College and the University of Utah. He has a Master’s degree in Social Work and is licensed as a LCSW. He has worked with adoption for over 30 years and has helped literally hundreds of adoptive couples and birth mothers. Adoption is one of his great passions in life. His favorite (and only) sister was adopted, which piqued his interest in adoption early in his life. Ken loves the idea of placing children in loving homes when birth parents are not able to raise their child. Ken has four children and has been married to Gail Bennion Lowe for the past 37 years. He looks forward to helping you with your needs in a loving and compassionate manner.

Megan has lived in the Boise, Idaho area for six years with her husband of 14 years and her two beautiful children.

Both of Megan’s children were adopted as infants—her son was brought to her family through private adoption and her daughter was placed in her family with the assistance of Forever Bound Adoption. She received her bachelor’s degree at Brigham Young University-Idaho with minors in Marriage and Family Studies and Child Development with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education. She has a passion for adoption and feels so blessed to have wonderful open adoptions with both of her children’s birth families.

When Megan isn’t busy creating meaningful memories with her family, she enjoys running as well as writing as an advocate to support couples who battle infertility.