Welcome to our FamilyIn trust, we consider each adoptee and supporter of Adoptees of Chicago to be an important part of our collective, extended Adoptees of Chicago family. |
Meet our Team Leaders.
Laura Lian WilliamsLaura was adopted from Nanning, China in 1997. She enjoys using her graphic design and hospitality skills when giving back to the adoptee community. When she is not running her business, she loves sailing on Lake Michigan with her husband and going on long walks with her puppy Boomer.
President adopteesofchicago.lauraw@gmail.com |
Alyse CampbellAlyse was adopted from Chongqing, China in 1997. She grew up in Washington State and moved to the region two years ago to work with youth and join the adoptee community in Chicago. As a teacher and grad student, she enjoys writing and traveling in her free time.
Activities Director - Teens adopteesofchicago.alysec@gmail.com |
Grace MladenikGrace was adopted from Fuzhou, China in 1998. She is interested in public policy, international relations, and government. In her free time, she loves playing the ukulele, petting her dogs, and learning Mandarin.
Finance Director adopteesofchicago.gracem@gmail.com |
Kylie Murphy Kylie was adopted from Nanning, China in 1997. She grew up in Iowa and moved to the Chicago area two years ago! She is a graphic designer and in her free time, she loves going to concerts and eating sushi!
Activities Director - Young Adult adopteesofchicago.kyliem@gmail.com |
Established in 2020.Adoptees of Chicago was founded by and are run solely by volunteer adult adoptees, including our Team Leaders. We have many supporters within the Chicagoland adult adoptee community and also outside of our group. We would not be able to exist as we do without the generosity of time and resources from our various supporters. If you would like to support the continued work of Adoptees of Chicago in the adoptee community, please consider donating or volunteering for our group!
The founding members are very active in the Chinese adoptee community, but we wanted to create an adoptee community in the Chicagoland that was not specific to a particular country. |
Get involved!As a new group, we would love to meet young adult or teen adoptees at one of our socials! If you are interested in taking it a step further, we would love volunteers or any new ideas!
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