Our Team
OUR FAIRY GODMOTHER TEAM
We work hand-in-hand with reputable fertility specialists, psychologists, and attorneys – each familiar with the complexities of Infertility, Surrogacy and egg donation. We handle all services with determination, dedication, and the wisdom that comes with our many years of medical experience. We coordinate every detail – screening potential donors, locating unique donors such as donors of special ethnic groups that may not be reflected in our donor catalog, arranging introductions, coordinating medical services, arranging travel details – and adding emotional support and compassion at every step.
PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Prior to establishing Our Fairy Godmother Cathy Ruberto was the Clinical Director of a fertility clinic for 15 years and has extensive experience in reproductive medicine. She has co-authored 26 research papers and has been called as an expert witness to the Canadian House of Commons and Senate. She is also a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society and has sat on the Board of Directors of a National Infertility charitable organization. She has also done extensive media – television, radio, newspaper and magazine interviews including CNN and 3 award winning documentaries.
Gina Proteau, HRM – Human Resources Management Specialist and Director of Operations
As a Human Resource Management Specialist, Gina brings over a decade of professional experience in both the public and private sectors. She is the first point of contact and interviews our prospective and active donors and manages our extensive donor database. Gina’s role as an HRM is a strategic and coherent approach to the management of our organization’s most valued assets – our egg donors. An innovative professional Human Resource Manager with dedication to enhancing superior customer relations. Experience in the broad spectrum of human resource and administrative function, with emphasis on the ability to form sound judgement. Accomplishments in employee relations, recruitment, training and development and support. Effective interview and placement skills. A team player and a team builder with proven communication, analytical and organizational skills.
Dean Proteau, Counselor H.B.A. Psychology, B.A. Sociology
Personality, Intelligence and Testing
Responsible for conducting all psychological assessment screenings on clients, administer various inventories such as:
• EQ Composite Scale Scores
• Intrapersonal Scale (RAeq)
• Interpersonal Scale (EReq)
• Adaptability Scale (ADeq)
• Stress Management Scale (SMeq)
• General Mood Scale (GMeq)
Beck Depression Inventory (BDI)
The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item test presented in multiple choice format which purports to measure presence and degree of depression in adolescents and adults. Each of the 21-items of the BDI attempts to assess a specific symptom or attitude “which appear(s) to be specific to depressed patients, and which are consistent with descriptions of the depression contained in the psychiatric literature.” Although the author, Aaron T. Beck, is associated with the development of the cognitive theory of depression, the Beck Depression Inventory was designed to assess depression independent of any particular theoretical bias. The revised BDI has also been used to discriminate loneliness, stress and self reported anxiety (Groth-Marnat, 1990).
SUPPORT STAFF
Samantha (Sami) Ehl
Sami brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team with her Bachelors Degrees in Education and excellent administrative and organizational skills. Sami performs a broad range of administrative and clerical day to day duties with Our Fairy Godmother.
LEGAL TEAM
Susan Stockham – Stockham Law
Ms. Stockham has been practicing law in Florida since 1982. Her practice is limited to adoption and surrogacy. In her 24 years of practice she has assisted over 2,000 couples in domestic, independent and agency adoptions, and international adoptions.
She also represents parties in relative, stepparent and grandparent adoptions. In addition to adoptions, Ms. Stockham has represented egg donors, gestational carriers, surrogates and intended parents in building families.
She is a recipient the of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s 2004 Angel in Adoption Award; Lifetime Achievement Award from The Florida Adoption Council, and a founding member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, past board member and chair of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Committee and served on other committees including Interstate Compact, Agency, Intercountry Adoptions, and Special Needs.
In addition to publishing numerous articles in the area of adoptions and assisted reproductive technology, she has assisted in drafting Florida’s adoption and surrogacy legislation and filed amicus briefs to change the Florida Scarlet Letter Law. She has also represented parties in contested adoption cases. She has also advocated for the protection of the rights of children worldwide.
Her interests in adoption go beyond her professional work, as she is the adoptive mother of two handsome and happy sons!
Aaron Farmer – P.A.
Aaron provides high quality legal services to domestic and international businesses and is our corporate lawyer.
Thomas G. Unsworth, PA CPA and Kevin Marretta, CPA
Thomas and Kevin are our corporate accountants and provides us with high quality accounting and financial advice.
