Adoptees Have Answers is staffed entirely by adoptees to ensure our peer-to-peer philosophy.
Mary Martin Mason
Minnesota Adoption Resource Network (MARN)
Executive Director
Mary Martin Mason is a national leader in adoption with extensive experience in open adoption and birth father research. She is the author of three books on adoption, a nationally recognized trainer and keynote speak, recipient of the 2008 President’s Award from the American Adoption Congress and other distinguished awards. She has been a mainstay at Minnesota Adoption Research Network in several roles over the past 8 years and has served on many boards both locally and nationally. Mary earned a BA in Journalism and is both an adoptee and an adoptive parent. Contact Mary Mason at
612-746-5127 or mmason@mnadopt.org
Kate Ingalls-Maloney
adoptees have answers
program manager
Prior to stepping into her role as AHA Program Manager, Kate Ingalls-Maloney consulted with Minnesota Adoption Resource Network to help establish online training capability. She organized national conferences and workshops for Children’s Home Society & Family Services and worked in the Minnesota early intervention and public school systems developing resources and supports for families with children with special needs. Kate attended Wellesley College, Boston University and completed graduate work in Education (MA) at the University of St. Thomas. She has recently joined the Board of the First Nations Repatriation Institute in Minnesota. Contact Kate Maloney at 612-746-5130 or kmaloney@mnadopt.org
