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Our Team

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CATHARINE MURRAY, LCSW

Founder/Director

Catharine Murray, our founder and CEO, brings 25 years of family building experience to our team. She finds great satisfaction in her job and is dedicated to helping families grow.

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SAMANTHA
POTTER

Executive Assistant

Samantha is Catharine's right hand helper. She assists with daily tasks and duties to help everything run smoothly- including finances, design, and communication.

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VALERIE
HEWITT

Intended Parent Coordinator

Valerie is a four-time surrogate with three boys of her own. Valerie is extremely passionate about helping others start or expand their families through surrogacy as an Intended Parent Coordinator. She has worked in the surrogacy field for the past five years assisting surrogates and intended parents to navigate their journeys with care and expertise. When she’s not supporting others on their path to parenthood, Valerie enjoys travel, spending time with her family, and being outdoors.

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ANAIS
EJARQUE

Intended Parent Coordinator

Anna assists future intended parents (IP) in creating their family through surrogacy. She went through surrogacy herself to make her dream of motherhood come true. Since then, she decided to share her strong understanding and expertise as IP journey coordinator. She offers friendly tailor-made supportive service in French, English or German for IPs all along their journey.

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ALANA
DAVIS

Surrogate Journey Coordinator

Alana is a 4 time experienced surrogate.  She feels that parenthood is a gift that everyone should experience.  She loves working for Genesis Rising and is passionate about helping women who desire to give the ultimate gift of family.  

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SUMMER
RYAN

Surrogate Journey Coordinator

Summer is an experienced surrogate. Her passion is to help build families so they can experience the love and joy she has had in her own life. She goes by the African Proverb, "It takes a village to raise a child", and feels blessed to be able to be a part of each journey. 

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Linzi Wescott-McDonnell

Brand Ambassador 
Intake Coordinator

Linzi is an experienced surrogate who is passionate about connecting our surrogates to the community and each other. She loves running our support group and showing face in the Las Vegas community. She is also a case manager for some IP(s) and surrogates. 

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Nicol Aiu

Home Visit Specialist

Nicol loves meeting our local Las Vegas surrogates in person! She is warm and friendly, and she loves making connections with our surrogates. Her home visit reports are utilized as a service to Intended Parent(s) that match with Las Vegas surrogates. 

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