Monia Pezzi This month’s first volunteer of the month is our “Adoption Queen” Monia Pezzi. It’s no secret that Monia’s favorite type of case is adoptions, and she is excellent at solving them. “Don't be fooled by Monia's soft-spoken manner”, says Founder and Executive Director, Laura Olmsted, “She knows her field of study as a genetic genealogist and gets the job done for clients time after time. She took on a leadership role when we had an opening and ran with it. She is …
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Musings of an Angel – Volume 18
Three things cannot be long hidden: the sun, the moon, and the truth. – Buddha All truth passes through three stages. First, it is ridiculed. Second, it is violently opposed. Third, it is accepted as being self-evident. - Arthur Schopenhauer For those of us who are NPE, our mothers’ secrets have been exposed by a DNA test, that we unwittingly took. For those that are adopted, never knew their parents, or grew up knowing they were donor-conceived, the test was taken with the expectation of …
Volunteers of the Month – September 2022
This month’s Volunteers of the Month are Adrian Kershaw and Lisa Vavrick! Adrian Kershaw came to DNAngels after completing the prestigious Boston University Genealogy Course and scoring top marks. She immediately impressed us with her quick ability to solve a test case,her thoroughness in her responses and her kind and caring attitude. Research Team Lead, Ashlee Krump says, “Adrian was such a huge help on my husband's case. And then when she knew I needed help with my cousin, she quickly …
Musings of An Angel – Volume 17
The Cost of being an NPE I’m not talking about the $99 or whatever you paid to spit in the tube. I’m talking about the cost – emotionally, mentally, and physically – once you got your results and had that stone-in-the-pit-of- your-stomach feeling when you realized your life had just changed dramatically. Only someone who has had a DNA Surprise knows what I am talking about. That feeling when you feel everything you’ve ever known slide away from you and the blind panic that comes after it. Those …
Celebrating Three Years and 3500 Clients
When DNAngels was incorporated on September 19, 2019, we had Big Dreams. Little did we know that we would help 3,500 clients BEFORE we made it to this milestone anniversary! That's right! As of September 13th, we have helped 3,500 individuals identify their birth families! So we have two reasons to celebrate this week! 3 years and 3,500 clients! To say we could not have done it without each and every client, volunteer, donor and cooperative family member is an understatement! We …
Volunteers of the Month – August 2022
Volunteers of the Month - August 2022 Kat C To Kat C., DNA is related to food. Give her a case where their ancestors are from Italy; she starts to crave pasta and pizza. Poland or Ukraine, like her own DNA and pierogies, are on her brain. Mexico? Tacos, of course, GOOD Tacos! Kat hails from a small town in Michigan and currently lives in Toledo, Ohio. She lives with her husband and feline companions and shares many traits with the animals she takes her nickname from - she has …