Owned & operated a successful Surrogacy agency ~ Recruiting ~ Liaison between clinic, psychologist, attorneys & clients ~ Mentoring & team building ~ Assisting w/ contract content & agreement negotiation ~ Conflict resolution ~ Staff development for ART Professionals & risk management teams ~ Online family formation & third-party reproduction education ~ Website content development & design ~ Strategic planning & niche development ~ Sales & marketing strategy ~ Customer satisfaction & loyalty ~ Ghost blogger, Blog content & design consulting using Typepad and other blogging formats~ Customer service training ~ Home office organization ~ New business plan coaching ~ Third party family building consulting for Intended Parents and Surrogates
About Sharon LaMothe
Sharon LaMothe has been in the Infertility Industry since 1998 when she signed her first Gestational Surrogacy contract. She subsequently gave birth to twin girls and in 2000 was invited to join a FL law firm recruiting and managing surrogacy arrangements. After leaving the legal arena in 2003, Sharon then co-owned and operated Surrogacy Consultants of Florida, LLC, the first successful independent surrogacy agency in Florida. Sharon's responsibilities as an agency owner included interviewing new Surrogates/Carriers, educating and assisting Intended Parents and Surrogates/Carriers, managing relationships, mediation, writing packet forms, intake sheets, brochures, website content, marketing and advertising. In January 2005 Sharon once again became a Gestational Carrier and gave birth to girl/boy twins for a same sex New York couple using an Egg Donor (giving birth at age 41!).
Sharon LaMothe is currently serving on the advisory board for Parents Via Egg Donation(http://www.parentsviaeggdonation.org/), founding member of the Egg Donation and Surrogacy Professional Association (http://edspa.org/), and an advisor for the OBGYN.net Women's Health Forum as well as serves on the PregnancyCorner.com Editorial Review Board. Sharon is also a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine (ASRM), a member of the Association of Reproductive Managers Professional Group (ARM) and a member of the Mental Health Professional Group (MHPG).
Sharon's educational background includes a Social Services major which encompassed classes in Crisis Identification and Intervention, Interviewing and Counseling, Communication in Groups and Organizations. Sharon's continuing education classes include Total Quality Management (TQM) and Shared Decision Making. She has offered her unique perspectives and expertise by holding round table discussions and speaking on the topic of Surrogacy and Third Party Family Building for SMART ART, RESOLVE, American Fertility Association, Fertile Dreams and by arranging staff development luncheons and meetings with various clinics, hospitals and law offices. Sharon also offers personalized, in house Family Building Consulting for those residing in WA state.
