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Jamie Finn
Jamie Finn is the author of the bestselling book, Foster the Family, and Filled: 60 Devotions for the Foster Parent’s Heart. She is the founder and President of Foster the Family and founder of the Filled Gathering. Her popular social media accounts offer a glimpse into the real life of a foster parent and provide encouragement to tens of thousands of foster and adoptive parents. Jamie is the mother to 7 children through foster care, adoption, and birth. She lives in Sicklerville, New Jersey, with her husband, Alan.
Jesse Faris
Jesse Faris is the Director of Community Engagement and Training at Empowered to Connect, a TBRI® Practitioner, and an adoptive mom of fifteen years. With a background in Christian ministry and years of serving foster and adoptive families in ministry and nonprofit settings, Jesse is passionate about helping parents understand trauma through the lens of faith. She loves encouraging foster moms to see connection not just as a strategy, but as a reflection of God’s heart for restoration, grace, and belonging.
Tona Ottinger
Tona Ottinger is the Senior Director of Empowered to Connect and an adoptive mom who has spent more than twenty years walking alongside foster and adoptive families and the faith communities that support them. Through her work with TBRI®, Tona equips parents with practical, trauma-informed tools rooted in connection, compassion, and hope. As a speaker and trainer, she brings both professional expertise and deep empathy, helping caregivers move from simply surviving to experiencing healing and joy in their families.