STORKS STAFF
STORKS STAFF
Compassion, Education and Holistic Care
Our mission is to create a story of hope and empowerment for every woman.
Creating a Culture of Life
We’re here to tell a different story.
One that reaches the hearts of women facing unplanned pregnancies. And one that educates them on all their options.
We want women to know that they are not alone; we’re here for them.
When we empower women with compassion, education and holistic care, we not only empower them to choose a better life for themselves and their children, we create a culture that respects and values every life.
I have hope today, I have peace today. Had it not been for having Noah — I wouldn’t have any of it…none of it. He changed my whole world and I have so many people to be thankful for that.
-Amy
“Be joyful in hope, patient in affliction, faithful in prayer.”
– Romans 12:12
STORKS
What We Stand For
We Believe in:
The Value of Life
Life begins at conception and God is the author of life. He created men and women in His image, and therefore, all human life deserves to be valued and protected.
The Reality of Abortion
Abortion ends a human life and the impacts on those affected by abortion are harmful, long-lasting and often unacknowledged.
Offering Educated Choices
Women often choose abortion as a reaction to personal crisis and lack of options. Pregnancy centers offer resources, education, and support to women and men to help them choose life.
Empowering Women
When we support women with love and compassion it has the power to not only transform her life, but also empower her to choose life for her child.
Transformative Action
In order to end abortion, we must inspire the culture to value life and respond to women in love. Changed actions are a result of changed hearts and minds.
We adhere to the statement of faith
that is expressed in the Nicene Creed.
We believe in one God,
the Father almighty,
maker of heaven and earth,
of all things visible and invisible.
We believe in one Lord Jesus Christ,
the Only Begotten Son of God,
born of the Father before all ages.
God from God, Light from Light,
true God from true God,
begotten, not made, consubstantial with the Father;
through him all things were made.
For us men and for our salvation
he came down from heaven,
and by the Holy Spirit was incarnate of the Virgin Mary,
and became man.
For our sake he was crucified under Pontius Pilate,
he suffered death and was buried,
and rose again on the third day
in accordance with the Scriptures.
He ascended into heaven
and is seated at the right hand of the Father.
He will come again in glory
to judge the living and the dead
and his kingdom will have no end.
We believe in the Holy Spirit, the Lord, the giver of life,
who proceeds from the Father and the Son,
who with the Father and the Son is adored and glorified,
who has spoken through the prophets.
We believe in one, holy, catholic and apostolic Church.
We confess one Baptism for the forgiveness of sins
and we look forward to the resurrection of the dead
and the life of the world to come.
Amen.
The Storks Staff
Diane
Chief Executive Officer
Annie
Chief Operating Officer
John
Chief Financial Officer
Kristin
Marketing Generalist & Project Coordinator
Gianna
Executive Assistant
Emily
Director of Marketing
Alyssa
Social Media Coordinator
Natalie
Grants and Programs Administrative Specialist
Sheila
Senior Event Manager
Jessica
Community Relationship Manager
Denise
Church and Support Relations Facilitator
Melissa
Finance Assistant
Dr. Hutson
National Medical Director of Women’s Healthcare
Megan
Marketing and Branding Experience Manager
Courtney
HR Talent and Culture Manager
Katie
Email Marketing Specialist
Jessica
Administrative and Events Coordinator
Alyssa
For Every Woman Digital Product Manager
Dan
Finance & Data Analyst
Tabitha
National Women’s Health Clinic Manager
LEADERSHIP & BOARD MEMBERS
Herb McCarthy
Board Chair
Gary Kehr
Board Member
Eric Dunavant
Board Member
Thomas Kim
Board Member
Dawn Williams
Board Member
Diane Ferraro
Chief Executive Officer
MEDICAL ADVISORY BOARD
Dr. Karysse J. Hutson
National Medical Director
Dr. Karysse J. Hutson is a highly sought-after Board-Certified Obstetrician and Gynecologic Surgeon, CEO, and Speaker who brings award-winning care to her patients internationally and global expertise to government, hospital, business, and community audiences whom she teaches worldwide.
Dr. Hutson is the National Medical Director for Save the Storks, assisting our partners across America to become top-standard women’s health clinics. She also leads our voice of medical excellence for women in political, media, and healthcare spheres. Dr. Hutson is Founder/CEO of Canopy Global Foundation and also works as a part-time Ob/Gyn Hospitalist, is an Assistant Professor of Ob/Gyn at the University of Central Florida, and is an Associate Scholar for the Charlotte Lozier Institute.
Dr. Hutson has completed distinguished women’s health research fellowships at the National Institutes of Health in Washington, D.C. and the World Health Organization in Geneva, Switzerland.
Catherine J. Wheeler, MD
Catherine J. Wheeler, MD, is an Ob/Gyn physician who practiced in Salt Lake City, Utah, for 24 years. Her medical school training was completed at Tulane University School of Medicine, New Orleans. She completed Ob/Gyn residency at the University of Utah School of Medicine, Salt Lake City. She originally hails from Rhode Island. She has the beautiful gift of four amazing adult children, and two precious grandchildren. Dr. Wheeler now lives in Colorado, where she is active in prolife efforts, including speaking, writing to educate and inform the public, and legislative efforts. Additionally, you can find her out hiking with her german shepherd, growing speaking skills at Toastmasters, performing tenor saxophone in two community bands, creating quilts, and creating in the kitchen.
Ingrid Skop, M.D., F.A.C.O.G.
Ingrid Skop, M.D., F.A.C.O.G. has been a practicing board-certified obstetrician-gynecologist in San Antonio, Texas for over 30 years. She received her Bachelor of Science in physiology from Oklahoma State University and her medical doctorate from Washington University School of Medicine. She completed her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Texas Health Science Center at San Antonio. Dr. Skop is a Fellow of the American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology and a former board member of the American Association of Pro-Life Obstetricians and Gynecologists. She currently practices with OB Hospitalist Group and is also the Vice President of Medical Affairs for Charlotte Lozier Institute. She currently serves as medical director for Any Woman Can Pregnancy Health Clinic in San Antonio, where she previously served as board chairman. She also serves on the medical advisory board of Save the Storks. She has published peer reviewed articles focusing on abortion safety, chemical abortion and maternal mortality, and has testified to state and federal legislatures. Dr. Skop is married to a physician and is the proud mother of two sons and a daughter.
Lauren Scott
Lauren Scott graduated from University of Northern Colorado in 2013 with a Bachelor’s of Science in Nursing degree and has ten years of experience in a level IV Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. Lauren works with the most vulnerable babies born with critical, life-threatening conditions in one of the largest cities in the United States. As a NICU nurse, she provides the highest level of intensive, life-saving medical care for the babies, and her hospital team offers support and resources for the families.
Lauren feels blessed to provide life-saving medical care to even the tiniest babies, some born with the most challenging of conditions. A miracle baby is defined as a baby born before 37 weeks of gestation, and working at a major children’s hospital, miracle babies are a regular occurrence.
Susan Anderson
Susan Anderson is a board-certified Physician Assistant in Phoenix, AZ. She is passionate about preventative care and working with the underserved.
Her love for women’s health and the unborn started at an early age while volunteering in a homeless shelter and witnessing the disparity of health and resources. This transpired many medical missions locally and abroad along with her continued efforts to provide health and resources to women and children.
She is a proud graduate of Methodist University in Fayetteville, NC and works as a practice medical director for her current organization.
Outside of medicine, she loves to spend time with her husband and two daughters. They also have a third daughter on the way! She loves to hike, dance, and volunteer with her church and community.
Aisha Wheeler
Hello! I’m Aisha Wheeler. My husband, Bryan, and I are blessed with five amazing children, ranging in ages from 1 to 13. We currently reside on the eastern side of Washington State. Since 2020, I’ve had the privilege of serving at Reliance Center, a cost-free holistic reproductive clinic in Lewiston, ID. I started as a Registered Nurse, and as I grew more passionate about supporting mothers and babies within the pro-life movement, I decided to pursue my Master of Science in Nursing. In 2023, I became a Family Nurse Practitioner. Since then, I’ve had the opportunity to work in Family Practice while also continuing my service at Reliance.
In my free time, I enjoy reading and spending quality time with my family. Not only have I been blessed to serve on the Medical Advisory Board for Save the Storks, I also currently sit on the board of Homes of Hope, a non-profit organization that provides support for local foster, biological, and adoptive families impacted by the foster care system. God continually amazes me with the incredible opportunities He has given me to support the most vulnerable, both locally and nationally.
Brittany Lengacher
Hello! My name is Brittany, and I’m a lead ultrasound technologist, wife, and mama to five boys!
My journey with PRC clinics started very personally with my first pregnancy, having no where else to go, or knowledge of what to do. The support I received there was so overwhelming that I wanted to give back the second I could. So, I got involved helping others see that there is support and joy in keeping their unplanned pregnancy.
To this day, I could not imagine my life without my firstborn. I then married a wonderful man, who adopted my oldest and made us a family to move forward with!
Looking back, if I didn’t have the support from these clinics, I could have missed out on some of the best things of my life. I am so grateful to be a part of the team today!
Dr. Cindy Pohner
- Practicing Certified Nurse Midwife since 2018
- USF Doctorate of Nursing Practice graduate 2024
- Licensed Foster parent
- Adoptive parent to an almost 3 year old
- Proud mom of a 24 year old UCF graduate
- Seeking to help women faced with an unexpected pregnancy by providing resources, support and guidance.
- FGCU Bachelors of Liberal Arts 2010
- FGCU Bachelors of Science in Nursing 2010
- Frontier Nursing University Masters of Science in Nursing 2014
- Prior Educator for local universities teaching Obstetrics in Nursing
- MAB Vice President
Dr. Marcus A. Button
Dr. Marcus Button and Jennifer Button, PA-C, started their practice with a simple goal: to provide ethical patient-centered care for Cañon City and surrounding communities. Their start on 5th Street in 2001 was motivated by a prayerfully led vision to meet the needs of patients – friends and neighbors – in an area that expressed a need for another physician and associated medical professionals. Dr. Button provided obstetrical care for patients during the first ten years of his practice and continues to care for newborns and their mothers to this day.
Over the years, Button’s practice grew into its current location on 9th Street with the same values that guided us from the start – concern for excellence in partnering with patients for their best health. The State of Colorado’s aggressive push for abortion prompted Dr. Button and Jennifer to become more actively involved in the pro-life movement, specifically in protecting unborn babies. They strive to maintain a staff of committed medical professionals who are on a mission to take care of patients and actively advocate for the patients, both born and unborn.
Lisa A. Maloney
Lisa A Maloney, LMFT is the Executive Director of Anchor of Hope and the President and founding member of the CT Pregnancy Care Coalition, the first 501(c)(6) pregnancy coalition in the U.S. She holds a BA in Psychology from Eastern Connecticut State University and an MA in Marriage and Family Therapy from Southern Connecticut State University. She is a licensed Marriage and Family Therapist in the state of Connecticut.
Lisa’s story is one of courage. Born to a high school student who chose life after rape, she understands firsthand the strength it takes to embrace life in the face of adversity. At 20, she became a single mother, navigating the challenges of young motherhood with resilience and faith. Today, she is married to Patrick, and together they have three sons and six grandchildren.
Lisa is passionate about sharing how God has healed the trauma in her life. As a speaker, she combines personal testimony, scripture, and therapeutic insights to help others find healing and hope. She has testified at numerous legislative hearings in Connecticut, advocating for the unborn and the vital work of pregnancy centers. Through speaking engagements, workshops, and interactive sessions, she encourages others to step into healing, knowing that true courage is found in faith and love.
Dr. Melissa Hieb
Dr. Melissa Hieb is a board certified obstetrician and gynecologist. She is in private practice and blessed to be serving the women in the community. She is often trying to find ways to help and teach more women nationally and world wide. She has worked with resident physicians for years and even won a couple teaching awards doing this. She is very passionate about teaching our future physicians but also women. She is currently working on more ways to help educate women on being the healthiest and happiest version of themselves possible.
Tabitha Dugas
Tabitha Dugas serves as the National Women’s Health Clinic Manager at Save the Storks, where she provides leadership and strategic oversight for women’s health initiatives, ensuring high-quality, life-affirming medical care. With a background as a registered nurse and five years as the Executive Director of New Life Counseling, she has experience in pregnancy center leadership, medical operations, and church engagement. She has been actively involved in event planning, sponsorship management, and affiliate support, fostering strong partnerships within the pregnancy help movement. As a member of the Save the Storks Medical Advisory Board, she brings her clinical expertise, leadership experience, and deep commitment to serving women with compassionate, holistic care.
Jim Heid, MD
I grew up in a large Catholic family, and faith was a big part of my life for as long as I can remember. I attended UCSD where I earned a bachelors in Biochemistry and Cell Biology. I received my MD degree from UC Davis, and during the same 4 years, I got married and we had two children. I completed a residency in family medicine at St Joseph’s hospital in Phoenix, Arizona. During my residency I fell in love with women’s health, doing extra rotations and activities in women’s health, and we conceived our third child. I had become a lukewarm Christian by then, which led to a Damascus Road experience in 1999, resulting in a more sincere and deeper faith.
I practiced full spectrum family medicine for 24 years, including obstetrics for 22 of those years. I became involved in pro-life activities in 2001 and stayed involved in various capacities since then. I embarked on a master’s degree in Bioethics at Trinity International University in June 2015, which I finished in December, 2018 – in preparation for a career change to palliative care. However, in 2017 I started working a half day per week at the local pregnancy clinic turned women’s clinic. Over the next 2 years, that half day grew into a half-time position, prompting me to leave standard medical practice in late 2019. To fill my week, I do some worker’s compensation visits via telehealth, and I own a life and leadership vocational coaching business.
AMBASSADORS
Ashley Bratcher
Ashley Bratcher is an American actress, producer, director, and writer. With nearly a decade of on-set experience serving in multiple departments, she brings a breadth of knowledge to each project. You may recognize Ashley from the films, Unplanned, War Room, A Walk with Grace, and 90 minutes in Heaven. Ashley is dedicated to using her platform to encourage positive change. Following the success of Unplanned, Ashley joined forces with Heartbeat International to establish the Unplanned Movie Scholarship. Ashley joined our team in 2020 as a Save the Storks Ambassador!
Matt Hammitt
Matt Hammitt was the lead singer and songwriter for the band Sanctus Real from 1996-2016. He has been the recipient of three Dove Awards, has been nominated for two Grammy Awards, and has been awarded for his chart-topping songs, performed by both Sanctus Real and other musical artists.
An Ohio native, Matt now lives in Nashville with his wife, Sarah, along with their four children. Passion for family is what led him to step away from Sanctus Real in 2016, to spend more time at home. Matt details this difficult transition in his new book titled “Lead Me: Finding Courage to Fight for Your Marriage, Children, and Faith.” Matt holds nothing back in this unfiltered story of his life, so far, carrying a message of fighting apathy in faith, marriage, and manhood.
Matt is now working part-time with Save the Storks as the Men’s Outreach Program Director and serves as a Save the Storks Ambassador!
Charlotte Pence Bond
Charlotte Pence Bond is a best-selling author and the daughter of former Vice President Mike Pence and Second Lady Karen Pence.
Her work has been published in The Washington Times, Glamour magazine, The Federalist, Lightworkers, and literary journals at The University of Oxford.
She is the author of “Where You Go: Life Lessons From My Father,” as well as the Marlon Bundo children’s series, which her mother illustrated. She is the co-author of “Go Home For Dinner,” which she wrote with her father.
A graduate of DePaul University with a degree in Digital Cinema Screenwriting and English, Charlotte contributed to the Emmy Award-winning documentary Fleeced.
During the pandemic, she created “The Littles News Briefing” show for children. She was also the host of “Doubting It,” an Edifi podcast exploring the topics of faith, culture, and doubt.
A pro-life activist and speaker, Charlotte recently received her Masters of Theological Studies from Harvard Divinity School where she focused on religion, literature, and culture.
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