This website supports Australians who are planning on, or who are already parents via surrogacy arrangements. We are an incorporated charity, registered with the Australian Charities and Non-Profits Commission.
To this effect, we work with
- Academics to encourage quality research into outcomes for surrogates and children born through surrogacy
- Media to dispel misconceptions around the motives, the process and the outcomes for intending parents, surrogates and children
Non-Executive Directors
All the positions below are voluntary roles, elected at SA’s AGM each year
- President: Sarah Bevan (surrogacy lawyer)
- Secretary: Alex Tinsley
- Treasurer: Michael Langtree
- Domestic Intended Parent representatives: Andrew Pennington, Alex Tinsely, Adam Zuchetti, Lisa Carmichael, Michael Cope, Jessica Do, Monika Welzenbach (NZ)
- Surrogate representatives: SJ Clacher, Nikita Pearson
- Other board members: Dr Shadi Khashaba, Rachel Shaw, Courtney Smyth
SASS Support manager: Anna McKie (paid part-time)
Join our Board – see attachment below including where to email expressions of interest
Monthly report of SASS Statistics
Previous Board Members
Felicity Kennedy, Karen Mills, Keith Byrne, Naomi Seddon, Kate Fitzpatrick, Sam Everingham, Marlena Sprott
SASS Mentors
| Intended Parents | Intended Parents |
|---|---|
| Straight Mums | Gay dads |
| Leah Ellis (NSW) | Brandon Hitch (SA) |
| Trudy Bateman (NSW) | Adam Zuchetti (NSW) |
| Kate Manning (WA) | Will Novella-Reilly (NSW) |
| Jessie Schuhart-McRae (QLD) | Dan Culhane (VIC) |
| Megan Lowry (QLD) | Josh Bowman-Pinnock (ACT) |
| Sarah Wright (SA) | Adam Absolon (QLD) |
| Hannah Smith (SA) (single mum) | |
| Surrogates | |
| Beth Williams (VIC) | Danni Andrews (SA) |
| Nikita Pearson (QLD) | Jodie Thompson (WA) |
Previous SASS Mentors
| Surrogates | Intended Parents |
|---|---|
| Marnie McIntyre (NSW) | Gay dads |
| Hayley Christidis (WA) | Mike Collins and Glenn Trainor (VIC) |
| Amber Steers (SA) | Ben Warner and Terry (QLD) |
| Susan Gambale (QLD) | John Doucas and Rick Evans (NSW) |
| Amanda Meehan (VIC) | Dwayne Jude (QLD) |
| Sarah Bagnall (ACT) | Martin and Paul Smith (VIC) |
| Madeline Greenberg (NSW) | Brendan Campbell (SA) |
| Charmaine Stall (QLD) | Mahesh Oliver (NSW) |
| Leanne Mackay (NSW) | Juan Fernandez and Christian (NSW) |
| Hetero couples (straight mums) | |
| Zoe Stefan (QLD) | Kristy Green (ACT) |
| Kate Ranger (WA) | Marian Sandberg (SA) |
| Lisa and Henry Leggett (VIC) | |