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: Alex Tinsely, Adam Zuchetti, Andrew Pennington, Michael Cope
- Surrogate representatives: SJ Clacher, Nikita Pearson, Marlena Sprott
- Other board members: Dr Shadi Khashaba, Sam Everingham, 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
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) | |