We work hand-in-hand with top rated, reputable fertility specialists, psychologists, and attorneys - each of whom is familiar with the complexities of Infertility, Surrogacy and egg donation. Stork Surrogacy International handles all service with determination, dedication, and the wisdom that comes with our many years of medical experience. We can coordinate every detail - screening potential surrogates, locating unique surrogates (such as surrogates of special ethnic groups that may not be reflected in our surrogate catalog), arranging introductions, coordinating medical services, arranging the travel details - and ensuring emotional support and compassion at every step.
PRESIDENT AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR - Cathy Ruberto
Prior to establishing Stork Surrogacy International, Cathy Ruberto was the Clinical Director of a fertility clinic for 15 years and has extensive experience in reproductive medicine. She has co-authored 25 research papers and has been called as an expert witness to the Canadian House of Commons and Senate in Ottawa. Cathy is also a member of the American Society of Reproductive Medicine, the Canadian Fertility and Andrology Society, the Naples Chamber of Commerce, the Naples Jr Woman’s Club and has sat on the Board of Directors of a National Infertility charitable organization. Cathy has also appeared on television, radio, newspaper and magazine interviews including CNN and 3 award winning documentaries.
HUMAN RESOURCES SPECIALIST - Gina Proteau, HRM
As a Human Resource Management Specialist, Gina brings a decade of professional experience in the public and private sectors. Gina is the first person who interviews our prospective and active surrogates and manages our extensive surrogate database.. Gina’s role as an HRM is the strategic and coherent approach to the management of our organization’s most valued assets – our surrogates. As an innovative professional Human Resource Manager with dedication to enhancing superior customer relations. Gina has:
Gina also brings a wealth of knowledge and experience to our team in Communications and Public Relations. Gina also manages our physician and professional database, contacts participates in our sales and marketing endeavors. Gina does not perform any matching or billing.
PSYCHOLOGY- Dr Lisa Shatford Ph.D. Licensed Psychologist
Dr Lisa Shatford is a licensed psychologist in private practice in Toronto, Canada and has more than 20 years experience in the field. Dr Shatford conducts psychological consultations and MMPI testing.
Dean Proteau, Counselor H.B.A. Psychology, B.A. Sociology, Personality, Intelligence and Testing
Dean is responsible for conducting all psychological assessment screenings. He will administer various inventories such as:
The Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) is a 21-item test presented in multiple choice format which purports to measure presence and degree of depression in adolescents and adults. Each of the 21-items of the BDI attempts to assess a specific symptom or attitude “which appear(s) to be specific to depressed patients, and which are consistent with descriptions of the depression contained in the psychiatric literature.” Although the author, Aaron T. Beck, is associated with the development of the cognitive theory of depression, the Beck Depression Inventory was designed to assess depression independent of any particular theoretical bias. The revised BDI has also been used to discriminate loneliness, stress and self reported anxiety (Groth-Marnat, 1990).
Dean does not provide any matching or billing services to our agency.
LEGAL TEAM - Susan Stockham – Stockham Law
Ms. Stockham has been practicing law in Florida since 1982. Her practice is limited to adoption and surrogacy. In her 24 years of practice she has assisted over 2,000 couples in domestic, independent and agency adoptions, and international adoptions.
Susan also represents parties in relative, stepparent and grandparent adoptions. In addition to adoptions, Ms. Stockham has represented egg donors, gestational carriers, surrogates and intended parents in building families.
Susan is a recipient the of the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s 2004 Angel in Adoption Award; Lifetime Achievement Award from The Florida Adoption Council, and a founding member of the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys, past board member and chair of the Assisted Reproductive Technology Committee and served on other committees including Interstate Compact, Agency, Intercountry Adoptions, and Special Needs.
In addition to publishing numerous articles in the area of adoptions and assisted reproductive technology, she has assisted in drafting Florida’s adoption and surrogacy legislation and filed amicus briefs to change the Florida Scarlet Letter Law. She has also represented parties in contested adoption cases. She has also advocated for the protection of the rights of children worldwide.
Susan’s interests in adoption go beyond her professional work, as she is the adoptive mother of two handsome and happy sons!
Sherry Levitan - Fertility Law.ca
Sherry Levitan, a Canadian lawyer, practices in the field of third party reproductive law and provides legal advice to intended parents, surrogates, ovum donors and embryo donors. Having practiced in the area since 1996, Ms. Levitan is often referred to as the pre-eminent Canadian lawyer in the field.
She regularly acts on behalf of intended parents who are trying to achieve a pregnancy with the assistance of ovum donors, embryo donors or surrogates, and has also represented donors and surrogates. Ms Levitan is also counsel to several pre-eminent Canadian infertility clinics and has been invited to testify before the federal Standing Committee of Health and to participate in workshops and other programs sponsored by the Federal Ministry of Health in developing guidelines for the practice of third party reproduction. Ms. Levitan is frequently consulted as the Canadian expert in the area by American attorneys and US clinics.
Sherry Levitan, B.Sc., LL.B., graduated from Osgoode Hall Law School in 1984 and was called to the Bar of Ontario in 1986. She received a Bachelor’s of Science degree from the University of Toronto in 1981.
LEGAL - Aaron Farmer P.A.
Aaron provides The Stork Surrogacy International with high quality legal services and is our corporate lawyer.FINANCIAL ADVISOR - Kyle Williamson CPA Larson Allen
Kyle is our corporate accountant and provides us with high quality accounting and financial advice.