Tami grew up with a passion for helping families become whole and for protecting vulnerable children. She has bachelor degrees in political science and sociology from Pepperdine University and a Juris Doctorate from Pepperdine School of Law. Tami spent 9 years at the Children’s Law Center of California as a staff attorney for children and as the director of the attorney conflict panel. While at CLC Tami lead the initial efforts for the firm regarding child sex
trafficking identification and prevention. She also opened a private adoption law practice in 2008 where she has helped families with independent adoptions, international re-adoptions and adult adoptions. She engages the community through trainings and public speaking on the topics of foster care, adoption, reunification and child welfare law. Currently the executive director of a nonprofit that she co-founded called Raising HOPE, Inc. that provides awareness, funds, mentoring and advocacy for children who are or were in the foster care system.

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Doug Grossman is the Sr. Vice President of the Operations and Supply Chain at 20th Century Fox Home Entertainment. In this role, he oversees the manufacturing, distribution and retail execution for all of Fox’s physical media business in the US and Canada, including major retail customers (Walmart, Target, Amazon, Best Buy). Doug and his wife Janet have been married for over 27 years and have four kids ranging from 23 to 8 years of age. They have been involved as foster and adoptive parents for over ten years. Doug hails from Wisconsin where the family returns annually to enjoy their cabin in the north woods of the state.

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Janet Craig would much rather play than watch. As a child performer she enjoyed the arts and athletics. Janet attended Trinity University in San Antonio, Texas where she excelled both in theatre and on the nationally-ranked women’s tennis team. Following her collegiate career, she played on the professional tennis circuit where she achieved world rankings in both singles and doubles. After a career-ending injury in the Australian Open, she moved to Los Angeles where she turned her focus to acting, singing, directing, writing and producing. Her early acting credits consist of a wide variety of roles including appearances on network television, film, and in theatre. WAKE UP, her most recent project, which she cowrote with veteran writer Dan Horan and is slated to direct and act in, was inspired by her personal experiences as a foster parent, work with her family on Skid Row in Los Angeles, and a passion to help end human trafficking. Janet is married to Doug Grossman and they have four beautiful children. Social: http://www.imdb.me/janetcraig

For more information on Janet, visit www.janet-craig.com.

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Shannon studied Theology at Oxford University in England and received her Bachelor’s Degree in Journalism with a minor in Philosophy from Azusa Pacific University. As the President and Co-Founder for Forever Found, Shannon has been featured in newspapers, online journals, radio stations and talk shows to raise the awareness of child trafficking and prostitution. Shannon has devoted her talents as a singer, songwriter and author to further the rescue and restoration of children trapped in sexual slavery. A devoted follower of Jesus Christ, Shannon lives each day with the desire to follow him and love his people as he has commanded. Her goal in life is to hear “Well done, good and faithful servant! You have been faithful with a few things; I will put you in charge of many things. Come and share your master’s happiness!” Matthew 25:23. She and her husband Taylor live in Simi Valley, California with their four children Jace, Liam, Levi and Eliana.

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After graduating with a degree in Child Development/Psychology, Kristen directed child care centers and taught at a local California college. She also graduated from culinary school and worked with Wolfgang Puck in several settings including the Oscars and the Grammys. Kristen loves to travel, especially when there’s a missional focus. She has had opportunities to serve locally and in many foreign countries. A mother of four biological children and many foster kids. Kristen is on the board of RaisingHOPE, raisinghope.org.

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Mike is the owner/operator of Capstone, a direct mortgage financing company, and Oaks Reality. He is a father of four biological kids, plus a foster parent to many others. He has a heart for foster kids and their vulnerability. He has been repeatedly frustrated by the foster system and hopes this movie will show others some of the realities that foster youth face. Mike is also on the board of RaisingHOPE. Mike and Kristen had been married for over 25 years.

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