Bastard Nation is happy to announce the appointment of Annette O’Connell to Bastard Nation’s Executive Committee. She will serve as treasurer. Annette is a New York powerhouse and we are thrilled to have her on board. Read about the ExeCom here.
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Annette O’Connell, Treasurer. Annette O’Connell is a New York-born adoptee, in reunion since 2015. She has been active in the adoptee rights community since 2014. For the past four years, she has been the New York State liaison for Bastard Nation. She was active in the formation of NYARC (the New York Adoptee Rights Coalition). She is a state leader for NYARC as well as being one of their Co-Spokespersons. She is an administrator of several adoption search groups on Facebook. When she’s not busy being a hockey mom and an adoptee rights activist, she volunteers her time as a search angel, helping to reunite biological families through the use of DNA and non-identifying information. She holds a B.S. in Elementary and Special Education. She resides in New York with her husband, son, and dog Buster.
New York Adoptee Rights Coalition
