A passionate advocate for children and increasing awareness about the foster care system, Liz is the author of The Extraordinary Story of No Ordinary Liz—her latest children’s book—as well as No Ordinary Liz (now in its second printing) and Growing Up in The Care of Strangers, which together tell her remarkable journey as a foster child. A passionate advocate for children and raising awareness about the foster care system, she has been a frequent motivational speaker for various organizations and has shared her story on numerous podcasts, radio shows, and TV programs. She actively volunteers within her community and serves on the board of Fostering Success. In her free time, Liz enjoys spontaneous road trips to new and adventurous destinations, blogging, meeting new people, exploring the open water, and embracing all that life has to offer.

Robyn Gobbel, MSW, has 20 years of practice as a family and child therapist, specializing in complex trauma, attachment, and adoption. While she is no longer practicing as a therapist, Robyn’s diverse clinical practice and training creates the foundation of her work and includes EMDR (including EMDR adapted for children with attachment trauma), Somatic Experiencing, Theraplay, Trust Based Relational Intervention®, The Alert Program® and Yogapeutics Aerial Yoga Level 1 Teacher Training. Robyn has expertise in the field of relational neuroscience, including interpersonal neurobiology, attachment theory and polyvagal theory. Robyn consults, teaches, and trains extensively throughout the US.  She previously served as an instructor for the Foundations of Interpersonal Neurobiology Certificate Program at Portland Community College as well as with the Adoptive & Foster Family Therapy Post-Graduate Certificate Program.  Robyn has served on the working board of the Global Association for Interpersonal Neurobiology Studies (GAINS). Robyn is the host of The Baffling Behavior Show podcast and the author of Raising Kids with Big, Baffling Behaviors: Brain-Body-Sensory Strategies that Really Work (Jessica Kingsley Publishers). 

Rachel Culp is a passionate advocate for child safety at Project Harmony, driven by a lifelong commitment to protecting children from abuse and neglect.

With a background in sales and corporate training, Rachel transitioned to the nonprofit sector to make a deeper impact. As a foster parent, mother of four, and former in-home daycare provider, she brings authentic, firsthand insight into the realities of child welfare.

Specializing in online safety, Rachel empowers families and communities with practical tools to navigate digital risks, helping children thrive in today’s connected world.

Through her expertise, personal experience, and unwavering dedication, Rachel is creating lasting change for vulnerable children.

Timothy J. Eirich is an honors graduate of the Loyola University of Chicago School of Law. At Loyola, Tim was as a Philip H. Corboy Fellow (member of the National Trial Team), a Curt N. Rodin Fellow in advocacy, and a Civitas Childlaw Fellow. Tim was also an associate editor for the Children's Legal Rights Journal. Tim received his undergraduate degree from Santa Clara University where he majored in English and was a captain of the NCAA Division 1 Crew Team. Tim focuses his practice on adoption, child welfare, and guardianship cases. Tim represents prospective adoptive parents, foster parents, relatives, birth parents, and juveniles charged with delinquent acts. Tim is an experienced litigator who has tried over twenty-five jury trials, litigated dozens of contested hearings, and has argued in the front of both the Colorado Supreme Court and Court of Appeals. Tim litigated the ground-breaking case, both at the trial level and before the Colorado Supreme Court, that addressed the rights of foster parents and other caregivers in dependency and neglect cases. Tim has also received a number of awards recognizing his work. In 2012, Tim received the Excellence in Practice Award for a Juvenile Law Attorney at the Colorado Summit for Childen Youth and Families. In 2014, the Colorado State Foster Parent Association honored Tim with the Champion Award for work and efforts on behalf of Colorado’s foster parents. Also, in 2014, the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute awarded Tim the prestigious Angels in Adoption Award for his work in adoption and positive child welfare practices. Tim has handled dozens of private, public, and contested adoptions and has been recognized as a Fellow with the American Academy of Adoption Attorneys. Tim has lectured frequently on the rights of foster parents and the child welfare system and is a regular presenter for the Colorado State Foster Parent Association. In addition to training foster parents and relative caregivers, Tim teaches trial skills to fellow attorneys as an instructor for the National Institute of Trial Advocacy (NITA). Prior to joining the Grob & Eirich, LLC, Tim was the Deputy Director of the Rocky Mountain Children's Law Center where he litigated some of the center's highest profile cases; represented foster parents, prospective adoptive parents, relative caregivers and juveniles; and supervised a multi-disciplinary staff of attorneys and social workers who served as guardians ad litem for abused and neglected children in Denver Juvenile Court. Prior to his time with the Children's Law Center, Tim was a trial attorney with the Office of the Colorado Public Defender where he represented adults and juveniles charged with felony offenses.

Melissa Corkum is a neurodevelopmental parenting coach, Safe and Sound Protocol Practitioner, and co-founder of Rise to Regulation. As an adoptive parent who has navigated the complexities of blocked care firsthand, Melissa equips caregivers with practical, brain-based strategies to move from chaos to connection.

Through her work at Rise to Regulation, Melissa helps parents understand the nervous system’s role in behavior, guiding them out of guilt and into grounded, regulated responses—even in the face of challenging behaviors. Her compassionate, relatable teaching style empowers caregivers to rediscover purpose and possibility when parenting feels impossibly hard.

Melissa lives in Maryland with her husband, their six children by birth and adoption, and a rotating cast of furry and scaly pets.

Stacey spent ten years as a Case Coordinator and Dependency and Neglect Program Manager at Advocates for Children-CASA. Stacey is a strong and passionate advocate for youth in foster care, especially separated siblings. Stacey truly enjoys educating stakeholders, families, and care providers about the importance of the sibling relationship and how every person involved with a family can help maintain and sustain the sibling bond.

Stacey is also passionate about helping youth post-emancipation find their voice and speak their truth through spoken word, song, comedy and art. Stacey is recognized by the Office of the Child Representative (OCR) as a subject matter expert for the sibling relationship. Stacey worked and testified with the incredible young people from project Foster Power who created the Sibling Bill of Rights to ensure that the sibling relationship is maintained and supported by all the adults in their lives.

Stacey has two sisters who remind her every day how important the sibling relationship is to our overall well-being. She is the aunt of four — a niece and three nephews — who are the absolute light of her life. Stacey was born and raised in Colorado and is a die-hard Broncos fan, regardless of their record!

Tori Shuler is the Denver Director for Fostering Great Ideas, a non-profit organization that reimagines foster care. Tori also serves on the Board of Directors for The Colorado Child Protection Ombudsman and The Office of The Child's Representative. Tori experienced foster care multiple times in her childhood and exited the system on her 18th birthday through emancipation. Motivated from her foster care experience Tori is dedicated to improving foster care and elevating the voice of people with lived experience. Tori is a graduate of University of Colorado-Denver and lives in Aurora with her family. Tori enjoys decorating cakes as a hobby and is an avid lover of basset hounds.

Sarah Sullivan (she/they) is an educator and doctoral student at the University of Denver. Her educational seminars cover topics of weight stigma, body image, embodied discrimination, and weight-inclusive care. Her doctoral research concerns how health is defined within the current social and political American landscape and the consequential exclusions (based on ability status, body size, citizenship status, class, gender, race, sex, etc.) that are built into its construction.