Our Board

Terri is the adoptive mom of a 24-year-old young woman who is the love of her life. Terri’s all-time favorite action hero is her daughter’s birthmother, who made an adoption plan while she was a senior in high school.

In 2008 Terri identified the need to more actively suggest adoption: today less than 2% of young US women facing unplanned pregnancy choose adoption for their babies, while there are over one million childless couples in the US hoping to adopt. After ten gratifying years of parenthood, and 25 in high tech marketing & communications, she founded Unplanned Good in 2010. Terri leads the Unplanned Good efforts to encourage pregnant girls to consider making an adoption plan. She hopes to also reach those who mentor them, and encourage them to suggest adoption. At Unplanned Good, we know that adoption can be a blessing for all involved, and want to spread the word.

Terri serves on the Board of Second Mothers, (https://secondmothers.org/) a non-profit that provides community, encouragement and resources to “second mothers” — those who foster, adopt or otherwise choose the beautiful ‘Mom’ title as they care for, and parent, children all over the world.  Terri is also on the Board of Real Options / Obria women’s medical clinics.

John Schwarz is delighted to serve on the Board of Unplanned Good. John himself is an adoptee, and in 2012 he found and connected with his birth family. His adoption journey and incredible reunion story prompted him to become more involved in promoting adoption. John says that building a relationship with this whole new branch of his family has been one of the most exciting and incredible experiences of his life, and he is truly grateful to them.

John lives in Los Gatos with his wife and two children, and he works as a Vice President of an environmental consulting firm in San Jose. John enjoys spending time with his family, and in his spare time also enjoys jiu jitsu, golf, and snowboarding. John holds a BA in Environmental Studies from the University of California at Santa Barbara and an MBA from Santa Clara University.

Anne Steeley has been an advocate for protecting the hearts and minds of children/teens by volunteering on her local school district’s Family Life Advisory Committee. She worked at a non-profit organization that wrote a risk-avoidance curriculum that was adopted for the 7th grade science classes in the district. She also took teens to conferences in Washington, D.C and lobbied legislators about the importance of risk avoidance education.

As a Board Chair of Pregnancy Choices Clinic in Union City (now part of Real Options), Anne oversaw the management of the medical clinic. She observed as hearts and minds were changed when seeing the ultrasound of their baby, by compassionate counseling and ongoing support. Anne is committed to promoting adoption as a positive alternative for women with an unplanned pregnancy.

Anne is happily married to her husband Bill. They have two children and five precious grandchildren that she loves spending time with. She enjoys playing tennis, golf and walking the surrounding nature trails.

Lysa lives in Santa Clara, CA with her husband and two children, and works as a Global Program Manager for a technology company in San Jose. Lysa is also a birth mom, having placed her daughter for adoption when she was a teen.

Lysa enjoys playing soccer as well as coaching soccer, and loves spending time with her entire family whenever she has the chance.

Lysa holds a Bachelors in Legal Studies from Kaplan University.

Advisory Board

Dana Clifford is on staff at a local San Jose church and has been passionate about investing in the lives of young people for many years. This passion, along with her friendship with Terri, has drawn her to want to be a part of Unplanned Good. She feels that it is vitally important to so many that the benefits of adoption are promoted and wants do her part.

Dana graduated from North Texas State University with a degree in business administration, and then saw her life move from the business world to the home world for many years as she and her husband raised their two sons.

Katie Mayeda is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who has been working with people struggling with severe mental health and co-occurring disorders since 2002. She has supported families in multiple settings including foster care, adoption, and criminal justice population. She has a private practice providing therapy and support for clients and non-profit agencies through training, coaching and consulting.

Katie earned her Masters in Social Work from San Jose State University and a Bachelors of Science from William Jessup University.

Along with Katie’s professional knowledge of adoption, she also has personal experience being a teenage birth mother who chose to make an adoption plan for her son. This decision influenced her career path and her involvement with Unplanned Good.