Board of Directors

Contact Origins-USA's Board of Directors at board@origins-usa.org or individually at the addresses /phone numbers below.  For general questions/comments, please write to info@origins-usa.org

Jane Edwards, President

Jane surrendered a daughter for adoption in 1966. They reunited in 1997. Jane received a B. A. from the University of Alaska in 1964 in English and a J. D. from the University of Oregon in 1970. She practiced law in Portland from 1970 to 1975. From 1975 to 1999 Jane held various administrative positions with the State of Oregon. Since retirement, Jane has focused on adoption reform and supporting mothers reuniting with their surrendered children. Jane has been married for 39 years and has three daughters from her marriage. She lives in Portland, Oregon.

Jane can be reached at: jedwards@Origins-USA.org 

Donna Stefanov, Secretary

Donna Stefanov lost her daughter to adoption in February of 1969, after turning 18 that December. She found her daughter in October, 2006 through a search angel in California. Like others on the Board, Donna is slowly learning about the realities of adoption and its effect upon mothers, children, and adopting parents. Donna would like to see adoption crimes stopped. She is new to OUSA.

Donna works for a State Agency in the State of Texas as a Network Specialist. 

In addition to her found daughter, she has one raised son and between them there are now six grandchildren (three girls and three boys). 

Donna can be reached at: dstefanov@origins-usa.org or 512-864-7940

Jesse Jordan, a mother in Portland, Oregon, is the new volunteer Book and Movie List Coordinator and Board member.  Jesse lost her daughter to adoption in 1958 in Tennessee and found her three years ago after a 30-year search.  Sadly, her daughter has denied contact. Jesse recently retired after 26 years with the Juvenile Rights Project, a non-profit law firm representing children in foster care and those charged with crimes. Jesse is in a mother's support group in Portland and wishes that every mother had access to the wonderful support of others who understand the lifelong fallout from losing a child. 

The photo is Jesse seeing her daughter, a jazz musician, for the first time in 50 years!

Jesse can be reached at: jjordan@origins-usa.org