Mardie Caldwell

Mardie Caldwell, C.O.A.P. and author of AdoptingOnline.com, is a nationally recognized authority on open adoption and an expert on Internet adoption resources. A Certified Open Adoption Practitioner, Caldwell is founder of the nationwide adoption organization, Lifetime Adoption Center, LLC, established in 1986, is the founder of A Lifetime Foundation and is the host of the popular Internet talk radio show, Let’s Talk Adoption…with Mardie Caldwell.

As an adoptive parent who has experienced many of the challenges prospective adoptive parents face, Caldwell knows the sorrow of infertility and the joys of parenthood through adoption. She also understands and wants to communicate to all, the important steps that must be taken to complete a safe and secure adoption. Caldwell’s life work has been dedicated to educating and helping adoptive parents and birth parents find each other.

Caldwell has been the guest on numerous television and radio talk shows and is regularly interviewed by family and parenting magazines. She frequently contributes articles to magazines and websites about the challenges and joys of adoption. She and her husband Greg reside with their four children in Nevada City, California.