Meet Your Summit Host!
Cameron is CEO of Stepfamily Solutions, host of The Stepmom Diaries podcast, and founder of the Stepfamily Coach Academy, where she trains and certifies stepfamily coaches. Through her coach training, membership, coaching and summit, she has helped thousands of stepmoms and stepfamilies navigate their blended family lives.
Cameron is a Certified Stepparent Coach, and her work has appeared in Newsweek, Kiplinger, CBS, The Cut, Business Insider, CNET, and the Today Parenting Team, among others. Previously, Cameron spent 23 years working in politics first on Capitol Hill, then leading policy strategy in various leadership roles at two of the world’s top movie studios. She serves on several non-profit boards and was named one of the Washington Business Journal’s “Women Who Mean Business.”
Cameron received her BA from the University of South Carolina and her JD from Emory University School of Law. And she's finishing her Master’s in Clinical Mental Health Counseling from the College of William & Mary.
Meet the Speakers
Just a few places you may have seen our summit host and speakers . . .
Amanda Gonzales, LCMHC
Licensed Clinical Mental Health Therapist & Behavior Analyst
Amanda Gonzales is a Licensed Clinical Mental Health Counselor with more than 15 years of experience supporting children and families. She owns a private practice and has worked in schools, nonprofits, and behavior consultation, with a focus on divorce, separation, and blended family life.
Her background in behavior analysis helps her understand how children communicate emotions through behavior and how families can support healthy coping during stress and change.
Amanda and her husband are raising four children, one who stays and three who go. She hopes her work helps children feel safe, connected, understood, and less alone in their biggest feelings.
Alex Harrison, LCSW
Founder, The StepFamily Reset
Alex Harrison is a licensed clinical social worker and therapist who has spent the last fifteen years helping couples and families find better ways to do life together.
As both a stepfamily coach and a card-carrying member of the "Bonus Mom Club", she helps people build connection, calm the chaos, and develop the skills that truly work in stepfamily life.
Alex Willumsen
Founder, coach, mentor
Alex Willumsen is a stepfamily coach, speaker, and founder of Step by Step Brighton, a growing community supporting women navigating the complexities of blended family life. Drawing on both professional expertise and lived experience, she specializes in helping stepmothers, particularly those who are childless not by choice, find clarity, confidence, and a stronger sense of identity. Known for her compassionate, honest approach, Alex creates safe spaces for conversations around stepfamily life, infertility, childlessness, belonging, and resilience.
Represented by Speakers Collective and an advocate for World Childless Week, Alex delivers talks, workshops, and panel discussions on blended families, emotional wellbeing, psychological safety, and the experiences of childless stepmothers. Through her coaching, speaking, support groups, podcasts, and online resources, she provides practical guidance and hope while helping change the conversation around stepfamily life.
Alyssa Kirk
Creator of Stepmom Social Club, podcast & membership
Alyssa Kirk is a stepfamily educator, speaker, and the founder of Stepmom Social Club, where she helps stepmoms navigate the emotional realities of blended family life with confidence and clarity. Known for tackling the conversations many avoid, Alyssa specializes in topics including loyalty binds, boundaries, co-parenting dynamics, identity loss, and the often-overlooked emotional experience of being a stepmom.
Through her growing online community, Alyssa has connected with thousands of stepmoms who turn to her for practical guidance, honest perspective, and reassurance that their experiences are valid. Her work centers on empowering women to build healthier relationships, advocate for themselves, and redefine what success as a stepmom looks like on their own terms.
Amy Nesbitt
founder of Whole Wellness Mamas and This Japanese American Life
Amy Nesbitt is a full-time working mom who understands the challenge of balancing a corporate job with family life after spending most of her career at Apple in Silicon Valley. After years of watching working moms burn out trying to “do it all,” it took a pandemic for her to find her creative outlet. She began creating content to simplify women’s lives and encourage women to reconnect with joy in everyday life.
Amy is the creator behind the YouTube channels This Japanese American Life, where she shares Japanese recipes, travel, and culture, as well as AmyNs Reads, where she explores the power of books and stories for all ages. Through her channels, Whole Wellness Mamas website, podcast and summits, she helps moms move beyond survival mode to create lives that feel more intentional, joyful, and whole.
Bailey M. Oliver-Blackburn, PhD
Associate Professor & Graduate Coordinator
Bailey M. Oliver Blackburn, PhD is an associate professor and graduate coordinator for the online Master's in Applied Communication and the Conflict Management Graduate Certificate programs within the Department of Applied Communication at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. She holds a PhD in Human Communication, with a focus in restructured family communication.
She is a published researcher, professor, and certified group facilitator in the fields of conflict transformation and family resilience. Her facilitation and public speaking experience primarily focuses on stepfamily resilience, conflict management, emotional intelligence, leadership skills, and promoting more collaborative work environments.
Barb Goldberg
founder & President of The Evil Stepmother Speaks and Stepfamily coach
Barbara Goldberg is the voice behind The Evil Stepmother Speaks, a compassionate resource for stepmothers navigating blended family life. Drawing from personal experience, professional insight, and humor, she helps stepmothers feel seen, supported, and empowered while challenging the “evil stepmother” myth.
Barbara holds degrees in Special Education and Business Administration and is a certified Martha Beck life coach. She leads online communities for thousands of stepmothers, hosts retreats through Stepmom Sanctuary Retreats, and hosts The Evil Stepmother Speaks Radio Show. She is also the author of The Evil Stepmother Speaks and the forthcoming children’s book I Want a Stepmom, Too!
Brad van Eeden-Moorefield, MSW, PhD, CFLE
Professor, Family Science and Human Development
Dr. Brad van Eeden-Moorefield is a Professor of Family Science and Human Development at Montclair State University, a Certified Family Life Educator, and a longtime stepfamily researcher. With a background in clinical social work and more than 80 publications, his work explores how stigma, policy, and social systems shape family well-being.
Brad contributed to recent updates of the national Smart Steps curriculum and currently researches queer stepfamilies and the development of a research-based AI resource for stepfamilies and practitioners. His work has appeared in Time, The Huffington Post, and the Peer Spectrum podcast.
Casey and Meygan Caston
Co-founders of Marriage365, authors and marriage coaches
Casey and Meygan Caston are the co-founders of Marriage365. Married for 23 years and raising two teenagers, they've built their life's work around a simple belief: marriages don't have to just survive, they can actually heal and be enjoyable.
What started as their own journey through the hard, unglamorous work of marriage became a mission to help others do the same. Today, Marriage365 is the go-to resource for over 2 million couples worldwide, offering online relationship coaching, the largest marriage content library available through membership, six published books, and 2-day intensives for couples in crisis.
Casey and Meygan don't teach from theory...they teach from experience and from two decades of watching couples rebuild what they thought was unsalvageable.
Darlene A. Sparks, M.S.
Certified Stepfamily Coach
Darlene Sparks is a blended family advocate, speaker, content creator, and Certified Stepfamily Coach dedicated to helping stepmoms find confidence, clarity, and peace in their role. As a wife, mother, and stepmother, she combines personal experience with professional training to help women navigate blended family dynamics, co-parenting relationships, and the emotional complexities of stepfamily life.
Through her coaching, speaking, and social media platform, Darlene has built a community of thousands of women who turn to her for practical guidance, honest conversations, and encouragement. She is passionate about helping stepmoms communicate with confidence, establish healthy boundaries, and create stronger relationships while challenging misconceptions about stepmothers and empowering women to thrive in their blended families.
Drea Haire, Board Certified Attorney
Estate Planning and Probate Attorney
Drea has practiced law in Austin since 2012, with experience in both small firms and large institutional environments specializing in fiduciary trust administration and estate settlement. Since opening her own practice in 2017, she has focused on estate planning and probate, helping clients untangle urgent legal issues and create greater certainty for the future.
A graduate of the University of Miami and St. Mary's University School of Law, Drea has been licensed to practice law in Texas since 2012 and has been board certified by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization in probate and estate planning since 2022. She is also active with several Austin nonprofit organizations, including the Austin Humane Society, Love-A-Bull, and Austin Pets Alive!
Jamie Scrimgeour
Stepmom Coach, Podcaster, and Content Creator
Jamie Scrimgeour is a speaker, coach, and host of one of the world’s top stepfamily podcasts. After building a seven figure business supporting stepmoms in more than 30 countries, she became known for saying what others are thinking but may be afraid to express.
Through her signature Stepmom Rebrand framework, Jamie helps women understand how stepfamily stress affects their confidence, careers, marriages, health, and sense of self. Combining practical strategies, honest conversations, and humor, she empowers stepmoms to take back control, create fulfilling lives, and become the women they want to be inside and outside of stepfamily life.
Jamie Yuccas
Emmy-Winning News Anchor and stepmom
Jamie Yuccas is an Emmy Award winning CBS News national correspondent and coanchor of CBS Los Angeles Mornings. With more than 20 years of experience, she has covered major national and international stories, including the Beijing Olympics, wildfires, hurricanes, mass shootings, and the social justice movement following the murder of George Floyd.
Jamie is also pursuing a master’s degree in psychology at Pepperdine University, with research interests in stepfamilies, attachment, and the experiences of stepmothers. As a stepmom herself, she is passionate about helping families build stronger relationships through empathy, communication, and greater understanding.
Jennie Anderson, MSN, RN
Certified Coach, Nurse and Founder of ADHD Redefined
Jennie Anderson is the founder of ADHD Redefined, a coaching brand for high-performing women with ADHD who are tired of forcing themselves into systems that were never designed for their brains. A Registered Nurse, mentor, and educator with more than a decade of experience, Jennie also has training in health coaching, life coaching, trauma-informed care, guided visualization, and ADHD coaching.
She blends clinical insight with deeply human, identity-based transformation, helping women uncover the patterns beneath their challenges, rebuild self-trust, and create lives that no longer require self-abandonment just to keep up.
Jennifer Powell
Stepmom Coach & Founder of The Sober Stepmom
Jennifer Powell is a nervous system informed coach specializing in the childless stepmom experience. Drawing from nervous system science, attachment theory, and her own lived experience, she helps stepmoms understand emotions such as jealousy, grief, resentment, and feeling like an outsider without shame.
Through individual coaching, group programs, and practical tools, Jen helps women understand why stepfamily life can feel so emotionally activating, communicate with greater confidence, build self trust and self compassion, and strengthen their relationships with themselves, their partners, and their families.
Jessica Frew
Decision Making Coach, Speaker and Author
Jessica is the author of Shove Your Shoulds, a speaker, and Bold Decision Coach
She helps ambitious women unlearn the conditioning they were raised with so they can make bold, imperfect decisions without guilt, fear, or second-guessing. As a speaker, author, and coach, she blends personal experience (including navigating divorce, a mixed-orientation marriage, and blending families) with a proven decision-making framework to guide women back to trusting their intuition.
Whether on stage, in coaching, or through her book, her mission is to help women stop living by everyone else’s rules and start living boldly, unapologetically, and in full alignment with who they were created to be.
José Rolon
Content crEator, podcaster and dad
José Rolón is a prominent New York City-based LGBTQ+ Latinx content creator, single dad, and premier wedding planner. He is best known for his inclusive event planning company, José Rolón Events. He co hosts Love, Take Two with Jaimie Kelton, a podcast celebrating life’s second acts - proving the sequel can be better than the original.
Kacie Swartz, CIMA®, CFP®
Managing Partner at Black Barn Financial
Kacie Swartz is Managing Partner at Black Barn, where she leads financial planning. A CERTIFIED FINANCIAL PLANNER® practitioner since 2012, she also holds the Certified Investment Management Analyst® designation and has more than 20 years of experience helping clients navigate career changes, divorce, inheritance, caregiving, and other complex financial decisions.
Kacie is known for making financial planning clear and manageable. She helps clients understand benefits, investments, insurance, and overlooked opportunities, then builds practical structures based on urgency and real data. Her goal is simple: help every client feel confident, informed, and in control of their financial future.
Mindy Kyle
Certified Blended Family Coach
Mindy Kyle is a certified Positive Parenting and Blended Family Coach and a stepmom herself. With 17+ years experience, she's become a trusted voice for stepmoms who are ready to break free from resentment, burnout and feeling second best. Through her coaching programs and digital courses, Mindy helps stepmoms to find clarity and confidence, without losing themselves in the process.
Morgan Lindahl
Stepmom and children’s book Author
Morgan Lindahl is a wife, mom, and stepmom in a blended family of five children. She holds a bachelor’s degree in Interpersonal and Family Communication and has experience working with children and families in behavior therapy.
Inspired by watching her younger children struggle when their older siblings left after parenting time, Morgan wrote How Many More Days?! to help children who stay behind feel seen and understood. She partnered with children’s therapist and behavior analyst Amanda Gonzales to create practical tools that help families navigate separation, transitions, and the emotional rhythms of blended family life.
Dr. Patricia Papernow
Internataionally renowned Psychologist
Dr. Patricia Papernow is an internationally recognized authority on “blended families.” She is the author of Surviving and Thriving in Stepfamily Relationships, with a second edition forthcoming, and coauthor of The Stepfamily Handbook.
Her groundbreaking work has shaped best practices for stepfamilies and the professionals who support them worldwide. Dr. Papernow has received multiple distinguished awards for her contributions to family psychology, stepfamily education, and therapy.
Rachel Dunne, ALC
Associate licensed counselor
Wife, mother, stepmom, writer, coach, mental health counselor, baseball fanatic, truth teller, and follower of Jesus Christ.
Stepmotherhood has been one of the hardest challenges she has faced, making this work deeply personal. She is committed to becoming the support she needed when she first became a stepmom.
As a stepfamily coach and counselor, she creates a safe, judgment free space where stepmoms feel seen, heard, and understood. Through validation, practical tools, and honest conversations, she helps women navigate stepfamily challenges, experience meaningful healing, and find greater peace, purpose, and confidence in blended family life.
Dr. Rebecca Taylor
Host of Call Me Stepmom Podcast
Dr. Rebecca Taylor is the host of Call Me Stepmom, a podcast dedicated to honest conversations about blended family life, marriage, motherhood, and the realities of being a stepmom. With a doctorate in Educational Leadership and a background in behavior and education, she combines evidence-informed insights with lived experience to help women navigate the unique challenges of blended families.
Through her content and community, Rebecca empowers stepmoms to feel seen, supported, and less alone.
Samantha Boss
CEO, High Conflict Divorce/Coparenting Coach, former Mediator
Samantha Boss is a High-Conflict Divorce Coach, retired Certified Divorce Mediator, speaker, CEO of Samantha Boss LLC, and podcast host of The Ugly Truth of Divorce.
She specializes in helping parents navigate divorce, custody battles, parenting plans, and high-conflict co-parenting situations.
Sarah Dooley
Founder, AI-Empowered Mom
Sarah Dooley is a former Fortune 500 AI strategist turned entrepreneur, author, and speaker who helps families use artificial intelligence practically and responsibly. She is the founder of AI-Empowered Mom, LLC, and the author of the forthcoming The AI Empowered Family (Wiley, 2027).
Sarah spent more than 20 years advising and leading technology and transformation initiatives at some of the world's largest organizations, including EY, Visa, and Waste Management. She understands firsthand how much invisible work goes into running a modern family, and she has made it her mission to help families use AI to lighten that load.
She is the host of the AI-Empowered Mom podcast, reaching listeners in more than 50 countries, and the creator of Em, an AI assistant designed to reduce the mental load of modern family life. She lives in Austin, Texas, with her husband and their three daughters.
Sarah R. Moore
2x CEO, Author of Peaceful Discipline & Certified Parenting Coach
Sarah R. Moore is the author of "Peaceful Discipline," the founder and CEO of Dandelion Seeds Positive Parenting, and the owner and CEO for the Jai Institute for Parenting. Her evidence-based work is rooted in trauma-informed, relationship-based practices, informed by extensive training in parent coaching, child development, attachment, trauma recovery, and interpersonal neurobiology. Sarah has been featured on NBC, CBS, and SiriusXM, as well as in many international parenting and mental health publications.
Prior to her work in parent coaching and parent coaching certification, Sarah led high-performing global teams within a Fortune 50 company—experience that now informs her leadership and her commitment to lifelong learning. Her aim is to lead from humility and create a more compassionate, joyful, and safer world for children and those who love them.
Tammy J
Creator of Stepmom Goals
Tammy J is the heart behind Stepmom Goals. Based near Detroit, Michigan, she shares life with her husband, their 9 year old son, and her 18 year old stepson.
Since becoming a stepmom in 2013, Tammy has experienced the highs, lows, overwhelm, and identity struggles that often come with blended family life. After nearly walking away from her marriage, she chose healing through therapy, prayer, and the support of her husband. Her journey inspired Stepmom Goals, where she encourages stepmoms to release perfection, rebuild confidence, and adjust their crowns daily.
Tara Yukawa
Certified Executor Advisor & Founder of SageVault
Tara Yukawa is a Certified Executor Advisor and founder of SageVault, an advisory practice supporting executors and trustees through estate and trust administration. With 20 years of experience in operations and communications leadership, she provides the structure, guidance, and professional coordination fiduciaries need to manage their responsibilities with confidence.
Tara helps clients organize documentation, reduce risk, coordinate with legal and financial professionals, and make informed decisions. Her work turns an often overwhelming process into a clear, manageable path that honors both the family’s legacy and the legal responsibilities involved.
Terri Cole
Licensed Psychotherapist & Author
Terri Cole is a licensed psychotherapist and global relationship and empowerment expert, and the author of Boundary Boss, Too Much, and Father Wound (coming October 2026).
For over two decades, Terri has worked with a diverse group of clients that includes everyone from stay-at-home moms to celebrities and Fortune 500 CEOs. She has a gift for making complex psychological concepts accessible and actionable so that clients and students achieve sustainable change.
She inspires over a million people weekly through her blog, social media platform, signature courses, and her popular podcast, The Terri Cole Show. For more, see terricole.com.
Dr. Todd Jensen
Gary Stuck Endowed Faculty Scholar in Education & Assistant Professor
Todd Jensen, PhD, MSW is the Gary Stuck Endowed Faculty Scholar in Education, Assistant Professor of Human Development and Family Science, and Director of the Thriving Through Family Transitions Research Lab at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. His research focuses on understanding how connections between stepparents and children, particularly adolescents, can serve as a unique developmental asset and identifying the factors that promote high quality stepparent-child relationships.
Dr. Jensen's work has been supported by more than $34 million in funding from organizations including the National Institutes of Health, the United States Department of Health and Human Services, The Duke Endowment, the William T. Grant Foundation, The Annie E. Casey Foundation, and the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. He is also a Faculty Fellow of the Carolina Population Center, a Fellow of the Society for Social Work and Research, Deputy Editor for the Journal of Family Theory & Review, and co-founder and co-chair of the Diverse Family Structures Focus Group of the National Council on Family Relations.
Dr. Jessica Kendorski
LICENSED PSYCHOLOGIST, PROFESSOR & CHILD DEVELOPMENT EXPERT
Dr. Jessica Glass Kendorski Ph.D., is a Professor and Department Chair at the Philadelphia College of Osteopathic Medicine (PCOM) and a Clinician. She is a licensed psychologist and maintains certifications as a Board Certified Behavior Analyst (BCBA) and Nationally Certified School Psychologist (NCSP). Dr. Kendorski has extensive experience supporting the social, emotional, and behavioral development of children in the home and school settings.
She actively consults with school districts to improve systems through the reform of school and district-wide policies and practices. She also works with parents and families in the development of supportive home environments to promote overall parent, child and family well-being.
Lani Bozkurt
Family Dynamics & High-Conflict Strategist
Lani understands the toll high conflict, custody battles, parental alienation, and false accusations can take on the entire stepfamily. As a Family Dynamics & High-Conflict Strategist and Founder of Reforged Integrative, she helps stepparents and their partners navigate conflict, lighten the silent stepparent load, and create more stability at home.
She is a Certified Stepfamily Coach, Board Certified Trauma- and Neuroscience-Informed Practitioner, Certified Divorce Specialist, military veteran, and former U.S. Government conflict expert with 23+ years of high-stakes leadership and coaching experience.
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