Elizabeth Occhipinti

Elizabeth and her husband, Jim, first developed Miriam’s Heart in 2009. Speaker, author, and co-founder and President of a New Jersey-based non-profit, Miriam’s Heart. Elizabeth has 15 years of experience working with children who have been adopted or placed in foster care and their families. Elizabeth holds a BS in Human Services, has a MS in Child and Adolescent Psychology, and is a TBRI practitioner. Elizabeth served on the International Orphan Sunday and Stand Sunday leadership team for the Christian Alliance for Orphans from 2010-2022. In 2021, Elizabeth received a Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute Angels in Adoption® award after she was nominated by New Jersey Senators. Elizabeth sits on the Somerset County Commission on Child Abuse and Missing Children, Somerset County CIACC, and the Faith Leader subcommittee of the Somerset County Office of Youth Services. Elizabeth and her husband, James, are adoptive parents themselves and were licensed foster parents for a decade. Together, they have 5 children and welcomed a son-in-law in 2023 and their first grandson in 2024. Elizabeth is the author of a children's book about adoption called Adventures of Tiger Lily which can be purchased: https://bit.ly/32IMGdP.

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