Our Team

Nicole and her husband chose surrogacy as their route to parenthood after many years of struggling. Now a mother to two daughters, born via surrogacy, Nicole is a compassionate companion to those embarking upon the surrogacy journey. Nicole is extremely relatable, and Abundant Beginnings Co. clients are a top priority in her life. She understands the strong desire to be a parent, and with each interaction she brings personal experience, knowledge, and understanding. Nicole is also the Co-Founder of the Baby Question Foundation, which is a non-profit organization offering grants to those struggling with fertility treatments.

Emily holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Child Psychology with an emphasis in Human Development and Family Life. With over a decade of experience as a case manager specializing in foster care and child advocacy, Emily offers immense compassion with a keen knowledge of logistics across the entire surrogacy process. Helping intended parents achieve their goal of growing their family fuels her passion and commitment to Abundant Beginnings Co. Emily resides in Los Angeles with her husband, 3 children, and labradoodle, Lucy.

Kasey is a Family Nurse Practitioner with over 19 years combined experience working on Labor and Delivery as well as a Reproductive and Fertility specialist. She has a vast knowledge of pregnancy, the frozen embryo transfer process through surrogacy as well as years of experience coordinating embryo donation cycles. She is passionate about women’s health and loves being able to help with the process of creating families for couples.

She attended Syracuse University for her undergraduate nursing degree and continued her graduate education obtaining a Masters in Nursing Science from Georgetown University, with a focus on Family Health. Kasey thoroughly reviews the surrogacy candidate’s medical history and provides a detail medical summary to help expedite the matching process.

My name is Heather Tonkins, and I am a Certified Nutritionist and a Diabetes Prevention Program (DPP) Lifestyle Coach. As a Certified Nutritionist, I specialize in working with adults and teens. I have extensive experience working with women who are going through the fertility process, who are pregnant, and/or postpartum. I am passionate about and dedicated to improving the health of all the individuals I am fortunate enough to work with as a Nutritionist.  I’m happy to be supporting women who are willing to be surrogates with Abundant Beginnings Company.