Rita Soronen is the President & CEO of the Dave Thomas Foundation for Adoption.

Under her leadership, they’ve tested, proved, and taken to scale Wendy’s Wonderful Kids, an  evidence-based approach to child-focused recruitment for adoption from foster care.

We talk about how the motivations that bring you into this work can eventually become a hindrance you need to shed, the role and limits of evidence in driving policy change, and the creative practice she uses to continually push beyond her comfort zone as a leader. 

Learn more about Wendy's Wonderful Kids.

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