Meg Bale is the Public Relations Coordinator for The International Adoption Project. Meg graduated from Carleton College with a degree in Sociology and completed her masters at Hamline University. Until her retirement in 1999, Meg worked as a social worker and supervisor for 19 years in the Post Adoption Department at Children's Home Society. Prior to working at Children's Home Society, Meg was an Adopted Adult Resource Person, participating in panels and workshops throughout Minnesota. She also worked on an Adoption Curriculum for the Minneapolis Public Schools. Meg joined the project in 1999 and is contacting adopted parent groups, agencies and the media to inform them about the Project. She conducted informational meetings throughout the state during the summer and fall of 2000.

Bonny Donzella is a Senior Research Fellow in the Gunnar Laboratory. She earned a Masters degree from the State University of New York at Albany, and was trained in psychophysiological techniques and the study of emotion at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Since 1995, Bonny has worked with Dr. Megan Gunnar on studies of the physiology of stress regulation and temperament.
 

Kristin Frenn completed her Bachelors of Science degree at the U of M in December 2004. Since then she has been working in the Gunnar Human Development and Psychobiology lab on the International Adoption Project (IAP). In the summer of 2007, Kristin became the primary study coordinator for the project. She is responsible for maintaining the registry, helping plan and execute research studies, and coordinating staff and undergraduates on the project. In addition to her IAP duties, Kristin is pursuing a Masters in Public Health here at the University of Minnesota.

Shanna Mliner joined the Gunnar Laboratory in 2001, and is currently working as a Research Fellow. She earned a Masters degree in Early Childhood Education/Early Childhood Special Education and a bachelor's degree in Child Psychology from the University of Minnesota, Twin Cities. Shanna also holds Minnesota teaching licenses in both Early Childhood and Early Childhood Special Education.