About Us
Meet Our Team
Katherine Burow
Co-Founder, Executive Director
Katherine graduated from Washington University in St. Louis with a degree in Marketing, Economics and Strategy at the Olin Business School. While in college Katherine led the WU Students for Life club, worked as a summer intern for Justice For All and completed the Students For Life of America Wilberforce Fellowship. In 2014, Katherine co-founded the Abortion Dialogue Academy with her husband Jacob Burow. Today she serves as ADA’s Executive Director and host of the podcast “Pro-Life in 7-minutes”.
Connie Boesch
NE Programs Coordinator
Connie graduated from the University of Nebraska Omaha with a degree in Elementary Education and endorsement in Special Education. Post college, Connie worked at Quality Living Inc. in Omaha helping residents recover from brain and spinal cord injury. She moved to Minnesota to serve the local Church with the Handmaids of the Heart of Jesus. After feeling called to return to Nebraska, she became ADA’s NE Programs Coordinator.
Ashley Gilliam
AZ Programs Coordinator
Ashley Gilliam graduated from Tulane University with a Bachelor of Science in Cell and Molecular Biology and a minor in Psychology. She became involved with pro-life activism while leading the Right to Life club on campus. Following graduation, she served as the southeast Youth Programs Director and then Director of Education for Louisiana Right to Life. Ashley has now returned home to Arizona to serve as the Arizona Programs Coordinator and Expansion Coordinator with ADA.
Emalee Reed
PA Programs Coordinator
Emalee graduated from West Chester University in West Chester, PA with a Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies with a minor in American Sign Language. Emalee previously interned at Mercury Financial, now known as Atlanticus, as a Business Analyst Intern, where she maintained and processed customer and financial account data. Today, she serves as ADA’s PA Expansion Coordinator.