{"id":5124,"date":"2017-12-18T09:52:15","date_gmt":"2017-12-18T09:52:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dev.twinlesstwins.org\/?page_id=5124"},"modified":"2026-01-02T14:23:59","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T19:23:59","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/twinlesstwins.org\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"About"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

\n\t\t\tAbout\t<\/h1>\n

\n\t\t\tHome to Healing, Helping, and Hope\t<\/h2>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tHistory of TTSGI\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tDr. Raymond W. Brandt\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\tFAQs\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t

Twinless Twins Support Group International\u2122 (TTSGI) <\/strong>is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization founded by Dr. Raymond W. Brandt, an identical twinless twin who found healing by reaching out to other twinless twins.<\/p>\n

TTSGI is made up of twins who have lost their twin due to death at any age. Members at different stages in their bereavement listen to each other and reach out in the spirit of “Healing By Helping.” We focus on healing and sharing our twinship with the belief that “Once a Twin, Always a Twin.” Hope can be renewed for the future.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tMission\t<\/h2>\n\t

TTSGI provides a safe and compassionate community within which twinless twins can experience healing, understanding, and the opportunity to support others with the loss of their twin.<\/p>\n\t\t\t

5 Guiding Principles<\/h2>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"OATAAT\"\n\t\t

Once a Twin, Always a Twin<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"YANA\"\n\t\t

You Are Not Alone<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"HBH\"\n\t\t

Healing By Helping<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"JTH\"\n\t\t

Journey To Healing<\/h3>\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\"UODC\"\n\t\t

Uniting Our Diverse Community<\/h3>\t\t\t\n

\n\t\t\tOrganizational Structure\t<\/h2>\n\t

TTSGI is governed by an elected volunteer Board of Directors and managed by a part-time paid Executive Director. TTSGI also has several working Committees, Affinity Group volunteers, Facebook Moderators, a team responsible for producing the quarterly Twinless Times<\/em> newsletter, and many dedicated volunteer Regional Coordinators throughout the United States and Canada.<\/p>\n

\n\t\t\tExecutive Director\t<\/h2>\n\tMichelle Getchell<\/strong>
\nExecutive Director, Michigan\n

\n\t\t\tBoard of Directors\t<\/h2>\n\tMatt Vierling<\/strong>
\nPresident, Board Member, Michigan\n
\nAlyssa Pratt<\/strong>
\nVice President, Board Member, Oklahoma\n
\nBeverley Smyk<\/strong>
\nSecretary, Board Member, Canada\n
\nLarry Adams<\/strong>
\nTreasurer, Board Member, North Carolina\n
\nMargaret Daffin<\/strong>
\nBoard Member, Texas\n
\nPhillip Drange<\/strong>
\nBoard Member, California\n
\nKarrie Marton<\/strong>
\nBoard Member, Washington\n
\nEd Echeverria<\/strong>
\nBoard Member & Regional Coordinator, California\n
\nDomenick Abbate, Jr.<\/strong>
\nBoard Member, New Jersey\n
\nDena Stitt<\/strong>
\nEmeritus Board Member, Arizona\n

\n\t\t\tRegional Coordinators\t<\/h2>\n\tPatricia Wilbee-Matesic<\/strong>
\nCanada’s Regional Coordinator\n
\nCarolyn Shane<\/strong>
\nNortheast Regional Coordinator\n
\nEd Echeverria<\/strong>
\nWest Coast Regional Coordinator & Board Member\n
\nGloria\u00a0Chiantella<\/b>
\nMid-Atlantic Regional Coordinator\n
\nPatty Kuhns<\/strong>
\nSoutheast Regional Coordinator\n
\nKim\u00a0Lifton<\/strong>
\nNorth Central Regional Coordinator\n
\nBryan LaBreck<\/strong>
\nMidwest Regional Coordinator\n
\nTracie Barrett<\/strong>
\nSouth Central Regional Coordinator\n
\nLia Woodall<\/strong>
\nSouthwest Regional Coordinator\n
\nJulia Barnes-Brown\u00a0<\/strong>
\nNew England Regional Coordinator\n

\n\t\t\tAffiliate Member\t<\/h2>\n\tJanet Baird<\/strong>
\nInternational Affiliate, United Kingdom\n\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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