My Surrogacy Journey (MSJ) was founded by Michael and Wes Johnson-Ellis. Dads through UK independent surrogacy, they have two children, Talulah born in 2016 and Duke in 2019.
They built their family through friendship and developed a solid relationship with their gestational surrogate and her family. When it came to eggs, Michael and Wes also had additional help from two donors, one anonymous, and one known.
When Michael and Wes began their journey, the demand on not-for-profit organisations (the only way agencies can operate in the UK) meant they had to explore independent surrogacy.
They dived deep into the online surrogacy communities, made a ton of friends and contacts and began learning about surrogacy – the do’s and don’ts, the clinics who genuinely specialise in surrogacy, egg donor waiting lists, the current UK law and the limited professional counselling available.
It was clear there was an opportunity to create a new offering for anyone wanting to go down the surrogacy route, combining technology with support, experience with expertise, and ensuring everyone involved in the process is supported equally and has a voice.
A surrogacy organization like no other – founded and run by parents through surrogacy, bringing a unique approach to developing pathways that reflect their own experience and balanced approach to surrogacy. They created a membership package unlike anything available, built an experienced team to help support every single member, and brought together a team of fertility and surrogacy experts to form one of the most enviable advisory boards for a surrogacy organization.
My Surrogacy Journey, the new face of surrogacy, was born.
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Co-Founder and Co-CEO
Clinical and Compliance Director
Business Operations Director
Membership Director - Global
HR Director
Head of Brand and Marketing
EA to Michael Johnson-Ellis
Head of Global Strategy, Policy and Ethics
Head of Member Services
Global Surrogate Membership Manager
Financial Controller
Finance Manager
Mexico City Operations Director – Mexico City
Member Operations Manager - Mexico City
Membership Manager – UK Mexico City
Consultant Perinatal Psychologist
Membership Manager - North America
Surrogate Membership Manager
Resident Medical Officer
Nurse Specialist
Surrogate Concierge Manager
America Sarai Perez
Intended Parent Concierge Manager
General Medicine Doctor
We believe that family building is an issue of reproductive justice, and we envision a world in which everybody has equal rights to accessing quality and caring experiences.
When brands and businesses are born out of a social cause there are inevitable issues, agendas and concerns that arise and need to be addressed to ensure that services, products and systems are supporting the needs of the communities they are designed to serve.
To continue to invest in the ethical growth of My Surrogacy Journey globally we need to make sure that we are inviting the whole of society along with us.
Fertility is advancing at pace clinically and economically- The Foundation acts as a tool to ensure that this rapid change is inclusive, fair and equitable so that nobody is left out or excluded.
My Surrogacy Journey Foundation is a charitable organisation working to enhance society, law, policies and practices that impact on our members and communities. We operate under four central pillars and co-produce partnerships and programmes that make the world a better place for our members and the communities we serve.
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We provide and create educational tools and programs to enhance knowledge
We create and sustain communities of people who support you and one another
We advocate for changes to law, rights and practices that impact family building
We support and develop research to evidence the importance of modern families
The Foundation operates as a not-for-profit and our work is grounded in making sure the world is a better place for people on family building journeys.
We love to hear from people who are eager to volunteer with us, donate to our work, get involved as partners or ambassadors and to explore ideas on how to ensure we achieve our vision.
We welcome you to consider how you might support The Foundation by visiting our Donate page to hear more about our current campaigns and programs.
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