Our Team

Professionally, I work as an Assurance Manager at BerganKDV.   My daughter, Naomi Grace Maahs, was born still on 5/25/13.   We've celebrated our angel since the inaugural NFTS Gala in 2014. 

| founder | mama | wife | mermaid | daughter | sister | friend | gatherer | host | 

On January 11th, 2013, our son Beau was delivered and handed over to Heaven.  As I was wheeled out of the hospital, hollow, I knew we had a choice.  We could wallow in our grief or we could choose to live in a way that would honor him.  We chose the latter.  And, as Beau’s Mom – I accepted the responsibility to live for both of us.

I'm going to be honest with you.  When Ryan and I founded NFTS, we didn't expect it to grow the way it has.  We could have never fathomed the need in our communities or the outpouring of support we would receive. I would have never dreamed that after 5 years, we would be expanding our reach across the state and around the country.  With a mission to serve families experiencing pregnancy and infant loss, we are turning tragedy into triumph - celebrating angels and uniting families - while building birthing and bereavement suites nationwide.

I am on a mission to make a difference for those families who will not be bringing their babies home.  I'm on a mission to encourage, uplift, and provide a voice to pregnancy and infant loss.  

Thank you for trusting me.  Thank you for joining me.

I became involved in NFTS shortly after losing our first daughter, Naomi Grace, on May 25th, 2013.  After a long struggle with infertility, losing our first child at 20 weeks gestation felt like a double whammy.  NFTS gave me the place grieve with a community of others who were walking in our footsteps.   NFTS introduced me to a family who understands like no one else, who listens, who cries, who laughs and who celebrates Naomi!  I credit NFTS to playing a vital role in my healing process after losing Naomi and finding hope again.  My husband, Matt, and I have 2 additional children, Sonny Jack, 4, and Millie Rae, 3.

I currently serve as the role of Director of Family Support for NFTS.  I have over 13 years of working with families and programming in the non-profit sector.  As the Associate Director for Family Support and Clinical Care for the Muscular Dystrophy Association, I worked for 7 years working side by side families who had been diagnosed with all types of neuromuscular disease.  NFTS as allowed me to pursue and combine my personal and professional interests and passions of working with families and providing critical services.  As NFTS Director of Family Support, I will work with the Mom's Groups to ensure the opportunity for women to feel like they have a place to share their individual and unique stories as well as connect with others who have shared in similar losses. 

Hello!

I’m Stacey, although the greatest greeting in my life is being called (or texted, Facetimed,
emailed, laughed at, cried at, or eyerolled at as) “Mom”. My kiddos are 14 and 10, and I’m crazy
blessed. I love Starbucks hot chocolate, my unruly pets, bright red toenail polish, and all Apple
products make my life better. Chaos and busy are my love language at this point in my life.
I’m fortunate to have met Robin at the beginning of NFTS, and to have played a very small part
in watching it grow and develop into the movement that it is today. The mamas (and dads) that
I meet inspire me- their stories move me- and their passion to make a difference ignites me. I’m
thankful to work beside them.

Currently (but hopefully not for long!), I’m the mere 1% that is employed by No Foot Too Small.
After a decade of non-profit experience with another charity, I couldn’t, and still can’t, believe
that NFTS chose me to help guide them into our next phase. As the Director of Development,
you and I get to work together to build meaningful partnerships that support the NFTS mission
{celebrate angels, unite families, and build birthing + bereavement suites} while highlighting the
parts of your business that you do best. I love writing grants, having conversations,
implementing events, making to-do lists and talking about what we do.

Come join us as we change the world.

My name is Haley Admire and I am an Angel Ambassador for NFTS!  I have 3 children, one in heaven and two here on earth (Kenna, 3 years old, and Mya, our 8 week old rainbow baby). My son Matthew passed away in February of 2019 from Trisomy 13, a chromosomal disorder that is considered “incompatible with life”. We were blessed with 33 incredible hours with him before he passed. 

NFTS has been so instrumental in my grief. The women I have met through this organization have become not only best friends, but sisters. NFTS helps me to heal by giving me a space to speak freely about Matthew and allows me the opportunity to help other moms who are also navigating this difficult journey. 

Hi! I am Lindsey Backhaus and I am an Angel Ambassador for the Dubuque area. In March 2018, my husband and I lost our son Cohen following a placental abruption. We now have our rainbow baby Cora who was born in February 2020. 

Being a part of NFTS has allowed my husband and I to share our angel, grieve with other families who have experienced infant loss, and find hope after loss. I am truly grateful for the support that the NFTS mom's groups has provided me. Grief can feel lonely, and NFTS has given me a sense of community and love as I navigate through this journey. 

My name is Lindsay Felty. My husband Brad and I had a full term stillborn son on September 9th, 2012.  Liam Michael Felty weighed 5 pounds 2 ounces and was 19.5 inches long.

With grief unimaginable and pain unspeakable, we were thrust into waters we had no idea how to navigate. By the grace of God and with the love and support of family and friends, we have begun to chart a course of healing for ourselves, our family and the lives of others who have been touched by this horrific tragedy.

One of the people that came into my life after we lost Liam was Robin Boudreau, who introduced me to No Foot Too Small. Having platform to share Liam’s story, say his name, validate his life, give purpose to the pain, and to keep his memory alive brings me joy. No Foot Too Small is making big strides around the country to help those who will experience pregnancy and infant loss in the future and I am proud to be a part of it. I have a unique opportunity to walk along side others who are on this journey of forever grief. To build a community of support in time when loss is usually kept silent.

“There is no foot too small that it can not leave and imprint on this world.”

For Liam! We love and miss you, precious boy!

My name is Sarah Montgomery, and I am the Angel Ambassador for the Quad Cities. My son, Beckett, was born September 2, 2017. Beckett’s most famous for his full head of blonde curly hair. He was born with a rare genetic disorder, Partial Trisomy 14 and Partial Trisomy 1; this disorder was not compatible with life. After being able to cherish six months with Beckett, he gained his angel wings on March 10, 2018. 

I truly do not know where I would be in my grieving process without No Foot Too Small. Their mom’s group has allowed me to meet some of the most incredible women, who quickly went from being strangers to a second family. Watching NFTS touch the lives of families across the state and beyond has truly inspired me. I am so honored to be a part of the NFTS team.

Sarah@nofoottoosmall.org

My journey to No Foot Too Small started in spring of 2016, just a few months after the loss of
our first daughter, Grace. She was born a few days before viability, due to an incompetent cervix and
preterm labor. Meeting with Robin at that time in my life was scary, but also empowering. She made
sure that the loss of our daughter was recognized in such a special way, which also brought my husband
and I to our first gala with No Foot Too Small.

In late 2017, I became pregnant again, but suffered a miscarriage in early January 2018. Just a
few short months later, I was pregnant with our second daughter, Isabelle, who we sadly lost again at 19
weeks due to an incompetent cervix, despite the preventative cerclage that was placed at the end of the
first trimester.

When I met Robin after the loss of our first daughter, I had no idea just how much she and No
Foot Too Small would come to be such a valuable part of my life. I have met so many other angel moms
who remind me that I’m not alone and have given me the strength (and resources) to keep trying for our
rainbow babies. This “club” we became a part of is not one we desired, but one we make the very best
of. The support this growing group of mothers provides to each other is exceptional, and without a
doubt, what gets us through some days.

As one of the ambassadors for No Foot Too Small in Des Moines, I am eager to help provide a
comforting support system in Central Des Moines for families who are or have experienced infant or
pregnancy loss by helping organize many memorable events, including Mom’s Nights. I want each family
to know that we celebrate their angel(s), always. And we grieve together, always.

| mama | wifey | nurse | angel ambassador | fashionista | coffee-lover | gym rat | netflix binger | friend | 

My husband Brett and I are the parents to two living sons, William (5 yrs) and Jameson (2 yrs), and one (baby girl) on the way! We also have two heavenly children, Peyton, born at 22 6/7 weeks gestation due to preterm labor and an incompetent cervix, and Patrick, born at 18 weeks due to major neural tube defects and anomalies.  I am passionate about helping grieving mamas and families during the depths of their sorrows as well as helping them to celebrate their angels babies when their days become a little sunnier.  Professionally I am a former labor and delivery nurse and currently work at a Women's Health + OBGYN Clinic. I also serve as the Angel Ambassador to the Cedar Valley and help to organize and "host" our quarterly Mom's Groups in Cedar Falls.