ADOPTEE AUTHOR SERIES: Rhonda Roorda

ADOPTEE AUTHOR SERIES: Rhonda Roorda

Date Aug 13, 2026
Time 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Cost FREE
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Join us for an inspiring conversation with Rhonda Roorda!

RESCHEDULED EVENT! Join us for our next Adoptee Author Series experience, Thursday, August 13th at 7:00PM EST on ZOOM with a transformative voice in adoption, Rhonda Roorda. We will be discussing her powerful new book, Torn from the Root: A Memoir of a Black Transracial Adoptee, that speaks to her adoption from New York’s foster care system and raised by white evangelical parents. Roorda shares her journey of navigating belonging, confronting early trauma, and ultimately reclaiming her sense of self. Her story brings honesty, insight, and urgency to conversations at the heart of the adoptee experience.

WHEN: Thursday, August 13, 2026

TIME: 7:00 – 8:00PM EST

WHERE: ZOOM

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Rhonda Roorda

About the Author

Rhonda Roorda, MA, a Black transracial adoptee and career professional, deeply engages with the emotional, cultural, and generational issues that influence multiracial families and diverse workplaces. As an author and researcher, she has contributed one of the most impactful works on transracial adoption over the past 25 years. Moreover, in her roles as a speaker, executive coach, and consultant, she passionately helps families, professionals, organizations, and boards shift from uncertainty to understanding, from mediocrity to excellence, foster resilience and teamwork, and advance from harm towards meaningful healing.

Follow her Instagram @rhondaroorda