Marna Gatlin

Marna Gatlin is the founder and Executive Director of Parents via Egg Donation (PVED), a non-profit organization created to provide an informational and supportive environment where parents and parents-to-be can learn and share information about all facets of the egg donation process.

PVED's mission is to educate, support, and empower families and individuals at any stage of the process who choose egg donation to build a family. PVED shares information about agencies, legal and medical professionals, treatment centers, mental health professionals, industry professionals, and other resources, as well as providing access to the online forum.

Nineteen years ago, Marna and her husband chose egg donation to build their family. Then still in its relative infancy, there were few resources to support men and women pursuing egg donation. In 2008, Marna founded PVED because she wanted to make sure that no one had to go through what she did alone.

Since then, Marna has tirelessly advocated for tens of thousands of men and women around the world who are pursuing egg donation. Marna responds to hundreds of people who are considering or undergoing an egg donation cycle, or who are parents via egg donation. As a mother through egg donation, Marna brings direct experience of the process to the table.