I received a message from Cindy Burke in August 2018, out of the blue. Cindy was an ancestry.com manager for a distant DNA relative, and she was curious as to why I had no family tree. After back-and-forth emails and phone calls, Cindy offered to help track down my biological family. However, after nearly a decade of many tries without success, including tens of thousands of dollars to private investigators, I was worn out and frustrated. Nonetheless, I had nothing to lose, so I agreed to let Cindy help (I also had zero expectations she would uncover anything, and in fact, I completely forgot about it.). A few weeks later, Cindy sent a death certificate of someone she believed was my biological father (my birth records were incomplete as to his identity). Then there was silence. Four months after that, Cindy suddenly reappeared to say she may have found my biological brother, and she asked if it was okay to make contact. A day later, she arranged for us to speak. A few days after that, I arranged to meet him and eight other relatives for the very first time. To say the experience Cindy facilitated was the single greatest experience of my life seems like an understatement, because there really are not words to convey the significance or impact of meeting my siblings for the very first time, or of being part of this family since: I had lived my entire life (over five decades) never knowing anyone who looked like me, thought like me, spoke like me, or behaved like me. Cindy was an angel in every sense of the word, and I am forever grateful for her persistence, professionalism, care, investigative prowess, judgement, and determination. I found Cindy to be pleasant and respectful in all our interactions. As a professional recruiter for the last 25 years, I cannot imagine any other role that is better suited for Cindy than as Search Angel. I am eternally grateful to Cindy!

I received a message from Cindy Burke in August 2018, out of the blue. Cindy was an ancestry.com manager for a distant DNA relative, and she was curious as to why I had no family tree. After back-and-forth emails and phone calls, Cindy offered to help track down my biological family. However, after nearly a decade of many tries without success, including tens of thousands of dollars to private investigators, I was worn out and frustrated. Nonetheless, I had nothing to lose, so I agreed to let Cindy help (I also had zero expectations she would uncover anything, and in fact, I completely forgot about it.). A few weeks later, Cindy sent a death certificate of someone she believed was my biological father (my birth records were incomplete as to his identity). Then there was silence. Four months after that, Cindy suddenly reappeared to say she may have found my biological brother, and she asked if it was okay to make contact. A day later, she arranged for us to speak. A few days after that, I arranged to meet him and eight other relatives for the very first time. To say the experience Cindy facilitated was the single greatest experience of my life seems like an understatement, because there really are not words to convey the significance or impact of meeting my siblings for the very first time, or of being part of this family since: I had lived my entire life (over five decades) never knowing anyone who looked like me, thought like me, spoke like me, or behaved like me. Cindy was an angel in every sense of the word, and I am forever grateful for her persistence, professionalism, care, investigative prowess, judgement, and determination. I found Cindy to be pleasant and respectful in all our interactions. As a professional recruiter for the last 25 years, I cannot imagine any other role that is better suited for Cindy than as Search Angel. I am eternally grateful to Cindy!

I received a message from Cindy Burke in August 2018, out of the blue. Cindy was an ancestry.com manager for a distant DNA relative, and she was curious as to why I had no family tree. After back-and-forth emails and phone calls, Cindy offered to help track down my biological family. However, after nearly a decade of many tries without success, including tens of thousands of dollars to private investigators, I was worn out and frustrated. Nonetheless, I had nothing to lose, so I agreed to let Cindy help (I also had zero expectations she would uncover anything, and in fact, I completely forgot about it.). A few weeks later, Cindy sent a death certificate of someone she believed was my biological father (my birth records were incomplete as to his identity). Then there was silence. Four months after that, Cindy suddenly reappeared to say she may have found my biological brother, and she asked if it was okay to make contact. A day later, she arranged for us to speak. A few days after that, I arranged to meet him and eight other relatives for the very first time. To say the experience Cindy facilitated was the single greatest experience of my life seems like an understatement, because there really are not words to convey the significance or impact of meeting my siblings for the very first time, or of being part of this family since: I had lived my entire life (over five decades) never knowing anyone who looked like me, thought like me, spoke like me, or behaved like me. Cindy was an angel in every sense of the word, and I am forever grateful for her persistence, professionalism, care, investigative prowess, judgement, and determination. I found Cindy to be pleasant and respectful in all our interactions. As a professional recruiter for the last 25 years, I cannot imagine any other role that is better suited for Cindy than as Search Angel. I am eternally grateful to Cindy!