The people behind the journey

Meet the Patriot Conceptions team.

Family building asks for careful coordination and a deeply human kind of support. Meet the people who connect questions, applications, matching, and journey milestones with clarity and care.

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How the team supports a journey

One path, many careful handoffs.

No one person replaces your clinic, attorney, mental-health professional, or independent escrow provider. Our role is to help the right people stay connected around the right next step.

First conversations

A human team member helps route questions, explain the right starting point, and set clear expectations before an application moves forward.

Screening & matching

Coordinators organize the information needed for screening and matching while keeping medical and legal decisions with the appropriate professionals.

Journey coordination

The care team keeps intended parents, surrogates, clinics, attorneys, and other partners aligned through each operational handoff.

Questions & escalation

When circumstances change, the team documents the issue, routes it to the right owner, and follows through on the next practical step.

Across our organization

The people behind every detail.

Our team works across family support, intake, matching, coordination, operations, communications, and leadership. Together, they help turn a complicated process into a clear sequence of next steps.

Haotian Bai

Founder & CEO

An Army veteran with a background in civil engineering, Haotian brings disciplined leadership, strategic vision, and a commitment to serving families and surrogates.
Melisa Laci

Chief Operating Officer

With successful startup experience and a background in industrial engineering, Melisa leads operations, strategy, and the development of efficient, scalable systems.
Sobeida Aguilar
Sunchera Garten
Cindy Chang
Jim Zhu
Justin Song
Irene Beltran
Cathlene Buensuceso
Elaine Diana R.N
Scharina Laforteza
Angelica Cerdeña
Jhoanna S. Am-is
Christine Lan
May Apurado
Jamaeca Pascual
Blanche Lao
Jaymee Sajanes
Elsie Ungcad
Regilyn Gonzales
Precious Iglesias
Shawn Robbins
Destiny Smith
Evelyn Hou

Meet the team in their own words

Listen beyond the headshot.

The Surrogacy Scoop brings team members, clinicians, attorneys, mental-health professionals, surrogates, and families into longer conversations about the work.

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Founder story The Patriot Conceptions Story: Our Journey Begins Here Listen to Haotian Bai Journey perspective Surrogacy from a Mother and Administrative Perspective Listen to Sobeida Aguilar

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