Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute — Approximate Award Presentation Site
Russ Sullivan became the legal guardian of 22 young people in the Washington, D.C., area over the years, raising 21 boys and one girl who mostly arrived in his home as teenagers. Every one of them went on to college or trade school, and more than 25 young people in total became part of his extended family. On September 29, Sullivan received the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s brand-new Lifetime Achievement Award at the organization’s annual Angels in Adoption Celebration in Washington, D.C.
Sullivan, who works as a tax attorney and lobbyist at Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck, met most of the young people through mentorship programs and Northern Virginia high school counselors, according to Axios. Almost all of his wards were 15 to 17 years old when he became their legal guardian, and at one point seven teenagers lived under his roof at once, the outlet reports. Sullivan has also served on the Congressional Coalition on Adoption Institute’s Board of Directors for ten years, according to Brownstein Hyatt Farber Schreck…