Katalina Damato, Director

After having spent 5 years living and traveling in Asia, I began coordinating donors as the first agency opened in San Francisco in 1990. While attempting to donate, I realized that all was not healthy with my own reproductive health. After a long struggle, fortunately, I was able to naturally conceive and am now overjoyed to be raising two delightful boys.

I am honored to be part of helping so many couples to become families. This is transformational for the couples, the donors and us at Family Line.

Kanako Nishimaru

Originally from Japan, I graduated from the University of Nevada, Reno in 2005 with degree in Social Science and have resided here for about 10 years. I have been working for Family Line since the summer of 2005. I truly enjoy coordinating the egg donor program.

The best thing about this program is the sense of contributing in a meaningful way to others. We help the couples fulfill their dream of creating a happy family. I, myself, participated as a donor right before joining Family Line. Since this program is anonymous, I did not meet recipient couple but received a thank you letter from them. When I got the letter, I felt satisfied that I contributed in an extraordinary way to their family.

I would like to emphasize that egg donation is not simply the giving of your eggs but being a lifeline for couples who have no other options to make their own family.

Naoko Arai

I graduated from University of Nevada, Reno with BA in social work in 2001. I have been working for Family Line as a program coordinator since then. Born and raised in Japan, I came to Reno for university.

Recently I gave birth to a son. The driving feelings of motherhood are welling up in me. So I can not imagine the dilemma of wanting a child and finding out that I am physically unable to conceive. I now understand what a miracle egg donation is for an infertile couple. Egg donation is the last alternative for our couples.

I feel so grateful to work for this program and be a part of this medical miracle.