About Us
We are a team of parents and professionals with lived experience, united by a mission to support families and strengthen communities.
Our Story
Calm the Storm Family Supports was founded by parents and professionals who have walked the journey and seen how overwhelming systems can feel. We created this organization to bring compassion, clarity, and connection to families navigating complex challenges.
We believe families are the experts on their own lives, experiences, strengths, and needs. Our role is to listen, walk alongside, and help you access the supports you need to move forward with confidence.
Our Values
FAMILY VOICE
FIRST
We lead with listening and partnership
LIVED EXPERIENCE MATTERS
We value both lived and professional experience
PRACTICAL
SUPPORT
Real solutions for real life challenges.
COLLABORATION OVER CONFUSION
We help make systems easier to understand.
HOPE WITH
A PLAN
We believe in possibility and progress.
Meet Our Founders
Angie Nutter
At Calm the Storm, Angie focuses on strengthening family voice in decision-making, improving communication between families and systems, and helping ensure families feel heard, respected, and supported while navigating complex child-serving systems. She is especially skilled in helping families stay engaged during challenging situations and supporting agency and organization partners in understanding and responding to the parent perspective.
As a mom of three sons and a Certified Parent Peer Specialist with a bachelor’s degree in psychology, Angie brings both lived experience and professional expertise in parent peer support, family engagement, and cross-system collaboration.
Kelly Drake
Kelly has spent years helping family-serving programs become more organized, responsive, and connected to the real needs of families. She has experience in parent peer support, program development, training, leadership, and cross-system collaboration, with a strong focus on building services that are practical, sustainable, and family-centered.
As a mom of four and a Certified Parent Peer Specialist, Kelly brings both lived and professional experience to her work. She is passionate about helping families feel supported and understood while also helping organizations strengthen communication, engagement, and collaboration with the families they serve.
