Meet Shane

Shane's passion is improving access to fertility treatment and awareness. Working as a scientist in the field of assisted reproductive technology for more than 20 years, Shane is well-known within the world of ART as a leading researcher and innovator.

Who is the CEO of Les Petits Surrogacy®? Having worked on the scientific side of IVF as an embryologist and laboratory manager for more than 20 years, Shane Zozula’s passion is helping people grow their families through advanced fertility treatment. At Les Petits Surrogacy®, Shane works to engage committed surrogates to match with intended parents who cannot carry a child on their own. Alongside Co-founder Rebecca Gallegos, he also works directly with surrogates and intended parents to ensure that their every need is met.

As chief executive officer, Shane manages all operational aspects of the business, working with vendors, negotiating contracts, and creating business strategies to optimally serve surrogates and intended parents. Relying on his deep experience working with fertility specialists, he also facilitates physician relationships to ensure successful partnerships between surrogates and intended parents.

Shane is a longstanding leader in the IVF community, focused on supporting fertility advocacy initiatives and increasing access to infertility care. He is well-known in the field of fertility care for his extensive research, primarily focused on applied aspects of embryo culture, vitrification systems and testicular biopsy processing.

He has published and presented multiple research abstracts at both domestic and international scientific conferences. In 2012, he was honored as the recipient of the College of Reproductive Biology (CRB) research award. He has co-authored five peer-reviewed papers and 48 additional abstracts, with several nominated for research award consideration. He has also led and tutored several courses at the American Society for Reproductive Medicine’s annual Scientific Congress and Expo.

He has been heavily involved in supporting various professional organizations through several board and committee positions over the years in reproductive medicine. Some of these include the Southern California Assisted Reproductive Biologists (SCARB), for which he previously served their board as both president and treasurer. He has served as the legislative committee chair for the board of directors of the American Association of Bioanalysts/College of Reproductive Biology (ABB/CRB), and on the Society of Reproductive Biologists and Technologists (SRBT)board as membership committee chair, president, member-at-large and nomination committee member. SRBT is an official affiliated society and professional group within the American Society for Reproductive Medicine (ASRM).