Genevieve Jacobi, Executive Director
Genevieve is the Executive Director of A Family in Bloom Adoption and also one of the Placement Supervisors. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree from the University of Pennsylvania and received her Master’s Degree from the University of California Santa Barbara in Counseling Psychology in 1990 with a focus in Marriage, Family, and Children. Her 30 years of experience in the field encompasses work in child abuse prevention, University counseling programs; as a school psychologist, and for the last fifteen years, exclusively in the adoption field. Before founding A Family in Bloom Adoption in 2011, Genevieve was employed by several long-standing agencies in the State of Colorado. She has spent much of her adult life living, working, and traveling abroad. Two of her own three children are adopted internationally and transracially.

Carla
Carla was born and raised in Iowa where she continues to reside with her husband and 2 teenage daughters. She earned a BS in Child and Family Services from Iowa State University and later received her Certified Adoption Investigator License. She has over 20 years of experience working with children and families in the adoption field, specifically pre and post adoption services for both domestic and international adoption as well as assisting with African and Eastern European adoptions representing several countries. Carla loves to travel and learn about different cultures with experiences traveling the US as well as Africa, Asia, Europe, and around the Caribbean; all of which have provided opportunities to meet and spend time with people representing many different cultures and experience the differences that make us all wonderfully unique. Carla assists adoptive families in our Ghana, Uganda and Bulgaria programs and is looking forward to assisting you in your adoption journey.

Danielle
Danielle is a Licensed Graduate Social Worker who earned her Bachelor’s of Social Work from Northwestern College, Orange City, IA and her Master’s in Social Work from Roberts Wesleyan College, Rochester, NY. Her professional experience includes overseeing USCIS paperwork for adoptive families, working directly with and as a case manager for individuals with mental health issues and disabilities, and serving as the director of a children’s home in Jamaica, West Indies. Danielle currently resides in Jamaica most of the year and has adopted a child from the country herself. Danielle is passionate about bringing security and hope to children who have experienced trauma and about supporting new adoptive families.

Donna
Donna is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who earned her Bachelor’s of Social Work from the University of Kentucky and her Master’s in Social Work from the University of Denver. She worked in mental health for 29 years in residential treatment for girls and boys of all ages, in Employee Assistance programs doing short term therapy for corporations and in private practice, specializing in marriage and family therapy. Following the adoptions of her two daughters, Donna entered the adoption field, working for Adoption Alliance for 14 years. Following its closure, she has done contractual work, largely with CCAI. She is happy to recently come on board with A Family in Bloom Adoption as well! Donna loves working with families and seeing children come home!

Grace
Grace is the Office Administrator at A Family in Bloom Adoption, with the responsibility for Post-Adoption and Post-Placement families. She is also integrally involved with the organizational aspects of the Lagos, Nigeria Program. Adoption advocacy work has always been near and dear to Grace’s heart, and she treasures her role in helping families bloom. Grace holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Writing from Ithaca College, where she also focused on Psychology. Her language and writing skills extend to fluency with the French language. After growing up in Pennsylvania, Grace spent many years in Upstate New York, before ultimately moving to Colorado. Her favorite hobbies include painting, writing, traveling, hiking, and visiting our state’s gorgeous hot springs.

Jill
Jill has over 30 years of experience working with children and families. She has a Bachelor’s Degree in Elementary Education from Auburn University and a Master’s Degree in Special Education from Troy State University. She has been a teacher for over 27 years. Additionally, she has worked in the adoption field for the past nine years, assisting families with their domestic and international adoptions. With her strong organization skills and profound love for children, working in the adoption field is a wonderful fit. Jill is the Nigerian Program Case Manager and happy to assist you in any way. Jill has two sons and lives in Florida. She enjoys family activities, theme parks, going to the beach, reading, yoga, and walking her dog.

Kareena
Kareena works as our office manager and moved to Colorado over a year ago now. She has a degree in cultural studies and social work. She has a strong passion for adoption, and would like to do foster care and adopt someday with her husband. In her free time, Kareena enjoys hiking and kayaking with her husband and dog, writing, and working on creative projects.

Kelly
Kelly was born and raised in New York and moved to Georgia with her husband and children in 1996. She has an undergraduate degree in Business and Psychology as well as a Master’s degree in Business Administration. Kelly and her husband have adopted both of their children. Her son was adopted as a newborn from New York in 1995, and her daughter was adopted as an infant from Russia in 1998. It was after her daughter came home from Russia that Kelly decided to change careers to focus on helping others form their families through adoption. Kelly has been a Case Worker for families adopting from several Eastern European countries for the past twenty-two years. Additionally, Kelly also co-owns a child placement agency licensed in Georgia and Tennessee where her focus is writing domestic and Hague compliant international home study reports. She feels blessed to have been involved with adoptions for so many years. Kelly is new to A Family in Bloom and will work with families adopting from Tanzania and Trinidad and Tobago.

Lila
Lila is a native of Texas and moved to Colorado so she could help military members and their families. She received her Master’s Degree in Social Work from the University of Texas at Austin in 2008. Lila has many years of experience with home studies and working with the foster/adoptive care system. She has worked for County Department of Human Services in the adoption unit and in the kinship unit. She loves meeting families and helping them reach their dreams of becoming a family.

Sofía
Originally from California, Sofía has lived in Colorado for over 25 years and is proud to call this beautiful state her home. She holds a B.A. in Spanish Translation & Interpretation and a M.A. in Spanish from the University of Colorado Boulder. Sofía provides translation and other support services for A Family in Bloom Adoption’s Nicaraguan Adoption Program. Sofia genuinely enjoys being part of an agency that brings families together, connecting parents with the children they were meant to adopt.

Sylvia
After nearly 30 years of doing various Social Work assignments for a large Denver area human services agency, Sylvia went to work for ten years as a Social Worker and Administrator for a combined Department of Labor and Denver Public Schools initiative. In 2006 she returned to the full time practice of Social Work in the adoption arena. She has worked for human service agencies doing domestic adoptions and foster and kin care studies and for several international adoption agencies in the metropolitan area. She has degrees in Psychology and Social Work and a Juris Doctor.