Jennifer Knight, M.S.W.

Director of Corporate Social Services

Ohio Director of Social Services

Jennifer Knight is an adoption professional with 20 years of experience across domestic waiting child, domestic infant, and international adoption. She is also an adult adoptee, bringing a lifetime of personal experience into her interactions with adoptive families. After a mid-life career change to pursue a Master’s in Social work, Jennifer launched a small non-profit providing social services for families interested in adopting waiting children from the foster care system. In addition to her work in adoption, Jennifer has experience as a mental health therapist for children and adolescents with a history of trauma. Jennifer joined America World Adoption Association in 2020 and currently serves as the Director of Corporate Social Services, overseeing Intake and Post Adoption, as well as social services in Ohio, Virginia, and Maryland.  Jennifer has a daughter and a black cat, and in her spare time, she is a voracious reader.