Jenni Lord

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About Jenni Lord

An unwavering advocate for healing families through the power of connection, Jenni Lord’s journey is both personal and visionary. Shaped by the challenges of her childhood and deeply influenced by her foster brother’s five-year adoption process, Jenni’s career has been dedicated to driving systemic change within the child welfare landscape. With a strong business background, Jenni made a life-changing shift to advocate for children needing loving and safe families. In 2008, Jenni founded Chosen, a leading nonprofit dedicated to healing children from trauma by empowering their families. Chosen practitioners and licensed care managers work with families impacted by the child welfare system, including adoptive, foster, kinship, and reunified biological parents. Through Chosen, Jenni helps families understand how prioritizing connection can make a radical shift in the home. Families move from hurting to healing, struggling to flourishing. Her relentless focus on well-being is a fundamental shift that can truly lead to systemic transformation. Under her leadership, Chosen's mission focuses on healing from abuse, neglect and abandonment while empowering families to become healing agents. Jenni’s influence transcends the organization she leads. Her advocacy reaches beyond state lines, impacting policy reform at the state and federal levels. Deeply involved in Board and leadership roles, Jenni has served as the Texas Chair of the National Family-Focused Treatment Association (FFTA) and various community workgroups to tackle system-wide issues like orphanhood mentalities, attachment styles, and acknowledging loss and grief. As a passionate advocate for connected families, Jenni frequently speaks at events and conferences, inspiring others with her passion for healing through connection, family restoration, and systemic transformation. Her authentic passion resonates deeply with others working to change the system—inspiring and igniting a collective drive and collaboration to see children and families thrive. Beyond her professional commitments, Jenni finds fulfillment in coaching and mentoring others. She enjoys reading, playing tennis, staying active, and exploring outdoor adventures with her family in her spare time. Jenni and her husband, Rob, have been happily married since 2005, have generously served as foster parents, and are blessed with four children of their own.