SPEAKER

Theresa Marcroft is the adoptive mom of a 26-year-old daughter who is the love of her life. Theresa’s all-time favorite action hero is her daughter’s birthmother, who made an adoption plan while she was a senior in high school.

In 2008 Theresa identified the need to more actively suggest adoption: today only 1% of young US women facing unplanned pregnancy choose adoption for their babies, while there are almost two million couples in the US hoping to adopt. After ten gratifying years of parenthood and 25 in high tech marketing & communications, she founded Unplanned Good in 2010. Theresa leads the Unplanned Good efforts to encourage young women facing unwanted pregnancy to consider making an adoption plan (… that encouragement makes all the difference!) She hopes to also reach those who mentor them, and encourage them to suggest adoption. At Unplanned Good, we know that adoption can be a blessing for all involved, and want to spread the word.

Theresa serves on the Board of Second Mothers, (https://secondmothers.org/) a non-profit that provides community, encouragement and resources to “second mothers” — those who foster, adopt or otherwise choose the beautiful ‘Mom’ title as they care for, and parent, children all over the world. Theresa is also on the Board of Real Options / Obria women’s medical clinics.