Karen Capson, BS

A community partnership manager who works with Legacy Adoption Services’ Texas adoption partners, Karen Capson is an adoptive mother and a strong advocate for pregnant women and families. The road paved by both birth and adoptive parents granted Karen’s own daughter a childhood experience that was strengthened with purpose in her creation, along with a strong sense of identity and self-worth.

Karen Capson graduated from the University of South Florida with an education degree, concentrating on specific learning disabilities. Her years spent as a special education teacher were well-suited for her innate sense of compassion, patience and desire to adapt curricula to meet the individual needs of her students and help them rise to their greatest potential. Her efforts awarded her “Teacher of the Year,” though her greatest distinction was meeting – and later marrying – the Canadian-born professional hockey player who made a public appearance at the school where she taught.

Eight years into their marriage, Karen Capson and her husband excitedly adopted their beautiful daughter, fulfilling their long-sought desire to create a family. Their non-traditional journey to parenthood led to a harmonious and fulfilling relationship with their daughter’s biological mother. The gratitude Karen felt for such a selfless gift, along with a hope of providing her daughter with ongoing open communication throughout her upbringing, prompted Karen to write a children’s book about their family’s adoption story.

Karen’s daughter shares many traits with her mother, including a love of writing and adoption advocacy. Now that her daughter has been successfully launched, Karen Capson is enjoying her empty-nesting phase by traveling with her husband, baking, decorating, crafting and playing mahjong with friends and family. She is honored to work with the Legacy Adoption family as a community partnership manager, seeing her personal life experience and passion for adoption come full circle by working with our Texas adoption partners.