Our Team
Our team is made up of a group of friends and teammates who are passionate about loving our adoptive families. We all speak Spanish and English and have spent time living both in Latin America and in the United States. We have different gifts and try to work together to best meet your family's needs.
Paige Ruiz
Owner and Lead Translator
Paige Seymour Ruiz is the owner, project manager, and lead translator for The Grafted Familia. Paige graduated from UGA as an education major, and afterwards moved to Nicaragua for 7 years where she worked for a non profit, became fluent in Spanish, and met her husband Santos. She currently resides in Cashiers, NC with her husband Santos and their two sweet daughters Avery and Makayla.
Iris George
Founder and Translator
Iris George is the founder of The Grafted Family. She currently resides in Georgia. She works as a Spanish and English language translator, tutor, and teacher. She and her husband Brad are the parents to three sweet little girls and one loving dog.
Jenna Bezold
Translator
Jenna studied education at the University of Georgia where she minored in Childhood and Family Development. She then moved to Nicaragua to work for a nonprofit for 4 years where she became fluent in Spanish. Jenna also led various religious retreats in Mexico and Spain while working for a church in Indiana. Jenna and her husband Jake, whom she met while living in Nicaragua, currently live in Memphis with their two little daughters and their not-so-little Great Dane.
Laura Myers
Translator
Laura studied nursing at Augusta University in Athens, GA, and moved to Nicaragua in 2016. She is currently located in Chinandega, Nicaragua where she works for a non-profit as a nurse. She has become fluent in Spanish during her time in Nicaragua and enjoys using her Spanish to serve and connect with those around her. Laura and her husband Douglas have two small children, Mateo and Liliana, who are being raised in a bilingual setting.
Kyleen Cunningham
Translator
Kyleen, her husband, and their 4 children have been living and working in Chinandega, Nicaragua for the last 10 years. Before living in Nicaragua, Kyleen also spent time living in Mexico, Spain, and Colombia. Kyleen is a certified secondary teacher with her Masters in Education. She loves teaching Spanish, English, coaching and working with children and adults of all ages. Along with raising her 4 kids in a bilingual setting, Kyleen also loves helping other expats to transition well to their new life and language in Nicaragua.
Alivia Alexander
Translator
Alivia Alexander lived and attended school in Nicaragua for 3 years with her parents and younger brother. She became fluent in Spanish in Nicaragua and developed a passion for non-profit work, culture, and languages. Alivia now resides in Batavia, Ohio.
Annie Bland
Translator
Annie graduated from Brenau University as a registered nurse and lived in Nicaragua for 10 years where she met her husband Carlos and had two incredible kids. She currently resides in Maryland with her family.
Testimonies
Christy Falink
(Adoptive Parent)
Iris did a phenomenal job translating all of our documents so that they are easy to understand. She did this work in a thorough and timely manner, which was so very much appreciated. We highly recommend her to anyone needing excellent translation services.
Shelby Jones
(Adoptive Family)
“The Grafted Familia came highly recommended to us from our adoption agency and other adoptive families. Paige called us the same day we submitted our request and also began working on our translations then. Paige was so nice and helpful to work with! We are forever thankful for the care and attention to detail that was put into translating our children’s files!
Jeremy Schmucker
(Adoptive Parent)
Iris was so great to work with. Her translation work was quick, accurate, and competitively priced. We have no complaints and would highly recommend using Iris for all of your translation needs.