Keona collaboratively uses her Lived Expertise (LEx) to provide insight to Service Providers within local Continuums of Care (CoC's) & National Youth Organizations alike to elevate and include the Youth & Young Adult (YYA) perspective in order to solve systemic issues from the ground up.Keona advocates for the inclusion, elevation, representation, and compensation of the youth voice within system change processes. Keona also passionately advocates for the empowerment, training, core outcomes, and establishment of authentic connections with youth and for youth. Keona has demonstrated her skills by training the trainers; Creating trainings for CoC's, facilitating discussion with community partners, and assisting in key conversations with the City & Governing Bodies regarding the better treatment and collaboration with YYA. Keona strives to be a positive role model for her own children and youth everywhere by leading by example; showing that lived experiences do not define ourselves as a whole. Keona aspires make sure today's youth can become our Nation's future leaders by recognizing their unique potential, and to rise above the oppressive barriers youth today often experience.To connect with Keona directly, or to learn more about her expertise, please email keonarose@youthcollaboratory.org Monday-Friday 10am-5pm MST.
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Program FacilitatorLpkncTucson, Az, Us
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Lex Youth LeaderFosterclub Inc. Aug 2024 - PresentTucson, Arizona, United StatesFoster Club's Lived Expertise (LEx) Youth Leadership network consists of youth and young adults that have experienced the Foster Care system, and work as paid consultants to collaborate with Foster Club's organizational partners in order to create awareness around the importance of the youth voice & their input. Many projects surround initiatives such as SOGI, Adoption, Mental Health, Diversity, Racial Equity and much more. -
National Center For Adoption Competent Mental Health Services (The Center) Lex Leader Advisory BoardFosterclub Inc. Aug 2024 - PresentTucson, Arizona, United StatesThe National Lived Experience (LEx) Leader Advisory Board will guide the Center by using FosterClub's proven methods for involving and empowering youth who have experienced foster care or adoption. This team will include 10 LEx Leaders from diverse backgrounds in terms of geography, race, SOGI, foster care/adoption history, and mental health experiences.
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Research Subcommittee Member - Training LeadPoint Source Youth Apr 2024 - PresentTucson, Arizona, United StatesThe PSY YAC Research Subcommittee envisions cross collaboration through analyzing data via Continuous Quality Improvement (CQI) measuring tools collected from communities in order to effectively provide technical assistance to communities serving youth. This data is collected, and created into reports to Point Source Youth, in order to accurately measure progress, disparities and areas of strengths and/or improvement. This data is further used to create trainings, deliverables and actionable next steps needed for communities to continue to serve youth.Responsibilities include but are not limited to: Identify training areas associated with core valuesDelegating responsibilities to subcommittee membersLead training DevelopmentCreating & managing a central folder for data storage. -
Youth Advisory Council MemberPoint Source Youth Mar 2024 - PresentTucson, Arizona, United StatesThe mission of the PSY YAC is to be at the forefront of generating positiveimpact in youth homelessness systems through cultivating an empoweringcommunity of young leaders, activists, community organizers, etc. Youth andyoung adults engaged in YAC develop professional skills and personal networksthrough various PSY interventions and leadership opportunities that placepower and resources directly in the hands of young people while ultimatelysharing the common goal of ending and preventing youth homelessness.
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Youth LeaderPoint Source Youth Aug 2022 - Aug 2024Tucson, Arizona, United StatesThe Point Source Youth (PSY) National Youth Empowerment and Mentorship Initiative seeks QTBIPOC (Queer, Trans, Black, Indigenous, People of Color) youth leaders and advocates driven by the determination to disrupt disparities and close gaps in services for youth experiencing homelessness who are living with HIV, and/or youth most at-risk. These change-makers will collaborate with 5 local organizations to launch new youth empowerment and mentorship programs across the country.
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Program Committee MemberPoint Source Youth Jan 2023 - Jan 2024Tucson, Arizona, United StatesPSY's Program Committee Members are required to provide collaborative efforts to plan, execute and empower others in assisting to co-create programming for Point Source Youth's 2023 conferences. Project details include making connections from internal networks for speaking and consulting opportunities at PSY conferences.
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Leadership Team MemberYouth Collaboratory Mar 2024 - PresentTucson, Arizona, United StatesYouth Collaboratory's Youth Catalyst Team (YCT) Leadership team consists of former & current YCT members to implement crucial ideas to further engagement from YCT, as well as staff by participating in important discussion around authentic Youth collaboration, Youth engagement, youth perspective, as well as youth leadership from both Youth Collaboratory and its partners. Responsibilities include but are not limited to:Agenda settingProject managementProject developmentCollaborative problem-solvingYCT Member Check-insIntention vs. Impact measures -
Engaging Parents Of Color (Epoc) Youth & Families Group FacilitatorYouth Collaboratory Jan 2024 - PresentTucson, Arizona, United StatesYouth Collaboratory has appointed Keona to work collaboratively with California Mentoring Partnership (CMP) in order to network with local & national organizations to band together a community of researchers, youth, families & policy makers to effectively work with parents & caregivers of color to create a more meaningful, engaging relationship with our educational systems. These groups are now meeting quarterly in order to find better pathways to collaborate in a way that can reach and impact communities across the nation. Meeting discussions consist of research towards better engagement with parents and caregivers, policies that can benefit the educational system, as well as youth & families. This group's main initiative is to gain authentic perspective that can provide insight on the reality & challenges many parents, youth & caregivers of color face when working with educational systems.Keona is a co-facilitator of the Youth & Families Group, advocating for the youth & parent perspective, as well as bringing organizational partners together to ensure fair compensation & representation for any and all youth and parents that attend meetings.
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Youth Catalyst Team MemberYouth Collaboratory Feb 2022 - PresentTucson, Arizona, United StatesYouth Catalyst Team (YCT) members provide training and coaching, develop tools and resources, and propel national awareness efforts and systems change. Youth and young adult leaders are part of the team - working in authentic partnership with Youth Collaboratory to reimagine possibilities for each youth, family, agency, and the larger youth services field.
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Girls Action Board MemberYouth Collaboratory Mar 2023 - Mar 2024Tucson Estates, Arizona, United StatesYouth Consultants hired by Youth Collaboratory are also part of the Youth Catalyst Team; Focusing specifically on addressing the complexity of sex trafficking of minors and the approaches required to properly address prevention and intervention needs through an equitable lens when serving Black girls. Projects also include data analyzation, creating trainings, providing Technical Assistance (TA) to local Youth Organizations, and community building exercises.
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Youth Advisory CouncilSentient Research, Inc. Mar 2022 - PresentTucson, Arizona, United StatesYoung United Parents (YUP!) is a hub for young parents to seek resources, guidance, and leadership in their day-to-day lives. As a member of the Youth Advisory Council, responsibilities include, but aren't limited to:Attending the monthly Council meetingsCompleting monthly assignments in a timely mannerTesting the website as promptedWeekly monitoring and moderating of an assigned forum group -
Community ConsultantTucson Pima Collaboration To End Homelessness Nov 2021 - Feb 2024Tucson, Arizona, United StatesTPCH sponsors a variety of community coalitions & committees. These coalitions & committees provide open forums for community members, government partners, and not-for-profit agencies to share resources and best practices, participate in training, and develop collaborative approaches related to specific areas of focus. Keona was an active member of the following committees/coalitions within TPCH:Youth Action Committee (YAC) - November 2021 to February 2024 Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee (DEI) - May 2022 to February 2024Lived Expertise Council (LEC) - December 2023 to February 2024
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Grant ReviewerCity Of Tucson Sep 2022 - Sep 2023Tucson, Arizona, United StatesKeona has participated in two NOFO Grant Review Panels for the City of Tucson as a Person with Lived Expertise (PLE) to give authentic insight to improve future grant processes involving PLE and Youth and Young Adults (YYA). -
Student InternshipYouth On Their Own Jan 2018 - Jun 2018Tucson, Arizona, United StatesThis internship position was a first of many employment opportunities YOTO provided for YOTO youth. Keona was one of the last interns to complete this internship before the Home Store turned into the Mini Mall. Responsibilities included cleaning and pricing items, working the register, cleaning the store, taking in donations, customer service, retail, logging items & researching items.
Keona R. Education Details
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Business Administration And Management, General
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