My life's work is rooted in advocacy and social justice. I am an expert on the foster care system and offer a unique perspective from all angles including non-profit management, congregate care, volunteer, former foster parent, adoptive mom, and lived experience.While the bulk of my experience is within child welfare work and youth mentoring, I ultimately LOVE helping at-risk youth succeed and making programs better! I have an innate ability to analyze programs, identify opportunities, and offer honest solutions that will help serve people better. I am passionate about inclusive trauma-informed services whether it's delivering them to individuals or consulting with organizations to create holistic trauma-informed programs. I desire to work with more non-profits including faith-based organizations to help them create programs and services that empower, protect, and care for our most vulnerable.