Council Member - Current

At the age of five years old, Tina Robinson was taken into the state of New Mexico’s custody along with her five older siblings only to be later separated, restricted from contact outside of irregular supervised visits, prescribed multiple psychotropic medicines and forced to attend 5 different schools all before... Read more

Hope graduated Magna Cum Laude from Limestone University in 2020 with a Bachelor’s of Arts in Social Work and began working in child welfare through volunteer mentoring while in college, but her initial exposure began as a child growing up in foster care. She is deeply passionate about helping vulnerable... Read more

Ryan Young 4 years in Foster Care He/him/his Ryan Young resides in Phoenix, AZ, has spent five years in Arizona’s foster care and extended foster care systems and was originally an orphan from the Ukraine. He is currently studying at Phoenix College to obtain his Associate’s Degree in Political Science... Read more

Kristianna Moore 3 years in Foster Care 26 years old She/her/hers Kristianna Moore is pursuing degrees in Respiratory Therapy and Social Work. Once she finishes, she plans to continue her education to achieve a Master of Social Work. Kristianna recognizes the need for an increased caliber of healthcare workers, and... Read more

Daysha Reed She/Her/Hers & They/Them/Theirs Michigan Foster Care System Daysha Reed grew up in Michigan as the oldest child of a family from the U.S. Virgin Islands. After entering foster care, she continued to college as a first-generation college student where she received a Bachelor of Arts in Child Development... Read more

Lanitta Berry grew up having a passion for her peers and doing what was best for them. Lanitta got started doing advocacy work in 2015 with an organization called SaySo of North Carolina. During her advocacy career, she has worked on all 3 levels of government while also being able... Read more

Jordan is an activist, writer and community organizer from Nashua, New Hampshire. He spent six years in foster care before aging out of the system as an adult. Jordan has had a strong passion for public service since he was a teen, and has spent the last several years advocating... Read more

Myla Garcia grew up as the daughter of Filipino immigrants in Delano, CA. Despite entering foster care at the age of 13 with her younger brother, Myla has pursued higher education and is a first-generation college graduate and current law student. Myla graduated from California State University, Fullerton, with a... Read more

Franz Utomo is from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. He attends Temple University and is majoring in Political Science with a focus on Public Policy and is minoring in Geographic and Urban Studies. Franz identifies as an LGBTQIA+ multiracial Immigrant. Franz was born in Indonesia to a multiracial family. His father passed away... Read more

Veronica is an enrolled member of the Hopi Tribe of Arizona and also has Jemez and Navajo heritage. Veronica spent several years in the New Mexico foster care system before being adopted at 10 years old, along with her younger sister. After graduating from Fort Lewis College with a Bachelor... Read more