2015 Outstanding Young Leaders

Timothy Dennis spent 6 years in Tennessee's foster care system. Mr. Dennis grew up in foster care for all of his teenage years. Timothy graduated high school in Knoxville, TN and went on to obtain his certified nursing assistant license. His passion in life is to give back to current... Read more

Tesa Curtiss spent 3 years in North Dakota's foster care system. Tesa spent three years in the foster care system and in that short time she has had her share in good and bad experiences. Despite the bad she is a optimistic and well-rounded young woman. In her own words... Read more

Elisa Coones spent 2 years in Utah's foster care system. Miss Coones was placed in the foster system in Utah at age 16 with her little brother and remained until she aged out at 18. She had two foster homes during those two years. Elisa has now a graduated at... Read more

Hasani Callwood spent 4 years in New York's foster care system. Since the age of 17, Hassani has been a resident of the children's village in Dobbs Ferry, New York. Initially he struggled to adapt to being away from loved ones to and trust others, but this dissipated quickly. He... Read more

Jordyn Calloway spent 6 years in Oregon's foster care system. Jordyn is enrolled at OSU and is working toward a Bachelor's in Biology. She plans to go to graduate school, her goal is to become a doctor or possibly a surgeon to help children with deformities. Jordyn was removed from... Read more

Gina Cabiddu spent 6 years in Washington's foster care system. Gina spent 6 years in the Washington state foster care system, after which she enrolled at University of Washington, Tacoma where she currently holds an impressive 3.9 GPA. Only 20 years old, she is expecting to graduate with her bachelor’s... Read more

Mellissa Bobbie spent 9 years in Delaware's foster care system. Mellissa is a young and ambitious future social worker who spent 9 years in Delaware’s foster system. Her experiences in care motivated her to advocate for the well­being of all children in foster care. Throughout her scholastic career, Melissa acted... Read more

Anny Anderson spent 6 years in Nevada's foster care system Anny spent six years in Nevada’s system and has overcome many long and painful challenges, including abuse, at a young age and wants to celebrate her victory by helping other young people that have experienced similar circumstances. She is described... Read more

Amanda Gearhart spent 18 years in California's foster care system. Amanda entered foster care before her first birthday and was placed with her grandmother. She spent 18 years in the foster care system in California. Amanda enjoys volunteering and participates in several activities at her local church. She leads two... Read more