2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

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Stephanie Ortega

Oklahoma

Stephanie experienced 21 different homes placements between the ages of six and eighteen. Four of the homes were level twelve group homes, a high-risk leveled home. At the age of eighteen she was emancipated from the foster care system. Stephanie is now attending college and plans on getting her Masters... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Natalie Houtz

Oklahoma

Natalie spent two and a half years as a foster child. Interestingly, her biological family hosted foster children prior to Natalie and her siblings being placed into care in 2005. She graduated as Salutatorian of her high school class and is currently working towards a degree in Family and Life... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Brondalyn "Nicole" Coleman

Oklahoma

"Nicole" Was placed in Foster Care at the age of 6Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Jennifer Dotson

North Dakota

Jennifer entered foster care in 2008. She plans to attend the University of North Dakota in this fall. At UND she will enter the pre-med program, majoring in chemistry with a minor in psychology. Jennifer has a passion for those who suffer from poverty around the world, and she plans... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Shelby Beth Edwards

North Carolina

Beth was placed into foster care at the age of 3. She has been in seven different placements, and is now living in a therapeutic foster home. “Out of all the homes I have been in, I love the current one the most.” Beth feels that her greatest challenge was... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Steven Parker

North Carolina

Steven Parker entered foster care in North Carolina at the age of 13. He lived in three different placements until being adopted by his final foster family. Steven is currently a high school senior and will graduate this June. He is active in the ROTC program at his school where... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Madison Thanh Sandoval-Lunn

Nevada

Council term: 2016-2018 At the age of 10, Madison entered foster care with her three younger siblings and had seven different placements. She was eventually separated from her siblings and adopted just before she turned 18. Madison has held various leadership positions in youth advisory boards and was recognized with... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

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Chris Guilmette

New Hampshire

Chris was in a kinship placement with his grandmother at the age of 15. He was able to advocate for himself and his siblings. His efforts resulted in keeping them all together and Chris has continued to be a positive role model to his younger siblings. “I have never smoked,... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Ryan T. Kling

New Jersey

Ryan experienced 15 different placements within a three year period. These placements ranged from foster homes to kinship placements to homeless shelters. He felt he could turn to no one for support other than his close friend and friend's family. "...they were the only constants in my life during the... Read more

2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Loan (Linh) Kim Nguyen

New Jersey

Loan was placed in the foster care system at the age of 14. At the time she attended an all-girls boarding school, and mainly resided in a dormitory during her time in care. She was in two different foster homes during school vacations until the age of 18. Currently Loan... Read more

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2009 Outstanding Young Leaders

Stephanie Ortega

Natalie Houtz

Brondalyn "Nicole" Coleman

Jennifer Dotson

Shelby Beth Edwards

Steven Parker

Madison Thanh Sandoval-Lunn

Chris Guilmette

Ryan T. Kling

Loan (Linh) Kim Nguyen

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