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Joshua Cleveland

South Carolina

Joshua Cleveland spent 8 years in the South Carolina foster care system. After spending eight years in the South Carolina foster care system, Joshua is an active foster care advocate. He experienced multiple group homes and foster home placements, but still managed to focus on education and graduate high school... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Catherine Konold

Utah

Catherine Konald spent 9 years in the Utah foster care system Catherine was placed into foster care at the age of nine due to her mother’s untreated mental illness. Despite experiencing multiple placements in care, Catherine has been able to move forward pursuing educational goals and advocacy efforts. Currently enrolled... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Anthony (Tony) Turner

New York

Tony spent 7 years in New York’s foster care system. Tony spent seven years in New York’s foster care system and is an excellent advocate and voice for foster youth and other youth who are involved with various child serving systems. While attending Columbia University, Tony is employed as a... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Michael Outrich

Ohio

Michael spent 6 years in the Ohio foster care system. Due to abuse, Michael entered foster care where he was over-medicated instead of receiving more appropriate forms of therapies. Refusing to live down to expectations, Michael focused his sights on higher education and paving a way for others to succeed... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Dasha Fritz Mikhailova

Virginia

Dasha Fritz Mikhailova spent 7 years in the Loudoun County, Virginia foster care system. Born in Ukraine, Dasha came to the United States leaving behind majority of her family. After enduring abuse and neglect, Dasha entered the foster care - an experience that fuels her desire to help others and... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Alexandria Ware

Kansas

Alexandria Ware spent 11 years in the Kansas foster care system Although it was hard, she learned coping skills, tenacity and gained a desire to help others achieve. Currently, Alexandria is a first-generation and a honor student at Kansas State University (KSU) and will be attending Oklahoma State University in... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Brian Morgantini

Pennsylvania

Council term: 2016-2018 Brian entered Pennsylvania's foster care system at age four and experiences over 25 different placements, including kinship, family foster care, and congregate care. He was separated from his brother when his brother was adopted by their aunt, and Brian aged out of the system at age 18... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

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Angelica Cross-Cain

Maine

Angelica Cross-Cain spent 8 years in the Maine foster care system Angelica (Angel) is in her second year of college at Southern Maine Community College after graduating high school on the honor roll and entering foster care at the age of 12. She is a sociology major with a concentration... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Jeffrey Wheat

Missouri

Jeffrey Wheat spent 2.5 of years in Missouri's foster care system. Jeffrey shares his story to motivate others, so they too can believe in their true potential and resilience, which gives them a chance to succeed. As a young child he was moved to the Dominican Republic with his brother,... Read more

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Joslyn Campbell

Indiana

Joslyn Campbell spent 4.5 years in Illinois’s foster care system. Joslyn has been able to grow from her experience in foster care and has shown strong resilience.She can inspire anyone and has a goal orientated mind. This young woman decided to double up on classes to be able to start... Read more

2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

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2016 Outstanding Young Leaders

Joshua Cleveland

Catherine Konold

Anthony (Tony) Turner

Michael Outrich

Dasha Fritz Mikhailova

Alexandria Ware

Brian Morgantini

Angelica Cross-Cain

Jeffrey Wheat

Joslyn Campbell

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