Founder

Founder, director and former foster youth from the Sierra Nevada mountains. Lived in San Francisco for 10 years studying and playing collegiate soccer at CCSF while working graveyard at UPS and volunteering at California Youth Connection where he helped advocate and awareness movement before moving to UCSB to earn his bachelors degree in social justice and working towards a double in Native American Indigenous studies.

Director

Born in Sacramento, and adopted at birth. Isaac grew up in the foothills of Northern California, near Big Trees National Park. His upbringing in a rural, predominantly white, and low-income community gave him firsthand insight into the challenges of diversity, poverty, and the foster care system. As a young Black man navigating these intersections, Isaac developed a deep understanding of the emotional and subconscious impact of early parental separation and systemic neglect.

Former Foster Youth from Calaveras County

While a member for California Youth Connection studied Micro Biology in Santa Barbara

B. S. from Sacramento State University

Current Biologist and Foster Youth Resource advocate

Ricky Aliae: Visionary Artist, Cultural Custodian, and Advocate for Transformative Healing

Former foster youth from Calaveras County

Worked many years in the SF bay area nonprofit world in finance

Former member of California Youth Connection Santa Barbara

Foster youth advocate