Children First’s Young Professionals Advisory Council is a diverse group of enlightened and engaged young leaders from across the Philadelphia region who have come together to support our mission and work. The purpose of this Advisory Council is to build the strength of the pipeline of leadership, networkers, advocates and donors for Children First’s work well into the next 40 years!
With guidance from veteran Children First Board Members, Javier Suarez and Lindsay Albright, Council members will:
- LEARN. Engage with the Children First Board and staff in education sessions and through reading Children First’s materials and e-blasts to become more informed about issues impacting children in our region and strengthen your advocacy skills to actively participate in Children First’s advocacy efforts at the local, regional and state level.
- ADVOCATE. Participate, when possible, with Children First’s leadership at specific events to advocate for policy change for children and youth.
- ENGAGE. Leverage your social media networks (Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, etc.) by commenting, sharing, re-tweeting Children First activities to help us reach more
الجماهير - RAISE MONEY. Serve in a fundraising capacity for Children First by tapping into personal and professional networks for sponsorships and tickets sales for Children First events, grant opportunities and individual fundraising efforts.
- EXPAND. As an Advisory Council create and implement at least 2 friendraising and low dollar events each year to support and broaden awareness of Children First and its work across the region with 20-40 year olds.
لمزيد من المعلومات حول المجلس الاستشاري للمهنيين الشباب ، اتصل Steven Fynes at stevenf at childrenfirstpa dot org أو اتصل على 5848-563-215 x11.
2022-2024 Council Members
سوميا أياغاري
Saumya is the Director of Special Outreach Services, a preventative oral health care program for individuals with intellectual disabilities and behavioral health challenges in PA. Her background is in public health nursing and maternal and child health nursing. She started volunteering with Children First (then PCCY) as a health policy intern in 2017. Since then she continued to volunteer for the organization in various capacities. Today she is part of the Lead Free Promise Project that is working to prevent lead poisoning in PA from the policy level.
جاكلين بيكر
Jacqueline is a Pediatric Primary Care Nurse Practitioner working at a Federal Qualified Health Center in SW Philadelphia. Prior to working in health care, she worked as a social justice organizer for environmental, human rights, and health policy causes. Jacqueline has been a volunteer with Children First since 2017.
إليزابيث بيتس
Elizabeth is a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner in NE Philadelphia and pursuing a degree in public health. She is committed to being a big voice for little kids and partnering with community organizations to improve the health, development and well-being of children across Philadelphia. She is excited to be a part of Children First!
توم براون
Tom is a litigation associate at the law firm of Hangley Aronchick Segal Pudlin & Schiller. A graduate of Princeton’s School of Public and International Affairs and Montgomery County public schools, he has been a Children First volunteer since 2018.
كاتي تشيشولم
Katie Chisholm is an HR Manager with the Educational Commission for Foreign Medical Graduates (ECFMG), where she partners with stakeholders to build culture and engagement enterprise wide. Katie’s professional career has focused on mission driven work. She is committed to finding opportunities to give back, get involved and make a difference within the Philadelphia community. Joining the Children First Young Professionals Advisory Council is an incredible way to have an impact!
Zoraida Cordero
Zoraida is Program Director for Safe-Hub Philly, where she focuses on supporting local youth through sports and youth development in North Philadelphia. Zoraida is a dedicated Latina Servant Leader with experience in community organizing development, child welfare, youth program development, organizational leadership, advocacy, and human service management. Additionally, she is an Army Veteran who has discovered a strategy for applying learned military skills to social services and supports she provides, training, and youth and young adult empowerment.
كوري جونسون
Cory Johnson is a Philadelphia resident and current Program Coordinator for Drexel University’s Action for Early Learning, an early childhood education improvement initiative in West Philadelphia. Strongly committed to equitable quality education, she completed a PA Office of Child Development and Early Learning Policy Fellowship in 2018 and is a former Children First intern, supporting the Pre-K for PA Campaign.
تشاو وينج لام
عمل Chau Wing في الخدمات الإنسانية والتعليم من مرحلة رياض الأطفال وحتى التعليم الثانوي وما حولها لأكثر من 10 سنوات. بعد أن هاجرت إلى الولايات المتحدة عندما كانت صغيرة ، وهي الآن أم لطفل صغير ، تؤمن تشاو وينج بعمق بقدرتنا الجماعية على تحسين المجتمعات من خلال ضمان صحة وتعليم وسلامة الشباب وعائلاتهم.
Jessica Lax
Kyle McMillen
Trey Miller
روزا باركس جرين
Rosa currently works at Temple University as the Assistant Director of Equal Opportunity Compliance. Prior to this, Rosa was a child welfare attorney at the City of Philadelphia Law Department and she also worked at the School District of Philadelphia in the Office of Student Rights and Responsibilities. She is excited to serve and advocate for young people in and around Philadelphia.
جيرالدين بينا
جيرالدين بينا هي مستشارة مهنية مرخصة وتعمل حاليًا في مركز علاج أزمات الأطفال كرئيسة لفريق برنامج الرعاية المتكاملة. لدي شغف بمساعدة الأطفال والمراهقين والعائلات على عيش حياة أكثر تعافيًا وسلامًا ، وقد كرست حياتي المهنية للدفاع عنها.
جوي سوتو
تعمل جوي سوتو من فيلادلفيا حاليًا كزميلة في أصوات المجتمع والمشاركة في WHYY ، حيث تعمل على تنمية الشراكات وتنفيذ العديد من أحداث الحوار المدني. وهي تعمل أيضًا كعضو مجلس استشاري لصندوق Greenlight Fund في فيلادلفيا ، وأمين صندوق LULAC Philly ، وعضو مجلس إدارة في الرابطة الوطنية للصحفيين من أصل إسباني في فيلادلفيا.