Kristen is an aged out foster youth and now adoptive parent currently finishing graduate school to be a licensed clinical mental health counselor. She is a passionate advocate for positive changes in the system and loves each opportunity to help those behind her! After many years of fostering single she adopted a teen girl that came through her home and they are both creating a beautiful life together. After decades of extreme trauma and hardships Kristen is seeing the fruits of all the hard work and sacrifices she made to get this far.