May 19, 2022 | Laura Romanoff
Laura Romanoff is a compassionate leader who strives to provide a space for others to feel heard. Her experience navigating the mental health system for herself has given her the ability to assist others. As a teenager Laura struggled with anxiety and without the...
May 19, 2022 | Mariama Toe-Freeland
Mariama Toe-Freeland has been connected in advocacy for over 10 years. She was introduced to advocacy through attending Youth Power events. Returning home she shortly became a YP board member under the leadership of Stephanie Orlando, where she used her love for...
May 18, 2022 | Ash Radliff
My name is Ash Radliff (She/They), an Organizer and Activist for VOCAL-NY. I am a person in long term Recovery (7 years). I am one of the many people fighting for Social and Racial Justice in NYS. Within that, I fight to End The War on Drugs. I believe that Harm...
May 18, 2022 | Cathy Kent UYP
Cathy Kent who started off as a youth peer advocate intern and made her way up to being an outstanding advisor with over eight years of advocating and implementing structural change in organizations unfamiliar with the role of Advocacy. With expertise in supporting...
May 18, 2022 | Nivea Jackson
Nivea Yvonne Jackson, M.S is currently the Youth Peer Advocacy Coordinator at the NYC Department of Health and Mental Hygiene. As the Youth Peer Advocacy Coordinator, Nivea strategically develops ways to expand the Youth Peer Advocacy workforce while supporting and...
