Meghann Simpson, YPA-C, Youth Training Coordinator, Families Together in New York State, Inc.

Meghann Simpson is an ambitious leader motivated to reform and develop support services for youth and adults. Meghann has an A.A. in Human Services and Social Science. She is graduating this spring with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Social Science and a minor in African American Studies. Meghann has experience working with various populations including but not limited to youth and adults experiencing serious mental illness, re-entry felons, LBTQIA+ individuals, and children coping with severe behavioral and emotional health challenges. Recently, Meghann co-founded Now She Speaks, a domestic and interpersonal violence non-profit organization, to provide a peer-support perspective to those experiencing IPV. Meghann hopes to inspire youth to know as fact that they can live a happy and successful life regardless of trauma and mental illness.