YES Advisory Board

We are the youth advisory board. All of us are former foster youth and YES Scholars. With our understanding of the unique needs of foster youth, we help the Silicon Valley Children’s Fund improve on current programs geared towards foster youth and create new programs that will benefit the youth. We use our skills, outreach, and experience from being YES Scholars to improve YES and to help connect the youth with the SVCF community.

Brandy Wright

Co-Chair

University of California at Santa Cruz
YES Scholar since 2007

April Vance

Communications and Public Relations Director

Howard University - Graduate
YES Scholar Alumna Class of 2010

Geneva Holloman

Board Member

San Francisco State University
YES Scholar since 2005

Mario Keener

Co-Chair

San Jose State University
YES Scholar since 2007

Maria “Lupe” Diaz

Board Member

San Francisco State University
YES Scholar since 2007

Ruth Lira

Alumni Advisor

CSU East Bay - Graduate
YES Scholar Alumna Class of 2007