
Experienced Next Level Foster Parents helping our BT Parents parent the kids who need us the most
Jamie Thomas
FOUNDER & EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Master’s Degree in Human Services - Specializing in Child & Family Strategies
Former Acute Child/Adolescent Mental Health Care Specialist at:​
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Children's Medical Center
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New Alternatives Group Homes
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Bayview Mental Health Hospital

Former Child/Adolescent Behavioral Health Consultant Vista Hill Foundation
Foster parent of seven children, ages newborn to teenager
Adoptive parent of amazing siblings
California Governor's Office Cal OES Grant Award Recipient for Innovative Solutions for Marginalized Victims of Crime 2019.
Former Board of Directors of Angels Foster Family Network
Former Foster Parent Recruiter for Walden Family Services
Former Director of San Diego Youth Services
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The San Diego Youth Homeless Shelter
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Take Wing TAY Temporary Housing
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San Diego Adoption Support Services
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Foster Family Agency
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Counseling Cove - Homeless Youth Community Based Behavioral Health Services
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East County Youth and Family Behavioral Health Clinic
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Creator of the Ground Up Coffee Shop - Fully staffed by homeless transition aged youth actively learning job and life skills.
Creator of Professional Therapeutic Foster Parenting
Creator of Foster Care 2.0
Creator of Time Out Mat Parenting Tool
Ellen Williams
CO-FOUNDER
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Former foster teen
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Masters of Education from University of San Diego
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Completing Juris Doctorate at University of San Diego, emphasis on child advocacy and public interest
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Forever foster parent to 6 children since 2011, focused on reuniting siblings
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Successfully transitioned 3 level-14 teenagers into her home and parented them through high-school

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Loving mother to her blended family of 10 children
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Former Alpha Homes instructor in San Francisco – Taught basic life skills to at-risk foster teens
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Former High School Coordinator for Stone Church Youth Group – Engaged teens with practical ethics in a collaborative environment
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Former Executive Director of The Samuel Lawrence Foundation, a nonprofit focused on environmental policy and educational outreach
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Managed the organization and engaged world leaders in environmental policy discussions leading to the closure of the San Onofre Nuclear Generating Station
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Program Leader for Landmark Education’s Self Expression and Leadership Program, whose participants each develop and launch sustainable community-centered projects
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Owner and Director of University Preparatory Preschool
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Executive Director of SUJO, an exercise studio specializing in movement pattern retraining and injury recovery
Dr. Brandon Williams
Co-Founder
Medical Doctorate from UCSD School of Medicine
Masters of Management Science and Engineering from Stanford University
Internal Medicine Hospitalist at Scripps Memorial Hospital, La Jolla
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Recipient of the UCSD Excellence in Teaching Award and 2-time recipient of the Violet B. Ilko Humanitarian Award
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With Ellen, a forever foster parent to 6 children since 2011, focused on reuniting siblings

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Successfully transitioned 3 level-14 teenagers into her home and parented them through high-school
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Loving father to his blended family of 10 children
Former Business Analyst for JSR Micro, Inc, responsible for market research and forecasting, investment analysis, product design, financial due diligence, and sales
Dr. Rachel Zahn
CHAIRWOMAN OF THE BOARD AND OUR "DR. MOMMY"
Our dear friend and foster care transformation Activist Warrior has done it all.
Rachel started her career as a Social Worker, then became an amazing Pediatrician for many years, until she learned of the Foster Care Pandemic we’ve had in America forever.
She left her successful Pediatric practice to fight the good fight for our hurt and scared kids without a voice in the system.
She became the Executive Director for the most effective Foster Care Network the world has ever seen.
She is a passionate, dedicated and brave activist and a powerful voice in this movement and revolution.
