Personal Stories

Born in Greece, Change Consultant Cachet Evans was a world traveler at a very young age. Raised in an active military family, she moved quite a lot, even attending school in Italy, Puerto Rico, and Virginia all in one year. Though this was a difficult adjustment, Cachet's life was enriched [...]

Ryza Corcino is a queer, first-generation Filipino American from Southern California. In 2022, they earned their B.S. in Public Health with a concentration in Health Education and Promotion from California Baptist University. Throughout Ryza's college journey, they took on various roles, including serving as the senior captain of their school's [...]

Manny Stegall is ethnically Mexican and was adopted as an infant by white parents, and grew up in a predominantly rural, white community. Raised in a lower socio-economic bracket, his family greatly benefited from adoptee social programs. Navigating the challenges of being one of the few people of color in [...]

Neda Moussapour immigrated to the United States from Iran when she was five years old. Though she hasn't been able to go back since elementary school, her identity as an Iranian has remained the most integral part of her life and has tremendously shaped the person that she is today. [...]

Change Consultant Evelyn Clark was just recently awarded for her work in justice, equity, diversity, and inclusion (JEDI) and social justice within peer support. Presented by Jones Community Solutions, a Black-owned peer organization in Washington state, the Peer-O Award represents so much more for Evelyn. The peer movement has been [...]

Cynthia (Cindy) Rivera is originally from Arizona, where she grew up on a dirt road in the middle of the Sonoran Desert. Although she loves the area, she knew she wanted more than what her small town could offer. Cindy attended the University of Arizona for her bachelor and master’s [...]