GRAND Voices
GRAND Voices
Generations United's GRAND Voices initiative is a national advocacy group comprised of caregiver advocates, including grandparents, aunts, uncles, cousins, siblings, other relatives and close family friends raising children whose parents cannot. Serving as strategic partners, GRAND Voices play a crucial role in shaping policies and practices that affect grandfamilies, offering invaluable insights into family strengths, needs, and service gaps. Supported by Casey Family Programs, Generations United empowers GRAND Voices with resources, skills development, and engagement opportunities, supporting their active involvement in shaping programs, policies, and strategies for the betterment of children and families like theirs. Established in 2014, our national advocacy group represents 46 states and 12 tribes. Join us in becoming a GRAND Voice in amplifying caregiver voices and effecting positive change. For more information or to apply, please contact our GRAND Voices Support Coordinator at the National Center on Grandfamilies at rwind@gu.org.
Lula Rochelle
Alabama
Keith Lowhorne
Alabama
Carol Piscoya
Alaska
Nome Eskimo Community
Bernadine Atchison
Alaska
Jeannette Walker
Alaska
Koyukon Athabascan
Victoria Gray
Arizona
Bob Ruble
California
Jaymi Lynn
California
Aline Ratliff
Colorado
Gail Engel
Colorado
Toni Minor
Colorado
Rosalie Tallbull
Colorado
Northern Cheyenne Tribe
Corrinna Martin
Connecticut
Zina Jones
Connecticut
Chris Mathews
Florida
Farnece Roberts
Florida
Eugene Vickerson
Georgia
Marlena Austin
Florida
Karen Gillespie
Georgia
Debra Suzette Brown
Georgia
Charlye Hahn
Idaho
Raul Enriquez
Idaho
Adrian Charniak
Illinois
Rijenna Murray
Indiana
Andreah Moyer
Iowa
Connie Mayes
Kansas
Beth Patton
Kansas
Laura Cooper
Kentucky
Norma Hatfield
Kentucky
Robert Brown
Louisiana
Kathy Coleman
Louisiana
Bette Hoxie
Maine
Sonya Begay
Maryland
Navajo (Dine')
Joseph J. O’Leary, Jr.
Massachusetts
Jan Wagner
Michigan
Craig Nash
Michigan
Antoinette James
Michigan
Marisa Van Zile
Michigan
Sokaogon Chippewa
Sharon Olson
Minnesota
Janet Baldwin
Mississippi
Rose Stigger
Missouri
Wilma Tyner
Montana
Chippewa Cree
AnnaMarie White
Montana
Kim Merriman
Nebraska
Anntesha Chesterton
Nevada
Ali Caliendo
Nevada
Rosemary Nugent
New Hampshire
Dolores Bryant
New Jersey
Sammie Hayes
New Mexico
Linda James
New York
Genia LaRese Newkirk
North Carolina
Patricia Holland
North Carolina
Kris Magstadt
North Dakota
Jan-Ellen French
Ohio
Kahnawake Mohawk
Jacquline Jackson
Oklahoma
Barbara Johnson-Williams
Oklahoma
Linda Lewis
Oklahoma
Robyn Wind
Oklahoma
Muscogee (Creek)
Terry Santini
Oregon
Mandie Bates
Oregon
Christine Benslimen
Pennsylvania
Tawanda Harris
Pennsylvania
Renee Crosby Skinner
Pennsylvania
Charlotte Stephenson
Pennsylvania
Laurie Tapozada
Rhode Island
Magdalena Andreozzi
Rhode Island
Iona Jenkins
South Carolina
Crystal Perdue
Tennessee
Paula Bibbs-Samuels
Texas
Mercedes Bristol
Texas
Jessica Cardenas
Texas
Ray Cerda
Texas
Gail Gallagher
Texas
Delia Martinez
Texas
LaNette Jacobs
Utah
Brenda Hamlin
Vermont
Jim Holway
Vermont
Jeanna LaVallee
Vermont
Sharon Rochelle
Virginia
Sarah Smalls
Virginia
Lynn Urvina
Washington
Sharon Gebhardt
Washington
Turtle Mountain Chippewa
Carmen Kalama
Washington
Nisqually
Tim Kavanaugh
Washington
Samish
Olivia Chase
Washington, DC
Cassandra Gentry
Washington, DC
Annie Otto
West Virginia
Santana Lee
Wisconsin
Angela Clements
Wisconsin
Alice Carter
Wyoming
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