Voices of Hope
Stories of resilience, service, and lived experience in foster care.
Mary Schmidt
Deputy Juvenile Officer, Laclede County
Jenny Morgan
Alternative Care Supervisor, Missouri Children’s Division, Laclede County
Kacie Springer
Lieutenant with the Lebanon Police Department and Lake Area Cyber Crimes Task Force Commander
Cara Gerdiman
Executive Director
Kids’ Harbor, Inc.
Krysta McKinney
Foster Care Case Manager
KVC Missouri
Rebekah Middleton
Children’s Division Investigator
Morgan, Moniteau, and Miller County, Missouri
April Robinson
Missouri Children’s Division
Social Service Specialist III
Franki Boyd-Tapp
Licensing Worker
Foster Parent Recruiter
Foster Care Advocate with Children’s Division
Laura Angst Gartin
Former Foster Parent
Adoptive Parent
Program Director for Live 2 Give Hope
Merry Anne Rutledge
Former Foster Child
Former Foster Parent
Board Member, Live 2 Give Hope
Founder, Fostering the Future Scholarship