Voices of Hope
Stories of resilience, service, and lived experience in foster care.
Mary Russell
Live 2 Give Hope Board of Directors
Lindsy Bailey
Lindsy Bailey
foster mom, adoptive mom, biological mom, and Lebanon R-III educator
Toni Redick
Lebanon R-III counselor
founder of Lebanon’s original Prom Closet
Lori Ranfeld, LPC
Lebanon R-3 Schools
Homeless and Foster Care Liaison
Daniel Peregoy
Adoptive Parent
GOCAPS Lake Region facilitator
Paving the Way driving instructor
Seth Hein
Foster parent
Pastor at Jubilee Church the Lake
Lindsey Noble
Deputy Juvenile Officer
Sheila Mitchell
Adoptive Parent
Aaron Schmidt
Former Foster Child
Board of Directors, Live 2 Give Hope
Judge Larry Winfrey
Associate Circuit Judge for Laclede County
Carrie Howerton
foster, kinship, and adoptive parent
Shelby Snider
Family Empowerment Specialist, Missouri Empowerment Project
Founder, Destination Families Together Initiative
Natalie Torres
Reunified parent and peer support specialist, Lane Change and Laclede County Family Treatment Court, Lebanon, Missouri
Heather Lovell
Children’s Division Case Manager
Kris and Janelle Keeth
Therapeutic Foster and Kinship caregivers
Connie Dunham
Foster Parent
Fostering Hope Closet Volunteer
Devon and Megan Zimdars
Adoptive Parents
Amber Kula
Foster Parent
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
