Amber was in the foster care system in the state of Washington and is a graduate student at the University of Washington - Seattle, where she is pursuing her masters in Social Work with a focus in Child Welfare, Psychology, Sociology, Human Development, Administration and Policy, Non-Profit Management, and Mental Health. Her prior experience with Hand in Hand as a Foster Homes Case Manager provided her with vast opportunities in the current foster care system which will be a crucial tool in the Foster Youth Internship (FYI) Program.