Charisma De Los Reyes, MSW, is the Program Coordinator for the Foster Youth Services Coordinating Program with the San Diego County Office of Education. Before her work with SDCOE, Charisma was a community organizer and activist with 20+ years of experience engaging in social justice and advocacy work. This activism influenced over 15 years of social services experience at national and local levels. Charisma has spearheaded multiple county-wide initiatives and is recognized for her advocacy and dedication to children, in addition to her efforts to develop cross-system procedures for collaboration & coordination among child-serving systems. And for these efforts, she received the California Senator Pro Tempore Toni Atkins’ Woman of the Year award.