Speakers

Speaker: Desiree Cook, Founder & CEO, I Am You 360
Topic: About I Am You 360, Personal Story, Helping Youth to Thrive

Desiree Cook is Founder and CEO of I Am You 360 incepted in 2014. Desiree is the mother of 7 children and married since 2002 and a licensed natural hair stylist since 2011. Desiree’s lived experiences includes low self esteem, survivor of domestic violence, drug addiction, incarceration, and her own children being raised by her mother and placed in foster care. Desiree desired to speak her truth, become accountable and reach back to pay it forward and put the spotlight on the customized and personalized needs of the most vulnerable population (foster care, homeless youth, and families). She believes they deserve to be treated with dignity so they can feel dignified. Her advocacy leads to being a voice for the voiceless and to be treated as a whole person.