Keep a Child Alive relies on the leadership of our Regional Student
Board, a group of hand-selected college and high school students
who have proven their enormous talents in activism and fundraising.
If you are a student, or ANY Community Member, and want to
link in with other people and Events in your Region, please reach
out to our Regional Student Board Members!
To contact your leader, simply send them a message here on the
website! Current Regional Leaders will serve through June 2010.
Canada

Jessica
Rebeiro: Queens University: Class of 2010: Life Sciences
“My vision for ending AIDS involves us – as youth and human beings
– refusing to stand by as the world fails to help. My vision is
that we will have the courage and determination to make others so
informed about this issue that we will all be unified in the fight
against AIDS. My vision is that we will care enough to ensure that
AIDS is a disease spoken of in the past tense rather than the
present.”
Great Lakes (WI, IL, MI, IN, OH)

Jennifer
Mejia: Northern Illinois University: Class of 2010: Math
Education
“My vision to end the AIDS pandemic is to keep spreading the word
about this devastating virus and its magnitude and to motivate
people to take action. KCA does that and so by spreading the word
of KCA we can not only educate people about AIDS, but also help
keep children alive by providing the medications and care necessary
to those in need.”
Mid-Atlantic I (NY, PA, DC)

Billy Gonyou:
St. Joseph’s College: Class of 2010: English, Religious Studies and
Peace & Justice Studies
“My vision is simple; I want AIDS removed from this planet. I may
not have the ability to develop a cure, but I do have the power to
motivate and inspire thousands of people to stand and fight with
me. Before anything can happen, we need to develop an army and get
the entire world on our side. AIDS needs to end and we need to pave
the way for the end to come.”
Mid-Atlantic II (NJ, DE, MD)

Carmella
Christensen: Montclair State University: Class of 2010:
Psychology
"I feel that the fight to eradicate AIDS is our generation's
challenge. We can show the world that AIDS is not stronger than we
are. Compassion and determination of the human spirit will win this
fight."
Mid-West (MO, KS, NE, ND, SD, MN, IA)

Tiffany
Johnson: Washington University in St. Louis: Class of 2010:
Anthropology and African and African-American Studies
“My vision for ending AIDS is that people will stop being
complacent with death and injustice and continue to mobilize to
find an affordable and efficient cure.”
New England (ME, NH, VT, RI, CT, MA)
Pacific Coast (WA, OR, CA, ID, MT, WY, AK, HI)

Jade Wagner:
University of California - Irvine: Class of 2013
"Any one person can make a difference, so I though by starting a
club on campus that focused on raising awareness on such a serious
topic such as HIV/AIDS and how it affects people around the world I
knew that we could change at least one person's life. Through
information booths, movies and events that raised money for KCA,
while spreading awareness, is only the beginning of what we can
accomplish."
South (AR, LA, MS, AL, TN, KY, WV)

Shanna
McCormick: Central Arkansas University: Class of 2010
“It is one of the most important things in my life to continue to
work for KCA and all of the children and families KCA is helping. I
think ending AIDS is the most important challenge facing my
generation. Most people in the world say people like us are
"foolish" and "just dreamers" and ask why we are doing what were
doing, it's not making a difference, but I say let me be "foolish"
enough to believe that I can make a difference and let me dream big
enough to where I already think that my dream has come true and
that is to END AIDS, period.”
South-East (VA, NC, SC, GA, FL)

Ryann J
Logan: University of North Carolina - Greensboro
"My vision to end the AIDS pandemic is to first spread the word and
educate my peers about this immense issue that is quickly killing
us. The college community is growing at an incredible rate and by
getting involved in fundraisers, raising awareness and KCA
involvement I hope to make a change, and build a personal
relationship with the children we are helping. I am only one person
but I have faith in my team and KCA family that we can make a big
difference."
South-West (TX, NM, AZ, CO, UT, NV, OK)

Devin
Creer: Arizona State University: Class of 2012: Public Relations
and Political Science
"My vision is that we can unite as human beings and extinguish this
planet of HIV/AIDS. In order to get rid of this problem we need to
come together and be apart of the solution. As college students we
will set the standard for future generations. Innovation seems to
be a common aspiration among this generation and I believe that
raising awareness about this pandemic is something that we need to
aspire to creatively. We should not let ourselves be bound by fear
but rather soar with inspiration to eradicate this virus."