Carlina Shotwell 

Areas of Expertise: Empowering Resilience (Navigating Adversity with Confidence), Financial Foundations (Navigating Money Matters with Confidence), Unleashing Potential (Nurturing Personal Growth and Success)  

Carlina is a highly-rated keynote speaker with 10+ years of experience as a life skills educator and advocate for under supported youth.  Growing up within the foster care system brought about many challenges as Carlina approached adulthood. As a former foster youth, Carlina uses her experiences and education to empower under supported youth with life skills to become a better version of themselves as they transition out of care. 

Carlina is a DSS Child Welfare Trainer, skilled in leading/delivering training in the following areas: Teaching child welfare policy and best practices, Facilitating learning with individuals or groups of child welfare staff,  

Planning and organizing training partnerships.