Sixto Cancel is a current undergraduate at Virginia Commonwealth University who grew up in foster care. His most recent project outside of being a full-time college student involves leading a startup effort called Think of Us, a commitment of action for the Clinton Global Initiative. Cancel also serves as a Youth Innovation Adviser to Dell and is a member of the Youth Thrive Expert Panel. Cancel has been named a Millennial Maker by BET and recognized as one of the Top 24 Changemakers under 24 in the country by the Campaign for a Presidential Youth Council and Sparkaction. In high school, he founded and secured funding for Stellar Works, a SAT and remedial education program for students in foster care. As a Young Fellow at Jim Casey Youth Opportunities, Cancel is a national voice advocating for youth aging out of foster care. He has participated in over 30 conferences related to issues facing youth including those sponsored by Harvard Law, the Clinton Global Initiative, and the Center for Enterprise Development. Cancel has been quoted on NPR’s “Tell Me More,” Fox News, and by the Huffington Post. Cancel presented issues facing black, LGBT youth in foster care at the White House’s Black LGBT Emerging Leaders Briefing. He also provides recommendations related to older youth in care to the Acting Assistant Secretary for the Administration for Children and Families under the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Cancel currently serves on the Board of Directors for the National Foster Care Coalition, North American Council on Adoptable Children, and on several advisory boards for other noteworthy organizations.