Samaris lives in Bridgeport, Connecticut and is finishing a Bachelors degree in Human Resources at Springfield College. This may surprise you, but Samaris has 5 boys and 3 grandchildren!
Some of Samaris’ notable accomplishments are providing resources to people in her community through her non-profit www.justasksammy.org, advocating and being a lobbyist for education, advocating and mentoring youth around gun violence. And overseeing the NAACP Youth Council. Through her role as a Lived Experience Advisory member, she hope to improve the the DCF system, change the perspective of community members, and iron out what needs to be mandated and what does not while providing EFFECTIVE resources to families.
Samaris is proud of being bold and courageous when it comes to mistreatment or providing services to her community, and is proud people in the community trust her to advocate for them and providers trusting her to work alongside of them and the families they serve.
