• Get children in foster care adopted.
• Educate and recruit mentors, volunteers, foster parents and
  Guardians Ad Litem.
• Increase employment opportunities for at-risk youth to help ensure
  a successful adult life.
• Generate donations for families adopting medically needy children and teens.
  leaving foster care.
• Facilitate relationships between child welfare organizations, the public
  and the children we serve.
• Find employment for teens in foster care"aging-out".
• Advocate on behalf of current and youth in foster care.
• Support kinship families.

Gia Tutalo-Mote, Founder & CEO

Gia Tutalo-Mote is a wife, mother and Emmy award winning television producer. Founder and CEO of the non-profit organization Forever Family, she has received numerous awards for a lifetime of humanitarian work including: The Congressional Angels in Adoption Award, Florida Department of Children and Families Advocate of the Year, and The William R. Butler Award for Community Service, highest honor the University of Miami Alumni Association bestows.

In addition to overseeing all aspects of the Forever Family program, Gia also mentors teens aging out of foster care and is the Executive Producer of all Forever Family television and radio programs.

Gia has BA degree in Communication from Florida Atlantic University and an MA in Broadcast Journalism from the University of Miami. She resides in Fort Lauderdale, Florida with her husband and two children.

LIz Quirantes, CBS 12

Liz Quirantes is the face of Forever Family in West Palm Beach and the Treasure Coast. Every Tuesday at 5pm, Liz brings you Forever Family stories on CBS 12. Liz Quirantes also anchors the 5:00, 6:00 and 11:00 p.m. weekday newscasts on WPEC CBS 12. She joined CBS 12 in 1991 and since then, has received several awards including an Associated Press Best Series, Award for her undercover work in a report titled 'Inside Castro's Cuba." She was also recently named Best Female Local TV News Anchor by Palm Beach Post readers

Nicole Ferguson, FOX 8

This is the second time around at Fox8 for Nicole, who was a reporter with the station from 2007-2009. She left to join WTVF, the CBS affiliate in Nashville, during the fall of 2009. While there, Nicole covered several major stories, including the historic flood of 2010. Love brought Nicole back to Greensboro. She married last year, and she and her husband are the proud parents of a new baby girl. Nicole is a graduate of Winston-Salem State University, and Syracuse University, where she received a Master's degree in Broadcast Journalism. In addition to reporting, Nicole has enjoyed being an adjunct communications instructor at several local colleges, including her alma mater. Nicole is a member the National Association of Black Journalists, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc, the WSSU Board of Visitors, and she volunteers with the Winston-Salem chapter of the March of Dimes. She's also an advocate for military families, as she grew up an Army Brat.

Anna Johnson, WCTV

Anna Johnson is the face of Forever Family in Tallahassee and South Georgia. Every Thursday at 5pm, Anna brings you Forever Family stories on WCTV. Celebrated for her leadership role in community and public relations for the local CBS affiliate, WCTV, Anna has received numerous national and local honors and is a respected leader in the broadcasting industry.

Tony Segreto

Tony Segreto was one of the most experienced and trusted anchors on South Florida television. He was an integral part of the NBC 6 news team for 40 years. In 1995, he was honored by the South Florida chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences (NATAS) with the prestigious Silver Circle Award. In December, he received the Governors Award by the Suncoast Chapter of the National Academy of Television Arts and Sciences. In addition to being a Forever Family Board Member, Segreto works and is involved in numerous other charitable organizations in the South Florida community. Segreto is also the proud spokesperson for the Make-A-Wish Foundation and St. Jude's Children's Hospital.

Jeanette Sparano

Mez Pierre with Board Member Jeanette Sparano

Mez grew up in foster care, a child of the state from age five until he “aged out” at eighteen. He is now a sophomore at Broward College working on his Associates in Criminal Justice with plans on pursuing his J.D. in law. Currently he plans on minoring in history as he finds it interesting how history often repeats itself. Mez has found that his passion and conviction for others is evident by his job at 4Kids of South Florida and Forever Family. Mez has also helped to establish a Broward Chapter of Florida Youth SHINE and currently sits on the Board. Always the multifaceted person, Mez writes and records music for local producers in various genres and has even been featured on a few popular hip/hop artists albums.