Meet The Team

Xinyi Liu is a high school student at Pine View School in Sarasota. As someone who moved across the world with her family at 12 years old, Xinyi has first-hand experience of what it is like going through major cultural and community adjustments. Through her work at Youth MOVE, Xinyi seeks to support and empower youth in her community and show youth that no matter their backgrounds, their perspectives are valued, and their voices are heard. Serving on both the national and the chapter board of Youth MOVE, Xinyi feels inspired every day to use her experiences and actions as a youth advocate to support others.

Born and raised in the Sarasota/Lakewood Ranch area, Mia Rosenthal has a strong interest in Psychology and experience with mental health challenges associated with teens. She feels connected to the Data Coordinator role in that it is similar to testing and capturing theories in psychology, but through the lens of Youth Move Suncoast, capturing the message and impact that the program has on the community. With a personal mental health journey, Mia hopes to inspire and help others with similar struggles through the knowledge she has attained and the lessons she has learned. Mia is a junior in high school at the Out-of-Door Academy. After being a member of the Social Awareness Club, she started a well-being and mindfulness-focused program called Peace of Mind Club, which she now passionately runs. A lover of music, arts, and language, Mia is a common concert-goer and artist who loves learning Latin and French, hoping to apply those languages on her upcoming summer trip to Europe. Mia has a love for deep communication and connection. She firmly believes in the “work-hard, play-hard” mentality and puts important value on her emotional quotient, tending to be empathetic and considerate that you never know what someone has going on in their life, so just be kind! She tries her best to empower people around her to be the reason others believe there are good people in the world.

Jordan Stonecypher is currently based in Asheville, North Carolina, and is getting her Masters in clinical mental health counseling, with a dual licensure in school counseling at Lenoir Rhyne University. In addition to this, at 22 years old, she co-founded the Lean On Me project, along with Amy Falk-Weinberger, a program based in Sarasota, Florida, that bridges mental health and education together for schools in Sarasota county. Her goal in the future is to continue to grow the Lean On Me Project, practice mental health counseling and school counseling, while shooting to get a PhD in the psychology field. In her free time, she enjoys hanging out with her dog, going outside, and creating art. 

Isabel Reyes is a rising fourth year at New College of Florida where she is double majoring in Psychology & Gender Studies. Psychology has been a passion of mine for hers long time, and behind that is a passion for mental health awareness and education. Isabel has been interested in mental health since late childhood/early teenagehood when she first began experiencing her own mental health struggles. It is this passion, and wanting to help others that have experienced similar struggles, that brought her to Youth MOVE and to NAMI. It is also why Isabel wants to continue her education in mental health and aims to become a mental health counselor. Isabel also aims to make mental health spaces more inclusive and diverse, where all can feel supported.

Cecile is junior at the Out of Door Academy and loves community outreach and youth advocacy. Cecile also I enjoys traveling, dancing, and running! For those interested in volunteering with Youth Move Suncoast can contact Cecile at cvisa@odathunder.org.

Born and raised in Sarasota, Emily Haywood has personal experience navigating the local school system and understands first-hand the mental health challenges associated with K-12 and beyond. With a personal story in mental health recovery, Emily hopes to use lived experience to connect with and empower those who need a helping hand. Emily graduated from Florida Southern College with a B.S. in Psychology and has completed research on positive psychology gratitude exercises. A huge nerd at heart, Emily is an avid gamer and artist who loves attending gaming conventions and Esport events. Emily believes that motivation can be found in even the most unexpected of places and that everyone deserves someone to support them through their mental health journey.