Shauntia White, MS is a social work student at the University of Maryland School of Social Work, located in the heart of Baltimore City. She holds a master’s degree in human development and family science from Oklahoma State University. She is the Founder and President of YSocialWork, an independent 501(c)3 focused on applying social work values to political systems by engaging social work students in young professionals in leadership development, advocacy, and innovation. She is former recipient of the Hillman Entrepreneurs Program at the Prince George’s Community College and University of Maryland, the Creativity, Innovation, and Entrepreneurship Scholars Program at Oklahoma State University, and the Entrepreneurship and Empowerment Program in South Africa. She is an alumna of the Women’s Campaign School at Yale University, and serves as a student representative for the Greater Washington Society for Clinical Social Work.