LaShay provides technical assistance and consultation in collaborative relationship building, from an expertise family perspective, working with community-based, family-centered and diverse partners and stakeholders to build primary prevention systems within local communities. LaShay Canady is the mother to an adult daughter, who survived a traumatic brain injury in 1998 (hit by a car at the age of 9), who requires 24/7 care. Her daughter is a diva in a wheelchair though! From this life experience, LaShay became a powerful Family Leader. She previously worked as a Family Advisor and managed the Colorado Family Leadership Training Institute (FLTI) statewide initiative. As an subject matter expert on the public health approach to primary prevention, LaShay has worked in a variety of settings as a Family Leader for more than 10 years, including serving as the Chair of the Colorado Children’s Trust Fund Board for 2 years, and is committed to youth and family leadership in multiple domains.