Meet our Amazing Team

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Cheryl Adams serves as the Director of Programs and Lead Task Force Mentor for Youth Infusion, where she oversees program implementation, supports cross-county mentor coordination, and guides youth-adult collaboration through the F.A.C.E.S. Curriculum and Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) Program. In her leadership role, Cheryl ensures that programming remains youth-centered, trauma-informed, and grounded in authentic community partnership.

Cheryl is a Family Peer Support Specialist with lived and professional experience supporting youth and families navigating mental health, education, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems. Her work centers youth voice, family partnership, and practical guidance rooted in real-world experience.

She specializes in cross-system navigation, caregiver coaching, and facilitating youth-adult collaboration. Cheryl brings a strong background in strategic planning, team building, and public engagement, helping communities move toward more responsive and relational approaches to support. She is fluent in American Sign Language and holds Mental Health First Aid certifications for both adult and youth populations.

• Consultant, PA Family Community of Practice (FCoP) 
• Board Member, Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers Association (PMHCA) / Youth MOVE PA 
• Member, Right to Education Local Task Forces 19 and 20 
• Member, Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 Parent Support Team 
• Member, CMP System of Care Leadership Committee (Carbon, Monroe, Pike Counties) 
• Sunshine Member, PA Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Mental Health Planning Council (MHPC) 
• Member, PA OMHSAS MHPC Children’s Committee Priorities Workgroup 
• Member, PA OMHSAS MHPC TAYYA Subcommittee 
• Member, PA OMHSAS Children’s Crisis Community of Practice (CYYAF) 
• Member, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Supporting Youth Success Subcommittee 
• Co-Chair, Statewide Community Support Program and Regional Community Support Program, Northeast Pennsylvania 
• Member, Lehigh Valley Supporting Families Collaborative (Northampton and Lehigh Counties) 
• Board Member, PA Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership Center (PEAL Center) 
• Board Member and Marketing Committee Chair, NAMI Lehigh Valley 
• Independent Consultant, Neurodiverse Collaborative 
• Board Member, The Ferns Peer Respite