Regina Cox

Regina Cox, BECA senior with an emphasis in Writing for the Electronic Media/Broadcast Journalism
reginac@mail.sfsu.edu
San Francisco State University

Broadcast and Electronic Communication Arts

 I have several interests and wish I could do it all, so I am keeping my options open after college and thinking outside of the box. Some future career goals I'm leaving open to pursue are:

-being an Executive Director, Founder, for a non-profit for foster youth

-working for a non-profit for foster youth, and eventually starting my own non-profit in foster care

-starting off as a news reporter at a small market most likely out of California

-joining the Air Force or Air Force Reserve and working in Public Affairs or Broadcast Journalism

-working in public affairs or public relations at a public relations firm or at news station for television

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State Winner for SpokesModel Competition

During my late teens until my early twenty's, I competed in pageant competitions. One of my favorite pageant programs I participated in was, National American Miss. At the 2006 Northern California State Competition, I entered the SpokesModel competition. Out of the choices available, I chose the topic, "How to Make the World a Better Place?" Nothing can beat that choice, but the question I asked myself was, what issue will grab the audiences and the judges attention? My personal experience in the foster care system of course.  I can relate, and it is a touching issue that several people are unaware of. The challenge however was that I only had two minutes on the dot to make this speech. Anything under or over that, I would automatically be disqualified. After my hard work, preparation, and my brilliant performance of the speech, to my surprise, I won! I could not believe it but was thrilled! I thought another girl would win, but I think I deserved it. That evening I went home a happy camper,  two hundred dollars, and an automatic invitation to compete in the same competition but at the National pageant later in November, 2006. 

Picture By: http://mgase.wordpress.com/2011/10/28/closing-days-in-november-2/



Below are the list of winners at the 2006 Northern California Teen State Pageant for the over-all competition and various competitions. You'll see my name here and there, and at the very bottom under the SpokesModel category.
 By: http://www.namiss.com/eventresults/winners/?id=2006%20State%20California_%28North%29

Queen	Lauren McHale
Queen 1st Runner Up	Nikki Maioriello
Queen 2nd Runner Up	Rarity Lemons
Queen 3rd Runner Up	Alexandra Klomhaus
Queen 4th Runner Up	Catharine Hancock
Miss Personality Winner	Julie Heras
Miss Personality 1st Runner up	Lauren McHale
Best Thank You Note Winner	Erica Abke
Best Thank You Note 1st Runner Up	Cesyli Bruno
Academic Achievement	Sara Justin
Academic Achievement 1st Runner Up	Kathryn Tanner
Volunteer Service Winner	Sachiko Hakuta
Volunteer Service 1st Runner Up	Leanna Sousa
Most Promising Model Winner	Catharine Hancock
Most Promising Model 1st Runner Up	Danielle Rush
Spirit Award Winner	Julie Heras
Spirit Award 1st Runner Up	Kamara Wilson
Most Ticket Sales Winner	Maira Rodarte
Most Ticket Sales Runner Up	Olga Hurtado
Most Recommendations	Sachiko Hakuta
Most Recommendations 1st Runner Up	Brittany Bylard
Best Resume Winner	Erica Abke
Best Resume 1st Runner Up	Alexandra Klomhaus
Talent Winner	Lauryn Medeiros
Talent 1st Runner Up	Tiana Zhang
Talent 2nd Runner Up	Brooke Delabarre
Talent 3rd Runner Up	Rarity Lemons
Talent 4th Runner Up	Nikki Maioriello
Photogenic Winner	Lauren McHale
Photogenic 1st Runner Up	Regina Cox
Photogenic 2nd Runner Up	Corinne Medeiros
Photogenic 3rd Runner Up	Erica Abke
Photogenic 4th Runner Up	Alexa Straughan
Casual Wear Winner	Rarity Lemons
Casual Wear 1st Runner Up	Jansine Green
Casual Wear 2nd Runner Up	Lauren McHale
Casual Wear 3rd Runner Up	Sarah Hamblen
Casual Wear 4th Runner Up	Lindsey DeVore
Actress Winner	Mikol Keith
Actress 1st Runner Up	Lauren McHale
Actress 2nd Runner Up	Kamara Wilson
Actress 3rd Runner Up	Karen Kuppenbender
Actress 4th Runner Up	Regina Cox
SpokesModel Winner	Regina Cox
SpokesModel 1st Runner Up	Lauren McHale
SpokesModel 2nd Runner Up	Kamara Wilson
SpokesModel 3rd Runner Up	Bree Blanco
SpokesModel 4th Runner Up	Erica Abke
State Ambassador	Regina Cox
State Ambassador	Lindsey DeVore
State Ambassador	Christina Di Vita

National Foster Care Youth Statistics-SHOCKING

Based on statistics from On the Move:

By : http://wwp.greenwichmeantime.com/time-zone/usa/california/

• There are more than 500,000 children and youth in foster care in the U.S.; approximately 20,000 youth “age out” or emancipate from foster care each year.
• 100,000 foster youth live in California.
• In California, 65% of youth leaving foster care do so without a place to live.
• Up to 50% of former foster/probation youth become homeless within the first 18 months of emancipation.
• Twenty seven percent (27%) of the homeless population spent time in foster care.
• Fifty-eight percent (58%) of all young adults accessing federally funded youth shelters in 1997 had previously been in foster care.
• Less than half of former foster youth are employed 2.5-4 years after leaving foster care, and only 38% have maintained employment for at least one year.
• Youth in foster care are 44% less likely to graduate from high school and after emancipation, 40 – 50 percent never complete high school.
• Girls in foster care are six times more likely to give birth before the age of 21 than the general population.
• Sixty percent (60%) of women who emancipate from foster care become parents within 2.5-4 years after exiting care.
• Parents with a history of foster care are almost twice as likely as parents with no such history to see their own children placed in foster care or become homeless.

By: http://www.onthemovebayarea.org/