Lizzie White

Lizzie White is a Behavioral Health Intervention Services counselor for at-risk youth at Youth Emergency Services & Shelter (YESS) of Iowa, where her “kids” are the young women who rely on her leadership. She also has worked as a counselor and speech and drama director. She graduated in 2012 from the University of Northern Iowa in Cedar Falls with a degree in theater. She’s a member of the Des Moines Girl Gang, a collective of women dedicated to empowering each other for personal and professional development. White and her husband, Jonathan Hudspeth, live in West Des Moines.