Trust Fall: Becoming a trust-builder

Building Trust Together is a commitment document with five principles designed to shape how we all collaborate with fellow advocates, families, churches, and organizations. There are 52 versions of the commitment document–a general version and one for every state and the District of Columbia–so you can download the bundle and choose the version that’s right for you.

Start deliberately making these commitments to your partners, building and maintaining trust right from the start.

Abbey previously performed for Cirque du Soleil as an acrobat for ten years traveling South America with Corteo and stationery in Las Vegas with O. More specifically, she is a trained flyer, relying on a partner, or catcher, for acrobatic feats. She currently still resides in Las Vegas where she is raising her three children with her college sweetheart, Max. She was raised in a fostering family by her biological parents where she gained a love and understanding for the Father of the fatherless.

Lesli Reece is originally from Minnesota with a long stretch of years spent in Texas where she attended college.  Her forever home, however, is Georgia where she and her husband, Kevin, met, married and raised their five children.  They are grandparents of six as well (so far).  They are former foster parents and that season led to Lesli’s role as the Ministry Director for Fostering Together, the foster care ministry of North Point Ministries, Inc. and it’s 7 metro Atlanta Churches.  Lesli’s early career was in Tax Consulting and The Coca-Cola Company in a variety of leadership roles.

Scott Wilbanks has a bachelor’s degree in Managerial Finance, a master’s degree in Mental Health Counseling, and Doctorate in Leadership and Management of Programs, out of the School of Child and Adolescent Studies. Scott has worked for 13 years in behavioral health in Florida before moving to Georgia and serving as the Assistant Director of Behavioral Health in North Georgia. He then joined the Georgia Department of Family and Children's Services, and has worked with them for over 17 years, with 10 of those years as a county director. He now is an instructional designer in the Training and Professional Development unit and works to have a positive impact on the child and family service employees who directly support and service families. Scott also serves as Adjunct Professor at the University of North Georgia and instructs for the Department of Psychological Science, and the Human Services Delivery and Administration. Scott and his family live in Dahlonega, Georgia and enjoy the mountain living and small-town lifestyle.