Meet Our BEE Ambassadors
Katie Storm
Miss. Washington Collegiate United States 2021
I am the reigning Miss Washington Collegiate United States and I am an advocate for Every Child, Every Day. As someone who has struggled with anxiety from a young age, I have a passion for raising awareness and breaking the stigma that surrounds anxiety and mental health, especially anxiety in children.
Haley Hunter Heflin
Miss East Coast High United States
Hello I am Haley Heflin your Miss East Coast High United States. I am seventeen years old and currently a junior at Stafford High School. I am involved in my schools cheer team and I am also a boys varsity lacrosse manager. I am very passionate about raising awareness towards my platform mental health awareness. In my free time I enjoy volunteering, hanging out with my friends, playing sports and also baking. When I get older I would love to be an orthopedic surgeon and further this career at Clemson University.
Arianne Yago
Miss Arizona Collegiate United States
Arianne Yago is the reigning Miss Arizona Collegiate United States, and currently works full-time for Northern Arizona University as their Communications Analyst in Information Technology Services. In late Fall 2020, Arianne obtained her Masters degree in Education with an emphasis in Human Relations. She has a passion for assisting our youth and connecting them to resources, especially in the realm of higher education.
At one point in time, Arianne was managing her full-time profession, being a graduate student, and engaging in her extracurricular activities – leaving her personal needs on the back burner. In 2018, Arianne was diagnosed with Generalized Personality Disorder, and strives to be an advocate for young professionals and teens trying to navigate life, and our ever-changing world.
Laura Singer
Miss Maryland Collegiate United States 2021
Laura Singer is proud alumni of Syracuse University and Johns Hopkins University and is currently a third year law student at Georgetown who will be graduating this May. She will begin her career as a judicial clerk in NJ Superior Court. Her platform is called “Get Out, Go Serve” where she connects youth to service opportunities. She is also an avid volunteer with the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, Nats Baseball Academy and Girls on the Run Coach. Before law school she taught preschool and kindergarten and hopes to one day return to the classroom and open her own school for children coming out of the foster care system. In her spare time she is an avid runner and enjoys playing sports, flying trapeze and traveling.
Summer Kirby
Miss East Coast Collegiate United States 2021
I am a 21 year old from Virginia. I am pursing an undergraduate degree in Psychology with double minors in Biology and Neuroscience. I have always been passionate about mental health, as I have suffered from Generalized Anxiety Disorder since I was 14. After my brother passed away, I became even more passionate about mental health. My brother’s passing motivated me to compete in pageantry to have a larger network to spread my platform of Mental Health Awareness and Advocacy. I work with a local non-profit mental health organization and I also volunteer with an organization called 7 Cups.
