Becky Jo Sowers

Hello!  My name is Becki Jo Sowers, Director of Crossroads Foundation.  Born in Ohio, I was raised in Charleston, West Virginia.  I graduated early from high school in 1983 to avoid getting into trouble and heading in the wrong direction.  I attended college in Athens, Ohio from 1983-1987.  My degree is in Child Development and Family Communications with a minor in Psychology.

I moved to Georgia in 1987 after graduation and a lame attempt at graduate school.  I have two sisters and both were living here.  Now they are married and live in Suwanee.  My oldest sister, Debbie, helps me with the detailed items of Crossroads such as paperwork and banking.  My middle sister has the great responsibility of raising the two most precious nieces any aunt could ask.  I am one of the few whose parents are still married.  Weezer and Pat (Mom and Dad) live in West Palm Beach, Florida.  April 18, 2009 marks their 50th anniversary!

I worked in sales for about 15 years, primarily in the staffing industry with TRC Staffing Services.  I left Corporate America in January 2003 to work on creating more programs for teens and a better place for animals.  

After many years of toying with the idea of becoming a foster parent I decided to give it a try.  I enjoy being a parent and helping kids see things in a different light. I have had 43 foster children from ages 27 days to 18 years.   I created the Winds of Change program through my experience with my first foster daughter.  I am married to Barry Sowers and now have Maddie and Emmy Lou Sowers who are the the light of my life!

Four favorite sayings:
“Do unto others, as you would have them do unto you, not as they have done unto you!”