Co-host
Elana Childress
Optimistic Voices welcomes our new Youth Co-host, Elana Childress, for the Child's View Episodes, beginning in July 2025. Elana is from Portsmouth, Virginia, and attends Churchland High School. She also attends Deep Creek United Methodist Church and is very active in the youth and children’s programs.
Elana enjoys dancing, playing the violin, and working with children through volunteer work and her church. After high school, Elana plans to go into the nursing field and earn her midwifery degree.