April Lum is a 1999 graduate of Pearl City High School. She attended the University of Hawaii at Manoa immediately after graduation through the College Opportunities Program (COP) and graduated with a BA in Religion. She returned to the University of Hawaii at Manoa to pursue a Master of Social Work (MSW) degree and graduated in 2018 with a specialization in Child and Family. April has numerous years of experience working with children and families involved in the Child Welfare System. In her previous positions, April developed, implemented, and maintained support services for resource families to help provide a trauma-informed home environment for children in foster care. She also collaborated with Child Welfare Services and partner agencies to provide permanent placements for hard-to-place children in the child welfare system. She currently serves as the Director of Programs at Family Programs Hawaii, where she oversees several state contracts and programs. April and her husband have been licensed resource caregivers (formerly called foster parents) for many years and she is grateful to serve this population in her professional and personal life.