Shia Reid is a 16-year-old Sophomore who resides in Trumbull, Connecticut, and attends Trumbull High School. She is the youngest in a family full of support, learning from her older siblings and hard-working parents. Shia prioritizes her faith and relationship with God, as he guides her along His path to great things. She is a youth advocate, standing proud as the President of the Greater Bridgeport NAACP Youth Council, as well as Region 2 National Youth Representative, capturing the importance of collaboration with communities of color and youth mentorship; living through the legacy of the her great, great, grandfather Rev. Dr. William Lee Baxter, who organized and headed the Stamford NAACP. 

As a girl who lives through the weird world of High School and life as a teenager, her main goals are to motivate and encourage her peers to accomplish great things, block out the negativity, and remain confident. Shia believes in being well-rounded. As a student with a 4.2 GPA and a Junior delegate of the Student Council at her school, academics, sports, and extracurricular activities are important. Traveling across the country with Access Educational Services' FIRST Robotics engineering team, Bridgeport Circuit Breakers, and being a member of the National Society of Black Engineers (NSBE), she has learned the process of trial and error and working alongside peers. She is actively involved with the youth of her community, as she volunteers to tutor with Bridgeport Caribe Youth Leaders.