Inclusion Revolution: The Impact of Buddy Benches

Send us Fan Mail In this episode of Act to Impact, host Brandi DeVries sits down with Karri Seland—former Miss Minnesota Galaxy 2025, United States of America’s Miss Wisconsin 2024, marketing professional, and founder of the STAR initiative. Karri shares how her own experience with loneliness inspired her to create real, tangible change for children through Buddy Benches and her children’s book, A Seat for Friendship. Through STAR Karri is helping elementary school students build friendships...