Our Team

Staff

Yaisa Hagood
Chief Executive Officer

Myisha Ryland
Program Coordinator

Jamie Smet
Marketing and Grant Consultant

Yvonne Afable
Chief Financial Officer

Berit Ulseth
Accounting Associate

Coketha HenDricks, LCSW
Clinical Supervisor

Fayth Thompson
Case Manager

Tanya Hobson
Parenting and Life Skills Coach

 

Board of Directors

Fiscal Year 2026

Nihal Afifi
Physician and Global Public Health Advisor
Benchmark Health Systems

Charles E. Beavers, Sr. (Secretary)
Site Manager
US Bank

Peter Brown (Treasurer)
Chief Financial Officer
The Independent School
Director of Operations
St. Francis Xavier Parish

Deidra Freeman
Principal Consultant and Owner
Deidra Freeman Management Services

Sheryl Morris
Founder/CEO
Avail Yourself Consulting Group

Sister Therese O’Sullivan (Emeritus)
Co-Founder
Southside Center of Hope

Johnny Suckers
Vice President of Corporate Development
Master Trades Group

Kevin Waklatsi (President)
Counsel
Taft Stettinius & Hollister LLP

Mae Whiteside-Williams, PE
Founder
CKL Engineers, LLC