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
