Roster of Youth Master Plan Steering Committee

Youth Master Plan Steering Committee Members

Arts

• Celeste Kee, New Orleans Arts Education Alliance

Behavioral Health Care (Includes Mental Health)

• Dr. Berre Burch, Children’s Bureau of New Orleans
• Dr. Rochelle Dunham, Metropolitan Human Services District (MHSD)

Business & Workforce

• Imani Miller, YouthForce NOLA
• Cate Swinburn, YouthForce NOLA
• Monique Robinson, Cafe Reconcile

Child Welfare

• Vallarie Burris, Dept. of Children and Family Services

Community Development

Education (Early Educ., K-12, Higher Ed)

• Dr. Roland Bullard, Dillard University
• Thelma French, Total Community Action (TCA)
• Dr. Shannon Perry, NOLA Public Schools
• Jennifer Roberts, Agenda for Children

Environment

Faith

• Rev. Torin Sanders, Sixth Baptist Church

Food & Nutrition

• Rhonda Jackson, No Kid Hungry Louisiana
• Luella Provenza, Second Harvest Food Bank

Government

• Kristin Palmer, New Orleans City Council – District C
• Alison Poort, New Orleans City Council – District C
• Emily Wolff, Mayor’s Office of Youth & Families
• Candice Henderson, Mayor’s Office of Youth & Families
• Jack Shaevitz, Mayor’s Office of Youth & Families

Housing

Juvenile/Criminal Justice

• Lakeasha Cooley, Louisiana Office of Juvenile Justice
• Aaron Clark-Rizzio, Louisiana Center for Children’s Rights
• Gina Womack, Family and Friends of Louisiana’s Incarcerated Children (FFLIC)
• Ranord Darensburg, Orleans Parish Juvenile Court
• Tenisha Stevens, Office of Criminal Justice Coordination

Law Enforcement

Parents

• Mary Moran, Our Voice / Nuestra Voz

Parks & Recreation

• Larry Barabino, Jr., New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC)
• Jahanna Cannon-Brightman, New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC)

Philanthropy

• Todd Battiste, Baptist Community Ministries (BCM)

Physical Health Care

• Natasha Richardson, Children’s Hospital

Public Health

• Shelina Davis, Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI)
• Liana Narcisse, Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI)

Social Services

• Rashain Carriere, Boys Town Louisiana

Sports

• Tiffany Aidoo, Laureus Foundation

Transportation

• Alex Posorske, RIDE New Orleans
• Courtney Jackson, RIDE New Orleans

Youth 

• Youth Advisory Board of CYPB
• New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA) Youth Leadership Fellows
• Mayor’s Youth Advisory Council (MYAC)

Youth Services

• Karen Evans, New Orleans Children & Youth Planning Board
• Rashida Govan, New Orleans Youth Alliance