Roster of Youth Master Plan Steering Committee

Youth Master Plan Steering Committee Members

Arts

• David Pulphus, 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)
• Brittney Durham, Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies (IWES)
  Daisy Reyes, Institute of Women & Ethnic Studies (IWES)
  Liz Marcell Williams, Center for Resilience
  Brendan Turner, Center for Resilience, PLAAY
  Dr. Monica Stevens, Trauma and Grief Center at Children’s Hospital of New Orleans
  Monitera King, MHSD
  Troi Bechet, Center for Restorative Approaches

   

Business & Workforce

• David Shepard, YouthForce NOLA
• Cate Swinburn, YouthForce NOLA
• Monique Robinson, Cafe Reconcile
• Gregory Curtis, Workforce Development Board
  Carlin Jacobs, New Orleans Career Center

   

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)
• Glennis M. Scott, Total Community Action (TCA)
• Dr. Shannon Perry, NOLA Public Schools
• Jennifer Roberts, Agenda for Children
• Teddy McGlynn Wright, Coalition for Compassionate Schools
  Jennifer Roberts, Agenda for Children
  Teresa Falgoust, Agenda for Children
  Aqua Stovall, SELF
  Ge’ron Tatum, Teach for America (TFA)

   

Environment

Faith

• Rev. Torin Sanders, Sixth Baptist Church
• Caroline Durham, St. Charles Center for Faith + Action

Food & Nutrition

• Rhonda Jackson, No Kid Hungry Louisiana
• Luella Provenza, Up2Us Sports

Government

• Lesli Harris, New Orleans City Council – District B 
• Alison Poort, New Orleans City Council – District B
• Asya Howlette, Mayor’s Office of Youth & Families
• Jack Shaevitz, Mayor’s Office of Youth & Families
• Anamaria Villamarin-Lupin, Mayor’s Office of Youth & Families (OYF)

Housing

Juvenile/Criminal Justice

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

Law Enforcement

Parents

• Mary Moran, Our Voice / Nuestra Voz
• Tiye Davis, Our Voice / Nuestra Voz
• Maria Harmon, Step Up Louisiana
  Melanie Richardson, TrainingGrounds
  Earnest Johnson, Ubuntu Village

Parks & Recreation

• Larry Barabino, Jr., New Orleans Recreation Development Commission (NORDC)
• Angela Kyle, PlayBuild

Philanthropy

• Physical Health Care

• Natasha Richardson, Children’s Hospital
• X. Patrice Wright, Children’s Hospital LCMC, Parenting Center

Public Health

• Shelina Davis, Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI)
• Liana Narcisse, Louisiana Public Health Institute (LPHI)
• Marin Stephens, New Orleans Health Department
  Giselle Henry, New Orleans Health Department
  Jocelyn Pinkerton, New Orleans Health Department
  Dr. Kat Theall, Tulane University, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine
  Dr. Julia Fleckman, Tulane University, School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine

Social Services

• Rashain Carriere-Williams, Boys Town Louisiana

Sports

• Tiffany Aidoo, Laureus Foundation

Transportation

• Courtney Jackson, RIDE New Orleans
• Vivek Shah, New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA)
• Daniel Jatres, Mayor’s Office of Transportation

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 (CYPB)
• Dr. Rashida Govan, New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA)
• Michele Seymour, New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA) Reengagement Center
• Ahmaad Lott, New Orleans Youth Alliance (NOYA)