Yvette Willock, MSW
Yvette Willock has over 29 years of diverse social work practice. She earned a BA in Psychology from LMU and holds an MSW from USC and an MA in Human and Organizational Systems from the Fielding Graduate University. Upon obtaining her MSW, Ms. Willock joined Kedren Community Mental Health Center as a Psychiatric Social Worker […]
Demontae Thompson
Demontea “Tae” Thompson, a native of Compton, is the Executive Director of Together We Inspire, a Los Angeles nonprofit focused on enhancing educational and career outcomes for foster youth. Currently pursuing a Ph.D. at UCLA’s School of Education, he explores strategies for empowering youth of color, particularly those involved in the child welfare and justice […]
Daphne Rosales, LCSW
Daphne Rosales (she/her/hers) is a licensed clinical social worker and founder of Embodied Trauma Recovery specializing in working with individuals healing from issues related to eating disorders, PTSD, C-PTSD, racial trauma, sexual abuse, anxiety, and depression. Additionally, Daphne is dedicated to working with individuals on the dissociative spectrum, including OSDD and DID. She provides an […]
Sheena Powels, JD
Sheena Powels is a Senior Staff Attorney at Esperanza Immigrant Rights Project. Sheena has worked at Esperanza for over five and a half years primarily representing children. Her passion for working with children has been lifelong. She has spent time volunteering with abused, neglected, and abandoned children living in group homes, and held an internship […]
Lucero Noyola
Lucero Noyola (she/her) spent time in California’s foster care and juvenile justice system. She earned her MSW from the USC School of Social Work in 2019 and now works as a Program Officer for the Carrie Estelle Doheny Foundation. In her role at the foundation, she oversees the relationship with various organizations and has stewarded […]
Carmen Noyola
Carmen Noyola spent time in California’s foster care and juvenile justice systems. She earned her MUP from the USC Sol Price School of Public Policy in 2020 and now works as a Land Use Specialist & Acquisitions Analyst for Linc Housing Corporation. In addition to her position at Linc, she consults on youth program development […]
Kristina Lopez
Kristina G. Lopez is a second-year undergraduate student double majoring in Psychology and Chicanx Studies with a minor in Applied Developmental Psychology. After her undergraduate training, she plans to apply to Clinical Psychology PhD programs to further her research focusing across systems to promote mental health care equity for Latiné and racial-ethnic minority youth. Her […]
Gabriel Lopez
Gabriel Lopez is the Director of Operations at an international home goods importer where he focuses on achieving Operational goals while attempting to incorporate a commitment to Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI). An immigrant raised by his mother and maternal grandmother, Gabriel found a way to overcome challenges and graduated from Texas A&M University with […]
Lanelle Laws, LMFT
Lanelle Laws is a Licensed Marriage, Family and Child Therapist registered with the Board of Behavioral Sciences. Lanelle grew up in Bakersfield, CA before migrating to LA in 2018. She gained her experience working with children with developmental disabilities, individuals experiencing substance use issues, transitional aged youth and the unhoused before she found her calling […]
Felica Jones
Felica Jones is the Executive Director of Healthy African American Families II (HAAF). In this role, she is committed to decreasing health disparities in LA County by addressing the Social Determinants of Health in South LA and the surrounding communities. Over the past 20 years, Ms. Jones has worked on numerous research projects in various […]