Lou Anne White
Lou Anne White is a graduate of Indiana University and has over 35 years of experience in homeless related areas. She has worked in the supportive housing industry for over 15 years. She has provided technical assistance to private and public agencies, developers, community-based organizations and property managers. Ms. White is an expert in permanent supportive housing, a model that combines affordable housing with flexible services. She is a graduate of the University of New Orleans Community Development Finance Program. Ms. White is the Executive Director and is receiving no compensation.
Gervis Reed
Gervis has over 20 years of experience in homeless communities. As manager and director, she has led teams that successfully worked with people to move from streets to homes.. Ms. Reed excels in program development and staff training. She is skilled in motivational interviewing, active listening, harm reduction as well as case management, crisis intervention, and engagement. Ms. Reed is Chairperson of the organization and is receiving no compensation.
Deborah Y. Clark
Deborah is a graduate of Purdue University and Boston University School of Law. She is a member of the District of Columbia Bar, as well as the bars of the U.S. Tax Court and the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. She retired from the Office of Chief Counsel, IRS, in 2013, where her last position was Special Counsel to the Associate Chief Counsel. Among her areas of expertise during 35 years of practice were income tax and accounting, partnerships, corporate tax and tax litigation. Deborah has volunteered with and served on the boards of several nonprofit organizations. Since her retirement, she has accepted pro bono tax cases and continues her volunteer work.
Cherish Van Mullem, CPA, JDLLM
Cherish Van Mullem, CPA, JDLLM, is Director of Tax Services at LaPorte CPAs and Business Advisors where her areas of concentration are nonprofits, transaction advisory services and trusts and estates. She provides tax planning, advisory, and compliance services with a focus on estate, gift, and succession planning, and on state and local, and family business tax planning. Cherish delivers advisory services on tax issues both pre- and post-transaction and consults on compliance and personal wealth issues. She represents clients in proceedings before federal, state, and local jurisdictions. Cherish teaches Income Tax I at LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center. Cherish has a Master of Laws in Tax from New York School of Law, Juris Doctorate from Louisiana State University Law Center.
Danna Landry
Danna is native New Orleanian, has worked with community-based organizations providing HIV prevention and education services. After Katrina, she worked in the cleanup and restoration efforts. An African American lesbian activist, Ms. Landry is driven by a mission to see that all people have access to decent and affordable housing Post-Katrina. Motivated by the displacement and the effects of being homeless by Hurricane Katrina, Landry considers her work on this project a “Perfect Fit.” Ms. Landry is a graduate of McDonogh 35 College Preparatory High School and Southern University of New Orleans. She is Treasurer of the organization and receiving no compensation.
Katie Nguyen
Katie grew up in Fairfax Virginia and received a B.S. in Architecture at the University of Virginia. After her first visit to New Orleans, she fell in love with the city and soon thereafter made it her home. She received her Masters in Architecture from Tulane University and went on to work at Colectivo, a small New Orleans based firm. Her experience at a small firm allowed her to see multiple small projects through from start to finish and gave her a chance to take on a wide variety of responsibilities. Katie spends most weekends working on her 1970’s Airstream trailer, enjoying walks through the city with her dog, and seeking out tasty food.
Kimberly Woodard
Kimberly Woodard is a Fundraising and Development Executive Leader and Consultant. She currently serves as Executive Director of Alumni Affairs at Bethune-Cookman University. Kimberly previously served as Director of Development for Ronald MacDonald House of South Louisiana, the Chief Fundraising Officer. Before her appointment at Ronald McDonald House, she was the Director of Development at Dillard University and served in multiple development leadership roles at Wiley College in Texas. Kimberly began her fundraising career over 15 years ago as a volunteer at her alma mater, Tuskegee University in Alabama. As an active member of the United Negro College Fund National Alumni Council, she was a member of the United Negro College Fund National Alumni Council, and she was recognized as their 2017 Outstanding Alumna of the Year. She has served as Executive Director of the Tuskegee National Alumni Association since 2012 and serves as a Board Member of the Tuskegee Housing Foundation as Treasurer.
