Profile Type: Staff

Dr. Bilan Joseph serves as Senior Impact Manager at the Foundation. In this role, she is responsible for building relationships, guiding idea development and innovation, identifying and deploying resources, and magnifying and scaling the work of the Foundation. Dr. Joseph has extensive experience in collective impact, strategic planning and implementation, and program and project management. […]

Joshua is a dedicated leader in the DEI field and brings more than 10 years of racial equity work to his position as Impact Manager.  In this role, Joshua builds relationships, guides idea development and innovation, identifies and deploys necessary resources, and magnifies and scales Foundation priorities.  Joshua oversees partnerships and works to co-create opportunities […]

Dean Hendrix brings more than 38 years of experience in hospitality, events management, and audio-visual technologies to his role as Facilities and Events Manager at the Foundation. He is responsible for managing the operations of the facilities and the logistics for events and meetings held at the Foundation, and collaborates closely with Foundation team members […]

“Whatever gifts you are believed to have, are not yours. They were gifted to you for a finite amount of time, to be passed on and used in service of others.” These words are a daily affirmation for Marcus A. Brooks, and he takes them to heart in his role as Chief Impact Officer for […]

Dr. Susie Paterson (she/her) is the Director of Research, Evaluation, and Learning at the Foundation for a Healthy St. Petersburg. In this role, Dr. Paterson leads the Foundation’s research, data analysis, and organizational learning and evaluation strategies. She is responsible for identifying research priorities, conducting and/or directing research, evaluating the Foundation’s strategic areas, and providing […]

As Director of Technology and Administration, Lisa Yacso helps support, organize, and manage Foundation-wide priorities spanning multiple departments and team members. She also serves as parliamentarian for the Board of Trustees, coordinates closely with senior administrators, and helps oversee the Foundation’s technology. Lisa previously served as Online MBA Program Administrator for the USF Muma College […]

In her role as Senior Center Operations Associate, Kewa Wright provides administrative and operational support for the Foundation’s Center for Health Equity, including Center logistics and administrative support for the executive director of the Center. She is the first point of contact for Center partnerships, maintains the Center calendar, and helps ensure our events run […]

 Julie is engaged in a portfolio of initiatives that includes food systems, housing and homelessness, mental health, environmental justice, equitable economic development, workforce development, education ecosystem, equity in journalism, and equity in the arts. Julie helps create collaborative initiatives through the facilitation of convenings and projects, connecting funded partners to resources, and identifying funding opportunities […]

Gaylynn has been with the Foundation since 2012 in various administrative roles and loves the challenges of learning and growing with the team.

Belinda Childs is the Foundation’s Director of Finance where she serves in the leading staff role for financial operations and reporting. She also supports the Chief Financial and Administrative Officer in financial analysis, contract execution, and administrative functions. Belinda has over 20 years of experience in healthcare and nonprofit organizations. Previously, she was the Accounting […]