Meet The Team
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Co-Founder & Chief Executive Officer
Allauna Overstreet-Gibson
Overstreet-Gibson is a new mother of 2 children. Her professional accomplishments are guided by her deep sense of self, driven by her faith in humanity. Her passion is to help others recognize, develop, and use their abilities to grow in goodness, love, compassion, and wisdom. Her mission is to minimize fear and eliminate greed by sharing life experiences, knowledge, while guiding others to tap into her wisest and richest self through acts of service. Overstreet-Gibson holds a B.A from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. Through her advocacy and activism work Allauna has been honored to participate in the City of Geneva Police Reform and Reinvention Collective, and Geneva Downtown Revitalization Initiative (DRI). She also takes greate pride in receiving Ontario County Youth Bureau Youth Advocacy Award back in 2021. Allauna's professional accomplishments include, but are not limited to, Executive Director-Geneva Lakefront Childcare Center, Program Specialist- Partnership for Ontario County EPIC Zone, and Assistant Executive Director- Boys & Girls Club of Geneva
Co-Founder & Chief Operations Officer
Brianna Johnson-Whitfield
Brianna Johnson-Whitfield is a devoted wife and mother of three beautiful children. With a passion for God, she finds joy in playing, coaching, and watching sports, spending quality time with family, and exploring the world through travel. Her vibrant spirit is evident in her love for laughter and joy. She indulges in soul food, Peanut M&Ms, Snickers, and Twix, and her favorite colors are black, purple, and orange. Brianna's affinity for lions, tigers, and elephants reflects her admiration for strength and majesty. She excels in science and math and holds a GHS diploma with over a decade of experience in human services. Her life motto, inspired by 1 John 4:4, is "Greater is he that is in me, than he that is in the world." With an unwavering belief in victory, Brianna embraces every challenge with the mantra: "Failure is NOT an option, defeat is NOT a possibility, victory is all I have, I AM a conqueror!"
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Board Member
Cassie Henry
Cassie Henry is an enthusiastic Geneva native, wife, and mother of two who has settled into the area to raise her young family. She holds a Masters in Nursing from Frontier Nursing University and is a board certified Family Nurse Practitioner through the American Academy of Nurse Practitioners. She has deep roots of connection to the birth work community with over twelve years in labor and delivery in hospital and home based settings. She is passionate about health care advocacy and making health care make sense for everyone who needs it. Her current roles include domestic engineering, home based birth work, and residential based eating disorder treatment as a nurse practitioner.
Board Member
Ahmad Whitfield
Professional Accomplishments: City Coucilman At Large, CEO of DaddiesDoCare; Catholic Charities of the Finger Lakes, emergency assistance caseworker; Ontario County Drug Treatment Court data technician; FLACRA, behavioral health technician; board member, NAACP, MLK Committee, African American Men’s Association, Success For Children; volunteer, Geneva Boys & Girls Club/Community Center/Geneva Head Start
Board Member
Melissa Hegarty
Professional Accomplishments: Melissa holds a Bachelor of Science and certificate in Business and Environmental Sustainability from SUNY Empire State College. Prior to joining the Center of Excellence for Food and Agriculture, Melissa worked at Hobart and William Smith Colleges (HWS), where she first supported service opportunities for college students through the Center for Community Engagement and Service Learning.
Are you passionate about serving your community?
We look to work with people who are excited about supporting Teens, The Arts, education, are devoted to service, and are motivated to contribute time and talent to our organization.
If this sounds like something you are interested in please click the 'Apply Today' link below