Ebony has served as a member of the Diversity and Inclusion Board, Disaster Mental Health Team, master resilience trainer, as well as provided transition assistance to servicemembers retiring/separating and facilitating suicide prevention and sexual assault awareness trainings. As a clinician, Ebony is passionate about enhancing personal and professional development within her community, instilling resilience, as well as advocating for others. Ebony credits her success to her mother’s will and God’s amazing grace.
Claire is an advocate for the arts, accessible education and inclusivity. She currently serves on the boards of Goodwill and the Red River Revel. She has enjoyed past board roles in YPI, Sci-Port, The Opera Guild and on the Guidance Committee for the Women’s Philanthropy Network.
Claire is a graduate of Tulane University. She attended the Center for Furniture Craftsmanship and worked as a furniture maker prior to joining Vintage. She is an avid runner and enjoys spending time with her husband, Chase, and sons Henry and Lear.
Emily Hamann
Emily is first and foremost a photographer, graphic/web designer and a social media/digital advertising specialist with 10+ years of experience. She currently runs her LLC, Social Butterfly Advertising & Design and works with the American Rose Society. She calls herself the “Social Butterfly” because if you know her, you know she has her hands in quite a few SBC projects, businesses and nonprofits/ organizations. The most recent endeavor being a grassroots free community closet focused on gender affirmation called Out Of The Closet. Though she stays pretty busy, these opportunities and a little networking have helped her find new hobbies that utilize her skills and honor her passion for the community.
In the last 15 years, she says she’s come to know and love Shreveport more than she thought possible. She feels lucky to get to be a part of a growing community full of people to learn from and collaborate with.
Tierra Heard
Tierra Heard is a licensed clinical social worker with more than 17 years of experience in mental health, medical social work, substance abuse and administration. She is currently employed at Overton Brooks VA Medical Center, where she serves in the role of caregiver support program manager. Tierra is also the founder and CEO of ReNew Therapeutic Services, LLC in Shreveport, La., a private mental health practice in which she provides individual psychotherapy, group and family counseling services to adolescents, teens and adults experiencing issues with depression, anxiety, trauma, grief and other mental, behavioral and emotional challenges. In addition, Tierra is a board-approved clinical supervisor and provides clinical supervision to master prepared social workers. When she is not working, Tierra enjoys spending time with her family and volunteering through her church and sorority.
Jutorrean Davis
Jutorrean O. Davis is a Shreveport native and a proud graduate of Huntington High School. He earned a Bachelor of Science in criminal justice and a Master of Social Work from Grambling State University. As a graduate student, Jutorrean worked with fellow Grambling classmates to establish Beyond Inspirations Inc., a 501 (c)(3) non-profit organization created to ensure all students had adequate resources for greater educational achievement.
In 2017, Jutorrean was named North Louisiana Social Worker of the Year. Jutorrean continues to practice as a medical case manager at Shreveport Rehabilitation Hospital. In 2018, Jutorrean was sworn in as a United States federal probation and pretrial services officer for the Western District of Louisiana. Jutorrean remains active in the community as an executive board member for Blossom Community Foundation, a lifetime member of the Huntington High School Alumni Association, Grambling State University National Alumni Association and Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc.
Walt Gaskins
Walt Gaskins is a commercial lender at Community Bank of Louisiana. Walt currently serves on the board of Goodwill Industries of North Louisiana. Previously, he has served as the president of the Commercial Investment Division of the Northwest Louisiana Association of Realtors, professional development chair and finance co-chair of the Young Professionals Initiative, and on the Northwest Louisiana Chapter of Delta Waterfowl. Walt is a graduate of the University of Central Arkansas and is currently set to graduate the Greater Shreveport Chamber of Commerce’s Greater Shreveport Leadership Program at the end of 2022. In his spare time, Walt enjoys exploring nature and spending time with his wife, Lindsey Gaskins, and daughters, Scarlett (4) and Eloise (3).
Dr. Narita Goff Dr. Goff is a native of Colfax, La., and the youngest of three siblings. Her alma maters are Louisiana State University Shreveport and Louisiana State University Health Sciences Center, where she obtained a Bachelor of Science degree in biological sciences with a cellular and molecular concentration and then continued her education to receive a Master of Public Health (MPH) and Master of Science in human service administration (MSHSA). Thereafter, Dr. Goff concluded her educational career by receiving her Doctor of Public Health Degree with a focus in epidemiology and infectious/communicable diseases. She has served in several capacities at the forefront of public health and health care from governmental agencies, educational institutions and clinical care. She serves as an epidemiologist with the Center for Disease Control Foundation and the Pennsylvania Department of Health, where she conducts a range of investigative and analytical epidemiologic activities for the detection and prevention of diseases and injuries.
Ebony Gourrier
Ebony Gourrier, LCSW is a native of Shreveport, La., and a proud honor graduate of Grambling State University, where she received her bachelor’s and Master of Social Work. Ebony began her career providing intensive mental health services for at-risk youth and their families. Since then, she has served as a program manager and provided clinical, evidenced-based treatment to military service members. In her various roles,
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