Our Team
The work that eventually changed HUD rules and brought over $3 million to the L9 began with Linda Jackson and M.A. Sheehan
just sitting there talking on M.A.’s front porch. Government programs were failing the people who desperately needed them, and M.A. and Linda knew that it’s our job to bring the voices of the people to the rooms where decisions are made.
Our team is now much bigger than it was then, with an active and diverse board and a highly-qualified staff. Just as important, our team now includes foundations, churches, and so many individual donors who are in those rooms with us. We may be the ones with our feet planted in the Lower 9th Ward, but you make everything we do possible.
Meet The Team

Gaynell Brady
Executive Director

Vacant
Housing Director

Cynthia Guillemet
Housing Advocate/
Outreach Specialist

Sarah Bruzzi
Development Coordinator

Galethea Baham
Outreach Specialist

Carol Davis
Faith Based Outreach