Board of Directors
Dianna Smiley
Founder & Executive Director
Dianna has a BA from Biola University where she developed a passion for serving others and the knowledge necessary to run an organization. Dianna has a heart for teen moms and seeing them succeed in life.
Email: generationher@gmail.com
Founder & Executive Director
Dianna has a BA from Biola University where she developed a passion for serving others and the knowledge necessary to run an organization. Dianna has a heart for teen moms and seeing them succeed in life.
Email: generationher@gmail.com
Brent Lennox
Board Member & Chief Financial Officer
Brent is a CPA who lives in Orange County. Brent loves using his accounting expertise to serve Generation Her.
Rachelle L.
Board Member & Secretary
By day, Rachelle works for a high end luxury hotel in Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Directors to support and celebrate the accomplishments of the women who are seeking positive and healthy paths for their futures through the guidance and love of Generation Her.
Email: rachelle@generationher.org
Board Member & Secretary
By day, Rachelle works for a high end luxury hotel in Los Angeles. She serves on the Board of Directors to support and celebrate the accomplishments of the women who are seeking positive and healthy paths for their futures through the guidance and love of Generation Her.
Email: rachelle@generationher.org
Dolores Ybarra
Board Member
Dolores is an experienced Development Manager with over 13 years of work history in the higher education industry. She has worked for Pasadena City College, Cal State LA and Cal Poly Pomona of which she is an alumni of. Doroles was a teen mom, giving birth to her daughter at 17 years old. She has been married for over 16 years and has two children.
Board Member
Dolores is an experienced Development Manager with over 13 years of work history in the higher education industry. She has worked for Pasadena City College, Cal State LA and Cal Poly Pomona of which she is an alumni of. Doroles was a teen mom, giving birth to her daughter at 17 years old. She has been married for over 16 years and has two children.
Brianna Joslyn
Program Assistant Orange County Region & Board Member
Brianna Joslyn started at Generation Her as one of our very own teen moms and is now our Program Intern. She is attending Irvine Valley College to pursue a career in Domestic Violence Counseling. She wants to use her past experience to help others get out of unsafe relationships. Her goal is to be able to help in any way she can as well as be great role model for our teens moms.
Email: briannajoslyn@yahoo.com
Program Assistant Orange County Region & Board Member
Brianna Joslyn started at Generation Her as one of our very own teen moms and is now our Program Intern. She is attending Irvine Valley College to pursue a career in Domestic Violence Counseling. She wants to use her past experience to help others get out of unsafe relationships. Her goal is to be able to help in any way she can as well as be great role model for our teens moms.
Email: briannajoslyn@yahoo.com
Tonda Terrell
Board Member
Tonda is a Generation Her mentor at our LA location, who is passionate about helping teen moms achieve the balance between caring for their children, and accomplishing their life goals. As a former teen mom, born and raised in the inner city of Los Angeles, Tonda understands all too well the challenges that teen moms encounter as they progress through life. Having overcome the adversity of teen parenthood, she encourages young women to “live from their potential and not their circumstances, as circumstances are always subject to improvement.” Despite her challenges as a youth and teen mom, Tonda went on to attend law school and earn her Juris Doctor degree.
Board Member
Tonda is a Generation Her mentor at our LA location, who is passionate about helping teen moms achieve the balance between caring for their children, and accomplishing their life goals. As a former teen mom, born and raised in the inner city of Los Angeles, Tonda understands all too well the challenges that teen moms encounter as they progress through life. Having overcome the adversity of teen parenthood, she encourages young women to “live from their potential and not their circumstances, as circumstances are always subject to improvement.” Despite her challenges as a youth and teen mom, Tonda went on to attend law school and earn her Juris Doctor degree.
STAFF
Davita Lesch
Associate Program Assistant, Program Director of Montebello and Bell Gardens
Davita is currently a fourth year student at the University of California, Irvine working to obtain her Bachelors degree in Psychology and Social Behavior. Her goal is to attend graduate school and pursue a career in clinical psychology. Much of her interest for working with teenage moms stems from her own mother being a leader of a teenage mom group while she was in graduate school. Davita is so inspired by how hard working, motivated and strong all teenage moms are and she hopes she can help them be even more successful in any way that she can.
Email: generationher.davitalesch@gmail.com
Associate Program Assistant, Program Director of Montebello and Bell Gardens
Davita is currently a fourth year student at the University of California, Irvine working to obtain her Bachelors degree in Psychology and Social Behavior. Her goal is to attend graduate school and pursue a career in clinical psychology. Much of her interest for working with teenage moms stems from her own mother being a leader of a teenage mom group while she was in graduate school. Davita is so inspired by how hard working, motivated and strong all teenage moms are and she hopes she can help them be even more successful in any way that she can.
Email: generationher.davitalesch@gmail.com
Kalynn Zepeda
Academic & Career Services, Fundraising & Special Events Coordinator, Orange County
Kalynn graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2015 with a Bachelor's in Public Health Policy and a Minor in Educational Studies. She is currently working for a non-profit, college access program and hopes to pursue a Masters in Social Work. On a weekly basis she serves our moms by creating resumes with them, teaching job interviewing skills, helping them apply for jobs and more.
Email: kalynnalexis@gmail.com
Academic & Career Services, Fundraising & Special Events Coordinator, Orange County
Kalynn graduated from the University of California, Irvine in 2015 with a Bachelor's in Public Health Policy and a Minor in Educational Studies. She is currently working for a non-profit, college access program and hopes to pursue a Masters in Social Work. On a weekly basis she serves our moms by creating resumes with them, teaching job interviewing skills, helping them apply for jobs and more.
Email: kalynnalexis@gmail.com
Contact us: 626-825-7874
Email: generationher@gmail.com
