Meet Our Team
OUR CORE VALUES
Community, Collaboration, Health & Innovation
Keri Hill, Ph.D., CHES
"Dr. Heal"
Founder & Executive Director
​With over 25 years of experience in community-based health promotion, K-12 education, and higher education, Keri brings a unique combination of expertise and passion to her leadership. Her nonprofit background includes serving as Vice President and Director of Programs for Jane Fonda’s nonprofit organization, along with other Atlanta-based organizations dedicated to reducing health disparities and empowering youth to make informed, healthy choices.
Keri is a public health professor and former high school teacher for Atlanta Public Schools. She holds a Ph.D. in Education Curriculum & Instruction, a Master of Public Health, and a Bachelor of Science in Community Health. Additionally, she is a Certified Health Education Specialist and has earned certificates in Nonprofit Management, Professional Inclusive Leadership, and Wellness Coaching. Keri is also the chair of the health committee and active member of the education committee of the National Coalition of 100 Black Women, Metropolitan Atlanta Chapter.
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Dr. Hill's expertise in Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) was shaped during her year-long partnership with the Detroit Urban Research Center CBPR Academy. Through She Soars, Keri remains dedicated to delivering innovative, tailored interventions that prioritize emotional health and empower young people as co-creators in sustainable solutions.
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LaTonya Bynum, MPH, CHES
Program Director
For years, LaTonya allowed others to label her and tell her what she could and could not do. As a high school student she was on academic probation and was a juvenile delinquent with a high Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) score. Against these odds, LaTonya Bynum, MPH, CHES has over twenty years of experience in Public Health, Health Information Technology, and Corporate Retail. Bynum holds a Master of Public Health degree with an emphasis in Health Policy and Management and a Bachelor of Science in Health Education with a concentration in Community Health and Spanish. She is a Certified Health Education Specialist who developed the CHES/MCHES Study Tips App.
Bynum is the author of “Tools for Career Success: 101 Answers to FAQs about Public Health”, Mind Ya Business: Are You Okay?” and e-book “The Opportunity Paperwork: Learn The Basics of Documenting AWESOME”. First author of “The Role of Depression in Chronic Disease Management: An Analysis of the U.S. Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System”. Bynum used her SAS program coding language, research analysis and plain-language talents to publish this scholarly work as well as 4 other Health Disparities related research papers cited more than 40+ times by fellow public health leaders.
Janae Combs, MA, LPC, NCC, RLT
Director of Wellness
Janae is an experienced Licensed Professional Counselor (LPC) with over 20 years of practice in helping individuals and families navigate crisis situations. She specializes in working with adults, families, couples, and adolescents, offering support in a variety of contexts, including psychiatric hospitals, residential facilities, and divorce/copro-parenting services.
Her extensive background includes leadership roles such as Assistant Director and Director of Therapeutic and Community Services at an agency focused on children and families in crisis. In these positions, Janae was responsible for personnel management, supervising interns, and collaborating with family therapists to support clients effectively. Janae works with other organizations where she helps families in transition with divorce and coparenting. Currently, Janae operates her private practice where she provides psychotherapy.
Kimberley Broomfield-Massey, Ph.D.
Evaluation Consultant
Dr. Broomfield-Massey is an evaluator and researcher who specializes in participatory methods, quantitative and qualitative research, and meeting facilitation. She uses her lived experience as a Black first-generation American woman to ensure that research questions, methods and dissemination respects the values and diversity of the clients served by the programs she assesses. Valuing the wisdom of both the community and academia, Kimberley uses her academic and professional experiences to serve as a conduit to foster a bi-directional exchange between both perspectives. Dr. Broomfield-Massey has been conducting research and evaluation in maternal and child health, with a focus on creating health equity since 2003.
Jenn Ballentine, MPH
Evaluation Consultant
Jenn Ballentine is a public health and nonprofit professional with over twenty years of experience designing, implementing and evaluating prevention programs and research projects for local, community-based organizations, regional and statewide Foundations and federal health agencies. As a Public Health Analyst for the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Jenn co-managed a five-year, multi-site, multi-million-dollar research project focused on STD/HIV prevention among African American and Hispanic youth.
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As an independent consultant, Jenn has partnered with numerous nonprofits to assess community needs, develop strategic directions, strengthen operating and performance measurement practices, and build organizational capacity, all with a racial and equity lens. Skilled in all aspects of impact
measurement, Jenn has developed numerous data collection tools, collected, analyzed and synthesized both qualitative and quantitative data and prepared reports, presentations and other communications collateral based on findings.
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Jenn has a master’s degree in public health from the Rollins School of Public Health at Emory University and a Bachelor’s degree in Social Psychology and Community Health from Tufts University. Jenn lives in Decatur, Georgia with her husband, two children and two cats. She enjoys tennis, pickleball, reading and volunteering in her community.
Kennedy Deveaux
Young Adult Ambassador
Kennedy Deveaux is an intern with She Soars and a graduate student at Emory University, pursuing a Master of Public Health with a concentration in Health Policy and Management. Passionate about advancing health equity and community wellness, Kennedy aspires to become a healthcare administrator.
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I decided to intern with She Soars because She Soars exists to advance mental health equity among youth, particularly those from historically underserved communities. Through this internship at She Soars I can apply my interests through real-world programming and partnerships. I admire the recognition of unique mental health needs of Black youth and the importance of culturally affirming, gender-responsive practices, She Soars offers a setting where I can learn frameworks that integrate equity, social justice, and wellness.
