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Dominque Jones - Johnson

Founder/Executive Director

Dominque Jones-Johnson’s life and career reflect the core qualities of a change agent, visionary, and cycle breaker. Over the course of her life as a child with an incarcerated parent, Dominque has made her mark by intentionally uplifting black girls with parents in prison and developing them into advocates, policymakers, and grassroots activists to forever change lives, systems, and communities for good.

She is particularly passionate about enhancing the quality of life for girls with a parent in prison. In May of 2018, Dominque alongside her currently incarcerated dad, Charles Brown, Jr, created Daughters Beyond Incarceration (DBI). DBI is a nonprofit, boldly committed to dismantling the stigma against black girls with parents in prison. In under five years Dominque has raised over $600k in grants, worked with youth ages 8-18 to pass legislation that works to support all children In Louisiana impacted by parental incarceration and has provided services to over 150 girls in the city of New Orleans. She is boldly leading DBI’s vision -creating a future where Black girls who navigated parental incarceration to become narrative, policy and practice change makers within our city, state, and nation. Dominque is a native New Orleanian and a graduate of Warren Easton Sr. High School. As an adult child with an incarcerated parent, she speaks on panels as an expert in the field of trauma due to parental incarceration. In December of 2017, Ms. Jones became a published author with her article in Loyola’s Law Review, titled: “When are you coming home: AN EXPLORATORY ESSAY CONFRONTING THE ISSUES INVOLVING CHILDREN WITH INCARCERATED PARENTS AND HOW TO BREAK THE CYCLE”. She received her undergraduate’s degree from Alabama State University on a full track and field scholarship and her master’s in human resource education with a specialization in Organizational Leadership from LSU.

Tanyanika Franklin

Operations Manager

Tanyanika Franklin is a dedicated agent of change with a diverse background and a passion for community service. She is a LSU graduate and has extensive experience in various roles. Presently, she is Operations Manager for Daughters Beyond Incarceration and brings over 2 decades of experience driving strategic growth, fundraising, collaborative development and volunteer development to the role.

Tanyanika’s commitment to community shines through her previous work with CASA New Orleans, where she was instrumental for over a decade. In these various roles such as Lead Advocate Supervisor she was involved managing case investigations and supporting advocates while helping 10 foster children be accepted into college. Tanyanika’s strong background in grants, budgeting, program planning and her use of Six Sigma to improve processes will be invaluable to DBI. In addition to her professional roles, Tanyanika is an active member of various organizations, including the Urban League Greater New Orleans Young Professionals and Alpha Phi Omega National Service Fraternity, where she has held leadership roles. Her extensive training, including Diversity and Inclusion, Trust Based Relational Intervention, and Mental Health First Aid, complements her skills in Microsoft Office Suite, Quickbooks and her excellent communication abilities. Tanyanika’s wealth of experience, education and community involvement make her a dynamic individual ready to contribute to DBI in more than one capacity.

Julienne Louis-Anderson

Director of Programming

Julienne Louis-Anderson (she/her) is the Director of Programming for Daughters Beyond Incarceration. In this role, she works with the Youth Coordinators, mentees, families, and DBI parents to increase the impact of our after-school programming, policy advocacy initiatives, and other DBI programming. Her passion for advancing educational equity and impacting the lives of New Orleans youth began during her undergraduate studies at Howard University. It continued at Xavier University of Louisiana where Julienne completed her dual master’s degrees.

Before joining the DBI team, Julienne served Black and brown children as a 4th – 8th grade humanities teacher across the city. In addition, she has worked on educational policy, as a teacher development coach, curriculum writer and consultant, and family/community advocate. Julienne also serves her hometown as a member of the New Orleans Alumnae Chapter of Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc., a Generation Hope mentor, a Covenant House volunteer, and a Black New Orleans Mom Krewe member. Outside the office, Julienne spends time with her family including her husband, daughter, and dog. They are often training for various marathons and walks together. When she’s with her friends, Julienne can be found taste-testing new restaurants in the city, catching up on Black sci-fi or historical fiction books, swimming, or just lying out by the water. Edit biography

Reign LaCour

Youth Coordinator

Reign LaCour is the child of an incarcerated parent, a youth advocate for kids with incarcerated parents, and the youth coordinator of Daughters Beyond Incarceration. A native of New Orleans, Reign is an expert on trauma due to parental incarceration and being a youth advocate. She is dedicated to educating communities on best practices for shifting paradigms and creating safe and supportive environments for children living with incarcerated parents (CIPs) to decrease trauma-related stress and anxiety and nurture success. Reign is often called upon to speak on panels; Reign uses platforms available to her to raise the public’s consciousness on the hardships CIPs (Children of incarcerated Parents) face. Reign is a graduate of John F. Kennedy High School where she graduated at the age of 17.

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