Navigation Leaders & Board of Directors

Senior Navigational Leaders

Dr. S. Haynes-Cruz Leon, DHSc., R-MFT

Executive Clinical Director/Chair Madame

Dr. S. Haynes-Cruz Leon, DHSc., R-MFT is an aspiring equestrian, integrative health/mental health psychopathologist, sexual health & wellness coach, entrepreneur, advocate, and confidence builder. Dr. Haynes understands how integrative holistic health, culture, community, and connectivity play a pivotal part in how we express behaviors and process emotions. She’s committed to creating a platform for conscious connectivity and conversations by exploring concepts of integrative health promotion and disease prevention through sensory application. Integrative health is the practice of healing that affirms the relationship between the person and the practitioner while focusing on the “whole person” inclusive of the mind, body, spirit, and soul. This is done by integrative use of Complementary Alternative Modalities (CAM), along with conventional treatments to promote overall wholeness and wellness.

As a practitioner, holistic wellness is the key modality in working with individuals and families who have experienced complex and vicarious trauma. Wellness and person-centeredness are both universal languages shared and celebrated culturally, both frameworks are used as CAM to convey the essence of the world around us. Hence, many people use various holistic methods as a tool to tap into their cosmic being by creating new ideas, preserving nature, and learning new social and emotional wellness strategies, which can help others HEAL. On the other hand, others use holistic methods to focus on what change looks like and how they can REset and REconnect within the world around us. Join us as we REawaken our mind, body, spirit, and soul!

Holistically Awaken,

Dr. S. Haynes-Cruz Leon, DHSc., R-MFT

Gurleen Kaur

Certified Public Accountant

Gurleen Kaur is a licensed Certified Public Accountant (US). She has more than a decade of experience in Accounting and Assurance. She's also done Chartered Accountancy from India, where she's worked with multinationals - Deloitte and Grant Thornton in the Assurance Department. She has a keen interest in numbers and financial analysis. She's been with Haynes Harbour since 2018 helping the organization with budgeting and financial forecasting.

Tamika Ellis

Program Administrator

Tamika Ellis joins our team as our new program administrator. Tamika is a dedicated professional who has a true passion for working with our youngest learners!! Helping each child progress in all areas of their development—academic, social, language, and motor—Tamika earned her bachelor's in education and masters in curriculum and instruction. She strives daily to be a beacon in the community she serves. She has been in education for over 16 years. Tamika will be responsible for planning, directing, and coordinating our organization’s programs and services.

Board of Directors

Dasiaquan F. Haynes, BSN-RN

Board Vice Chair Madame

Dasiaquan “Dashi” Haynes received her Bachelor of Science degree in nursing (BSN) from Florida State University in May 2000. She joined the Florida Hospital system, now Advent Health 21 years ago. Her present emphasis is on the unique population of oncology, as a nurse navigator. She has worked in a variety of avenues within the health care spectrum. This experience and training allow her to bring forth a variety of knowledge to the community.

Dashi truly has a passion for caring for others. She serves as the vice president of Haynes Harbour, Inc., which affords her the opportunity to help others reach their optimum potential. She believes that each day has a purpose and should be approached with great enthusiasm! One of her favorite quotes is: “Count your blessings and make your blessings count.”

Starr Walden, Master of Education

Board Treasurer

Starr Walden is an education consultant. Starr has a Bachelor's degree in Sociology and a Master's Degree in Education specializing in curriculum development. Starr is responsible for ensuring all forms of written and online communication are intact and effective. She works behind the scene in preparing material to educate the general public about human trafficking literacy, education, advocacy/awareness, and prevention. She is proud to be a part of an organization whose effort has a strong impact on the community.

D.B. Haynes

Community Engagement Liaison

D.B.’s primary role of the Community Engagement Liaison is to implement the strategic use of communication vehicles to advance the mission of Haynes Harbour, Inc., advising the senior leaders and BOD on communication issues, serving as a liaison on community events, organizations, committees, political organizations, and facilitating proactive relationships between the broader social service community and community-based care organizations. D.B. leads with advocacy and compassion while engaging local and global communities in promoting human trafficking awareness.

T.S. Palmer, Jr.

Interim Secretary

T.S. Palmer, Jr., a Florida native, is an experienced professional with roots in community activism and resident leadership that has led him on a creative path working in the nonprofit sector both, serving a local and global community. T.S. Palmer, Jr. leads a dynamic team that diligently works to provide training and resources, cost savings benefits, and sound nonprofit-friendly policies and legislation on a state and federal level. He joins the Haynes Harbour, Inc. family to promote goodwill and advocacy for victims/survivors of human trafficking.