DIRECTORS & STAFF

Mindy is the founder and Executive Director of MDE School. The school
was founded in 2009, as Mindy saw a need in the community to serve children who learn differently and need more individualized attention. As a Speech-Language Pathologist, and Director and co-owner of GASLC, the schools focus is on children with communication disorders, social skills deficits, and academics. Mindy has grown MDE School from 3 students to 50 and brought MDE School into the non- profit arena in 2016.

Mindy earned a Bachelor’s Degree from Oswego State University in early childhood/elementary education and a Master’s Degree in Speech-Language Pathology at Hofstra University in NY.

Mindy has worked with the Board of Cooperative Educational Services in NY with the Autistic and Communication Disorders Program. In addition, she directed her own private practice in NY, including services for a 9 office neurology team.
Mindy is a member of the Cobb Chamber of Commerce and was chosen to participate in the 2018-2019 Leadership Cobb Program. She also serves on the board of East Cobb Rotary Club since 2018. Mindy volunteers in the community with many different organizations as she believes it is important to give back to the community.

“It is my sincere desire to walk alongside you on your life path to encourage you to think more deeply about your life and spend your time doing those things that truly matter to you.”

~Dr. Jasmine Taylor

Dr. Jasmine Taylor has had an extensive career in medicine including private practice and in academic medicine. She is certified by the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology and has practiced psychiatry for over twenty years. As an Associate Professor at Morehouse School of Medicine, Dr. Taylor provides patient care through the Integrated Health Service program and has served community clinics within the Grady Health Care System since 2018.

From 2014-2018, Dr. Taylor provided care to hundreds of disadvantaged patients in the county mental health centers of Fulton, Cobb, and DeKalb, delivering psychiatric care of the highest quality, with compassion and respect.

From 2002-2014, Dr. Taylor served as Associate Vice Chancellor for Multicultural Affairs at University of Mississippi Medical Center.  In this capacity, she led efforts in working toward a more diverse student body and workforce.  She developed and lead highly successful “pipeline” programs designed to enable students from disadvantaged backgrounds to gain knowledge about career opportunities in healthcare and to enhance their educational preparation for those careers.

She also lead educational efforts in training students, faculty and staff in health and wellness, goal-setting and visioning, and effective communication in diverse groups. She developed a formal mentoring program for medical, dental, nursing, and allied health students that matched students with faculty and residents mentors.  She has a deep familiarity with the medical and dental admission process and has over ten years experience serving on admissions committees. She understands how these decisions are made. Additionally, she served on the Professional Portal Track Advisory Committee, a master’s level program that enhances preparedness for students applying to medical or dental school.

She is a well-regarded physician and teacher and has been the recipient of a number of honors and awards. Most recently, she was named a Distinguished Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association joining an elite group of psychiatrists with this honorary distinction who continue to make significant contributions to the field of psychiatry. Additionally, Dr. Taylor was selected to participate in the Leadership Cobb program 2018-2019. Selection to this program is highly competitive and fifty members are selected each year from a pool of several hundred applications. The goal of this program is to provide community leaders with in-depth exposure to the social, political and economic needs of Cobb County, a major population and geographic component of the Metropolitan Atlanta area. The Mississippi Business Journal has named her one of Mississippi’s 50 Leading Business Women. She also received a Certificate of Recognition from the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning, which recognized her accomplishments as a role model and advocate for diversity. Dr. Taylor served on as the Group on Diversity and Inclusion, Southern Region Representative, American Association of Medical Colleges in 2014.

Additionally, Dr. Taylor is active in her community and as a member of the Junior League of Jackson (1999-2003) and a member of the Links, Inc. (2000-present), she has devoted countless hours to service.  She has planned, executed and participated in activities designed to improve health literacy, expand youth exposure to health care careers, and provide communities with necessary tools for self-advocacy. Through her membership in the Links, she has been actively engaged in mental health initiatives, suicide prevention programs and has advocated for improved health and education for community youth. Dr. Taylor served as a member of the Board of Trustees at St. Andrews Episcopal School in Jackson, MS from 2004-2012 and was secretary of the board and nominating committee chair from 2008-2012. In this role, she revised the nominating process and was responsible for on-boarding new members.  Prior to becoming a board member, she was actively involved in teacher recruitment and diversifying the student population. On her own initiative, in an unofficial capacity, she recruited students and teachers for the school in an attempt to diversify the student body and teaching faculty. One of her teacher recruits later became the first African American head of the Lower School. During her time as a parent and board member at the school, student diversity increased from 6% to 13% students of color.  Dr. Taylor served as a board member for the New Stage Regional theatre in Jackson, MS from 2000-20012 supporting the board in fundraising activities.

Dr. Taylor is also the founder of LifePath Coaching Solutions and having experienced first-hand the rigors of a career in medicine while maintaining work-life balance, she is uniquely qualified to serve professionals who want to experience career transformation. LifePath Coaching Solutions serves women who desire to establish work-life balance; working mothers; working mothers who are health professionals; persons who are desiring to make career, life, health decisions; persons who desire a career in the health care profession; and physicians who are suffering from burn-out.

Keylan has over 15 years of marketing, leadership, public relations and public administration experience. Keylan currently serves as the Regional Innovation Consultant for the United States Department of Health & Human Services, Administration for Children and Families(ACF). In his role at ACF Keylan assists non-profits, state and local governments in building effective public-private partnerships to increase economic mobility for low income families. He has held this position for over 5 years. Prior to that Keylan spent over 12 years administering and marketing federal and state workforce and housing programs. Keylan is heavily engaged in civic activities in the Mableton/Smyrna community, serving as President of the Brookmere HOA and board member of Mableton Improvement Coalition HOA Network, South Cobb Alliance, and current Chair of Cobb County Parks and Recreation Board.  Keylan is a member of Leadership Cobb Class of 2019. Keylan is a certified Career Coach and has a BBA in Marketing & Management from Piedmont College and a MPA in Non-Profit Management from Central Michigan University.