Meet The Team

Khadijah Tillman is the Founder and CEO of Sankofa Family Counseling Services, a Rochester-based outpatient mental health practice committed to healing individuals, families, and communities...

Jennifer Blais is a licensed Master of Social Work, LMSW. She has over fifteen years of experience supporting the goals and needs of under-served communities, including immigrant and...

Shiyandra "Shiy" Coins graduated from Keuka College in 2017 with her BSW, also receiving the Jane Addams award for service and commitment. In 2020, Shiy graduated from Nazareth College...

Dr. Kiah E. Nyame states his greatest passion is to bring children and families that have experienced traumatic and/or stressful social and cultural events, to a place of finding wellness. Helping individuals...

I, Latrina Ashton-Harrell am a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW). In 2012 I graduated from The Greater Rochester Collaborative Program between the State University of Brockport and Nazareth... 

Persephone Modeste is a certified professional school and community counselor in the process of gaining licensure as a mental health counselor from the University of Rochester Warner School of Ed...

Nyelah O’Meally is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) specializing in community mental health, committed to supporting individuals and families through life’s challenges with authenticity, empathy...

Dr. Vincent Sears is a licensed mental health therapist, educator, and researcher who believes healing happens best when people feel understood, respected, and met with honesty and care.

Shiann Brown-Atuegbu is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who also holds her Credentialed Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Counselor trainee certificate. For more than 25 years she’s worked with people...

Shadia is a Licensed Master Social Worker who provides psychotherapy to adults and adolescents and serves as the Intake Coordinator at Sankofa Family Counseling Services. She is deeply aligned...

Antoinette Poole is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker who provides compassionate, culturally responsive therapy to children, adolescents, adults, and families. She earned her Master of Social Work from...

DeShawn McLamore is an LMSW and community-based social worker and therapist who is passionate about supporting individuals and families through compassionate, culturally responsive care. Her work...

Christal Dewberry is a Licensed Master Social Worker who earned her MSW from SUNY Brockport in May 2020. Since then, she has served the Rochester community, providing...

Christian Homniyom is a Licensed Master Social Worker (LMSW) of Lao heritage, born and raised in Rochester, New York. He earned his Master’s in Social Work from the University at...