Meet the Executive Director

Sarrah Davis

Sarrah K. Davis, Founder and Executive Director of Taino, attended Florida A&M University and received her Bachelors in Health Science Pre-Physical Therapy. Sarrah furthered her education by pursuing her Masters in Public Administration with a Health concentration at the University of North Florida.

Before starting Taino Inc., Ms. Davis worked as the Director of Operations at the YMCA of
Northwest Florida in Pensacola, Florida. While there she managed 3 branches with over 200 employees and a total budget of 17 million. Prior to that, she was the Associate Executive Director of Community Health Strategies at the L.A. Lee branch of the YMCA of South Florida in Ft. Lauderdale, Florida and oversaw 24 employees 7 grants including a quarter million dollar contract with the Housing Authority of the City of Fort Lauderdale. During her employment with this multimillion dollar organization, she spear headed several programs that provided resources to communities who were facing food insecurities, lack of transportation, high unemployment rates, health disparities, large education gaps, and mental health issues. Sarrah’s goal both personal and professional, is to follow her passion of helping individuals with mental health issues and mental disabilities so they may live active rewarding lives by providing resources many have not had access to.
During her leisure time Sarrah enjoys cooking, dancing and traveling with family and friends. She also volunteers with local organizations like United Way, Mac Inc. and Arc of Southern Maryland. Sharing her passion of cooking and teaching others how to cook has been an exciting part of giving back to the community.

Board of Directors

Jamala Patterson

President

Andre Carruthers

Treasurer

Javon Lloyd

Board Member

Lakendra Reed

Board Member

Kerdis Clarke

Board Member

Oladain Claxton

Board Member

Ariel Browne

Board Member

Youlanda Davis

Board Member

Shemica Maloney

Board Member

Laveen Edwards

Board Member

Staff

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Nefertari Deschamps

Intern
Attends Morgan State University

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Sean Carruthers

Intern
Attends Southwestern Community College