Meet Our Board
The Guided Pathway Foundation is guided by a team of individuals who share a deep commitment to emotional wellness, community access and mission driven work. Our board brings together leadership experience across clinical practice, organizational management, education and community advocacy. This ensures that the foundation operates with integrity, purpose and a clear focus on the people we exist to serve.
Shawn Deshield
President and Founder of The Guided Pathway Foundation
Chief Executive Officer, Give Energy Make Smiles LLC
Shawn serves as President of The Guided Pathway Foundation and Chief Executive Officer of Give Energy Make Smiles LLC. His leadership bridges the clinical expertise of Give Energy Make Smiles with the community reach mission of The Guided Pathway Foundation, ensuring that the tools distributed through the foundation are grounded in real therapeutic practice and designed for lasting impact.
Contact: Shawn@theguidedpathwayfoundation.com
Yahayda Fernandez
Secretary, The Guided Pathway Foundation
Yahayda brings a strong foundation in education, administration and community advocacy to the board of The Guided Pathway Foundation. With experience spanning early childhood education, organizational operations and client support, she brings the kind of practical, people centered perspective that keeps mission driven work grounded in real community needs.
Alexandra Sanchez
Treasurer/ Director of Events, The Guided Pathway Foundation
Alexandra is a retired NYPD officer with a distinguished career specializing in Domestic Violence and Community Affairs. She now serves as an ordained interfaith minister and spiritual counselor, bringing decades of experience in advocacy, crisis support, and compassionate care to the Guided Pathway Foundation. As a wife, mother of four, and caregiver for two family members living with Alzheimer's disease, Alexandra is deeply committed to helping individuals and families find hope, resilience, and healing through service to the community.