Working For You
Meet The Team
Together We Work To Help You...
Someone once said … “No Man Is An Island” and we understand why.
The Flora May Foundation was built on the backbone of HOPE, Hope that our passion to help will improve the lives of families experiencing major physical or mental crisis.
We place high value on every form of a family unit, especially when children are involved.
We realized from the beginning: the most successful outreach/assistance programs are achieved through collaboration and like all great things, we started small.
We took a few like-minds with a shared vision — and ran with it. Today, we’ve grown into an IRS approved 5013c worldwide non-profit foundation.
“There’s no hard sell in philanthropy but we needed the best, most skilled team in order to make this foundation a success.”
Our team
Debbie Hansen
President and Founder
Debbie Hansen, Founder & CEO of The Flora May Foundation, has made significant strides in supporting parents dealing with their children’s mental health challenges.
Drawing from her personal experiences, Debbie established the foundation to provide much-needed resources, counseling, transportation, workforce development & educational programs to parents and children in need.
Under her leadership, the foundation has successfully implemented crisis intervention services, those that benefit parents of struggling kids. She developed comprehensive educational workshops, and launched stigma reduction campaigns. Debbie’s dedication to mental health advocacy has fostered a supportive community, ensuring parents are never alone in journeys with their child or teenagers. Her visionary approach and unwavering commitment have transformed countless lives, making The Flora May Foundation a vital resource to parents of children with mental health services, addiction, and other issues.
Sandra DePena
Senior Claim Enforcement & Department Supervisor
Sandra is a native of Southern California with an extensive background in research along with knowledge of the Los Angeles and surrounding areas. For over 20 years, Sandra developed a reputation as an effective negotiator throughout Southern California, successfully bringing complex property and real estate disputes to resolution. Sandra is excited to turn her passion for closing matters toward real estate and assist you in finding a place to call “Home”.
Growing up in Los Angeles, Sandra is fully bilingual and able to communicate with a diverse community. Sandra is looking to use her many talents and abilities to guide you through the purchasing process from inception to completion with a happy disposition.
When Sandra isn’t making homeownership dreams come true for her clients, she can be found exploring the many miles of trails in the Santa Monica Mountains or dining al fresco with family and friends.
Mia DePena
Analyst Intern
Our newest Team Member has a resume that would rival that of a successful grad student, yet she’s attending Palisades Charter High School in Los Angeles as a Junior. Mia’s always been strategic and focused on her future degrees in Anesthesiology and Finance. She lives in Santa Monica with her parents, sister and their dog Maggie. Always an athlete, Mia played JV Basketball (as a Freshman), and now is on the LaCrosse Team.
In addition to being a lifetime honor roll student, Mia’s received several high achievement academic
awards, accomplishments, and is humble about her victories.
A few of the particularly awesome skills Mia brings and we’re grateful for:
– Standing Member of DECA (Distributive Education Clubs of America)
– Member of California Scholarship Federation (CSF)
– Accepted into Cedar Sinai Teen Volunteer Program, 2019-2021
– Current Board of Directors Member of Palisades Park 2018-Present
– Red Cross Volunteer Los Angeles California
– Bianca Foundation Volunteer Los Angeles CA (mental health resource organization)
– The Kiwanis (Service Organization)
– Attended University of Virginia for Bioengineering and Sports Medicine courses (2019)
– University of Virginia Sports Medicine Camp (2020)
The Flora May Foundation is overjoyed to have Mia DePena accept her position as our Analyst Intern.
We know Mia will flourish in her role and the non-profit organization experience she gains from the Flora May Foundation will only enhance her future career.
Sofia DePena
Marketing Intern
Sofia is currently a high school senior who brings plenty of community service experience to The Flora May Foundation. Sofia wants to become a dermatologist, since her passion stems from helping others and putting a smile on their face. Her favorite part about interning is the impact she has with the public; through social media posts and campaigns she’s created for our organization. Her hobbies include volleyball, photography, and painting when she’s not in school or interning for The Flora May Foundation. Sofia’s goal is to gain experience while she’s attending school and college, to round out her resume. We’re thrilled to have Sofia joining our team and can’t wait to see what she does with her future in medicine.
Linda Ledford
Board Member
Linda Ledford is a successful and much-sought-after businesswoman who lives in San Clemente, California. Over the last 30 years, Linda has gained respect in the legal field where she has assisted the community in both complex and civil litigation matters. Linda’s calm demeanor and her strong ethics made her a perfect choice to be Vice President of our Board of Directors. The Flora May Foundation is honored to have Linda on our Board of Directors!
Yolie Kerns
Board Member
Yolie has worked in the financial services industry for more than 8 years and believes her dedication to her clients is preeminent. She is committed to the individualized process of getting to know each client thoroughly by building strong relationships. Her practice’s deliberately small size allows Yolie to maintain focus on the individual; she knows her clients well enough to initiate discussions, often before issues arise by anticipating their needs when outside circumstances change.
Donna Ashton
Board Member
Welcoming our newest board member, Donna hails from South Africa and is a Marketing Coordinator at Caltius Capital Management in the private equity sector. She brings her operations knowledge to The Flora May Foundation’s Board of Director’s, greatly enhancing our efficiency and outreach. Donna lives in Santa Monica with her daughter and enjoys traveling back home and plans to open a Pilates studio in the future.
