Jill Burda comes to Evergreen via Winston-Salem, North Carolina where she had the privilege of being the administrator and fundraiser for The Special Children's School. This is a private inclusive school that serves young children up to the age of five. She served as the administrator for almost nine years until the school's board decided to take the school into another direction and become a public school. Jill left The Special Children's School with the desire to go into full time fundraising. She wanted to continue pursuing her passion of advocating for individuals with special needs. Jill was unable to find the perfect fit until the day she read a blank email sent to Association of Fundraising Professionals stating, "CAREER OPPORTUNITY - VP DEVELOPMENT." As Jill continued to read the email saying Christian affiliated non-profit, serving persons with developmental disabilities," she thought, why not at least reply.
The rest is history. It was a good fit for Jill. She began her position as the Vice President of Development on March 10, 2008. Jill holds a bachelor's degree from Vanguard University in religion and a master's degree from Loyola University of Chicago, Erikson Institute in education. She has been on a couple of mission trips, one to the Dominican Republic and, just recently, to Guatemala. Jill has over twenty years of experience in the non-profit sector and has always worked with people with special needs.
Jill is married to Tony Burda. They have a blended family of four grown children, three grandchildren and a new granddaughter on the way. Jill and Tony were active members of the First Presbyterian Church in Winston-Salem, North Carolina volunteering in the music, missions and technology ministries. Jill is excited to join the Evergreen family and the wonderful opportunities that lie ahead for Evergreen.
Emerson started working for Evergreen in September 2000 as the supervisor of grant development.
She became regional director of development for Tennessee in May 2002. Duties include church relations and donor building and relations for the East Tennessee and Middle Tennessee divisions as well as grant writing for the five states in which Evergreen serves.
She has a B. S. degree in Psychology from Northwestern State University. Prior to employment at Evergreen, she worked for a year at the Office for Citizens with Developmental Disabilities in Lafayette, La., as a social services counselor.
She is a member of the Association of Fundraising Professionals, the marketing committee of St. Ann Catholic School, the Autism Walk/Nashville organizational committee and a trained Court Appointed Special Advocate (CASA)volunteer.
She is married to Robert Emerson. They have two children, Cameron, 5, and Asher, 7 months.
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Originally from Natchitoches, La., Yvone is the director of public relations for Evergreen Foundation. Yvone joined Evergreen in May of 1990. In her eighteen years with Evergreen, she has served in various capacities including a direct support staff, a divisional secretary, an administrative assistant, and the Foundation information manager. In Yvone's current position she is responsible for the newsletter, news releases, brochures, marketing items and public relations for Evergreen Foundation and Evergreen Presbyterian Ministries.
Yvone has an Associates Degree in Computer Technology from Northwestern State University, a Bachelor's Degree in Biblical Counseling from Friends Christian University and a Bachelor's Degree in Organizational Management from Wiley College. She recently completed the Louisiana Association of Non-Profit Organizations (LANO) community leadership training. Yvone is also the president of the Daughters of Zion women's group where she coordinates an annual women's conference to educate and equip women in their various life roles.
Yvone is married to Rev. Danny Mackey and has one daughter, Reaiah.
Casey was appointed chaplain for Evergreen in July 1990. He comes to Evergreen with over 20 years of pastoral experience in the United Methodist Church.
He has a BSE in public speaking from Delta State University in Cleveland, Miss., and his M.Div. from Asbury Theological Seminary in Wilmore, Ky.
He and his wife, LaBetha, have six children and eight grandchildren. Steve enjoys public speaking, writing, music and working with churches involved with people with developmental disabilities. He is a member of the Louisiana Governor's Program on Abstinence and has been involved in the leadership of Boy Scouts of America.
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