Tyrone Ledford

Co-FOunder/President
 

Tyrone Ledford, a native from Compton, CA received his Bachelor’s Degree from California State University, Fullerton in Child & Adolescent Development with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education. He later received his Master’s Degree from Pacific Oaks College in Human Development/Social Change. Tyrone has almost 15 years of experience in teaching early childhood education, and is currently a full-time child development professor for Cerro Coso Community College. Tyrone’s background also consist of working in mental health intensive services as a family specialist. Tyrone is an author of the Child, Family, and Community Open Resource Textbook that is used throughout community colleges in California.

Tyrone, who is the co-founder of Holistic Divine Innovations, founded and organized the Ridgecrest Community Garden and Herbal Zen Garden. Tyrone has been gardening intentionally for 10 years, and grows a combination of fruits, vegetables, and herbs for both culinary and healing power. Tyrone’s experience extends as far as growing herbs to create his own teas, and tinctures, and educating communities on how to grow their own food and how to use plants for it’s nutritional value and medicinal properties. Tyrone’s goal is to introduce individuals to the natural resources our earth provides, and to increase fresh organic food resources throughout communities. Tyrone hopes to help you create a sustainable garden because he believes health is wealth.

TemuAsyr Martin Bey

Co-founder/Director

Timothy Aka TemuAsyr Martin Bey, a native from Compton, CA is an established plant-based executive chef, urban farmer, fashion designer, entrepreneur, health coach, & 5 time author (Your Taste Buds Are Not Your God, Dedication Catering CookBook, Dedication Kids CookBook, Introduction bath to Organic Gardening, & Transformative Breath Therapy). He is highly regarded in his community for his holistic approach towards culinary arts and health. Temu graduated C.S.C.A. Pasadena. (Le Cordon Bleu Program) in 2008. He is renowned for using vegetables, fruits, and herbs freshly harvested from community gardens & locally grown as an essential part of the food he serves & classes he teaches. Temu’s goal is to live and show others how to live a self-sustainable lifestyle where they can connect to the natural sources of energy, and live in a higher nature of consciousness through holistic approaches to life.

He has consulted the development of multiple community gardens throughout Los Angeles. He was awarded  a Certificate of Acknowledgment by the mayor & City council of Compton for his service directing the Compton Community Garden. This space collectivity distributed food, resources & information during the height of the COVID 19 pandemic serving on the Compton Unified Response Effort team.  He led in facilitating and recording many classes such as introduction to organic gardening, emotional resilience with aromatherapy, essential oils, adult & children cooking classes, women’s health, herbalism, and self care. He and current members of the garden created a series called Hood & Healthy that aids viewers in navigating eating healthier in food deserts by self awareness, self assessment and clear steps to transition into consuming more nutrient based food choices.

Julyssa Guevara

 Secretary

Julyssa Guevara is a first-generation professional and student who provides bilingual mental health and case management services to individuals in Los Angeles County. Ms. Guevara has extensive experience working with community members in educational institutions, domestic violence shelters, juvenile justice facilities, foster care agencies, and community clinics. Ms. Guevara has focused her practice in working with people of color in urban communities who have experienced complex traumas connected to immigration, incarceration, housing insecurities and other social inequities. In her practice, Ms. Guevara uses a trauma-focused, culturally relevant, social justice, and strength-based lens when providing services to the community at large. Ms. Guevara is a proud alumna of Cal State Fullerton and the University of Southern California. In efforts to bridge the gap between the field of social work and education, she is currently pursuing her doctoral degree at Claremont Graduate University in the School of Educational Studies – Urban Leadership Program where she is focusing her research on identifying factors contributing to first generation Central American students' academic resilience.

Tamra Duncan

Director

In childhood, Tamra spent hours in the garden with her parents and grandparents. Her family legacy has been connected to nature and finding purpose in it. There, she found interest and a friend in nature. Every season was a new adventure and every plant was a learning experience in life lessons in nature. Moving through adulthood, nothing quite connected her to purpose and she began to venture out to opportunities that left her unfulfilled. So, she left the customer relations and medical field. Connecting back to nature as a hobby then made her realize the dream of wanting more than a regular work schedule that continuously left her depleted and uninspired. Reconnecting to the treasured memories of her childhood and she unlearned the common misconception that we are supposed to follow a path to the society perpetual rat race. She came to the realization that she have a sacred duty to grow food, teach others an alternative lifestyle and raise animals for my legacy and her community. Tamra is a mother, entrepreneur, farmer, and CEO of Harmony Houz where she is cultivating community care.

Linda Guerrero

Director

Linda G. Guerrero, Chair for Holistic Divine Innovations and a resident of Compton CA. Received her Bachelor’s degree in Human Services from Springfield College in Inglewood and Master’s Degree from Cal State Long Beach in Social Work. Currently Licensed (LCSW) and in Mental Health field for the past 13yrs. Specialize in providing mental health services for children ages 0 to 5 years old, and individuals of all ages. Currently trained in the following EBP’s (Evidence Base Practice): Family Connections (FC) formally Caring for our families (CFOF), Trauma-Focused Cognitive Behavioral Therapy (TF-CBT), Managing and Adapting Practice (MAP), Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), Reflective Parenting Program (RPP levels 1-3), Motivational Intervening (MI), Nurturing Parenting Program (NPP), Seeking Safety (SS),  Currently in the process of getting certified in CPP(Child- Parent Psychotherapy), Core competences in 0-5 treatment, Multi-Disciplinary Assessment Team (MAT)  and (IFCCS) Intense Field Capable Clinical Services ,working with foster children/youth. Linda’s goal is to educate and create awareness on how to improve mental health, thought holistic alternatives, connecting your body, mind and spirit. The way the Universe Intended!

Rizalyn Mayberry

Director

Rizalyn was born in Long Beach, CA and has had a love for nature since childhood. She is currently working with Long Beach Sustainability as a Youth Climate Lead at Willow Springs Wetlands Restoration site. She is passionate about native plants, landscape design, and considers herself to be a community scientist. Rizalyn independently studies land restoration, invasion ecology and ethnobotany. She has worked with communities to educate others on the importance of native plants. Her goal is to grow the amount of urban green spaces necessary to provide a supportive habitat for native flora and fauna to thrive.