LaTysa Flowers-Jackson is a transformational leader and Organizational Development & Strategic Systems Consultant with 15+ years of experience strengthening early childhood, family-serving, and complex public systems. She specializes in culturally responsive practice, trauma-informed leadership, Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs), HOPE Framework implementation, and equitable family-centered service delivery. Her expertise spans nonprofit leadership, systems-change strategy, workforce development, and community bridging. Known for her ability to unify cross-sector partners, LaTysa drives organizational culture shifts that advance equity, belonging, and accessible, high-quality supports for children and families.

She currently serves as the Association Director of Community Bridging and Engagement at the YMCA of San Diego County, where she leads strategic efforts to create environments where children and families feel seen, safe, and supported. She launched the Y-Sister Circle—an initiative inspired by her participation in Sisters Mentally Mobilized, a training and advocacy program of the California Black Women’s Health Project (CBWHP), where she also serves on the Advisory Council addressing the social determinants of health impacting women, families, and communities.

LaTysa is also the Family Support Discipline Director for the California Leadership Education in Neurodevelopmental and Related Disabilities (CA-LEND) program, funded by the Maternal Child Health Bureau (MCHB) in partnership with Children's Hospital Los Angeles. In this role, she supports interdisciplinary training focused on equitable, accessible, family-centered practice—ensuring that family voice, cultural relevance, and shared decision-making remain central to early childhood and maternal health systems.

As the founder of Parents Empowerment Services, LaTysa provides advocacy, coaching, and educational consultation to families navigating special education and developmental concerns. She is a Positive Discipline Educator and a nationally recognized H.O.P.E. (Healthy Outcomes from Positive Experiences) Champion and Advanced Trainer, helping organizations expand access to Positive Childhood Experiences (PCEs) that buffer the impact of Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs), including those rooted in historical, intergenerational, or community trauma.

LaTysa’s leadership is grounded in the belief that every child is born brilliant—and that brilliance thrives when caregivers, educators, and systems work in partnership to create environments of safety, belonging, and possibility. Her collective impact spans early childhood programs, community-based organizations, hospitals, behavioral health teams, school districts, and family-serving agencies—aligning them around culturally responsive service delivery, trauma-informed practice, and continuous quality improvement.

At the heart of her work is a simple truth: when families are supported, communities transform; and when we nurture the positive experiences of early childhood, brilliance becomes visible.