Who We Are
Imani Unidad
Founded by Debra Stanley in 2003, Imani Unidad has worked for over 20 years to fill identified gaps in services related to HIV, drug and substance abuse, and mental health for marginalized communities in St. Joseph and Elkhart counties. We humanize the societal problems affecting our communities, and meet people where they are to provide equitable services in a compassionate, holistic, and empathetic way.
Our mission: to infuse social justice into mental, social, and behavioral health services with an intentional emphasis on the Black community.
Original Imani Unidad location at the Colfax Cultural Center.
“We need, in every community, a group of angelic troublemakers.”
Bayard Rustin
Our Team
Founder and Executive Director
Debra Stanley
I am here at Imani Unidad because I love to listen, hear, accept, believe, and then act on what is mutually decided on with and between individuals, families, community, and institutions.
Projects and Operations Director
Baye Sylvester
Liberation minded and historically grounded. Committed servant to the community, focused on historical trauma and its impact on mental, social, and behavioral health.
Care Coordinator
Rashida Gregory
Rashida is a Registered Nurse, United States Navy Veteran, and former Air Traffic Controller. She received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from Indiana University South Bend and has a background in community health and mental health nursing.
Harm Reduction Coordinator
Antrone Crockett
I have worked for Imani Unidad Inc. since March 2021. My current position is Department Coordinator over Harm Reduction and Outreach. I test for HIV, Hepatitis C, and Syphilis and I work with clients daily in my role as a Community Health Worker (CHW), Recovery Coach, and co-facilitator of our community-based Peer 2 Peer group.
Administrative Assistant
Romona Bethany
Romona was born and raised in South Bend, Indiana. She has served her hometown, Chicago, IL, and Phoenix, AZ as a Community Development Professional, CHW, and Sickle Cell Advocate. Her philosophy of service is deeply rooted in Dr. Perkins' Christian Community Development and Kingian Nonviolence Civil Rights training.
Harm Reduction Specialist
Geneco Glover
Geneco Glover received his Assoc of Science degree in Business Administration from Ivy Tech Community College and is currently serving as the CAPRC II (Peer Recovery Coach)/Harm Reduction Outreach Specialist/Community Health Worker at Imani Unidad in South Bend, IN. He is the Co-Chair of the Indiana HIV/STI/Viral Hepatitis Advisory Council and a cohort of HIV Modernization Movement INDIANA.
Harm Reduction Specialist
Rachel Blankenship
I am a Certified Peer Support Professional/Harm Reduction Specialist who is here to help my community with long term sobriety, improve quality of life and model coping with issues and challenges. Bringing hope and help to those brave enough to join me in the challenge of recovery.
Harm Reduction
Street Outreach Specialist
Henry Robertson
I am the oldest son of 7 from Saginaw, MI. I am a former Army Quartermaster USA. I worked at Oaklawn 3 and 1/2 years before coming to Imani Unidad, Inc. I am happy to say I love what I do at Imani.
Harm Reduction
Street Outreach Specialist
Jeff Sustak
I have over 30 years experience dealing with mental health and addiction. Working here at Imani Unidad Harm Reduction Street Outreach allows me to give back.
Our Board
President: Latorya Greene, Manager, Community Health & Well-Being, Saint Joseph Health System
Vice-President/Secretary: Kirstin Champer, Owner Boyd & Sons Funeral Home
Treasurer: Rasheeda Lewandowski, Zentis North America
Maxie Bolden, Jr., Beacon Health Pharmacist
James B. Golden, Psy.D., Tarzana Treatment Centers College
Darryl Heller, PhD, Director, IUSB Civil Rights Heritage Center
Our Logo
African masks are an important part of Africa’s ancient tribal traditions. Masks serve as a tool for communication with ancestral spirits. Masks hold great significance in healing powers and protection. Masks are crucial to transmitting ancestral wisdom and maintaining a connection to the past. By using these masks, we preserve African culture and history for future generations. The original prototype for our mask logo was created by local artist Anthony White and reconstructed to include the I and U of Imani Unidad by Servanes Wilson of Ideal Solutions and Creative Concepts.
"You never change things by fighting the existing reality. Build a new model that makes the existing model obsolete."
Buckminster Fuller
Thank you to our generous sponsors and community partners!
