I’m from Lafayette, and growing up, I said I’d NEVER live in New Orleans…but after living here for over 10 years, I’m very happy to call this city home! Before joining the Crossroads NOLA team, I worked for 5 years with adults with developmental disabilities in the Greater New Orleans area, and also worked with college students in Morehead, KY, Lafayette, LA and South Asia. I love problem-solving and developing systems, and I really enjoy working at Crossroads NOLA because I get to collaborate with an amazing team that’s building better systems to care for vulnerable kids in our city and beyond.

I’m Katie Baird (sadly no familial relation to Shelby, although I’ll claim her any day!). I grew up in Baton Rouge, have lived in Tennessee, and DC and moved back to Louisiana in 2011.  My husband, Robert, and I settled in Covington and since then our family has grown!  We have four wonderful children, three biological and one adopted through foster care.  Our foster journey started with Crossroads NOLA in 2014, and what a journey the last few years have been!   From fostering to reunification, providing respite, emergency placements, working with biological families, and fortunately enough adoption – we have personally experienced the highs and the lows of the child welfare system.  The Crossroads crew and TBRI principles have been integral to our family over the years.  In 2021, I was fortunate enough to become an official part of the team, and I feel honored to assist with recruiting, supporting and connecting foster families in our area.  I am most excited to walk the walk with our families as we navigate the trials and triumphs of foster care with a Kingdom perspective.

Hello, my name is Angela Johns. I was born and raised here in South Louisiana; actually, I have lived in Livingston Parish my entire life other than a few years while I attended college at L.S.U. I absolutely love traveling and visiting new places to learn from and experience new cultures and traditions; however, there is just something special about this place we call home. My husband, Russell, and I have three biological children ranging in age from 20 to 6.  Prior to joining Crossroads NOLA family, I worked in the public school system for 20 years both as regular education and special education teacher.  In 2018, we answered God’s call for our family to the journey of foster care.  Along our journey of foster care, we have welcomed children ranging in age from 7 to 18 into our family. This journey certainly has had its fair share of highs and lows, and I know that we would not have been able to continue this journey without the love and support of others. I am excited to be able to show this same love by developing and supporting relationships with other families so they feel empowered and equipped to follow the call Jesus has placed on their lives to help provide hope and healing to children and their families through foster care.