Governance and leadership at Guided Healers Inc
Board of Directors
Educators, social workers, and community builders who have spent their lives caring for children and families, now focused on keeping them safe online.
Ana Vasquez, M.Ed.
Founder & President
Educator & Family Advocate
Founder of Guided Healers Inc. At 15, Ana was kidnapped, lured to a party and drugged, in a world without social media, warning systems, or anyone to turn to. She does not share this to relive it. Her belief: living in the past does not move you forward. You fix the way you think, regulate your nervous system, and move forward. As President she owns the vision, public education, the resource network families use, all social media presence, and approval of therapy vouchers under the board rule.
Rosemary Smyczek, BSW, MSW
Treasurer
40+ Years School Social Work
Four decades as a social worker in Milwaukee Public Schools, working with vulnerable children and trauma informed populations. Bilingual in English and Spanish. As Treasurer she owns financial oversight, the books, and paying approved invoices directly to therapists. She is building our roster of approved therapists across our three pathways through background research plus a phone call using the board script, and she identifies local donor prospects.
Johaan Stinson
Secretary & Director of Community Partnerships
Community & Sponsor Relations
As Secretary he owns corporate records and minutes. As Director of Community Partnerships he brings in person presence at events, networking and socializing for Guided Healers Inc, finding the right community clientele across Palm Beach, Broward, Miami-Dade, and Martin counties through introductions and outreach, and his business framework and high end relationships. Partner avenues include schools, churches, police, youth organizations, and advocacy centers.
Ed Jones
Director of Philanthropic Development
Sponsorship & Fundraising
Owns donor relationships: individual donor relationships for the founding campaign, foundation and family foundation asks, corporate sponsors and CSR asks, and gift acknowledgment. He owns the case for support, so every gift is clearly tied to the mission: donor funded therapy access for women and children facing online harm.
Compliance & Accountability
IRC Governance & Compliance Statement
Guided Healers Inc operates under the Internal Revenue Code as a 501(c)(3) private foundation and is committed to transparent governance, fiduciary care, and strict compliance with all applicable federal tax exempt rules.
Form 990-PF Filing
We will file Form 990-PF, Return of Private Foundation, annually with the Internal Revenue Service. Our determination letter is available upon request. Our first Form 990-PF will be published after our first full fiscal year. Contact us at ana@guidedhealers.org.
Conflict of Interest Process
Every director and officer is required to disclose actual and potential conflicts of interest annually and whenever a new interest arises. Any transaction involving a related party or disqualified person must be:
- Disclosed in writing before deliberation or vote;
- Reviewed and approved in advance by directors who have no interest in the transaction;
- Documented in the board minutes, including the basis for approval; and
- Evaluated under the self-dealing rules of IRC §4941, which apply to private foundations.
Interested persons never deliberate or vote on their own transactions, and arrangements are structured at fair market value with terms an unrelated party would agree to.
Board Governance
Guided Healers Inc is governed by its Board of Directors, which sets policy, approves budgets, and reviews financial and program reporting. Directors with a financial interest in any matter disclose it in writing, recuse themselves from deliberation and vote, and take no part in the decision. No inside or related party receives preferential treatment from the organization.
Compensation & IRC §4941 Self-Dealing Rules
Directors serve without compensation for their board service. Any compensation or benefit paid to a director, officer, or other disqualified person for operational services is reviewed and approved in advance by directors who have no interest in the arrangement, informed by comparability data for similar organizations, and documented in the board minutes together with the basis for the decision. Transactions that constitute self-dealing under IRC §4941 are prohibited, and the organization follows the requirements of that section in every arrangement involving a disqualified person.
Board Oversight & Recordkeeping
The Board of Directors retains responsibility for fiscal oversight, program alignment, risk management, and compliance with the IRS rules governing tax exempt private foundations. The Board meets regularly, maintains written minutes, and keeps governance documents, including bylaws, conflict of interest policy, and related party transaction policy, available for review upon request.
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