Experience, Stewardship, and Community Commitment
ElevateWorks Collective is guided by leaders with professional experience across youth justice services, behavioral health, clinical counseling, healthcare administration, nonprofit operations, workforce development, financial stewardship, and community-based programming.
Why Our Leadership Matters
At ElevateWorks Collective, leadership extends beyond titles and credentials. Our team is united by a shared commitment to serving youth, strengthening families, and building pathways toward lasting change.
Collectively, our leaders bring decades of experience in behavioral health, youth justice, healthcare administration, nonprofit management, workforce development, and community engagement. This combination of professional expertise and lived experience enables us to understand the challenges facing the communities we serve and develop solutions that are practical, compassionate, and impactful.
Together, our leadership provides strategic vision, clinical insight, program oversight, fiscal stewardship, and community-centered guidance that strengthen our mission and advance opportunities for at-risk and justice-involved youth and young adults throughout the Greater Houston area.
Because when experience, expertise, and purpose come together, meaningful transformation becomes possible.
Leadership Rooted in Experience
The strength of ElevateWorks Collective lies in the diverse experiences, professional expertise, and shared commitment of its leadership team. Together, our leaders bring decades of experience in behavioral health, youth justice, healthcare administration, community programming, and nonprofit management to advance opportunities for young people and families across the Greater Houston region.
Tracy Johnson, LCDC-I
Executive Director & Co-Founder
Tracy Johnson is a behavioral health professional and youth advocate with extensive experience serving justice-involved and at-risk youth throughout the Greater Houston area. His background in mentorship, substance use education, reentry support, and rehabilitative programming helped shape ElevateWorks Collective’s LEP Model (Lived Experiences Prevail), which transforms lived experiences into pathways for growth and success.
Leadership Pillar:
Community Impact & Program Innovation
Crystal Baldwin, LPC
Clinical Director & Co-Founder
Crystal Baldwin is a Licensed Professional Counselor with extensive experience in behavioral health, trauma-informed care, and youth development. She provides the clinical vision and oversight that ensure ElevateWorks Collective’s programs remain evidence-informed, ethical, and centered on the needs of the young people and families the organization serves.
Leadership Pillar:
Clinical Excellence & Behavioral Health Leadership
Shirley Johnson, LVN
Program Director
Shirley Johnson brings decades of healthcare and management experience, including extensive leadership within Texas Home and Community-Based Services (HCS). Her expertise in healthcare administration, compliance, and participant-centered care strengthens the organization’s operational integrity and commitment to delivering high-quality community services.
Leadership Pillar:
Program Integrity & Operational Compliance
Hillary Williams
Director of Operations and Business Development
Hillary Williams oversees financial stewardship, grant development, and organizational sustainability initiatives for ElevateWorks Collective. His extensive experience in grant management and fiscal oversight helps ensure that every resource entrusted to the organization is managed responsibly, transparently, and strategically to maximize community impact.