Established in 2022, The Heart Healing Foundation is led by a dynamic Executive Director and Board of Directors and supported by a compassionate team of volunteers. We celebrate the unique talents, passion, and diversity that each of our team members brings. Below, learn more about the wonderful people who make our foundation what it is today.
Dr. Marcia Martin
Founder and Executive Director
Dr. Marcia Martin is the Founder and Executive Director of the Heart Healing Foundation. She has a Ph.D. in Theology with a Master’s degree in Psychology.
Dr. Martin is an ordained Minister and Spiritual Empowerment Counselor, a published author, and a public speaker, who specializes in providing empowerment and spiritual enrichment support to individuals who have faced trauma and adversity.
Education Highlights
Ph.D. - Theology
M.Ed. - Masters of Educational and Developmental Psychology
BA - Education
Darlene Williams, Ph.D.,
Special Advisor
Trauma-recovery Specialist
Dr. Williams is a licensed clinical psychologist with 35 years of experience [as of 2022] counseling others with a variety of issues.
She has advanced training in forensic psychology, hypnotherapy, & equine-assisted psychotherapy, & largely utilizes transpersonal (including ecotherapy), experiential (e.g., equine-assisted psychotherapy, sand tray, play therapy), & CBT methods to address a variety of issues, across the lifespan (we treat ages 2-102). Dr. Williams treats individuals, couples, families, & groups with a focus on trauma, grief, & loss, dissociative disorders including DID, & couples’ issues.
Through her involvement as cofounder and clinical program director of FL nonprofit, Equusolutions, Inc., Dr. Williams offers customized healing workshops & retreats for survivors, and loved ones, caregivers, partners, & therapists of trauma survivors to mitigate secondary traumatization, vicarious trauma, burnout, and/or compassion fatigue.
Special Advisor
Linda L Oviedo Ph.D.
Personal Empowerment Specialist
Dr. Linda L. Oviedo is a passionate serial entrepreneur, starting her first business at the age of 18. She draws inspiration from courageous women entrepreneurs in developing nations who make their mark in business despite challenges, as well as those embracing the digital marketplace by leveraging their personal and professional skills.
Reflecting on her experiences, she recognized that women require support that goes beyond business; she understood the importance of nurturing not only her own personal growth, wellbeing, and lifestyle but also assisting other women who, like her, sought a holistic approach to these areas.
This realization led her to create the Bud to Bloom Blog, a sacred space where women can unearth her best authentic selves and live her best authentic life with her transformative resources, tools, programs, and a supportive community of like-minded women to help her achieve wellness, abundance, and success daily on her terms.
Board of Directors
Steven J Roy MS, MST, EA, MRP
Chairperson
Steven supports Donors, Exempt Organizations, Retirement Benefit Plans, civic and municipal activities, and churches-church administrators. He currently serves on the Board and as CFO for Advanced Heliophysics (A joint research project of JPL, UCLA, Cal-Tech, NASA, and NOAA), the California LGBT Chamber of Commerce, and Bara May Network. He is a Board Member of the Los Angeles Mounted Police Foundation and a member of the International Advisory Board for NASA's HERMES initiative (fundamental solar plasma physics working group).
Steven served on the board of directors for the Tennessee Shakespeare Festival, World Heart Association and over 50 other arts, social, and humanitarian organizations. He was a member of the first IRS National Technology Task Force, and a financial affairs consultant to the United States Green Building Council and the Los Angeles Public Safety Employee Division. Internationally (through Crisis Recovery International) Steven has assisted economic development projects in Nepal (Women for Human Rights), Sri Lanka (Association of War Affected Women), India, Viet Nam, and the Philippines.
Charvelle Holder-Dobard
Secretary
Charvelle is a psychic tarot reader, actress and writer, living in Los Angeles, who is honored to be on the board at the Heart Healing Foundation. Having lived in Los Angeles for over a decade, this East Coaster has found a happy home on the West Side. A natural-born storyteller, she aims to inspire, motivate, and create a sense of community with all of her work. She truly stands by the message of this foundation, and is excited to see how she can help it grow and reach those who need it most. In her free time, Charvelle enjoys crocheting, hiking with her dog, and going to the movies with her husband.
Dr. Calvin Williams
Member - at - Large
CEO - TV Wall Mounters
Chris Dowell
Member - At - Large
Chris is a product and strategy leader with over 20 years of experience helping organizations grow with clarity, compassion, and purpose. As the founder of Swiftwater Horizon, he supports startups and mission-driven organizations in building thoughtful products, resilient teams, and human-centered strategies.
His connection to The Heart Healing Foundation is deeply personal. As someone who understands the long road from trauma to healing, he believes in the power of safe relationships, community, and small moments of hope. That journey has been shaped in no small part by Fenella, his beloved pup and constant companion, whose presence has been a source of joy, grounding, and quiet transformation.
Chris brings to the board a bias toward execution and a track record of delivering results at scale. His role is to help the foundation grow its impact sustainably—bridging mission with momentum, and supporting the operational backbone needed to turn vision into lasting change.
He is honored to support the foundation’s mission to help survivors move from victim to victorious—one healing step at a time.
Helen J Mathis
Treasurer
Helen has been in the public/private accounting field since the 1980's, she is also a 4th generation accountant. Helen specializes in a variety of solutions including tax planning, tax preparation, compilations, audits, tax debt resolutions, and reviews. She uses her expertise to achieve her clients goals. In her spare time, Helen likes to spend time studying up on the IRS Tax Codes and taking pictures of nature, walking on the beach and people watching.
Helen also enjoys recharging before heading to one of the company's offices by walking on the beach, she says, "It clears her mind because it reconnects her to ancestral lineage who were also practitioners in the accounting and tax industry". Helen's passion for numbers developed at an early age as she was raised by her grandmother who was the bookkeeper/accountant for wealthy clientele.
Dale Reinhold
Member - at - Large
Dale Reinhold is a real estate professional with The Collective Realty Company and serves the greater Los Angeles area.
Dale focuses largely on philanthropy and works with several regional nonprofit organizations and social service agencies.
Zane Rice
Member - at - Large
Zane Rice, principal of Breakthrough Blue, develops strategic advocacy and political solutions.
His team’s community-centered approach—encompassing media planning+buying, messaging, technology development, and event coordination—fosters meaningful engagement with voters and decision-makers, delivering transformative outcomes that support resilient communities and stakeholders.

“I am not what happened to me, I am what I choose to become.”
— Carl Jung
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