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Meet our Amazing Team
Cheryl Adams
Email: Cheryl@youthinfusioninc.com
Cheryl Adams serves as the Director of Programs and Lead Task Force Mentor for Youth Infusion, where she oversees program implementation, supports cross-county mentor coordination, and guides youth-adult collaboration through the F.A.C.E.S. Curriculum and Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) Program. In her leadership role, Cheryl ensures that programming remains youth-centered, trauma-informed, and grounded in authentic community partnership.
Cheryl is a Family Peer Support Specialist with lived and professional experience supporting youth and families navigating mental health, education, child welfare, and juvenile justice systems. Her work centers youth voice, family partnership, and practical guidance rooted in real-world experience.
She specializes in cross-system navigation, caregiver coaching, and facilitating youth-adult collaboration. Cheryl brings a strong background in strategic planning, team building, and public engagement, helping communities move toward more responsive and relational approaches to support. She is fluent in American Sign Language and holds Mental Health First Aid certifications for both adult and youth populations.
Affiliations & Committees
- Consultant, PA Family Community of Practice (FCoP)
- Board Member, Pennsylvania Mental Health Consumers Association (PMHCA) / Youth MOVE PA
- Member, Right to Education Local Task Forces 19 and 20
- Member, Colonial Intermediate Unit 20 Parent Support Team
- Member, CMP System of Care Leadership Committee (Carbon, Monroe, Pike Counties)
- Sunshine Member, PA Office of Mental Health and Substance Abuse Services (OMHSAS) Mental Health Planning Council (MHPC)
- Member, PA OMHSAS MHPC Children’s Committee Priorities Workgroup
- Member, PA OMHSAS MHPC TAYYA Subcommittee
- Member, PA OMHSAS Children’s Crisis Community of Practice (CYYAF)
- Member, Pennsylvania Commission on Crime and Delinquency Supporting Youth Success Subcommittee
- Co-Chair, Statewide Community Support Program and Regional Community Support Program, Northeast Pennsylvania
- Member, Lehigh Valley Supporting Families Collaborative (Northampton and Lehigh Counties)
- Board Member, PA Parent Education and Advocacy Leadership Center (PEAL Center)
- Board Member and Marketing Committee Chair, NAMI Lehigh Valley
- Independent Consultant, Neurodiverse Collaborative
- Board Member, The Ferns Peer Respite
Meet our Amazing team of Task Force Mentors!
Neyda Serrano Biggs
Task Force Mentor, Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) Program
Email: Neyda@youthinfusioninc.com
Neyda Serrano Biggs, MSW serves as a dedicated Task Force Mentor for the Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) Program at Youth Infusion. With a strong foundation in social work and family advocacy, Neyda brings decades of experience supporting children and families with compassion, structure, and care.
Prior to retirement, Neyda served as an Early Intervention Official Designee (EIOD) for the New York City Early Intervention Program. In this role, she met with families of children with developmental delays to develop and approve individualized service plans designed to foster healthy development. She collaborated with multidisciplinary teams to coordinate services including Physical Therapy (PT), Occupational Therapy (OT), Speech Therapy (ST), Special Instruction (SI), Applied Behavior Analysis (SI-ABA), and Social Work (SW), ensuring that families received comprehensive, coordinated support.
Beyond her professional career, Neyda is a devoted parent, wife, and caregiver who understands firsthand the importance of strong family systems and community connection. She also serves as a Nursery Sunday School Teacher at Mountain Stream Baptist Church, where she continues her commitment to nurturing and guiding young children in a faith-centered environment.
As a YLAB Task Force Mentor, Neyda brings empathy, wisdom, and steady encouragement to the students she supports, helping young leaders build confidence, resilience, and a strong sense of purpose as they serve their communities.
Linette Medina
Task Force Mentor, Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) Program
Email: Linette@youthinfusioninc.com
Roma Bajaj Kohli
Task Force Mentor, Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) Program
Email: Roma@youthinfusioninc.com
Roma Bajaj Kohli, PCC is a Certified Life Coach, author, and emotional regulation expert for immigrant families. As President at YMSL (Young Men Service League, mother and son national charity organization) and Task Force Mentor at Youth Infusion, she helps parents and teens break generational patterns, navigate cultural identity, and build emotionally resilient homes.
Through her work with Youth Infusion’s Youth Leadership Advisory Board (YLAB) Program, Roma mentors high school students as they design and implement service-learning projects aligned with the F.A.C.E.S. Curriculum. She guides students in emotional regulation, leadership development, confidence-building, and goal setting, empowering them to use their voice, strengthen their identity, and create meaningful impact in their communities.