Lessons for Life
Do We Have Heart is a community-driven organization dedicated to showing up for children who need compassion, advocacy, and support the most. Through committed volunteers and partners, Do We Have Heart works to listen to small voices that too often go unheard and to ensure vulnerable children are seen, supported, and valued.
OUR TEAM
Anthony is a strong proponent of empowering our children to resolve ‘blockers’ themselves. To be in control of their own well-being. As an educator he continues to create leaders, who go out and create other leaders; enacting the butterfly effect of empowering a generation to be in control of their own future
Breann Page
Lead Artist & Character Designer
Evelyn believes all children should have a chance to have a good future. She is the organization builder and the driving force of "Do We Have HEART". She has been able to build an amazing team of caring, creative and collaborative people with different talents, to work together on a very important goal “strong, capable, happy and healthy children that can grow into successful productive adults”. She is the Program Development manager who helps the team build the stories into successful and sustainable educational business models. She believes “Children are our future” and we must do all we can to help them succeed.
Olivia Veneracion
Video & Social Media Content Producer
Dedicated to child development. Joy is an enthusiastic Paraeducator that has worked in an elementary school for over 16 years and taught Sunday school for 12 years. She has raised 3 children that are productive adults in our community. Joy has been the point of reference for our children’s HEROES program educational goals. She has been with “Do We Have HEART" since it’s inception and joined this program to help our children become kind, compassionate, empathetic, productive citizens, and ensure they learn valuable life lessons i.e., discipline, patience, and kindness. Lessons that are not just good for now but good for life. She is the team’s tireless educator who sees every child as “our future”. Her students call her “Mrs. Joy”
Anna Johnson
Children's Educomics Lead Writer
Breann is the main artist behind Do We Have HEART, working hand-in-hand with our script writers to bring the characters and stories to life. Through her creativity and thoughtful design, she ensures that each story clearly and effectively transfers its lessons to children in a fun, playful, and memorable way. Breann has been with the organization since the very beginning, and our team deeply values her approach, dedication, and imagination. Beyond her artistic talent, Breann is a caring youth leader in our community who is passionate about inspiring children and helping them grow into kind, confident individuals.
Olivia is the Audio & Video Content Creator for Do We Have HEART, bringing our mission to life through engaging video and social media content. Her creative style aligns seamlessly with the organization’s values—genuine, authentic, relatable, and current—making our messages meaningful for today’s families and youth. Working closely with the team, Olivia creates content that builds strong connections and strengthens the impact of our stories. The team values her not only for her creative skills, but for the heart and connection she brings to every project, using media to inspire kindness, confidence, and growth in young people.
Anna is the creative heart behind our characters, bringing them to life with purpose and care. She skillfully connects each character to meaningful educational lessons that support children's emotional development. Drawing from her experience as dedicated "Super Mom", Ana understands how to translate real-life skills into stories that resonate with young hearts. As a founding member of Do We Have Heart, Anna sees creating content as a special opportunity to inspire and empower. She collaborated closely with her daughter, Lily our youngest artist, to create the very first drawings of BK and Princess Tessa. Their teamwork embodies the spirit of this program: nurturing creativity, connection and individual strengths. Together, Anna and Lily make a remarkable team, each bring out the best in the other.
Anthony Dezilva
President & Community Leader
Evelyn Mari
VP & Children's Mental Health Advocate
Joy Johnson
Tresurer/Secretary and Dedicated to Child Development
