Meet Our Team

Being part of Home Instead is a very personal experience to both Anna and Bob. With their experience helping Anna’s family care for her parents and now caring for Bob’s 90 year old mother, they understood when the opportunity arose to make this personal experience a new life’s mission. They both feel one of the most gratifying parts of Home Instead is the daily fulfillment; knowing that the Caregivers and dedicated staff strive to make such a positive impact on senior’s lives every day. They believe the Home Instead daily mission is to keep seniors in their homes safely and comfortably; adding to their quality of life, while preserving their dignity and independence.

Bob and Anna have been married for 20 years. They moved to the Hattiesburg community about four years ago and genuinely enjoy living here and growing into part of the community. Bob was once overheard to say, “the two nicest groups of people I have ever met are the native Hawaiians and the folks in the Hattiesburg area”

Both Anna and Bob are involved in the business, where Bob oversees daily operations while Anna is actively involved with community projects like our Be A Santa to A Senior, a community wide effort on behalf of less fortunate Seniors during the Christmas season.

Bob’s background before Home Instead has been in engineering applications and technical sales. He graduated from Kennesaw State University with continuing education at University of Georgia and Georgia Tech. Anna graduated with a degree in Psychology from Southern Louisiana University. She has worked as a case manager in social work for four years before coming to Home Instead. Both feel their work careers and life experience, their love of seniors combine helped them understand they are in the right place and the right time to help make a difference in senior’s lives and our community.

Sylenia obtained a Bachelor's Degree in Business Administration. After college, Sylenia worked in the healthcare field as a CNA for three years. She then transitioned to working as a traveling EMR specialist. During this time, Sylenia trained and assisted all medical staff with their concerns and needs regarding the implementation of any new EMR (Electronic Medical Records) systems.

After 12 years of traveling and working in IT implementations, Sylenia decided to change her career path. She found the opportunity at Home Instead, where she now works as the Recruitment and Engagement Coordinator. In this role, she will work to hire and train quality Care Professionals to aide in the homes of aging adults in need. She hopes she can help Home Instead to continue to deliver the best home care services across the Pine Belt area.

In her spare time, Sylenia loves to read, shop, eat out, surround herself with beautiful bodies of water, spend time with her family, and travel to unique cities and towns. 

Amber is originally from California and moved to the Hattiesburg area around 10 years ago. Amber has been a CNA for 28 years and serving others is her passion.  After serving in the healthcare field for a long time, Amber understands the importance of keeping your loved ones at home where they can be as independent as possible for as long as possible.

Amber has worked in many aspects of health care and believes in treating her coworkers and clients as she would treat her own family. As the new Service Coordinator, Amber is most excited about helping Home Instead clients find the Care Professional who will best meet their care needs and being a part of creating an important client and caregiver bond.

Amber is a mom to 6 awesome children and has 2 amazing granddaughters. She is also engaged to be married to her best friend. In her free time, you can find Amber reading or spending time with her family. Her and her family love going to the creek to swim or fish. She also enjoys the beach and taking nature hikes.  Amber would love to learn to cook more from scratch and enjoys gathering new recipes. 

Originally from New Orleans, Carnon worked as a Medical Assistant before making Hattiesburg home with her partner and sweet son Nolan.

She loves connecting with people, watching movies, and fueling her day with plenty of coffee! As the Administrative Assistant, Carnon supports the team in all areas- she’s a friendly helping hand wherever it’s needed!

Kara is originally from Waynesboro, Mississippi. After living in Alabama since the age of 15, she returned to her home state a few years ago. Having been a licensed massage therapist since 2013, Kara discovered Home Instead and was immediately interested. While a massage therapist, Kara was passionate about tailoring individualized treatment plans for each of her clients based on their needs and her great desire to meet them.

Kara’s mother became a Certified Nursing Assistant at 60 years of age and continues in that role. This career change by her mother motivated Kara to try something different and applied to Home Instead as a caregiver. She researched Home Instead’s values and knew she had to apply after learning about this wonderful company. She became a caregiver and absolutely loved it!

Kara summarized her caregiving experience in this way: "Being able to step in and care for our aging community is one of my greatest achievements. For me to bring joy to the person I was assigned to, brought joy to myself. Being a blessing to others is a blessing to me!"

Kara decided to take a leap of faith when she interviewed and accepted a position in the office as the Care Professional Administrative Assistant. Now serving as the Home Care Consultant, she builds relationships with community healthcare partners and works hard to help aging adults and their families find the resources they need to age in place. She is very excited about moving into this area of senior care and is looking forward to what the future holds.

Rachel serves as the Social Media Marketing Specialist for Home Instead.  After graduating from the University of Southern Mississippi, Rachel worked in retail management for many years. While she loved to train and work with people, she felt something was missing. She wanted a career she felt passionate about and gave her the opportunity to serve others as God called her to do. She then found Home Instead!

Rachel loves using her skills to support the Home Instead team. She recently decided to work part-time and now assists with creating content for social media that highlights the high quality service our Care Professionals provide to aging adults. Rachel loves the culture of Home Instead and our mission to expand the world's capacity to care.

Rachel resides in Hattiesburg, and in her spare time, she enjoys DIY projects, reading, spending time with family, and spoiling her 6 nieces and nephews. 

Keisha worked as a CAREGiver for 4 years before working for Home Instead and has been with the company since January 2011. She is very excited to work with Home Instead clients, their families, and Care Professionals to ensure the highest quality of service is provided.

Previously, Keisha has worked with Home Instead as the Client Care Coordinator, Service Coordinator, and as General Manager. Currently, Keisha helps clients to navigate their Long Term Care insurance claims and handles client accounts and payroll. She has a strong desire to give back to aging adults as they have given to others all their lives. She loves that she is helping people to stay in their homes as long as possible.

Keisha is originally from Carthage, TN. She is married to her husband Andrew and they have two daughters, Thea Grace and Haddie Joy, and one really spoiled dog Sadie. She enjoys spending time with her family, reading, and serving her community through her local church.

LaKeisha has been with Home Instead since August 2018. She began her Home Instead career as a Care Professional, working directly with seniors in their homes. She worked with various clients requiring all levels of care. LaKeisha loves taking care of others and views caregiving as more than just a job. She sees the task of caring for seniors as a mission from God and something she feels she was specifically called to do. 

As her schedule and availability changed, LaKeisha was offered the opportunity to work as an on-call supervisor, a position she has now served in for years, working faithfully every other weekend as a support to fellow Care Professionals, clients, and their families. Having worked as a Care Professional, LaKeisha feels her past experiences have helped her better support caregivers that may call with questions or concerns about their client's care. She also assists in helping family members with any questions or concerns they may have about their loved one's care.

LaKeisha lives in the Hattiesburg area. While working with Home Instead, LaKeisha also works full-time as the Library Media Specialist at Rawls Springs Attendance Center, where she serves grades Pre-k through 6th. She is married and has a grown daughter, Ariel, who lives in Tennessee. LaKeisha enjoys spending time with family, visiting her daughter, serving in the local church, and attending worship.