Janeicia is the Executive Director for The 18th Ward. Janeicia designs and manages 26 different youth development programs and leads The 18th Ward’s efforts to expand services and create at least 6,000 youth opportunities in 2024. She trains over 200 high school and college students to lead each program. Janeicia was awarded the 2021 Up2Us Sports National Coach of the Year and was the New Orleans Pelicans 2022 Jr. NBA Coach of the Year. She was named the 2023 US Soccer Kim Crabbe Game Changer award for her work in DEIB, impact, and sustainability in the soccer community. Janeicia is a graduate and Hall of Fame inductee of Loyola University and a former professional basketball player in Portugal and Switzerland.
