Our team of compassionate and experienced professionals is dedicated to helping you find the support and guidance you need to navigate the challenges you are facing. Whether you are seeking individual coaching, support groups, or other resources, we are here to help.

Our non-profit organization believes that everyone has the potential to overcome their challenges and find a path to healing and restoration. We are committed to providing a safe and supportive community where individuals can come together to share their struggles, find comfort and encouragement, and discover new ways to grow and thrive.

Dr. Denise Rollins is the founder of the Whole Heart Center. But more than that, Dr. Denise is a Survivor. For her, life was shattered in 1995, at age 29 when a drunk driver killed her mother (who was 49 years young).

Dr. Denise was devastated and felt she’d “died” in that accident. While feeling sorry for herself, Dr. Denise heard her mother’s voice telling her to stop being a victim. That‘s when she changed her perspective and her approach. Despite later enduring the sudden losses of her son, aunt, and husband, Dr. Denise is no longer death’s victim. Instead, she is a Survivor who honors her loved ones by helping others to learn, grow, and heal.

Birthed from her pain, Dr. Denise discovered that her purpose is to help people heal from the struggles that have created holes in their hearts. Her desire is to assist others in living wholeheartedly. To achieve this, the Whole Heart team uses our WholeHearteD Communication, Self-Coaching, Conflict Resolution, and Cultural Conditioning Models to aid individuals and organizations in maximizing their success.​ Learn more. 

Our vision is to inspire a self-awareness, self-coaching, and self-care revolution that transforms the total health and wellness of our people and community. In doing so, we will create transformative experiences and safe spaces using strategies that wholeheartedly address the issues of life, loss, leadership, and legacy. We serve all people with cultural cognizance, competence, and connectivity and specialize in the “heart work” that helps Black people overcome adversity.

This underlying purpose means that as people purchase our products and engage our services related to Whole Hearted Grief and Whole Hearted Life, our investment in our clients’ value, identity and purpose will further strengthen our entire community.

We are leaders, legacy-builders, learners, and lovers of people. We are a diverse group of individuals with hearts for serving diverse communities. Whole Heart coaches, facilitators, and consultants use our models for Self-Coaching/Conflict Resolution, Communication, Social Support, and Cultural Conditioning to help people learn, grow, and heal both individually and collectively.​

DENISE ROLLINS, PH.D.

Founder, Executive Director, Consultant,        Master L.I.F.E. Coach, & Facilitator

Dr. Denise Rollins began her work as a result of her personal experience with tragedy and her professional experience with self-development. She experienced the sudden and tragic deaths of four family members (her mother, son, aunt, and husband), as well as losses related to her relationships, career, dreams, security, and more. Her education includes a master’s degree in Thanatology (the psychological study of grief and death), a PhD in Marriage and Family Therapy, and a dissertation on the bereavement of African American women.

In addition, she spent over 20 years working for a Fortune 500 company in leadership roles in Consulting, Human Resources, Employee Development, Diversity & Mentoring, and Sales, which allowed her to hone her facilitation, communication, creativity, relationship building, conflict management, and problem-solving skills. With this skill set she founded the Whole Heart Grief & Life Resource Center and assembled a team of dynamic coaches, consultants, facilitators, and coordinators who are changing the world via independent endeavors and their collaboration with Whole Heart.

SAUNDRA BOUJAI, LCSW-C

Master L.I.F.E. Coach & Facilitator

Saundra Boujai is a licensed clinical social worker and counselor who retired after many years as a leader in public service. She was extremely effective in developing and supporting the people she managed. In connecting with the community, she helped them with self-sufficiency, self-esteem, and self-determination.

Saundra is an intuitive coach, facilitator, mother, wife, and friend who is extremely driven to provide hope to those around her and who helps all of us to take the “S off our chest” so we can breathe and live.

ANTHONY JACKSON

Master L.I.F.E. Coach & Facilitator

AJay’s work as a call center manager who was very experienced in helping people deliver superior customer service in a high-pressure, high-volume environment helped to shape his leadership style. He is well known for his straight talk and sensitivity in connecting with the “whole person” in all settings.

Anthony’s life has included roles as a single father to the daughter of his deceased sister and a long-term role as a caretaker for his mother prior to her passing. He is an empathetic speaker and great listener whose ministry includes helping people find their identity.​  While he is currently on leave from Whole Heart due to health issues, AJay remains an integral part of the organization’s foundation and work!

DOUG WHITE, PH.D

L.I.F.E. Coach & Facilitator

Dr. Doug White is an exceptional leader, facilitator, and researcher who grew up in Nebraska, Florida, Delaware, and Virginia as a result of his father being in the Air Force. He received his B.S. in Biology with a Minor in Chemistry from Longwood College, his M.S. in Biology from Hampton University, and a Ph.D. in Microbiology from Howard University.

Dr. Doug’s key attributes are apparent in his ability to empathize, develop, adapt, connect, and exude a high level of positivity in his interaction with others. These strengths have been demonstrated in his professional life and a variety of community roles: ministry leader, community volunteer, speaker, professor, and facilitator. Dr. White has a heart for people and encourages them to walk in their God-given gifts.

SHIRLENE ROBERTS

L.I.F.E. Coach & Facilitator

As the former associate director of meetings and events for a non-profit organization serving disabled veterans, Shirlene has had a heart for helping people for many years! Prior to retirement, she gained considerable knowledge in event planning and traveled extensively.

It was in her nonprofit role that she met and then married the love of her life, her husband, Roger. Since his passing, she has increased her focus on using her skills, talents, and experiences to bring light, life, and love to the world.

Whether it’s through kind words, well-planned events, or insightful messages, her heart is set on helping others to become free and whole. In doing so, she uses spirituality to connect participants with their intended power and purpose.

KARL LAYER

L.I.F.E. Facilitator

As a Frederick, MD, native born into a broken situation, Karl now uses his past to help color his way through life. His motto is: “broken crayons still color;” you just have to be willing to peel back the paper. He currently holds a position for a thriving nonprofit organization that helps meet the needs of families, both small and large.

While he is the youngest of 5, Karl is looked to as the leader of the family. He ensures no one is left behind. He keeps the pack tight, focused, and on the same mission. Karl has a passion for helping unlock the hidden treasures that one holds within. He edifies, exhorts, and brings comfort as he helps people lay a new foundation on which to build.

JAZZMINE MAGLIORE

L.I.F.E. Coach & Facilitator

Jazzmine has been coaching for nearly a decade. She received her Professional Life Coaching Certification through Life Breakthrough Christian Coaching in 2015 and has since completed training covering other areas of specialty. She’s completed Whole Heart Facilitation Training, Think Differently Academy Training taught by a renowned Christian therapist and coach, Bereavement Training, and QPR Institute Suicide Prevention Training. With her growing passion for hurting people, she seeks to continue educating herself on the most effective ways to help clients.

Jazzmine is a gifted listener, coach, and leader who makes her clients feel seen, heard, and understood. She specializes in leading people to breakthroughs via creative exercises that employ their minds, bodies, and spirits.

Jazzmine also focuses on helping her clients accomplish goals, overcome internal and external obstacles, discover their purpose, and build their confidence to achieve the life they dream.