Board members

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Kyla Wilson holds an MBA from Amberton University and is the founder of Women of Esther Ministries. As a savvy businesswoman and change agent with 30 plus years of management experience in the areas of corporate banking, finance, and real estate, she is well versed in the nuances of effecting personal and social change. This coupled with over 16 years in higher education as a Subject Matter Expert and former Assistant Dean of Career Programs and Continuing Education for City Colleges of Chicago, readily illustrates her vision and gifting for empowering others to achieve their dreams.

Kyla is passionate about community service, which lead her to begin feeding the homeless in the Roseland community from the back of her car in 2003. In 2004, Kyla founded Women of Esther (WOE) Ministries. Kyla’s initial vision was to share the Gospel of Jesus, and practically demonstrate the love of God by helping to meet the needs of others. Over the years, Kyla has volunteered and partnered with local faith-based and community-based organizations to teach them how to develop sustainable community outreach initiatives. Of all her accolades and accomplishments, there is none more important or dearer to her heart than empowering those in need and rescuing souls. She is the modern-day voice crying aloud in today’s urban wilderness. 

 DeShawna Hill-Burns is a Registered Health Information Administrator with expertise which spans more than 20 years. With a Master’s degree in Public Administration from Keller Graduate School of Management, her career has seen her at the helm of or in various leadership positions at: 

•  As Malcom X college’s Program Director for Health Information Technology. 
•  John Stroger Hospital (formerly Cook County). 
•  Chicago Read Mental Health.  Illinois Psychiatric Institute. 
•  Advocate Trinity Hospital. 
•  President of the Chicago Area Health Information Management Association for three years. 

With deep roots in her local house of worship, DeShawna sees her involvement with Women of Esther Ministries as an evolutionary step in her current work with women ages 25 – 45.  

 Dr. Tracey Brim holds a B.A.in Business Administration from Dominican University and has her earned Ph.D. in Biblical Studies from North Carolina Theological Seminary. Dr. Brim is also a trained counselor for victims of domestic violence, an author of two inspirational books, and brings all of her expertise into focus as a primary school educator. 

Complementing her responsibilities as an educator, Dr. Brim is the founder and visionary for several non-for-profit ministries including - Work Of His Hands Ministries (which provides Christian education for leaders) and Women of Worth (whose emphasis is on racial and denominational reconciliation). Those who know her best will tell you that she is passionate about evangelizing the lost and “Healing is the ‘Why’ in everything she does”. 

Being a part of Women of Esther Ministries allows Dr. Brim to express her love for the Gospel of Jesus and her instincts to protect those who are most vulnerable. Above all things, Dr. Brim desires to do all that God has purposed for her with fervor and passion.