About PADS
Quiana Howard, MSN
Board Member
Quiana is a published Clinical Research Nurse Specialist II with her Masters in Nursing with a focus on Leadership. She is Currently pursuing her PhD with a focus on Family and Community Care from Case Western Reserve Frances Payne Bolton School of Nursing. In 2017 she was Clinical Nurse Excellence 2017 Award winner. In 2018 she was the Ohio Nurse of the Year, “Rising Star” Winner. With her most recent being an awardee of the F31 NIH Ruth Kirschstein National Research award in July 2024. Quiana has a beautiful smile and a compassionate heart to go with it. Quiana is committed to Pride Among Daughters and Sisters mission, serving in the community and empowering others. Quiana has been on the board of PADS since 2019.
Carmen Lynn See
Board Member
Delesia’s youngest daughter Carmen is the spokesperson and a board member of PADS. Carmen holds a Bachelor’s degree in Biology from Ursuline College where she minored in Chemistry with a pre medicine concentration. She is an aspiring Physician Assistant. Carmen has a background in women’s health focused clinical research which taught her the complexities of patient care, especially when trust is a barrier to new therapies. In her personal life she is a wife and mother. Her hobbies include writing and listening to audiobooks and podcasts. She is musically inclined as a previously recorded singer and songwriter back in her high school days. She is still an active member of the praise team in the church where she was raised.
Malinda Green
Board Member
Malinda Kay Green is a native East Clevelander. Malinda retired after 45 years serving as the Document Control Supervisor at UTC Aerospace. UTC focuses on everything from space exploration to defense, and modern-day aircraft. Malinda brings her unique set of talents to Pride Among Daughters and Sisters and has been on our board from day one. With an attention to detail and being an advocate in our community and at her place of worship, The Word Church, Malinda is an asset to the PADS team. Malinda is happily married to her husband Tommy, and has two children, and loves to spend quality time with her grandson DJ.
Mona Kaye Garrison, APRN FNP
Board Member
Mona Kaye is a Family Nurse practitioner in the Columbus Metropolitan area. She is the primary care provider at Family Urgent Care LLC. Mona is a dedicated healthcare professional who kept the Urgent Care opened during the height of the COVID pandemic. Mona is married to her highschool sweetheart Erick and has three children. She is currently pursuing her Doctorate in Nursing with a focus on Educational Leadership. Mona enjoys fresh flowers, and taking walks with her family. Mona has been on the board of PADS from the beginning and is committed to the mission. Mona is also Delesia’s oldest child.
Delesia Robinson has been a Registered Nurse for 40 years. For the last eight years, she has case-managed over 90 members at CareSource Insurance. When Delesia’s daughter Carmen shared the unfortunate plight of a once unhoused woman, it touched her heart and she was compelled to, “do something.” Delesia founded Pride Among Daughters and Sisters (PADS) in 2013.
Delesia’s favorite part of the work is meeting and supporting the amazing women and girls in Cleveland and beyond. As a grassroots organization, she continues to reach out to her community and network and is excited to partner and support other efforts. Delesia is also an American author of her book “Homeless Al” that tells a little boy’s story of resilience and faith. Delesia has been married to her husband Darryl for over thirty four years, and they have two children, and four beautiful grandchildren. She currently resides in Cleveland, OH.
Delesia Robinson, RN
CEO and Founder
Our Team
Through local partners' generosity and donations, PADS has been able to provide period products to over 1,300 people in Greater Cleveland and beyond.
Advocating about period equity and addressing the shame and stigma around menstruation helps us build a stronger community of care for all people.
Our Impact
“I had not had a cycle for over a year, when it came, I was not prepared. I currently use my daughter’s old diapers as pads. I love the support from this program. I would have never thought I would have to worry about not having pads.”
22-year-old, PADS on Wheel Participant
In 2012, Delesia Robinson, RN and her daughters were touched by a story a once-unhoused woman shared during a presentation at a local college. The woman shared that she was experiencing a transient living situation due to lack of income, and during that period she was unable to have basic personal hygiene products.
Compelled by her story, these long-time East Cleveland natives jumped to action and formed Pride Among Daughters and Sisters (PADS) in hopes of providing comfort and support to others experiencing these indignities.
MISSION STATEMENT
PRIDE AMONG DAUGHTERS & SISTERS INC (PADS) is a 501c3 non profit organization that provides sanitary pads, tampons, and feminine hygiene products[including incontinence products such as Tena and Depends to elderly women] to underprivileged girls, and women, to promote pride, dignity and confidence.
We have been honored to serve nearly 1,300 people since our start and are proud of our work to eradicate period poverty. PADS on Wheels, our main program, will continue to serve anyone in the Greater Cleveland area who requests period product deliveries.
