Dr. Des is a Florida native who currently resides in Atlanta, Georgia. She is a public health professional on the senior management level, with expertise in chronic disease prevention, childhood obesity prevention and project management. Dr. Des has served as the hiring manager in different areas of her field since 2018. She has also managed a multitude of interns and public health professionals. She has always enjoyed managing and teaching interns and noticed the lack of professional development education students receive in their educational careers. 

By developing Young Black & Professional Desiree hopes to continue to serve young black professionals by offering insight into the professional world and assistance with how to navigate that world while being a young black college graduate.

She obtained two Bachelor Degrees from Florida State University, her Masters in Public Health from Florida A&M University and her Doctorate in Public Health from Florida A&M University.