Lourdes Palmer has been a Physical Therapist since 1998.  Her passion and career path has been in Pediatrics with a focus on children who live with neurological and/or genetic conditions.  At the start of her Pediatric Physical Therapy career, Lourdes was surrounded by outstanding educators and peers that guided her, taught her, and trained her in the complexities and comorbidities children with neurological conditions face, leading to specific training in Neurodevelopmental Treatment in Pediatrics in 2001.  She experienced the struggles nonprofit organizations face and, due to her exceptional knowledge and skills, was promoted to Director in 2004. In 2012, Lourdes established Intention Wellness Inc., to utilize her skills to  treat children who live with complex neurological diagnosis and help their families.

In 2015, Lourdes and her husband, Mike, started fostering children.  They adopted a beautiful two-year-old girl in 2016 and a beautiful baby boy in 2017.  These life changing events changed Lourdes personally and they opened her eyes to the challenges of parenting.  Lourdes is empathetic and expects a lot from the families of the children she treats.  As a parent herself, she now incorporates pragmatic approaches to her recommendations.

Today, Lourdes desires to help children and families even further by helping them solve a common problem faced by children who use wheelchairs as their primary means of getting around.  She founded Mobility Angels Corporation to fulfill a need in living a safe and fulfilling life!

Monica Izquierdo is a risk management professional and has worked in Fortune 500 companies for most of her career. Monica is an experienced business person and has worked in various industries including media, publishing, supply chain logistics, transportation, finance and insurance. Monica’s skill set includes operational efficiency, complex business negotiations, fiscal responsibility, team building and staff development. Monica has supported many nonprofit organizations as a donor and volunteer. Monica is married and has a biological daughter and two step children. Although her family no longer has minor children, she empathizes with the challenges of family life. Monica and Lourdes have been close friends for over 30 years. Monica often heard about the challenges that Lourdes’s families face and in 2021, when Lourdes proposed the idea of Mobility Angels, Monica immediately said yes.

Isis is an accomplished and passionate professional with extensive expertise in consulting, project management, operations, accounting, and finance functions. Over the course of her career, she has honed her skills in driving business transformation and implementing enterprise architecture to facilitate transformational change within organizations. Isis is known for her agility as a business leader, adeptly managing diverse teams across multiple geographic regions in both in-person and virtual work settings. Her leadership style is characterized by a strong focus on people development, consistently uplifting teams while steering the organization towards exceptional business outcomes.

In addition to her professional achievements, Isis has dedicated herself to various volunteer initiatives aimed at uplifting communities and supporting those in need. She has been actively involved in programs such as the Backpack for Kids initiative in Texas, ensuring that children have access to nutritious meals. Her commitment extends to serving as a dedicated volunteer for the Girl Scouts of America for the past five years, engaging in independent volunteer activities, and contributing to the children’s ministry at her local church.

Isis’s passion for community service stems from her personal experiences as a parent, where she intimately understands the joys and challenges of raising children. Her genuine commitment to making a difference in the lives of others led her to embrace Mobility Angels’ mission, which resonated deeply with her desire to help and serve children and their families. Isis firmly believes in the potential of this organization to positively impact numerous families by providing them by distributing wheelchair accessible vehicles or converting their vehicle for accessibility in order for them to enjoy and participate in communities. She is delighted to contribute to such a vital cause.