who we are
The People of
Louie’s Kids
Louis Yuhasz
Executive Director
A native of Alexandria, Virginia, Louis Yuhasz was the child of a morbidly obese parent – affectionately named “Big Louie.” Louis’ father weighed 550 pounds at the time of his death in January 2001. Louis founded Louie’s Kids – his very personal crusade to educate as many of the 25 million children suffering from childhood obesity. Today Louis and his staff work with hundreds of children each year in dozens of communities across the country. An esteemed member of the Charleston, South Carolina community, Louis devotes an enormous amount of time, energy and personal resources to Louie’s Kids among other local non-profits. With numerous philanthropic awards and national recognition for his non-profit, Louis is poised to reach an even larger national audience with his message of change and can-do attitude. Louis has multiple degrees in hospitality management and culinary arts and in his spare time enjoys yoga, running and gardening.
Margaret Moss Taylor
Behavioral Therapist
Margaret’s professional education includes a master’s degree in counseling from Clemson University and an undergraduate degree in psychology from Davidson College. Since graduate school, her counseling career has included work in a residential treatment center, private practice, employee assistance counseling, and working as a middle and upper school guidance counselor. As an athlete with type 1 diabetes for 25 years, Margaret has a personal interest in coaching families who are managing health and wellness issues.
As a licensed professional counselor and parent coach, she relies on traditional parenting’s practical, common sense approach to solving family problems. Margaret believes parent coaching is an excellent platform for parents seeking to establish authority, and raise their families with leadership and a sense of humor. Margaret lives in Mount Pleasant, SC with her two daughters.
Our Coaches
Justin Bennett
Training Program Director
Justin is a native of Charleston, SC and attended The Citadel, The Military College of South Carolina, where he attained a degree in accounting. Justin started volunteering with Louie’s Kids in the spring of 2011. He has been running track and field since high school and has completed more than 12 marathons. Working with children and giving back started while at The Citadel in the Bulldog-Bullpup mentoring program. A program designed to help at-risk children ages 4 to 10 in the downtown community. Justin has a passion for helping and encouraging others with a smile! Justin excited to continue his work here in Charleston with Louie’s Kids.
Robert Hickey
Coach / Assistant Trainer
Bobby is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, and has been working with Louie’s Kids since he moved to Charleston in 2016. He attended Clemson University where he graduated with a degree in Biosystems Engineering. Bobby has been in love with fitness and competition from a young age, and races whenever he can, from local 5Ks to half-marathon Spartan Races. Bobby developed a passion for working with kids while building schools during his many trips in San Pedro Sula, Honduras, and is thrilled to have the opportunity to affect change in his own community through Louie’s Kids.
Allison Lapp
Coach / Assistant Trainer
Allison has been with Louie’s Kids as a volunteer and coach since 2014. Allison is originally from Olney, Maryland, and found herself in the south during her college years, attending Clemson University for four years as a Varsity Letter winner in Swimming. She also coached swimming during the summer. She received her Masters in Health Promotion Management at the American University after her time at Clemson and is also a Certified Health Education Specialist (CHES). Allison works at the Roper St. Francis Research and Innovation Center as a Clinical Project Coordinator, specializing in Alzheimer’s research. Always active, Allison enjoys competing in road races, and plans to add triathlons to the mix in the near future.
Board Members
Doug Blalock
Bayview Aviation
Tammi Dower
Entrepreneur
ADVISOR
Deborah A Bowley, MD
Director, Pediatric Endocrinology, MUSC
Alpana Wagner
Mount Pleasant, SC
David Clark
Owner / SOL Restaurant
Richard Hricik
Attorney
Fred Wszolek
Principal / WWP Strategies
Chris Young
Entrepreneur
Kelly Greene
Entrepreneur
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PO Box 21291
Charleston, SC 29413
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