Charity Bean

I am a certified pregnancy, labor, childbirth, andpostpartum doula who specializes in hospital birth. I hold many certifications including medical assistant,lactation consultant, and community health worker. Ibegan my journey into midwifery on January 8th, 2024,with the Midwives College of Utah, where I ampursuing a Bachelor’s in the Science of Midwifery. Ihave worked in the medical field for 15 years (primarycare, trauma, psych, ER, and birthing unit). I serve as aBi-State Maternal and Infant Health Advocate with anemphasis on Black Maternal Health. I am the founderand President of The Doula Lab Pregnancy ResourceCenter located in Belleville, Illinois. As well as theowner of Doula Bean Maternal Care, LLC. My goal isto become a certified professional midwife and open afree-standing birthing center in East St. Louis, Illinois.My passion for birth work stems from being a teenmom and working in the medical field. Over the yearswitnessing the treatment of BIPOC families inspiredme to not only talk about what needed to be done butto be the change that maternal health needs.

Karen Bernstein, MD, MPH

Dr. Karen Bernstein is a board-certified Adolescent Medicine specialist, who works with youth at the University of Chicago. She has extensive experience in addressing adolescent high-risk taking behaviors. Dr. Bernstein has a passion for working with the most vulnerable youth and to improve care for youth throughout Chicago and the State of Illinois. Dr. Bernstein is also interested in providing care for youth with eating disorders and adolescent medicine education.

Dr. Bernstein provides care for adolescents and young adults ages 12–21. She believes that all children and adolescents have a right to quality, confidential care with a provider who is truly concerned for their health and well-being. She works with her patients and families to achieve success.

Elizabeth Birkey, BSN, MSN, DNP, PMHNP-BC

Dr. Birkey holds a Master’s in Nurse midwifery, a postgraduate degree as a Family Nurse Practitioner and a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner and a Doctorate in Nursing Practice from Frontier Nursing University. Dr. Birkey teaches at Frontier Nursing University. Dr. Birkey opened her own practice, Liz Healthcare and Psychiatry, in 2022 providing psychiatric care to clients in her community. She also works as a Certified Nurse Midwife at Catching Joy Midwifery.

Regina Crider

“Regina Crider, a resident of Rantoul, Illinois, is a dedicated advocate for youth, families, and mental health. With over 15 years of experience navigating various child-serving systems in Illinois, Regina has become a leading voice in supporting families to overcome challenges related to education, mental health, and developmental disabilities. Her personal journey as a mother has fueled her passion for empowering parents to advocate for their children’s needs.

Regina is currently a Senior Policy Analyst for Community and Parent Leadership at Chapin Hall, where she influences policy changes to improve outcomes for children and families. She is also the founder and former Executive Director of Youth & Family Alliance (the Alliance), where she served for more than eight years, equipping families to find solutions with the right support.

In addition to her professional work, Regina holds multiple leadership roles. She serves as Senior Pastor of Crossroad of Life Community Church, a District #2 Village Trustee in Rantoul, and President of the Family Run Executive Directors Leadership Association (FREDLA). Her leadership extends to board positions at the Illinois Children’s Healthcare Foundation (ILCHF), the Illinois Children’s Mental Health Partnership (ICMHP), and the Illinois Collaborative of Youth (ICOY).

Regina’s influence also spans national stages as a statewide trainer and speaker on children’s mental health, and she actively works to ensure family voices are heard at the policy level. She and her husband, Damon, have been married for over 20 years and are proud parents of two children, DeAndre’ and DaYanna.”

Emma Darbro

Emma Darbro (she/her) is a student and activist from the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign studying cognitive sciences and informatics. Inspired by her own experiences, she has led the UIUC student chapter of Planned Parenthood Generation Action for three years, where she works to educate, organize, and empower her peers on sex education, civic engagement, and reproductive health advocacy. Emma also participates in research initiatives on campus related to improving maternal health outcomes, child development, and healthy relationships. She believes that access to family planning services on college campuses creates opportunities to promote student success and autonomy. Consequently, Emma continues to work on expanding access to sexual health and family planning resources on her campus through student policy initiatives. She will graduate with her bachelor’s degree in the spring of 2025 and hopes to pursue medical school soon after to continue the essential work of providing equitable and accessible reproductive healthcare! Emma biked across the contiguous United States last summer, from New York City to San Francisco, to raise money for cancer research, and aspires to seek that same sense of adventure and fulfillment in all of her future ventures.

Nicole A. Florence, MD

Nicole A. Florence, MD, completed her undergraduate degree in biology at the University of Illinois at Urbana—Champaign in 1996. She is a graduate of Southern Illinois University School of Medicine, where she completed combined residencies in internal medicine and pediatrics in 2000. Dr. Florence is board certified in internal medicine, pediatrics and bariatric medicine.
Dr. Florence has served in various capacities during her tenure at Memorial Health. From 2000-2020, she served as a primary care physician for pediatric and adult patients at Memorial Care on Koke Mill. In 2013, she began serving as the co-medical director of the Memorial Wellness Center, helping direct and develop programs for medical weight loss (surgical and non-surgical) and various wellness programs in the community. As her passion for this patient population continued to evolve, she joined the Memorial Wellness Center as a full-time bariatrician in 2020.

Sarah Flores, MS

Sarah Flores has been with the Illinois Public Health Institute since 2012 and currently serves as Program Director, Community Initiatives and Systems, overseeing the implementation of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention-funded Illinois State Physical Activity and Nutrition (ISPAN) program, as well as Illinois Department of Public Health Title V funding to support breastfeeding/chestfeeding initiatives. Her previous professional background is in consumer advocacy, working for over six years at Kids In Danger, a nonprofit that works to improve children’s product safety. She holds a Master’s degree in Professional Studies in Political Management from The George Washington University.

Sarah M. Friedewald, MD, FACR, FSBI

Sarah Friedewald, MD, is a Professor of Radiology at Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine and Division Chief of Breast and Women’s imaging at Northwestern Memorial Hospital in Chicago. She is widely published in the field of breast imaging, with a specific interest in digital breast tomosynthesis or “3-D Mammography.”  More recently her research interests include studying how artificial intelligence can improve breast cancer detection and how AI can streamline the patient journey from screening and diagnostic imaging to breast biopsy. Because of her expertise in breast imaging, Dr. Friedewald was chosen to be one of the authors of the new Breast Imaging Reporting and Data Systems also known as BIRADS which is used as the primary lexicon in breast imaging around the world.  Dr. Friedewald earned her medical degree from Columbia University, College of Physicians and Surgeons in New York City. She completed her residency in diagnostic radiology at the Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore and a fellowship in women’s imaging at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia. 

Ryland Gore, MPH, MD

Dr. Ryland Gore is a board-certified, fellowship-trained breast surgical oncologist who specializes in the diagnosis and surgical treatment of benign and malignant breast disease, and all breast-related disorders, including caring for those at high risk for developing breast cancer. A highly-trained physician skilled in advanced breast surgery procedures and minimally-invasive techniques, Dr. Gore treats each patient with the highest standard of care, serving them with excellence, compassion, and empathy.

A native of Atlanta, Dr. Gore grew up in nearby Stone Mountain, and received her undergraduate education at Furman University in South Carolina. She then received her Master of Public Health at The George Washington University School of Public Health and Health Services in Washington D.C. before returning to Atlanta, where she completed her medical education at the Morehouse University School of Medicine. Dr. Gore completed her residency in general surgery at Rush University Medical Center and John H. Stroger Cook County Hospital in Chicago before completing a Breast Surgical Oncology fellowship at Maimonides Medical Center in Brooklyn, New York.

She currently holds appointments as an attending surgeon at Northside Hospital in Atlanta, Georgia and Methodist LeBonheur Hospital System in Memphis, Tennessee, and has just opened her luxury breast care office, Dream Breast Care Center, in Buckhead Atlanta. In her spare time, Dr. Gore enjoys spending time with her significant other and family, traveling, sports games, exercising and hiking, cooking, and reading.

Jennifer Jones, MSM RD CCWS

Jennifer Jones, MSM RD CCWS, is an experienced healthcare professional with a background in clinical dietetics, wellness programming, employer health and healthcare data analytics. With over 20 years of experience, she has worked in various settings, including healthcare systems, occupational health organizations and health and welfare benefits advisory firms. Passionate about empowering individuals and communities, she is committed to advancing holistic approaches to health that integrate nutrition, lifestyle, and data-driven decision-making.

After working directly with patients and employees, Jennifer turned her focus to population and employer health to achieve a greater impact on health outcomes. At Noom, Jennifer serves as the Director of Clinical Solutions to support our teams with alignment on client needs and clinical programs.

Susan Kendig, JD, WHNP-BC, FAANP

Susan Kendig, JD, WHNP-BC, FAANP, is a board certified women’s health nurse practitioner and attorney with over four decades of experience as a health care provider, educator, and strategist. Her work is grounded in a strong background at the intersection of clinical practice, policy, and public health.

Currently, Sue is a Women’s Health Integration Specialist with SSM Health Women’s Services, St. Louis, MO, is an adjunct professor in the Saint Louis University, School of Public Health and Social Justice, Center of Excellence in Maternal and Child Health Education, Science and Practice, and serves as Director of WHNP Practice and Policy, National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH).

Prior to joining SSM Health, Sue was a teaching professor at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, where she led the Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner program for almost two decades. Sue is a member of the Women’s Preventive Services (WPSI) Advisory Panel, which guides a HRSA funded collaborative interdisciplinary effort to develop, review, and disseminate recommendations for women’s preventive health care services. As NPWH liaison to the Alliance for Innovation in Maternal Health (AIM) national team, she co-led development of maternal safety bundles related to mental health, postpartum and women’s health.

She is committed to the concept of clinical and community integration as a tool to improve health outcomes, and to optimize quality and equity in health care service delivery. To this end, she has provided technical assistance to integrated primary care medical home/behavioral health home and other value-based care initiatives, and collective impact maternal and infant mortality reduction efforts in urban and rural communities.

Laura Laursen, MD

Laura Laursen (she/her) is the Division Director of Family Planning at Rush University Medical Center and Co-Director of the Complex Abortion Regional Line for Access (CARLA). She also provides outpatient abortion care at Planned Parenthood of Illinois. She is focused on ensuring access to abortion for all patients throughout the Midwest and caring for patients with medical conditions who need reproductive healthcare.

Allison Lowe-Fotos, MSW, LCSW

Allison Lowe-Fotos, MSW, LCSW is a Senior Policy Manager with Start Early. She works on issues and initiatives of mental health, home visiting, early childhood expulsion, child welfare, families impacted by the criminal legal system, and early childhood workforce development at Start Early. She has been an adjunct professor with the Erikson Institute since 2020. She has previously worked in direct practice in early childhood education programs providing case management, family support work, therapy with children and families, infant/early childhood mental health consultation, and supervising a teen parent home visiting program. She also has international experience working in programs and projects in China, Mexico, and Turkey. Allison has a BS in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, an MSW from Loyola University Chicago, and is credentialed in Infant Mental Health.

Jenna Marcus, MD

Dr. Jenna Marcus is an Associate Professor of Gynecologic Oncology at Northwestern Medicine. She is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology and Gynecologic Oncology. Dr. Marcus believes in a patient centered approach and prioritizes compassionate and comprehensive care for her patients. She specializes in both the surgical management and chemotherapeutic treatment of gynecologic malignancies including cancers of the ovary, uterus, cervix, vulva, vagina, and those with gestational trophoblastic disease. She also treats patients with an increased genetic predisposition to cancer, precancerous conditions and conditions requiring complex pelvic surgery. She is an expert in minimally invasive and robotic surgery, providing patients a quicker recovery time with smaller incisions, as well as extensive surgical cytoreductive procedures and intraoperative chemotherapy for advanced ovarian cancer.

Dr. Marcus is a leader in the field and serves on several national committees including, the Society of Gynecologic Oncology, American Cancer Society and American Society for Colposcopy and Cervical Pathology. She is also the co-chair of several national committees focused on cervical cancer screening, detection and management of premalignant conditions. Dedicated to research, she has been the principal investigator on multiple trials in both the treatment and prevention of gynecologic malignancies. Dr. Marcus is on the editorial board of the Journal of Lower Genital Tract Disease and has co-authored many peer-reviewed articles.

She is a recognized leader in education and has completed a fellowship in higher academic leadership at the Rutgers Leadership Academy. Throughout her training, Dr. Marcus has received numerous awards and accolades for her teaching of students and trainees as well as for her clinical service.

Dr. Marcus received her medical degree from Wayne State University prior to completing her residency training in Obstetrics and Gynecology at NYU Medical Center in New York. She completed fellowship in Gynecologic Oncology at Albert Einstein College of Medicine/Montefiore Medical Center in the Bronx, where she completed extensive training in robotic and minimally invasive surgical procedures. She was Assistant Professor and Chief of Clinical Research for Gynecologic Oncology at Rutgers University prior to joining the faculty at Northwestern.

Rhapsody Mason, LCSW

Rhapsody Mason is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker with Illinois DocAssist. She serves as a grant administrator and provides assistance to providers in identifying local referral resources and navigating complex service systems. Throughout her career, Rhapsody has been dedicated to serving children and their families with unique social and emotional needs. She has experience in a variety of settings including outpatient mental health clinics, early intervention programs, pediatric offices, schools, therapeutic residential programs and preschool programs. Rhapsody received her Masters degree in Social Work from The University of Chicago School of Social Service Administration and her Bachelors degree in Psychology from the University of Vermont.

Sarahjini Nunn Spencer, EdD

Dr. Sarahjini Nunn Spencer is a native of E. St Louis, Illinois. She currently resides in Springfield, Illinois and is employed by the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH) as Program Manager for the Community Health Workers Certification Program. Over the last 30 years, she has served in leadership roles at the Department of Human Services (DHS), the Springfield Head Start Program and most recently, the Illinois Department of Transportation (IDOT).

As an advocate for self-improvement and education, Sarahjini leads by example by attaining a Bachelor of Science in Business from Southern Illinois University at Edwardsville (SIUE), a Master of Public Administration from the University of Illinois Springfield, a Master of Business Administration with a focus in Project Management from DeVry Keller Graduate School and a Doctor of Education in Interdisciplinary Leadership from Creighton University. Her commitment to education is also demonstrated through the Elevate East St. Louis Scholarship Fund that she co-founded with her brother to assist graduating seniors from East St. Louis who will matriculate at SIUE.

Sarahjini is a dedicated public servant who truly believes that “service is the rent we pay while here on earth.” As an active and committed member of the Springfield community, she has lent her time and talents to a variety of organizations, boards and commissions including the Springfield International Visitors Commission, Springfield Community Foundation, NAACP, Illinois Minorities in Government and Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc.

Sarahjini is the recipient of several awards and accolades including the Distinguished Service Award from the Delta Sigma Theta Sorority, Inc., Exemplary Leadership Award from the National Forum of Black Administrators, the City of Champion’s Award from the East St. Louis Community Initiative and the Springfield Women of Distinction Award.

Laura Phelan, MPA

Laura Phelan is the Deputy Director of New Initiatives for the Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services (HFS), the state’s Medicaid agency. In this role, and her previous role as Policy Director, she has worked to improve maternal and child health outcomes, expand health care access and affordability, and advance health equity. Laura also previously served in the HFS Bureau of Managed Care as an MCO Account Manager and as the Program Manager for the Medicare-Medicaid Alignment Initiative (MMAI).

Prior to HFS, Laura served as the Policy Director for Get Covered Illinois, a Presidential Management Fellow within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ budget office and the U.S. Senate Finance Committee health team, and as a Dunn Fellow in the Illinois Governor’s Office. Laura has a Master of Public Administration from Syracuse University’s Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and a Bachelor of Arts from Illinois Wesleyan University. “

Janice Phillips, PhD, RN, CENP, FAAN

Dr. Janice Phillips is an experienced clinician, researcher, educator, nurse regulator, author, and public policy advocate in the health care arena. Janice is the recipient of the Martin Luther King Jr. Humanitarian Award, the University of Illinois College of Nursing SAGE Award, The National Black Nurses’ Association Lifetime Achievement Award, four distinguished alumni awards and others. In 2000, Janice was inducted into the American Academy of Nursing for her distinguished contributions to addressing breast cancer disparities nationally and internationally.

Dr. Phillips holds a BSN from North Park College, an MS in Community Health from St. Xavier School of Nursing, and a PhD from the University of Illinois College of Nursing.

On July 10, 2023, Governor Pritzker appointed Dr. Phillips to serve as the Assistant Director of the Illinois Department of Public Health (IDPH). As Assistant Director, she leads efforts focused on eliminating health disparities and advancing health equity across the state through the establishment of new and strengthening existing collaborations between IDPH and external community partners, including 97 certified local health departments throughout Illinois.

Robyn Racheotes

Robyn Racheotes is a seasoned leader in digital health and business development, currently serving as the Vice President of Sales across Payors, Providers and Health Systems at Noom. With a strong background in healthcare innovation, Robyn specializes in building and scaling strategic partnerships with health plans, health systems, and providers to deliver impactful solutions for population health management. Her expertise lies in leveraging technology, data, and behavioral change to drive improved clinical outcomes, particularly in the areas of virtual primary care and digital metabolic solutions. Robyn is passionate about creating sustainable health solutions and fostering collaboration across the healthcare ecosystem to enhance member and patient experiences. With previous roles at Teladoc Health and vast experience in the commercial B2B healthcare space, Robyn has consistently demonstrated her ability to lead high-performing teams and execute successful go-to-market strategies. She is excited about the future of healthcare and the opportunity to continue making a meaningful impact through innovation and partnerships.

Maura Quinlan, MD, MPH

Maura Quinlan, MD, MPH has been the Women’s Health Medical Advisor for IDPH since 2023. She is board certified in obstetrics/gynecology and, prior to her role at IDPH, was in clinical practice, most recently at Northwestern University. She received her MD at Loyola University, Stritch School of Medicine, completed her obstetrics and gynecology residency at the University of Chicago and her MPH at Yale University in Maternal and Child Health Policy. Her clinical area of expertise is general obstetrics and gynecology, with a special interest in pediatric and adolescent gynecology, vulvar dermatoses, and menopause management. She has also been active in legislative advocacy for women’s health at the state and national level in her previous role as Legislative Chair for Illinois ACOG.

Donalynne Schaffer

Donalynne started her career in service to her country, serving 3 years overseas in the U.S. Navy in the Republic of the Philippines Subic Naval Station. Upon returning to the U S States, Donalynne enrolled and graduated from DeVry Institute of Technology and spent the next 20 years repairing Personal Computers, Laptop and Printers.

By divine intervention, she found her way to Trinity United Church of Christ in 2007, she was asked to join the staff of the Amani Trinity United Health Corporation in July 2009 to educate the Roseland, Pullman, West Pullman and Washington Heights, communities on the importance of breast health awareness and early detection. It was said that African American women in Chicago were dying at a rate of 116% of that of white women; it was not because we were getting breast cancer more, but because we were not getting screened.

In September of that same year, she was promoted to Program Manager of the Amani-Trinity breast health awareness program and during this time working on the Southside of Chicago, she educated more than 2300 women on the importance of breast health awareness and early detection and navigated 334 women into mammography screenings. The Amani-Trinity breast health program was funded for 3 years through a grant from the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Task Force.

Upon the completion of the grant funded program at Amani-Trinity, the Metropolitan Chicago Breast Cancer Force decided to provide direct services and brought Donalynne on as their Community Outreach Navigator for the Screen to Live Program.

Donalynne provides outreach and education services to Equal Hope and is busy reaching out to women every day. She develops and strengthens relationships between Equal Hope and important leaders, community organizations, faith-based organizations, health institutions, and women’s associations. Donalynne attends community-based events and health fairs in Metropolitan Chicago to connect more women with Equal Hope’s services and educate women on the importance of breast healthcare, including the importance of early detection in saving lives.

She empowers women through knowledge and links women to the Equal Hope navigators who help women access free mammograms or schedule mammograms or generally navigate the healthcare system. To date we have educated more than 50,000 people and navigated more than 10000 women to free mammograms. The Metropolitan Breast Cancer Task Force changed their name to Equal Hope in 2019 to add more FREE resources to the uninsured community.

Sarah B. Scruggs, PhD

Sarah B. Scruggs, PhD, is the Founder and CEO of the Arukah Institute of Healing, a rural behavioral health and wellness center serving Bureau, LaSalle, Marshall, Putnam and Grundy counties in Illinois. Dr. Scruggs also serves as Clinical Assistant Professor of Psychiatry, for the University of Illinois College of Medicine – Rockford. Dr. Scruggs received her Ph.D. from the University of Illinois at Chicago College of Medicine, and conducted her postdoc training at the UCLA School of Medicine, where she advanced her training in data science and omics-based precision medicine.

Dr. Scruggs’ passion for underserved, disparities populations along with her roots in rural America facilitated her return to the rural Midwest to launch Arukah Institute of Healing in 2016. Arukah provides integrated behavioral health and wellness services to 6,000+ people annually, including 24/7/365 mobile crisis and outreach, crisis stabilization, care coordination, psychiatry, counseling, recovery support, mind-body wellness, and prevention. Dr. Scruggs’ goal of transforming rural health from being eminence-based to data-driven fuels Arukah’s innovation, which develops new models to increase access to care by vulnerable populations. Notable innovation includes the Living Room walk-in recovery center, “RENEW” housing program for persons in recovery, and Hope and Healing Healthcare for women and families impacted by substance use. Dr. Scruggs’ approach to community mental health involves strong collaborations with community partners. Arukah leads a consortium of 37 community members, including law enforcement, healthcare, persons with lived experience, advocacy groups, civic leaders, churches, schools, and social services.

Dr. Scruggs serves as a Member of the State of Illinois Mental Health Planning and Advisory Council, Behavioral Health Interest Group Chair and Government Affairs Committee Member for National Rural Health Association, Co-Chair of the Small & Rural Provider Committee for the Community Behavioral Health Association of Illinois, Data & Technology Working Group Chair for the Illinois Region 2 Community Emergency Services and Support Act (CESSA) Committee, Member of the CCBHC Advisory Committee for the Illinois Office of Medicaid Innovation, Member of the Women’s Committee of the Illinois Substance Use Disorder Advisory Council, and Member of the National Council for Mental Wellbeing.

Carmen Stokes

Dr. Carmen Stokes is currently employed as the nurse navigator for the SM GAVINI Center for Cancer Prevention through Ascension-Providence, working with both the Southfield and Novi Cancer Centers. Dr. Stokes has been a Registered Nurse for 30 years and certified Family Nurse Practitioner for 24 years. She worked full time as an Associate Professor of Nursing for 20 years and is a nationally certified nurse educator. Dr. Stokes obtained her PhD in Educational Studies (2013) and has led and participated in several community based participatory research (CBPR) projects, including serving as a steering committee member of the Health Environments Partnership with the University of Michigan and the Detroit URC for the past twenty-three years. In 2021 Dr. Stokes shifted her service back to patient education secondary to her devotion to improve patient health outcomes, health equity, and cancer survivorship. She is passionate about how community health is impacted by the SDoH.

Charee Thompson, PhD

Charee Thompson studies heath communication in interpersonal and patient-provider contexts, focusing on the role communication plays in how people navigate the uncertainties associated with conditions that are chronic, non-visible, not well understood, underfunded, and associated with stigma. Her first line of research theorizes about uncertainty in relationships, often from the perspective of social network members and including those living with chronic illness. For instance, she has studied women’s experiences of “medical gaslighting.” Her second research area involves the development, delivery, and assessment of theoretically grounded communication trainings for social network members and health care providers to overcome the support and care challenges associated with uncertainty. For example, she has developed training to address implicit bias and cultural competence in Black maternal health care using both web-based eLearning platforms and virtual reality.

Thompson received her bachelor’s and master’s degrees in communication from Arizona State University and her PhD in communication from the University of Texas at Austin.

Dyanna Winchester

“My name is Dyanna Winchester I was born in December in Chicago Illinois. I’m a mother of two boys, one who was tragically killed due the gun violence that is at a high % in our city streets. I have my associates in Liberal arts through Lakeland College. Still growing and learning as a student in life.

I have worn many hats of employment. My most influential roles have been Community Navigator/ Case Manager/ Career Coach at Howard Area Community Center. Now my New Role Women’s Justice Institute as Reclamation Specialist/ Community Support. Where we help women reclaim their lives after being justice involved. All of which I am so passionate about with my lived experience. I can now be a force to prayerfully bring forth change in our community and in the lives of so many.

I’m loving very family oriented , love my mom & family. I have a love of dogs, exercise and helping others. That is how I fill up my time. Full of empathy and compassion for individuals that have experienced incarceration and very resourceful and advocates for their rights in society after incarceration.”