WHO WE ARE

Our Mission

NBEC creates transnational solutions that optimize Black maternal, infant, sexual, and reproductive wellbeing. We shift systems and culture through training, research, technical assistance, policy, advocacy, and community-centered collaboration.

Our Vision

All Black mamas, their babies, and their villages THRIVE.

Our Core Values

Radical Joy • Reproductive & Sexual Freedom • Black Lives • Sisterhood (Collaboration) • Anti-Racism/Decolonization • Power • Black Feminism-Womanism

NBEC Staff

Suzie Abdou

Sr. Transnational Policy Advisor
Transnational Birth Equity
LEARN MORE

Jasmine L. Garland McKinney

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Denae Bradley

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Nicole L. Harris

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Megan Spencer

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Leslie Coney

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Nadia Mbonde

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Brandie Bentley

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Sara Daniel

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Asha Hassan

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Rosaline Jean Louis

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Tonni Oberly

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Kierra Otis

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Jaleah Rutledge

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Najjuwah Walden

Scholar
Birth Equity Research
LEARN MORE

Tarase Carter

Specialist
Community Power Building
LEARN MORE

LaTasha Gatling

Specialist
Community Power Building
LEARN MORE

Therese Gardner

Social Media Associate
Culture Shift + Strategic Communications
LEARN MORE

Danielle Matthews

Communications Manager
Culture Shift + Strategic Communications
LEARN MORE

Sunshine

Digital Content Producer
Culture Shift + Strategic Communications
LEARN MORE

Kacey Rodgers

Accounts Payable
Finance & Compliance
LEARN MORE

Krystal Leaphart

Senior Policy Analyst
Policy & Advocacy
LEARN MORE

Rev. Deneen Robinson

State Policy Strategist
Policy & Advocacy
LEARN MORE

Alise Powell

Senior Policy Analyst
Policy & Advocacy
LEARN MORE

Kiara Cruz

Senior Research Analyst
Research & Strategy
LEARN MORE

Zainab Jah

Senior Program Associate
Research & Strategy
LEARN MORE

Kennedy Bridges

Analyst
Technical Assistance
LEARN MORE

Rachel Young

Analyst
Technical Assistance
LEARN MORE

Aja Clark

Birth Equity Program Associate
Training, Practice & Evaluation
LEARN MORE

Phoebe Wescott

Birth Equity Senior Analyst
Training, Practice & Evaluation
LEARN MORE

Élida de Aquino

Transnational Communications Consultant
Transnational Birth Equity
LEARN MORE

Jade Below

Program Associate
Transnational Birth Equity
LEARN MORE