About the Team
PRESIDENT/FOUNDER & Licensed midwife, lm
Zul Ruiz Ginés 🇵🇷
Zulgeil Ruiz-Gines is a midwife, educator, and advocate for culturally safe midwifery care and education. She holds licenses as a Licensed Midwife in the states of California and Florida, serving in community birth settings. Born and raised on the magical island of Puerto Rico, she earned her BA degree in Humanities from the University of Puerto Rico. Zul‘s journey into midwifery education began in Temixco, Mexico, where she spent nine months learning from an indigenous midwife who opened her vision, spirit, and heart to the world of midwifery. . Zul is deeply committed to the education and training of midwives and recognition and sustainability of midwifery. Her dedication has led her to various roles, including Midwifery Instructor at the Midwifery Program at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College , Midwifery Education Consultant, founder of KIBI Consulting, Research and Education and Executive Director of Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery founded by Jennie Joseph. CCSM is a national program that provides quality, practical, culturally-sensitive training and education that is integral to maternity health care systems in United States.Currently Zul is pursuing her masters degree in Oregon State University in Applied Medical Anthropology under Dr.Melissa Cheyney, PHd,LDM as her advisor.. Her research focuses on the growth and sustainability of the accredited Midwifery programs for community midwives in the United States.
Administration, Operations & Communications
Andrea Herrada
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Project Manager
Andrea Herrada, BA, MAEd, has been KIBI’s Director of Operations and Project Manager since January 2023. Her expertise is in education and project management, with over 10+ years in the field of education. She has specialized in the implementation of various technologies into the learning environment to promote online learning engagement. Andrea is also the Admissions & Student Services Manager of Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery. She graduated from Western Governors University in 2019 with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Education and is completing her M.A. in Mathematics Education. As Director of Operations, she is in charge of managing the daily activities of KIBI by overseeing several departments, such as: project managing, marketing, product mapping, instructor onboarding, and finances.
Andrea Herrada, BA, MAEd, has been KIBI’s Director of Operations and Project Manager since January 2023. Her expertise is in education and project management, with over 10+ years in the field of education. She has specialized in the implementation of various technologies into the learning environment to promote online learning engagement. Andrea is also the Admissions & Student Services Manager of Commonsense Childbirth School of Midwifery. She graduated from Western Governors University in 2019 with a B.A. in Interdisciplinary Studies with a focus in Education and completed her M.A. in Mathematics Education. As Director of Operations, she is in charge of managing the daily activities of KIBI by overseeing several departments, such as: project managing, marketing, product mapping, instructor onboarding, and finances.
Raquel Trinidad
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Communications
Raquel is a bilingual English-Spanish editor, translator, SEO and Google Business Profile strategist with over 13 years of experience across healthcare, education, and language services. Her background in interpretation and translation for courses, websites, apps, and conference talks led her into the world of website structure, SEO, and online visibility, where precision, context, and language behavior intersect. She now helps sustainability-aligned and bilingual service businesses improve discoverability through ethical, data-driven local SEO strategies that prioritize clarity, trust, and long-term impact. Alongside this work, she continues to translate and edit educational and healthcare materials, staying closely connected to the language and content that first shaped her professional path.
Carolina Brinkley, BFA, FNTP, is KIBI's Designer and Brand Guru. She has been with KIBI since its birth and helped develop its iconic branding. Professionally, Carolina is a Graphic Designer and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP).
After earning her certification with the Nutritional Therapy Association in 2021, she founded Empower Family Nutrition, a company whose focus is to help individuals and families navigate health concerns via whole food.
Her mission is to bring a greater awareness of the world of nutrition, especially as it relates to pregnancy, to the minority community. Before becoming a FNTP, Carolina worked as a Graphic Designer for 10 years.
Carolina Brinkley
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Creative Manager
Carolina Brinkley, BFA, FNTP, is KIBI's Designer and Brand Guru. She has been with KIBI since its birth and helped develop its iconic branding. Professionally, Carolina is a Graphic Designer and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP).
After earning her certification with the Nutritional Therapy Association in 2021, she founded Empower Family Nutrition, a company whose focus is to help individuals and families navigate health concerns via whole food.
Her mission is to bring a greater awareness of the world of nutrition, especially as it relates to pregnancy, to the minority community. Before becoming a FNTP, Carolina worked as a Graphic Designer for 10 years.
Carolina Brinkley, BFA, FNTP, is KIBI's Designer and Brand Guru. She has been with KIBI since its birth and helped develop its iconic branding. Professionally, Carolina is a Graphic Designer and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP).
After earning her certification with the Nutritional Therapy Association in 2021, she founded Empower Family Nutrition, a company whose focus is to help individuals and families navigate health concerns via whole food.
Her mission is to bring a greater awareness of the world of nutrition, especially as it relates to pregnancy, to the minority community. Before becoming a FNTP, Carolina worked as a Graphic Designer for 10 years.
Danlu Yang
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Research Assistant
Danlu Yang is a Researcher focusing on how AI-enhanced interpretation and translation transform trust, risk, accountability, and user experience in healthcare. Dedicated to advancing AI-assisted medical interpretation policy through collaborative research and actionable policy briefs. I focus on designing evaluations that reflect deployment conditions, assessing the stability of model performance under linguistic and contextual variation, and identifying recurring failure patterns that don’t show up in standard benchmarks but matter in real-world systems.
Carolina Brinkley, BFA, FNTP, is KIBI's Designer and Brand Guru. She has been with KIBI since its birth and helped develop its iconic branding. Professionally, Carolina is a Graphic Designer and Functional Nutritional Therapy Practitioner (FNTP).
After earning her certification with the Nutritional Therapy Association in 2021, she founded Empower Family Nutrition, a company whose focus is to help individuals and families navigate health concerns via whole food.
Her mission is to bring a greater awareness of the world of nutrition, especially as it relates to pregnancy, to the minority community. Before becoming a FNTP, Carolina worked as a Graphic Designer for 10 years.
KIBI Advisory Board
Dr. Melissa Cheyney
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Vice Chair and Research Advancement
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Dr. Cheyney is a professor of clinical medical anthropology in the College of Liberal Arts and an international leader in maternal healthcare and midwifery research. She has authored and edited multiple books and over 125 papers and has served as a PI or co-PI on more than 30 grants, including from the NIH, Skyline Foundation, the Meyer Memorial Trust, and many others. Recently she received a $500,000 gift from Skyline to support her OSU Uplift Lab’s work in community birth excellence, quality and safety. Her outstanding teaching at both the undergraduate and graduate levels has been recognized with the Thomas R. Meehan Award for undergraduate teaching in the College of Liberal Arts, designation as Eminent Professor in the Honors College, and the university’s Professional Development and Mentoring Award. Her extraordinarily active public engagement is influencing the reform of maternal care in Oregon and the nation, resulting in improved birth outcomes, especially among underserved populations.
Vanessa Caldari, CPM
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Governance & Resource Development Advisor
Vanessa Caldari, BSN, CPM, LM, is an experienced midwife with over 25 years in the field, combining clinical expertise with a deep commitment to humanized childbirth. She began her training at Maternidad La Luz in the late 1990s and gained hands-on experience in New Mexico before returning to Puerto Rico, where she expanded her practice alongside local midwives and pursued further education in nursing, public health, emergency medical techniques, and massage therapy. She holds a bachelor’s degree in nursing sciences from the University of Puerto Rico and advanced training in midwifery. In 2007, she founded Mujeres Ayudando Madres (MAM), a pioneering organization that has provided midwifery care, education, and training for over a decade, later evolving into a community clinic in 2023. Vanessa also gained birth center management experience in California and is a licensed midwife and Certified Professional Midwife. Since 2019, she has served as Director of the only public midwifery program in the United States at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College. A dedicated advocate for reproductive justice, she continues to work toward integrating respectful, evidence-based childbirth practices into healthcare systems in Puerto Rico and beyond.
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Mayra Robles Sumter, Anthropologist
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Global Innovation Project Advisor
Mayra is a PhD candidate in Biocultural Anthropology at Oregon State University. She conducts research on reproductive medical pluralism in Suriname, South America with the aim to understand and recommend the collaboration between biomedical and traditional healthcare practices. Beyond academia, Mayra has worked in projects on forest conservation, traditional knowledge preservation, and community-based development. Her research portfolio includes studies on medicinal plant use, reproductive healthcare, and maroon funeral traditions. She is fluent in multiple languages, including English, Dutch and Sranan and brings a unique cross- cultural perspective to uplift reproductive medical pluralism. Her expertise in ethnographic research and community engagement continues to shape policies and academic discourse on reproductive medical pluralism and biocultural diversity in Amazonian and global contexts. Mayra Robles Sumter is of Surinamese descent, married to Pablo Robles and is the mother of Yiréh Hadassah and Simcha Ikemefuna.
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Pandora Hardtman, CNM, DNP, FACNM, FAAN
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Global Initiative Board Advisor
Pandora has gained 20 plus years of midwifery experience working in a wide variety of healthcare settings in the USA, Caribbean, South East Asia, the Middle East and Africa. She functions as a Midwifery Capacity Building Consultant for European and US governmental agencies Specializing in low resources and conflict/fragile settings. She obtained a BSN and induction into Sigma Theta Tau Nursing Honor Society of Nursing from John Hopkins University, a MSc in Nursing from the University of California Los Angeles, and a Doctorate of Nursing Practice from University of Alabama at Birmingham. She is a Fellow of the American College of Nurse Midwives and serves as the national governmental affairs committee liaison for southern states with additional active function on the ACNM GA legislative/state government affairs committee and the Georgia Perinatal Quality Collaborative. While in the US, she serves in socioeconomically diverse practices in the Atlanta Metro area. A recipient of the ACNM 2018 Distinguished Service Award, she has been recognized by the reproductive justice movement as a “Warrior Woman “and is known for encouraging midwives to “push for change past the perineum”. In her spare time, you will most often find Pandora with a book in her hand, and soca on the speakers.
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Nichole Blum
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Grants & Funds Development Advisor
Nichole Blum (she/hers) is pursuing a Master of Arts in Biocultural Applied Anthropology at Oregon State University and holds a Bachelor of Science in Early Childhood Development and Learning from Central Michigan University. Her research interests are at the intersection of these two degrees, focusing on systems change aiming to reduce stressors or increase buffers to systemic stressors experienced by survivors of violence and those working within high-stress work environments, specifically, those working with young children and their families. Nichole provides active leadership in early childhood education as a consultant to community-based non-profit organizations and statewide grantmaking agencies, providing technical assistance, project support, grant writing/management, Peer Learning Community facilitation, and supervision over the project coordination of a neighborhood-based, early-childhood-focused career pathway. She has demonstrated experience addressing systemic inequities in accessing high-quality early childhood programming through fund development, workforce development, strategic planning, and policy advocacy. She is a longtime advocate for equitable access to early childhood education, community-led systems change, survivors of abuse (domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking), maternal and infant health, and closing racial disparities with more than ten years of direct service and non-profit community-based work in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Dr. Emiliano Chavirra
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Maternal Health Strategic Impact Advisor
Dr. Emiliano Chavira, MD is a maternal & fetal medicine obstetrician gynecologist in Whittier, CA and has over 20 years of experience in the medical field. He graduated from Columbia University Vagelos College of Physicians and Surgeons in 2001. He is affiliated with medical facilities such as Saint Francis Medical Center and California Hospital Medical Center. He is accepting new patients and telehealth appointments.
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Martha Arotingo
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Indigenous Affrairs Board Advisor
Midwife, herbalist, creator and director of the first traditional midwifery school "Unanchu mamakuna" in Cotacachi, Ecuador. Community leader, farmer, guardian and defender of the land. She is a member of the Indigenous Council of Ancestral Health "Hampik Warmikuna." She learned the craft of midwifery through the hands of her mother and the wise grandmothers of her community, with the blessing of the sacred mountain that has embraced her lineage for centuries, the Mama Cotacachi. Author of the poetry collection "Al inicio de la vida" (At the Beginning of Life).
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Charlotte Goudeau, CPM
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Senior Midwife Board
Advisor
Elder Charlotte Marie Shilo-Goudeau is a Licensed Certified Professional Midwife and founder of P.Y.O.B.E. (Pick Your Own Birthing Experience) with Mama Char’s Birthing Service in Maringouin, Louisiana. With over 40 years of combined personal and professional experience, she supports families while also mentoring and training future midwives, doulas, and community members. She serves in numerous leadership and educational roles, including doula trainer, international maternal support instructor, Evidence Based Birth® instructor, Certified Breastfeeding Specialist, NARM preceptor, and maternal health advisor, among others. Educated through institutions such as LSU, SLCC, and the University of New Orleans, she brings a broad, interdisciplinary foundation to her work. Deeply rooted in her community, she views midwifery as a practice grounded in mindfulness, resilience, faith, and intentional care, and she is honored to serve as a trusted Black elder midwife, as well as a devoted mother and wife.
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Hermine Hayes-Klein, JD
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Senior Board
Advisor
I have been passionate about justice, civil rights, and sexual and reproductive rights since the beginning of my studies at the University of Chicago. One of my law school professors, Barry Alberts, inspired me to see how lawyers can use advocacy to take legal burdens off of clients’ shoulders and to speak on their behalf in the language of the law. These concepts still motivate me as an attorney. After law school, I worked at law firms in New York City and Connecticut, before starting my own practice in 2003. My law practice focused on LGBTQ rights, family law, and art law, until I moved to The Netherlands in 2007. From 2008 – 2012, I taught International Law at The Hague University in The Hague, where I was also the Director of the Research Center for Reproductive Rights at the Bynkershoek Institute. After giving birth to my two sons in the woman-centered Dutch maternity care system, I began to focus my research on how women are treated during childbirth in maternal health systems around the world. I learned that women’s fundamental human rights are routinely violated in maternity care systems. The disrespect and abuse of women during childbirth is an issue that was just beginning to attract the attention of the feminist movement, and I was inspired to support the activism and legal advocacy necessary to make women’s rights a reality during childbirth. In 2012, before moving back with my family to the US, I led the organization of the first global Human Rights in Childbirth conference at The Hague University. I became licensed to practice law in Oregon in 2013 and have represented clients in family law, midwifery, and birth rights cases ever since. From 2013-2016, I organized five additional international conferences of maternity care stakeholders to discuss various aspects of human rights in childbirth. Through these undertakings, I learned from many amazing people who were working on different aspects of maternal healthcare around the world. Since 2017, I have focused my practice on legal advocacy in the state of Oregon, while continuing to consult on cases and with organizations in states and countries around the world. When I am not working, I enjoy life in the beautiful Oregon with my family and our dog, Bella. I love to cook, spend time with my fast-growing boys, and garden.
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson
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Board
Advisor
Dr. Sayida Peprah-Wilson is both a Licensed Clinical Psychologist and Doula. She specializes in multicultural psychology, trauma, suicide prevention and maternal mental health. Dr. Sayida has had a multifaceted career as a psychologist having worked in community-based, in-home, psychiatric hospital, prison and private practice settings. She is also a trainer and consultant on topics of cultural humility, implicit bias and trauma as they impact mental and maternal health. Dr. Sayida is the Founder and Executive Director of the non-profit organization Diversity Uplifts, Inc. focused on improving the well-being of women, birthing people, children and families by supporting marginalized and minority communities, while increasing cultural competence and humility among providers who serve them. Dr. Sayida’s work in maternal health includes serving as a co-director and trainer for the Frontline Doulas and the Sankofa Birthworkers Collective in Southern California. An advocate for human rights in childbirth, Dr. Sayida is a member of the Black Women Birthing Justice Collective and a Movement Partner with the Black Mamas Matter Alliance, promoting research, education and community-based services to positively transform the birthing experiences of black families. Dr. Sayida has served and continues to serve on advisory committees to improve maternal health including the California Maternal Quality Care Collaborative (Maternal Suicide Review Committee 2018-2019 & SoCal Maternal Mortality Review Committee 2020- Present), Perinatal Equity Initiative Committees of San Bernardino and Riverside County 2019- Present, and others aimed at identifying key risks and opportunities for quality improvement and prevention around disparities.
Jennie Joseph, a British-trained midwife, stands as a beacon of advocacy and change in the realm of maternal healthcare, tirelessly working to ensure that every individual experiences pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with the utmost dignity and support. Through her innovative approach, known as The JJ Way®, she has pioneered an evidence-based maternity care model that prioritizes accessibility, patient-centeredness, and cultural congruence, particularly in areas she terms 'materno-toxic zones'. In these spaces, often characterized by broken and inequitable maternity health systems, Jennie's focus remains steadfast on safeguarding the safety and empowerment of Black women and other marginalized communities who are disproportionately affected.Jennie Joseph's unwavering commitment to transforming maternal healthcare transcends boundaries, leaving an indelible mark on the field and the lives of countless individuals. Through her innovative approaches, steadfast advocacy, and visionary leadership, she continues to champion the cause of perinatal equity, inspiring change and empowering communities worldwide.
