My passion for community leadership stems from my background as a mother of two children and from my experience as a birth and postpartum doula. After completing my university education in Emergency Health Services at UMBC, I decided to take a break from my career in the public health realm to raise our sons. I could not stay out of the medical advocacy field for long. I began my training and education in birth advocacy and have seen the positive outcomes that doula work has had on maternal and infant mortality and morbidity rates. My career shifted into DEI work in the Office of Equity and Inclusion and Human Resources at UMBC. I continue to us my public health and equity background to advocate for maternal mortality equity and sustainable jobs for traditional birth workers. My graduate work centers around Birth Justice and Reproductive Justice and health equity.