Meet The Team
Kenda Sutton-El, Executive Director
In 2019, Kenda Sutton-EL helped establish “Black Maternal Health Week” and also led the campaign for Doula Medicaid Reimbursement for the state of Virginia. Her passion for reproductive justice has led her to relentlessly pursue methods of improving maternal health for women of color. She firmly believes that until every woman is safe before, during, and after childbirth, we have not done our job as a society.
Kenda holds a Bachelor’s in Health Science and is also a Doula Trainer, Equity Diversity Inclusion Consultant, Policy Analyst, CPR Instructor, Holistic Nutritionist,Certified Lactation Counselor, Reproductive Justice and Maternal health advocate.
Nikiya Ellis, Co-Director
In 2018, Nikiya helped coordinate the effort to get the city of Richmond to declare its first “Black Breastfeeding Week” in support of African American mothers. In addition, she works as a doula and Reiki practitioner.
Discussing her experiences with other new moms after her first pregnancy opened her eyes to the fact that not all women are given the same level of care during childbirth. This realization drove her to embark on a journey into discovering labor as a wondrous act of nature that should be a safe and comfortable experience for everyone.
She knows that the cultural beliefs, preferences, and rituals that surround childbirth can have great significance, and she wants to help you honor your diversity! Nikiya’s greatest joy as a doula is the ability to bear witness to women reclaiming their power and discovering their own innate wisdom through childbirth.
Members
Ashley Shaw
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Dana Williams
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Mystique Hargrove
Creator of Boho Wellness
Alexis Perry
Full Spectrum Doula
Indee Jordan
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Kayanna Charity
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Cheyenne Varner
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Fantasia Fortune
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Tameka Parker
Birth and Postpartum Doula, RN
Chelsi Watson
Birth and Postpartum Doula,
Amber Heiskill
Birth and Postpartum Doula,
Ashley Gopaul
Birth and Postpartum Doula,
Khalyson Mcduffie
Birth and Postpartum Doula,
Daeryn James
Birth and Postpartum Doula,
Diamond Johnston
Birth and Postpartum Doula,
Brittany Walker
Birth and Postpartum Doula,
BIRTH IN COLOR LYNCHBURG
Zel Farrow
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Megan Gomez
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Takeyah Givens
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Nikeya Brown
Birth and Postpartum Doula
BIRTH IN COLOR HAMPTON ROADS
Alisa Walker
Birth and Postpartum Doula
Kenda Sutton-EL
Birth and Postpartum Doula, CLC, Nutritionist, Herbalist
BIRTH IN COLOR MARYLAND
Staci Green
Birth and Postpartum Doula
