Kenda Sutton-EL is the Founder and Executive Director of Birth In Color. A native of rural Virginia, Kenda focuses on Reproductive Sexual Justice, Birth Justice, Black maternal Health, Structural Racism, and organizes for Incarcerated pregnant people and human rights violations. An Activist that trains people of color to become doulas, Trains healthcare systems and workers in racial bias training.

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Marcia, affectionately known as "Cia", was born and raised on the Peninsula in the District she now serves.  Del. Price worked as a special assistant in the Virginia Liaison Office under then Governor Mark Warner and as a state coordinator for the NAACP This Is My Vote! Campaign for voter registration, education, and mobilization.  After what was supposed to be a month long internship at a dental office, she enjoyed an almost 10 year career of dental office administration and management because she was passionate about helping people get the care that they needed.  In September 2016, she worked to start Virginia Black Leadership Organizing Collaborative (VA BLOC), a non-profit focused on "building empowered communities" through integrated voter engagement, civic involvement, and leadership development, where she serves as Director.extends across various spheres. As an advocate for gender equality and empowerment, she served as an Ambassador for the United State of Women (USOW) and a National Trainer for VoteRunLead, empowering women to pursue leadership roles.

Jackie has been a driving force for change in her role as Delegate in the Virginia House of Delegates for the 93rd district. Prior to getting elected, she led the charge in bringing the CROWN Act to Virginia, making it the fourth US state—and the first in the South—to pass legislation banning hair discrimination based on racial identifiers.

Jackie's legislative prowess is undeniable. Committed to honoring veterans and fostering diversity, Jackie co-chairs the General Assembly Military and Veteran Caucus and hosts an annual diversity in aviation event at Norfolk International Airport.

Married to a sneaker-head, Jackie shares her love for kicks through the hashtag #AIMS (Activism in My Sole), blending her interests with her activism drive. She embraces Norfolk as their chosen hometown alongside her husband and two children, fostering a deep sense of community and belonging.

Del. Price is a fourth-generation member of St. Augustine’s Episcopal Church.  She is an active member in Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. and the NAACP; and currently serves on the Board for Habitat for Humanity serving the Peninsula and Greater Williamsburg. 

Del. Price has received several honors, including the 2017 Marguarite Adams Award for Political Action from the Mid-Atlantic Region of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., the 2017 Community Service Award from the Hampton Democrats, the 2017 Community Service Award from Zeta Lambda Chapter of Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity, Inc. She was named Greek of the Year twice for the Lambda Omega Chapter of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (2009, 2011).  Also, she received the 2017 “Solid as a Rock Award” from the Virginia Education Association for her strong support of public education. In 2018, she was named the Champion of College Affordability by Partners for College Affordability and Public Trust. And in 2019, Del. Price received the Economic Justice Advocacy Award from the Virginia Interfaith Center for Public Policy and the Friend of Nursing Award from the Virginia Nursing Association. She also was inducted into the Hampton Newport News Community Service Board Hall of Fame in 2019. Del. Price also participated in the Fannie Lou Hamer Fellowship 2020 Cohort with the Sandler Phillips Center.

She graduated from Warwick High School in the Peninsula's first graduating class of the International Baccalaureate Program, receiving the full IB Diploma and Advanced Studies Diploma. Del. Price attended Spelman College and received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Philosophy, with intensive study in Biology. She also received her Master of Arts in Religious Studies from Howard University.  After having completed some coursework toward her Master of Divinity Degree at Howard University, she graduated from the Samuel DeWitt Proctor School of Theology at Virginia Union University with her Master of Divinity and as Valedictorian of STVU (2022). With each program, she focused on learning as much as she could in order to make a positive difference.  

Del. Price loves interacting with her constituents and is called upon to give speeches to help awaken audiences to the needs of the community and to inspire them toward action.  As a fourth-generation resident of the Peninsula, Del. Price embraces her family's legacy of service and strives to make a positive impact in the Peninsula community that has given so much to her.  

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Aleyana Momplaisir (she/her) completed her studies in Political Science at Northeastern University and is currently the Program Director at the Resilient Sisterhood Project, a nonprofit with a mission to empower Black women regarding their reproductive health and rights. Given her work, Aleyana's professional interests center on reproductive health and its intersections, including environmental, food, and birthing justice. In addition, she has several personal passions, such as language learning, visual arts, and development in Caribbean nations. As an artist, Aleyana works primarily with acrylic and digital illustration software to explore cultural and health themes, identity, joy, and other critical messages.

Dr. Dawnkimberly “Kim” Hopkins served as a 30-year United States Military member. During her 30 yrs of service to her country, Dr. Hopkins served with the US Army and US Air Force. As a women’s health nurse practitioner in the US Air Force, she noted a high number of her patients, particularly active duty members, were suffering from symptoms of PCOS that severely impacted their abilities to function effectively and efficiently within their occupations at their home duty stations and during their military deployments. Noting that these symptoms greatly impacted the total quality of life of these individuals, Dr. Hopkins began her quest to find answers and solutions by obtaining her PhD in nursing science with a focus on PCOS in the military. She has published works on PCOS in the military, while completing a post-doctoral fellowship with NIH in the Office of Research on Women's Health (ORWH). During her post-doctoral fellowship, Dr. Hopkins published a NIH/ORWH-supported PCOS information booklet and participated in working-groups to help further the cause of PCOS initiatives. She has published works that have assessed the relationship between PCOS and obesity, as well as PCOS and pain.  Dr. Hopkins is passionate about facilitating and supporting PCOS endeavors, especially for early-stage investigators like herself, to continue to develop relevant, patient-centered knowledge and interventions related to PCOS. As a dedicated advocate, she was a member of the International PCOS Network that updated the 2023 International evidence-based guideline for the assessment and management of Polycystic Ovary Syndrome and is a scientific research committee co-Chair on the Patient Advisory Board of the PCOSChallenge -the national PCOS association.

As Executive Director of PCOS Challenge, Sasha has had a significant global influence on PCOS awareness, education, advocacy, health policy and patient-focused drug development. Sasha created the PCOS Awareness Symposium, the largest event dedicated to PCOS, which has educated thousands of patients and healthcare professionals about PCOS since 2013. Sasha has also helped develop one of the most extensive multimedia bodies of evidence-based content dedicated to PCOS. As part of PCOS Challenge’s legislative advocacy efforts, Sasha helped form the Bipartisan Congressional PCOS Caucus in the U.S. Congress. She helped build a coalition of over 70 major national and international health organizations and led the first successful PCOS legislative advocacy effort in the U.S. Congress. Under Sasha’s leadership, PCOS Challenge is currently developing the PCOS National Health Policy Agenda, advancing research through its patient registry and working on the PCOS Voice of the Patient Report for the U.S. Food and Drug Administration based on the organization’s recent Externally-Led Patient-Focused Drug Development Meeting on PCOS. Sasha’s work in the field focuses on improving care, patient-centered research into understudied areas of PCOS, increasing research funding, driving innovation, and working with industry partners to accelerate the development and approval of safe and effective treatments, diagnostics and technology for PCOS.

 Ayodeji Dapherede-Otusanya is a qualitative research scholar specializing in Health and Intercultural Communication. Her research focuses on exploring the communication challenges faced by individuals with invisible conditions, particularly PCOS, and how these challenges affect women of color and their families. 

Eunique Davis is an expecting mom and wife, and the Director of Catering at Eaton DC. She has a tenured background in food and beverage, and as a fourth generation hotelier, Eunique is passionate about all things wedding and service industry. Eunique is also passionate about sharing her experiences with reproductive health challenges as a way to build community and support other women who are navigating similar challenges. Prior to becoming pregnant, Eunique was diagnosed with PCOS after many misdiagnoses. She and her husband are looking forward to welcoming Baby  Davis this fall.