2025 Speakers & Panelists

GAIL WYATT, PhD

ENDOWED CHAIR IN PSYCHIATRY & DISTINGUISHED PROFESSOR
UCLA

KEYNOTE SPEAKER

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Michelle browder

ARTIST & ACTIVIST

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DEMISHA BURNS, PhD, MSW

CONSULTANT & COMMUNITY ADVOCATE

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vanessa grubbs, md

DIRECTOR OF ADULT MEDICINE
Baywell Health

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CHERYL GRILLS, PhD

CLINICAL PSYCHOLOGIST & FULL PROFESSOR
Loyola Marymount University

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Stacey Hunt, MD

PRESIDENT
Sinkler Miller Medical Association

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LInda Jones

BIRTH & POSTPARTUM DOULA, EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Black Women Birthing Justice

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MARILYN JONES, Ed.D

EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
Because Black is Still Beautiful

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Nailah a. thompson, do

PRIMARY CARE PHYSICIAN
Kaiser Permanente

MEDICAL DIRECTOR
Afya Center for Health Equity

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carla wicks, md

OBSTETRICIAN & GYNECOLOGIST
Kaiser Permanente

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NEFFERTICE JOY WILLIAMS

FOUNDER
Beauty & Healing Inc.

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jyesha wreN, CNM

FOUNDING DIRECTOR & MIDWIFE
Beloved Birth Black Centering

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