Our NBDA® Ambassadors
Program Overview:
The NBDA Doula Ambassador Program is a 11 month long initiative that empowers Black doulas to champion Black maternal health, foster community connections, and advocate for systemic change. Ambassadors play a pivotal role in promoting NBDA’s mission through public outreach, community engagement, and advocacy efforts aimed at addressing disparities in maternal care for Black and Brown families.
Each ambassador receives tools, resources, and training to support their communities, spread awareness, and create meaningful impact within the Black birthing space. Together, our ambassadors embody NBDA’s vision of birthing justice and equitable care for all.
Meet Tianna
Tianna Osanyinbi is a dedicated placenta encapsulation specialist and mother of three with a growing passion for postpartum support. As an aspiring postpartum doula, she is committed to serving families during one of the most transformative seasons of life. Tianna has long known that her calling is within the birthing community, and she is excited to continue expanding her impact through compassionate, informed care. Outside of her professional work, she enjoys reading, brunching, traveling, and spending meaningful time with her loved ones.
Meet Monica
Monica Mitchell holds a Master’s Degree in Education and has been a Certified Full Spectrum Doula for 3 years. Inspired by her own birth experiences and motherhood, she supports families through pregnancy and postpartum. She is certified in Birth/Postpartum, Childbirth Education, and Breastfeeding Counseling through the International Doula Institute.
Meet Keshia
Keshia Jenkins supports families through the perinatal journey with compassionate, culturally responsive care. With nearly 20 years in maternal health and early childhood, she is a Certified Full Spectrum and Community Doula, Childbirth Educator, and Maternal Mental Health Support Specialist. Founder of Birthing Brilliance Collective, she leads doulas in Tallahassee, FL and advocates nationwide.
Meet Imaninia
Imaninia Hubert is a Certified Full Spectrum Doula continuing a four-generation legacy of midwives and birth workers. Originally from Chicago and now based in Phoenix, she offers compassionate, holistic support during pregnancy and postpartum. She is also a 200-hour certified yoga instructor specializing in prenatal yoga, blending ancestral wisdom with modern wellness practices.
Meet Dominique
Dominique Phinn is a Licensed Master Social Worker with a Doctorate in Social Welfare from Yeshiva University. A lecturer at Lehman College, she focuses on social justice and Black maternal mental health. Founder of Black.Births.Matter, she advocates for birth equity, leads postpartum support groups, and works to address disparities affecting Black mothers and birthing people.
Meet Danielle
Danielle Dixon is the founder of Envisioned Births Doula Services, providing compassionate, culturally rooted birth and postpartum support for families across Georgia & Multiple other States across The East Coast. With a background in holistic care and a passion for maternal wellness, Danielle helps clients feel informed, empowered, and deeply supported throughout their birth journeys and beyond.
Meet Christina
Christina Evans is a St. Louis–based doula, founder of It Takes A Village Doula Services, and ambassador for the National Black Doula Association. She provides culturally responsive, evidence-based care for Black families and advocates for birth equity. She is pursuing nursing to become a certified nurse midwife and help transform maternal healthcare systems.
Meet Ashli
Ashli Crew Rodriguez is a certified full-spectrum doula and maternal wellness advocate serving families in the Philadelphia area through A Village Doula. She supports pregnancy, birth, and postpartum with a focus on informed consent and physiological birth. A mother of three, she also brings decades of family childcare experience and uses creative media to amplify birth education and advocacy.