Meet Our Team

The ABP Central Team

The ABP Central team works across sites to coordinate the roll-out of the Abundant Birth Project!

Dr. Zea Malawa

Director of Expecting Justice

Michaela Taylor

Program Director of the Abundant Birth Project

Jenna Gaarde

California Abundant Birth Project Senior Manager

Our Local Partners

Alameda County

Alameda County Public Health Department, Family Health Services Division, Maternal, Paternal, Child & Adolescent Health (MPCAH) Unit works together through our various programs to ensure that women, children, youth, fathers, parents and families achieve optimal health and well-being through the provision of client-centered, culturally responsive, strengths-based services and supports, combined with community transformation efforts that aim to improve neighborhood conditions.

Bria Bailey

Program Manager

DaShanaye Lundy-Velisano

Abundance Coach

Amirah Bashir

Abundance Coach

Contra Costa County

Richmond Rapid Response Fund (R3F) was our initial Contra Costa partner, without whom our work in the county would not be possible. We are currently partnering with FIERCE Advocates, an organization that amplifies the voices of Black, Latinx and other parents and caregivers of color.

Tiara Davis

Program Manager

Maile Chand

Abundance Coach

Los Angeles County

Los Angeles Department of Public Health's Maternal and Child Health Division (MCAH) brings the best of prevention science to support optimal community health, targeting its efforts to communities at highest risk of social and economic inequality.

Lindsey Richard

Program Manager

Kimberly Jackson-Franklin

Assistant Program Manager

Narkie Opong

Senior Admin Assistant

Joy Maina

Abundance Coach

Zakiya Prince

Abundance Coach

Shanri Lewis

Abundance Coach

Nichole Banks

Abundance Coach

Gina LaBeaud

Abundance Coach

Riverside County

Riverside Community Health Foundation improves community health and well-being, including operating community health centers and several maternal wellness programs.

Bianca Reid

Program Manager

Devona Robertson

Abundance Coach

Lee Walker

Abundance Coach

LaNeisha Johnson

Abundance Coach

The Evaluation Team

The evaluation team, consisting of members from UC Berkeley, UC Davis, and Oregon Health & Science University, is leading the ABP evaluation research so we can understand the impacts of receiving guaranteed income during pregnancy and postpartum.

UC Berkeley:
Anu Manchikanti-Gomez, PI

UC Davis:
Brittany Chambers, PI

Oregon Health & Science University:
Deb Karasek, Co-PI