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

Executive Director

Michaela Taylor

Director of Operations & Initiatives

Jenna Gaarde

Director of Policy & Strategy

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.

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

Shanri Lewis

Abundance Coach

Nichole Banks

Abundance Coach

Niki Johnson

Abundance Coach

Ty Morris

Abundance Coach

Mercedez 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