Hi, I’m Sequoia

aka Cocoa

a movement strategist, organizational development extraordinaire, lawyer & #workingmom.

Notable Accolades

Community-led research for reproductive justice:
Exploring the SisterLove Georgia Medication Abortion project.
In Frontiers in Global Women’s Health (Vol. 3).
Frontiers Media SA.
“I don't regret it at all. It's just I wish the process had a bit more humanity to it... a bit more holistic”: A Community-Led Medication Abortion Study with Black and Latinx Women in Georgia.
Sexual and Reproductive Health Matters.
(2022, In Press).
Reimagining Perinatal Mental Health: An Expansive Vision For Structural Change.
In Health Affairs (Vol. 40, Issue 10, pp. 1592–1596).
Health Affairs (Project Hope).

Recent publications and work on issues related to

reproductive justice and health equity

Amplified stories of women from the south who have been negatively impacted by discrimination in birth control coverage and defending the right to contraception as a human rights issue.
Presenting Topic “Stigma as a Barrier – Shared Experiences & Challenges from a Domestic Lens”
Recognized as one of Gwinnett Young Professionals 35 under 35.

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