Meet Our Team
Terri N. Lee-Johnson is the founding Executive Director of Birth Strides, a Memphis, TN-based Reproductive Justice organization focused on providing no cost, community-based doulas and childbirth prep for Black mothers. Birth Strides was founded to meet the need for culturally relevant and accessible support and education for Black women in Memphis.
Terri has been a practicing doula and childbirth educator since 2012. She has been a Certified Lactation Counselor since 2016. She holds a BA in Sociology. It's through her undergraduate studies that she was introduced to intersectionality which eventually led her to work in Reproductive Justice. She is currently a student midwife seeking the Certified Professional Midwife credential. Terri is also a wife and retired homeschooling mom. |
Kimathi D. Street Coleman has been married for 7 years and is the mother of two little girls. She is a doula who is passionate about breastfeeding. She is currently the organizer for Latch On Memphis and is a part of lots of breastfeeding support groups, including BSTARS and Shelby County Breastfeeding Coalition. Kimathi is also a Certified Lactation Counselor and Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere Community Transformer trained as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor. She is very excited to serve moms in her community through prenatal support and education, labor support, and postpartum services.
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