Special Guest Dr. Chris Pernell, Apostle of Public Health
Dr. Chris Pernell (Special Guest)
Dr. Pernell is a dynamic physician leader and social change agent. In her public health practice, she focuses on health justice, community-based advocacy, and health promotion, and disease prevention. Most recently as a senior executive in a hospital in Newark, New Jersey, she oversaw a portfolio that includes Population Health, Strategic Planning, Community Affairs, and the Human Experience. Of note, her role was created to lead the hospital’s first health equity and inclusion strategy in an integrated fashion across multiple business units. Prior to joining this academic medical center, she led the Workplace and Community Health Program at the 1199SEIU/League Labor Management Initiatives (LMI). Working with 1199SEIU leaders and frontline workers and partners across NYC healthcare institutions, her efforts centered on workplace health strategies, worker empowerment, health equity, and health system transformation.
Read more about Dr. Chris Pernell by visiting www.drchrispernell.com
Crystal D. Charley-Sibley (Host)
Crystal D. Charley-Sibley, MBA, CD, is the Founder of Melanin and Maternal Wellness (formerly, Melanin and Motherhood). She is a Shafia Monroe Consulting (SMC) Full Circle Doula Birth Companion, providing perinatal doula services including, prenatal, labor and delivery, and postpartum care. Having recently completed the Commonsense Childbirth Institute, Childbirth Educator Course, Crystal is pleased to add Childbirth Education to her array of services offered! She is a proud member of the Evidence-Based Birth Professional Community, where she continues to expand her knowledge and skill set to best serve her clients. Crystal also offers sibling preparation sessions that help make the “newest arrival” more comfortable for everyone!
Learn more about Crystal at www.melaninandmaternalwellness.org