Elizabeth Dawes Gay

Elizabeth Dawes Gay, MPH is the founder of Sisu Consulting, where she works with clients to advance social, racial, and reproductive justice for women of color. Elizabeth is a strategist, advocate, communicator, and convener who turns research into social impact. She is passionate about solving social problems that specifically affect women of color. Elizabeth’s lived experience as a Black woman in the United States drives her to fight injustice to create a more equitable world. Her life’s mission is to create a world where women of color have what they need to achieve their ideal well-being and leave their mark on the world.

Elizabeth is a co-founder of Black Mamas Mater Alliance. Elizabeth is a recognized thought leader on women of color, reproductive and maternal health, and social justice who has been published in The Nation, Rewire, The Root, EBONY.com, TIME Motto, and Huffington Post. She has been featured on MSNBC and other news channels and is quoted in the Los Angeles Times, Mic, EBONY.com, The Nation, Vice, and others.

Elizabeth holds a Master of Public Health in Health Policy from The George Washington University and a Bachelor of Arts in Urban Studies from University of Pennsylvania.

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