erica

Executive Director

egerrity@ostarainitiative.org

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Erica is the founder of the Minnesota Prison Doula Project. She is

 psychotherapist specializing in families affected by incarceration.

raelene

Program Director

rbaker@mnprisondoulaproject.org

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Rae is the director of MnPDP. She also facilitates childbirth education and attends births of those incarcerated at Minnesota's only state prison for women.

Tonja

We Rise! Founder

tonja@werisemn.org​

Tonja is the leader of MnPDP's leadership circle, We Rise! She uses her lived experience to advocate for the change that is needed to restore our communities from the trauma of mass incarceration.

rebecca

Research Director

shlaf002@umn.edu

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Rebecca is the Research Director for the MnPDP. She is an Assistant Professor in Pediatrics at the University of Minnesota's Medical School.