Dr. Shanaye Jeffers is a board-certified OB/GYN. She couldn't imagine a life outside of being an OB/GYN, especially at home in NYC.

In the clinical realm, Dr. Jeffers values partnership with her patients. She believes in the importance of mutual transparency and openness to co-create the most effective care plans.

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Dr. Jeffers is Brooklyn born and bred, with Caribbean roots. She made her second home Philadelphia where she received her medical degree at the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania. She then went on to complete residency at the Thomas Jefferson University Hospital, where she was accepted into the Gold Humanism Honor Society — an award recognizing compassionate care that supports human connection in healthcare.

During her residency, Dr. Jeffers had the formative opportunity to train alongside midwives, an experience that instilled in her a deep appreciation for collaborative, human-centric care, and led her to a more integrative practice.

Chelsea Williams-Diggs (she/her) is a reproductive justice practitioner, radical truth-teller, and lifelong student of Black feminist thought. As the Executive Director of the New York Abortion Access Fund (NYAAF), Chelsea’s work is grounded in her lived experiences and a deep commitment to community care.

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She has served as a clinic escort, is a trained abortion doula, and frequently speaks and leads workshops on abortion access and reproductive justice. She has been featured in prominent media outlets, including The New York Times, Politico, HuffPost, and The Nation.

Chelsea holds a BA from Georgetown University and an MA in Public Policy, with a concentration in Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies, from The George Washington University. When she’s not working to advance abortion access, you can find her on her yoga mat, reading about revolution, or planning her next adventure.

Pastor Kaji Spellman Douša (pronounced “doe-sha”) is the first woman and also the first Black woman to serve as the head of her 214-year-old congregation, the Park Avenue Christian Church, in Manhattan.

An outspoken advocate for reproductive justice, Pastor Kaji leads many national rallies and mass actions as a spokesperson for Planned Parenthood.

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A founder of the Sanctuary Caravan, Pastor Kaji is known for her work in building networks of thousands of immigrant-led advocates across the country. Through her groundbreaking religious freedom lawsuit Douša v. DHS (read more), a federal judge recently ruled that the Department of Homeland Security illegally tracked, surveilled and retaliated against her for her ministry to migrants (read more)

 She is the recipient of several national and international awards, including the Samuel DeWitt Proctor Conference’s Ella Jo Baker Social Justice Award and Yale Divinity School’s William Sloane Coffin Justice Award.

Pastor Kaji is a proud and active member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Incorporated.