Milan Spencer serves as the Associate Director, Workforce Development & Partnerships. In her role, she oversees BMMA’s workforce development initiatives, supports partnership management, and provides technical assistance to maternal health equity stakeholders. Additionally, she works to map out resources and helps inform BMMA’s overarching strategic goals in stakeholder engagement and Black Maternal Health movement-building. Milan has a BA in History with a concentration in African-American Studies from the University of California, Los Angeles, and a Master in Public Health with a concentration in Community Health Education from California State University, Long Beach. Milan’s passion work is in Maternal Child & Adolescent health, specifically addressing disparities in perinatal care and birth outcomes among Black birthing persons, Black children, and Black families. She is a certified childbirth doula and a certified lactation education counselor. She is a mom of three beautiful children and in her free time enjoys reading, jigsaw puzzles, and watching true crime TV.
