MAYA
Angela Bejarano Manrique is a bilingual perinatal mentor and the Latino program director at MAYA Organization in Pittsburgh, a position held since January 2019, focusing on prenatal education and support for Spanish and English-speaking pregnant women. Prior experience includes serving as a translator and interpreter for the ESL Department at Pittsburgh Public Schools, working as a bilingual navigator with ISAC Immigrant Services and Connections, and facilitating community services for the Latino community at The Birth Circle UPMC. Additional roles included administrative support at Schneck & Harley Immigration Law Group, logistical assistance for the University Food Program at UNAM, and operational support for the Latin American Studies Association. Angela holds a Bachelor's degree in Chemical Engineering and a specialization in Food Science and Technology from the Universidad Nacional de Colombia.
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MAYA
MAYA Organization is a Pittsburgh-based 501(c)3 with a mission to empower BIPOC and marginalized birthing people and birthworkers, and to create positive change in the systems that impact them. Our doulas, mentors, and counselors are trained to deliver equitable, comprehensive care to the majority Black and Spanish-speaking clients we serve. MAYA operates two programming streams: perinatal support services for underserved birthing people and counseling for incarcerated people. We are also involved in several initiatives working for birth equity. As our programs have evolved in response to community need and the increased visibility of issues related to equity, we have embarked on a strategic planning process. Our evolving strategic plan is designed to guide programming and operations in accordance with our mission, and to build our capacity to support high quality, justice-centered programming. MAYA’s services are free and open to all, and our English-language services center the needs of Black women. Our Spanish-language programming primarily serves immigrant populations, and responds to the needs of a community delivering their babies in an unfamiliar medical system. We follow proven models for improving birth equity, support birthing people in making their voices heard, and champion clients as experts in their own lives.