Delaine Andrea Powerful

Delaine Andrea Powerful is an experienced professional in public health and reproductive justice, currently serving as the Youth Initiatives Coordinator at the National Institute for Reproductive Health/NIRH Action Fund since August 2016. Responsibilities include developing justice processes and training high school peer leaders in comprehensive sexuality education. Delaine also holds positions as an Anti-Oppression Consultant with LEAD and as a Fellow/Young Leader with Women Deliver, focusing on advancing women's health rights. Previously, Delaine co-chaired the Black Youth Project 100: New York Chapter, and has experience with organizations like the BROOKLYN COMMUNITY BAIL FUND and the New York City Healthy Teen Relationships Coalition. Delaine earned a Master of Public Health in Child and Adolescent Health from Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health and a Bachelor of Science in Public Health from New York University.