Jeannette Pai-Espinosa, President of Justice + Joy National Collaborative

Jeannette Pai-Espinosa has led Justice and Joy National Collaborative since 2007, through the reinvention of this 141-year-old intergenerational gender and racial justice nonprofit engaged in advocacy, organizing and research. Her commitment to advocating with and for girls, young women and gender expansive young people of color began as a young activist in the 70’s. This is where her firm belief in the “nothing about us without us” practice and a dedication to following the leadership of those most impacted by all forms of oppression and the intersections of them was born. Justice + Joy works collaboratively across the country with staff in 5 states and Canada, young advocates in 40+ states and community-based partners in 45+ states.

Jenice Fountain, Executive Director of Yellowhammer Fund

Jenice Fountain is a mother of three that entered Reproductive Justice work before she had language for it. After navigating near homelessness and needing resources including abortion care despite working 50 hours a week, she founded Margins: Women Helping Black Women to fill the intentional gaps that Black parents fall through due to heavily stigmatized services in Alabama. Margins addressed the financial and material needs of Black parents in Birmingham. She brings this Family Justice lens to her role as E.D of The Yellowhammer Fund, an abortion advocacy and Reproductive Justice Organization in Alabama.