Full Name
Trashaun Powell, MA
Job Title
Racial Disparity Taskforce
Company
Preeclampsia Foundation
Speaker Bio
Trashaun Powell is a known statewide leader in human fundamental rights having over a decade of experience in nonprofit organization and government. Through her near-death pregnancy experience she has been an advocate for equitable and quality maternal health for birthing people of color nationwide.
Currently, Trashaun is the Vice President of Programs with the New Jersey Family Planning League, a non-profit organization committed to providing access to quality family planning and related health services for all residents of New Jersey who need them, regardless of identity, income, and/or insurance status.
Prior to joining the New Jersey Family Planning League, she served as the Senior Program Specialist in New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families focusing on a broad spectrum of issues impacting communities of color. She previously served as the Governor’s appointed designee for the New Jersey Advisory Council on Domestic Violence and the Division On Women’s designee for the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Initiative.
Trashaun Powell is very passionate about women’s issues with a primary focus on maternal health. Trashaun has advocated, amplified, and illustrated these issues within New Jersey through the National Preeclampsia Foundation’s signature event “The Promise Walk” since 2013 raising over $10,000 in hosting biannual fundraising events. She is currently a member of the Preeclampsia Foundation’s Racial Disparities Taskforce and uses her personal experience to move the work forward to improve outcomes of the maternal mortality health crisis.
A New Jersey native, Trashaun earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stockton University and Master of Arts degree from Thomas Edison University. She received additional certifications in the arena of victim and child advocacy from John Hopkins University, Montclair State University and Rutgers University, School of Social Work. Trashaun is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. She is happily married to her wonderful husband of over 10 years and they are proud parents of two wonderful and energetic children.
Trashaun is a proven leader who is committed to the vision that social equity and liberation must align.
Currently, Trashaun is the Vice President of Programs with the New Jersey Family Planning League, a non-profit organization committed to providing access to quality family planning and related health services for all residents of New Jersey who need them, regardless of identity, income, and/or insurance status.
Prior to joining the New Jersey Family Planning League, she served as the Senior Program Specialist in New Jersey’s Department of Children and Families focusing on a broad spectrum of issues impacting communities of color. She previously served as the Governor’s appointed designee for the New Jersey Advisory Council on Domestic Violence and the Division On Women’s designee for the Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) Initiative.
Trashaun Powell is very passionate about women’s issues with a primary focus on maternal health. Trashaun has advocated, amplified, and illustrated these issues within New Jersey through the National Preeclampsia Foundation’s signature event “The Promise Walk” since 2013 raising over $10,000 in hosting biannual fundraising events. She is currently a member of the Preeclampsia Foundation’s Racial Disparities Taskforce and uses her personal experience to move the work forward to improve outcomes of the maternal mortality health crisis.
A New Jersey native, Trashaun earned her Bachelor of Arts degree from Stockton University and Master of Arts degree from Thomas Edison University. She received additional certifications in the arena of victim and child advocacy from John Hopkins University, Montclair State University and Rutgers University, School of Social Work. Trashaun is a proud member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Incorporated. She is happily married to her wonderful husband of over 10 years and they are proud parents of two wonderful and energetic children.
Trashaun is a proven leader who is committed to the vision that social equity and liberation must align.
