Gabrielle A. Perry, MPH, is an epidemiologist, political commentator, and advocate for women and girls impacted by incarceration, a cause rooted in her own experience as a formerly incarcerated and formerly homeless woman. In 2021, Gabrielle founded The Thurman Perry Foundation, a Louisiana-based nonprofit operating nationally in the provision of educational resources through The Perry Second Chances Scholarship, organic menstrual products to incarcerated women nationwide through her Girl Code public health program, and rent/mortgage relief through her Mother’s Day 365 initiative. To date the organization has provided almost half a million menstrual products to over 12,000 incarcerated women nationwide. Gabrielle is a fierce advocate for new legislation at the local, state, and federal level to deliver equity and dignity to all women. Her expert voice has been featured in major national and international publications including The Washington Post, NPR, ESSENCE Magazine, New York Magazine, CBS Morning News, the Associated Press, and more. Her debut book, BAD GIRLS, will be available in summer of 2027.

Chantal Allison-Konteh is the Manager of External Affairs at the Alliance for Period Supplies, where she leads national campaigns and initiatives to end period poverty at the National Diaper Bank Network. Chantal brings grassroots experience to this work through a local organization she founded in New York City, focused on expanding access to period products and essential hygiene items.

Traci Beaucoudray serves as Education Department Administrator for Operation Restoration. In this role, she manages the Women First Clinic (WFC), where she is responsible for preparing curricula and creating individualized education plans for each student based on their Test of Adult Basic Education (TABE).