FOUNDER & CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Renee Bracey Sherman is a reproductive justice activist, abortion storyteller, and writer. She is the founder and co-executive director of We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions and share their stories at the intersection of race, class, and gender identity. She is also an executive producer of Ours to Tell, an award-winning documentary elevating the voices of people who’ve had abortions, host of the podcast The A Files: The Secret History of Abortion from The Meteor, and the co-author of the forthcoming book COUNTERING ABORTIONSPLAINING from Amistad/Harper Collins.

CO-EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Nikiya Natale is an activist, an attorney, and an abortion storyteller with extensive experience in social justice work. Prior to joining We Testify, she was the Advocacy and Outreach Director with TEA Fund. Nikiya previously worked as the Legal Director for a local civil rights and advocacy organization, ran her own legal practice focusing on asylum law, and managed the immigration legal program at a refugee resettlement agency. Nikiya's passion for the work stems from her own multiple abortion experiences.

PROGRAM MANAGER

Kenya Martin is an award winning reproductive justice activist, mama, Black feminist, and the Program Manager with We Testify and an abortion storyteller for the last 6 years. Originally from Houston, Texas, Kenya is hailed as The Abortion Diva for her outspoken advocacy of people who have abortionS and work to destigmatize all who’ve had multiple abortions. She has nearly a decade of activism experience stemming from her patient turned counselor and advocate experience at Houston Women’s Clinic.

COMMUNICATIONS MANAGER

Emma Hernández is an abortion storyteller, activist, project manager and multimedia artist with a demonstrated history of working in library, government & non-profit communications. She currently serves as Communications Manager at We Testify, an organization dedicated to the leadership and representation of people who have abortions. Emma is a 2020 Planned Parenthood Youth Power Fellow and 2018 Library Journal Mover & Shaker. She holds a Masters of Public Administration from the University of Texas at San Antonio and a BA in Communication Studies from Indiana University as a Sam Masarachia scholar — an innovative course of study focused on labor, older adult, and community activism. Emma's passion for the work stems from her own multiple abortion experiences.

ORGANIZING MANAGER

Sarah (she/her) is a born and bred Texan, a reproductive justice advocate, and abortion storyteller. Prior to joining We Testify, she spent the last 5 years working for Texas abortion funds including: Fund Texas Choice, Jane’s Due Process, and as an advocacy fellow for the Texas Equal Access Fund. She first learned about abortion funds while seeking community after her own abortion, which spurred her commitment to cultivate spaces that offer love and support for people who have abortions and imagine a world beyond the current conditions of criminalization and oppression.

OPERATIONS MANAGER

Tunisia is a queer Black feminist, proudly pro-abortion, and the Operations Manager with We Testify. Prior to joining We Testify, she worked as Operations Coordinator with Resources for Abortion Delivery (RAD). After her own abortion experience, Tunisia sought out support groups for people who have had abortions, eventually leading her to Chicago Abortion Fund’s A Home Here: Post-Abortion Community Circles. She now co-facilitates the community circles.

PRESS COORDINATOR

Aryn (they/them) is a non-binary, queer, disabled abortion storyteller with extensive experience in campaign management, local advocacy, and sexual education. Aryn received their BA in Political Science and Women Gender and Sexuality Studies, as well as their Master of Public Administration. They are also a dedicated artist, writer, and local abortion activist. After their own abortion, they started openly telling their story in 2020 to help other gender non-conforming people tell theirs.