BEVERLEY WAITHAKA is a public health professional with over four years of experience advancing health equity through community-rooted programs, early childhood initiatives, and cross-sector collaboration. Her work focuses on bridging policy and practice to design systems that meet Black families where they are, with care that is culturally responsive, preventative, and sustainable.
She has led maternal and child health initiatives across local government and nonprofit sectors, including doula access advocacy, countywide community engagement efforts, and resource navigation for underserved families. Her approach is grounded in both systems thinking and on-the-ground experience, with a commitment to reimagining how care is delivered to historically excluded communities. This fall, Beverley begins her Master of Public Health in Health Policy & Management at the University of Texas Health Science Center in Houston. She aspires to build a national voice and policy platform focused on trauma-informed prevention, culturally grounded wellness infrastructure, and equity-centered systems for children and families, from birth through adulthood.
