Our health systems have felt the ripple effects of a global health and pandemic emergency, let’s narrate the future of healthcare together.
Sevonna Brown is solution-driven and transformation forward. As a speaker, leader, and advocate for health and justice, she brings a proven track record of success. With over 17 years of experience, thought leadership, from leading transformative conferences to training healthcare professionals and spearheading impactful health programs, Sevonna’s passion and vision drive results.
Partner with her to make a difference in health outcomes and advocate for equity.
Are you looking for a health solution that creates real change?
Strategic Operations and Organizational Culture Change Work
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I am a culture architect and team builder. I lead and inspire dynamic teams, cultivating a workplace where safety, abundance, and liberation aren’t just values—they’re the norm. I have experience to drive policies that fuel engagement, growth, and accountability, ensuring an inclusive environment where people thrive and the mission comes to life.
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I make vision and strategy come alive by aligning operations with mission and values, turning big ideas into actionable plans. Partnering with leadership, I navigate risk, streamline resources, and build systems that don’t just work—they thrive. I am an expert in strategic leadership.
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I oversee the day-to-day magic—from finance to culture, IT to operations—ensuring everything runs smoothly, stays compliant, and packs a punch in efficiency and impact.
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I drive the financial engine behind fundraising, making sure resources are in sync and budgets are strategically on point. I craft financial strategies and build reporting tools that turn funds into impact, fueling growth and ensuring we’re ready to seize every opportunity.
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I work closely with CEOs and executive teams to drive operations, impact, and network engagement, ensuring everything aligns with our mission and vision. I turn strategy into seamless execution, providing expert guidance to ensure initiatives are impactful and successful. As a trusted partner, I bring my operational expertise to executive decision-making, helping leaders stay ahead and execute with excellence.
Mother. Doula. Advocate. Leader
Sevonna Brown has lived in NYC and worked in New York City alongside human rights agencies, non-profit organizations, the New York City Council, the New York City Commission on Human Rights, and many other agencies. Her work has intersected with many local businesses and agencies that offer reproductive and holistic health.
SEVONNA BROWN is an audacious visionary who is committed to reimagining the future of reproductive health and birth justice. She is an advocate, activist, scholar, creative and comrade, who leads by building others up. She moves with boldness, courage and urgency. Her leadership is grounded and embodied.
Published Writing
TIME
American Girl’s ‘Civil Rights’ Doll Doesn’t Reflect Black Girlhood, originally published on Time.com
HUFFINGTON POST
Why Black Women Don’t Cry When the Pain Is as Serious as a Heart Attack, originally on the Huffington Post.
WOMEN’S ENEWS
No Plan B: For Colored Girls Who Pursue Holistic Reproductive Care When the Emergency Room is Not Enough, originally published on Womens eNews.
NEWS ONE
Erykah Badu Sparks Social Media Firestorm After Twitter Rant On How Girls Should Dress, originally on News One.
SLANT
It’s Time to Put an End to Gender-Based Violence, originally published on Slant.
EBONY
Removing the Blindfold: Reimagining Reproductive Futures, originally on Ebony.
REWIRE
Breastfeeding on This Side of Trauma, originally published on Rewire.
FOR HARRIET
How Doctors Traumatize Pregnant Women With Unnecessary Procedures, originally on For Harriet.
Suite of Offerings
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Consulting
Sevonna Brown's consulting includes strategic guidance and leadership for health portfolios, institutions and organizations, focusing on promoting health equity and yielding positive health outcomes. Her services encompass program development, training and workshops for healthcare professionals, and speaking engagements aimed at driving systemic change and empowering communities.
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Speaking Engagements
Sevonna Brown’s speaking engagements include powerful keynote speeches, interactive workshops, and panel discussions that address maternal health, racial justice, and systemic change, targeting C-suite level staff and all management levels. She also leads team lunch-and-learns and customized training sessions, fostering meaningful dialogue and equipping audiences with actionable insights to advance health equity.
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Healthcare Program Delivery
Sevonna Brown's Healthcare Program Delivery, through the nonprofit arm Sanctuary for Integrative Medicine, directly serves families and communities, bringing health equity to their doorstep. These programs include comprehensive health services, educational workshops, and support systems that empower individuals and communities to access the care and resources they need for better health outcomes.
BIOGRAPHY
Founder and CEO, Sanctuary for Integrative Medicine
National Director, Black Women’s Blueprint at Restore Forward
Sevonna Brown is a dedicated maternal health advocate, driven by a legacy of Southern health workers who fought for justice and healing. As a trained birth worker and culture keeper within her community, she builds, informs, and leads health initiatives across the country and globally, ensuring that Black women receive the care, dignity, and equity they deserve. Her work focuses on eliminating medical racism and injustice while fostering opportunities for health sovereignty and justice.Her advocacy encompasses postpartum support, prenatal care, childbirth education, and mobile health services designed to reach under-resourced and underserved communities. She has shared her story in influential documentaries like The Business of Birth Control and Aftershock, highlighting the urgent need for systemic change in maternal health.
On a global scale, she has led maternal health equity conferences and retreats in places like New York and South Africa, bringing together birth workers, midwives, and doctors to drive transformation. Her passion for innovative strategies and tangible solutions fuels her advocacy for grassroots and legislative change to secure better health outcomes for women. At her core, Sevonna Brown is a visionary working to create a more just world, one powerful step at a time. As the National Director of Black Women’s Blueprint at Restore Forward, she stewards a holistic health portfolio focused on improving health outcomes for Black women, including leading initiatives such as the Safer Childbirth Cities project with Merck for Mothers. She trains midwives and doulas at colleges, universities, and health organizations, including CVS and Aetna. Her efforts span both local and global arenas to transform maternal care, always prioritizing culturally competent approaches. Committed to justice, health equity, and the well-being of women, Sevonna Brown integrates these values into every facet of her work, from clinics to legislative platforms.
She holds a Bachelor of Arts from Williams College with honors and is an Executive Master’s Student in Health Services Administration in the school of public health at The University of Michigan. Sevonna Brown is certified as a birth doula, childbirth educator, and perinatal loss specialist through the Grief Recovery Method. Additionally, she is certified in the Intercultural Development Inventory® (IDI®), a leading cross-cultural assessment tool. A proud Gates Millennium Scholar and NGen 2023 Fellow, Sevonna Brown is also a Multiple Principal Investigator for the NY-CHAMP Center of Excellence, an NIH-funded Maternal Health Research Center of Excellence focused on transforming maternal health care in New York City and State. Her accomplishments include the prestigious Mellon Mays Fellowship for her research on Black maternal health.