Jatesha “Jaye’ Madden-Wilson is a Black Woman, Mom, Social Entrepreneur, Social Impact Speaker, Maternal Health Advocate, Published Author and Self-sufficiency Coach. Jaye has created big strides in advocacy for women of color most notably with the First Lady and Governor of New Jersey as a public speaker and maternal health advocate for Nurture NJ with the Black Maternal Health crisis. In her professional career as a Community Health Nurse, she provided clinical care and moved into clinical operations as the Nursing Operational Manager for Callen-Lorde Community Health Center, a Federally Qualified Health Center (FQHC) that specializes in providing care for the LGBTQ+ community. Jaye received her first opportunity in advocacy while at Callen Lorde and began lobbying in Washington DC, Albany NY and Trenton, NJ as a community advocate for the LGBTQ+ community. While in these positions, she saw the importance of how community advocacy and engagement created better physical, emotional and mental health outcomes for its people. After 10+ years at Callen-Lorde, Jaye went through several transitions, both personally and professionally, which sparked the idea of creating a community of support that changed the narrative of motherhood, sisterhood and womanhood. Starting as a small mommy meetup group, Melinated Moms quickly grew into a health equity-focused women empowerment organization that changed the way community engagement related to maternal health. As her organization has grown, she has incorporated the additional titles of published author, and she was recently appointed by the Governor of New Jersey as a Special State Officer for the New Jersey Maternal Health Quality Collaborative.
Melinated Moms is a MOMProfit™–a community-centered women empowerment social enterprise supporting moms and women to become better versions of themselves through advocacy, education, awareness and entrepreneurship. We provide support for our community by creating opportunities for moms and women across the Melinated Spectrum to connect, engage and empower each other with the right support behind them. We primarily work with nonprofit and philanthropic organizations to curate community engagement opportunities that learn from the communities that we support; creating trust and real-time change with the community members as the primary stakeholders and changemakers.
In the last 5+ years, our reach has grown from local to international in less than one year. Through that exponential growth, Jaye has learned the value of Key Community Partnerships to build the capacity of what Melinated Moms can do and how we can change the narrative of health equity across all phases of conception. Melinated Moms has reached over 10,000 people worldwide through her virtual and in-person events and has created a reputation for her organization that is trusted for its authenticity and support. The biggest increase in engagement came during the COVID-19 pandemic when Jaye decided to pivot the business structure from in-person only to virtual, garnering a 200% increase in engagement. Melinated Moms continue to connect and empower moms, women and birthing people throughout the Melinated Spectrum to find their power and purpose in their lives.
Jaye is the proud mother of 2 young girls, Nadiyah and Ava, who continue to move and motivate her to create a space where women’s rights are acknowledged and not silenced.
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