Fatimah Gifford is the Executive Director of Provide, a nonprofit organization that works in partnership with health and social service providers, throughout the US South, to build a health system that is equipped to respond to folks health care needs around sexual and reproductive health outcomes, including abortion. She holds a Bachelor’s degree in Business of Science and Business Administration (BSBA) with a concentration in Marketing and a Master of Arts in Organization Development and Change (MAODC) both from Hawaii Pacific University in Honolulu, HI. She began her career in marketing, public relations and communications nearly 23 years ago with creating and executing strategic marketing, communications and public relations campaigns throughout various industries.
She began working in sexual and reproductive health and rights work with Whole Woman’s Health as the VP of Marketing and Communications in March 2013, and quickly committed herself to finding opportunities to build resources for those that are under-resourced and underserved—specifically Black folks.
When she’s not pouring herself into her work, she loves to travel often and dedicates her spare time to cheering and supporting her two adult sons.