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About Me

My Experience

Public Speaker, Doula, Childbirth Educator Lactation counselor, Community Health Worker Midwife Assistant/Apprentice Doula Trainer, Radio Programmer, On-Air Host

Education

Doula Training - DONA International Lactation Counseling- Healthy
Children/ AALP - Certified Lactation Counselor
Childbirth Education- CAPPA
Master of Herbalism- International Academy; Center of Excellence
Midwife Assistant- Birth Arts International
Midwifery -National College of Midwifery
Certified Community Health Worker- National Institute for Children's Health Quality
Recognizing and Reporting Child Abuse Mandated Reporter Training - University of Pittsburgh School of Social Work
Implicit Bias in Public Practice- University of Michigan Mid-Atlantic Public Health- University of Pittsburgh
Infection Prevention and Control for Covid-19 - World Health Organization Covid-19
How to Use PPE- World Health Organization
Competency Based Learning - World Health Organization
Basic Microbiology- World Health Organization
Women in Entrepreneurship- Cornell University
Organizational Leadership- Harvard University
Associates Degree in Computer Aided Drafting and Specialized Technology- Pittsburgh Technical College
PREA Traning

Founder of Genesis Birth Services

Business owner, founder, full spectrum doula, lactation consultant, midwife apprentice, station operations manager, radio program director, on-air personality, writer, designer, and public speaker: Gerria ‘Mz Coffee’ Coffee balances her numerous professional titles as a serial entrepreneur with personal roles as a mother of homeschooled twins, a kindergardner aged toddler, and a breastfeeding toddler. She founded Genesis Birth Services where the mission is to provide culturally competent and equitable support to the families often underserved and under-represented populations in pregnancy, childbirth, and breastfeeding.

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Where it All Started

Coffee first recognized the lack of representation for people of color in the birth service profession when having experienced her own struggles with finding support after giving birth to twins. SpiltMilk.mom, an online educational resource for families, was launched to affect change combating the lack of representation and resources for families of color. Wanting to have a larger impact on the community, Genesis Birth Services was launched. Since its inception, Genesis Birth Services has maintained an active presence in the birth industry that resulted in numerous requests for Coffee’s expertise in centering equity in birth and breastfeeding support both locally and regionally. Gerria Coffee is currently the president of Pennsylvania Doula Commission and sits on the Advisory Board for the Healthy Start Center for Urban Breastfeeding, the Pennsylvania WIC (Women, Infants, and Children) Advisory Board, Pennsylvania Work Force Development Board and Reentry Committee, the Pennsylvania Office of Child Development ECCS (Early Childhood Comprehensive Systems) Advisory and the Pennsylvania Prenatal to 3 Advisory Board. She is also an active consultant to the American Academy of Pediatrics.

Others See the Vision

As of February 2022, the Pennsylvania State Government has announced a partnership with Genesis Birth Services to pilot a Doula Program developed by Coffee to provide Doula Services to pregnant incarcerated individuals.

A Voice for the Culture

Gerria 'Mz Coffee' Coffee speaks at the Pennsylvania State Capital as a Community Partner to address Maternal Mortality and the importance of Doula Support for persons both in State Corrections Institutions and in the Community through initiatives at Genesis Birth Services, Founded by Mz Coffee

Shifting and Uplifting the Culture

Media company SpiltMilk, which is home to spiltmilk.mom, the online resource that started Mz Coffee on the path of birth and breastfeeding support launched the digital broadcast radio station, WSPM SpiltMilk Radio. Coffee’s media and marketing experience as the Hip Hop editor for Beyond Race Magazine and grass roots marketing with Fueled by Ramen Records, paired with her birth and breastfeeding expertise, has touted Coffee as a pioneer where media and birth work collide. WSPM- db SpiltMilk Radio is partnered with WXPI-FM radio located in North Central Pennsylvania which features SpiltMilk Radio on their airwaves every Monday evening discussing the latest news, announcements, and updates regarding maternal health, lactation support, and childbirth education. Mz Coffee has been featured on several media outlets including NPR, PBS, and Romper and plans to continue shifting and uplifting culture through education with her radio broadcast, trainings, website, and speaking engagements while providing access to equitable care as she is on the path to becoming a midwife.

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Video Clips

FOX 56

Pennsylvania Wolf Administration Announces Partnership with Gerria Coffee Founder of Genesis Birth Services to Develop Doula Progam for Incarcerated Individuals at SCI- Muncy & Cambridge Springs

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North Central Pa Media

Mz Coffee Launches World Breastfeeding Month and Inaugural Black Breastfeeding Week in North Central PA

June Archer- The Winners Circle

Gerria "Mz. Coffee" Coffee of Genesis Birth Services Talks The Importance Of Child Birth Education + Her Motivation To Provide Doula Services To Women In Prison + The Difference Between A Doula And A Midwife + The System That Can Be Set Up For Women And Men To Navigate The Postpartum Experience Together + The Inspiration Behind Genesis Birth Services + More

Hip Hop Study Hall with DJ Ekin

Gerria "Mz. Coffee" Coffee of Genesis Birth Services Talks Entrepreneurship + Her Motivation To Provide Doula Services To Women In Prison and More

UPMC Black Breastfeeding Week Expert Panel

A conversation with experts across PA on the needs of Lactation Support for Black Parents.

Gerria 'Mz Coffee' Coffee

Gerria 'Mz Coffee' Coffee

"Impact will always outweigh intentions."