Meet our
Community Advisory Council
Mission of Community Advisory Council
For many years, there have been individuals supportive of AABN; however, there has not been a formal advisory council. The purpose of creating a community advisory council for AABN is to create a formal method of obtaining input and feedback from stakeholders within the community on various projects within the organization. It is advice, history, appreciating our culture, improving education, and establishing culture.
Why We Developed the Council
● To ensure we are meeting the goals of the community
● To continue to foster relationships with established and new partners
● Bring the voices of community members and stakeholders to the table and decision making process
Our Council
Carnell Hogans
Carnell Hogans is a community advocate that wears many hats. The most important hat and title that is held by Carnell is being a father. Carnell works as an early childhood facilitator with Fathers Making Progress, serving as a resource and providing safe spaces to fathers. Being recognized in the community as an active father, Zakiya Courtney proposed a position on the Community Advisory Council to Carnell. Seeing the work that AABN does and being familiar with its' programming, Carnell wasted no time in joining since representing active fathers and healthy black families are integral in his mission.
Glenna Holstein
Glenna works at the intersection of community and nature, putting her energy toward efforts that will nurture connections between people and place, help us live more lightly on the earth, and build the kind of world that she wants her daughter, Ella, to grow up in.
As a non-birthing parent, Glenna was honored to have the experience of inducing lactation in order to be able to breastfeed her daughter. Because she was given this gift, she is delighted to serve on the AABN Community Advisory Council, supporting families as they too find the best ways to nourish their children in community.
Zakiya Courtney
Ciera Carter
Community herbalist and environmental educator with a passion for nourishing the body with holistic care and strengthening family foundations.
Ka’Derricka Davis, MPH
Ka’Derricka Davis is a second-year medical student at the University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public Health. She is from Chicago, IL. Prior to medical school she worked in clinical research and she D also earned her Master of Public Health and completed a thesis on Black low birth weights at a Chicago land hospital and a developed strategic framework for future health system interventions. She is a part of a program called Training in Urban Medicine and Public Health (TRIUMPH) where is working closely with the AABN’s Community Advisor Council.