Deundra Hundon
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Deundra Hundon (née Fenley)[1] is an American doula, teacher, activist and birth worker in San Francisco.[2][3]
Life and career[edit]
Deundra was born and raised in San Francisco, California. From age thirteen she wanted to be a doula but wasn't supported in her adolescent years into adulthood.[4][5] Instead, pursuing a career in education and completing a bachelor's degree in Business Administration. She worked in childcare and education as a teacher, program director at San Francisco's University High School site, family support coordinator and college advisor for over 25 years.[6] Completing her BA opened the opportunity for her to earn grants with Wells Fargo for a formal martial arts business located on the Third Street corridor.[7][8][9][10] After attending Oprah’s, “The Life You Want Weekend”, her passion for birth work was reignited. She immediately began researching Doula training programs and sign up for Cornerstone Doula Trainings, which was owned and operated by a mother-daughter team.[11] Both of Deundra's paternal grandparents resided in the great state of Texas. Specifically, her dad was born in raised in Nacogdoches, TX (a population of just over 32,000). Her great aunt was the midwife of Nacogdoches and was responsible for the birth of babies from families, no matter their ethnicity. As a result, local community members and her family provided postpartum care throughout the entire town. After the great migration, their family bought homes in the Bayview and at one time operated a small market in the neighborhood.[12]
Birth Education, Bare With Me and Mentor ship[edit]
Deundra was formally trained by Cornerstone in San Francisco, California in addition to being listed as a "child birth educator" she also served on the board for the San Francisco Birth Center.[13][14] With her daughter and help from the San Francisco Renaissance Center,[15] Deundra started a mother-daughter doula duo called Bare With Me, the business partnered with the San Francisco Department of Public Health that provides doulas to low-income Black and Pacific Islander women, who have some of the poorest maternal and infant health rates in the city.[16]
Activism[edit]
Deundra is also has been an activist and an advocate in the Bayview–Hunters Point, in the past she has spoken out against budget cuts for senior centers housing primarily Asian and African-American senior citizens and disabled people.[17][18][19]
Personal life[edit]
Deundra was the step mother of former NFL player James Hundon and is also the sister of Skywalker Sound senior engineer André Fenley.
References[edit]
- ↑ Hill, Darnell. "Black History Month kick off in Chandler". www.azinformant.com. Arizona Informant. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ McBride, Ashley (8 April 2019). "With black babies, moms at high risk in SF, project pairs them with caregivers". www.sfchronicle.com. SF Chronicle. Retrieved 11 April 2019.
- ↑ "IN MEMORY OF LEWIS W. BUTLER, 1957-2020". decoratorshowcase.org. Decorator Showcase. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "Current Board Members". sfbirthcenterfriends.org. The San Francisco Birth Center. Retrieved 31 March 2021.
- ↑ Colibri. "Birth Work is in My Blood (literally)". sfbirthcenter.com. San Francisco Birth Center. Retrieved 26 March 2021.
- ↑ "Fourth Trimester Podcast: The first months and beyond". www.fourthtrimesterpodcast.com. Fourth Trimester Podcast. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ KELLY, MARIA. "Renaissance Center Celebrates 29 Years of Growing Bay Area Small Businesses". www.prweb.com. PR Web. Retrieved 19 February 2022.
- ↑ Mitchell, Meaghan. "Bayview's Universal Martial Arts Academy Teaches Self-Defense, Life Lessons". Twitter.com. Hoodline. Retrieved 22 April 2021.
- ↑ Small, Business. "Growing a small business with Wells Fargo Works for Small Business". stories.wf.com. Wells Fargo. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ Team, Patch. "Money, Mentors and Messaging: How This Small Business Was Saved". patch.com. Patch. Retrieved 5 April 2021.
- ↑ "January '19 Collaboratory: The Healing Power of Doulas". pretermbirthca.ucsf.edu. UCSF. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "Meet The Mother + Daughter Doula Duo We are Obsessed With". mamaglow.com. Mama Glow. Retrieved 17 February 2022.
- ↑ "Current Board Members". sfbirthcenterfriends.org. San Francisco Birth Center. Retrieved 2 April 2021.
- ↑ "Interview with Deundra & Stephanie of Bare With Me Duo". cornerstonedoulatrainings.teachable.com. Cornerstone Doula Training. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ "No Days Off: Women Mean Business". rencenter.org. San Francisco Renaissance Center. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ Best, Alicia. "The Dream Continues: Amplifying the Voices of Black Women to Achieve Health Equity". msmagazine.com. Ms. Magazine. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
- ↑ Mieszkowski, Katharine. "Budget Cuts Erase a Daily Lifeline for the Elderly and Disabled". New York Times. New York Times. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ Kelly, Naomi M. "CITIZENS' ADVISORY COMMITTEE FOR THE BAYVIEW HUNTERS POINT" (PDF). sfgov.org. SF GOV. Retrieved 29 March 2021.
- ↑ MIESZKOWSKI, KATHARINE. "Budget Cuts Erase a Daily Lifeline for the Elderly and Disabled". www.starnewsonline.com. Star News Online. Retrieved 20 April 2022.
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