Gabrielle A. Perry, Mph Email & Phone Number

Gabrielle Angelique Perry, MPH, B.S. is the founder and executive director of The Thurman Perry Foundation, an award-winning Louisiana-based nonprofit operating nationally with a mission of aiding women and girls impacted by incarceration. Ms. Perry’s organization has awarded tens of thousands of dollars in scholarships to currently incarcerated women, formerly incarcerated women, and the daughters of both demographics via her educational program, The Perry Second Chances Scholarship, which is reflective of her experiences as a woman impacted by incarceration who sought to achieve her own education. Ms. Perry’s public health initiative through The Thurman Perry Foundation, Girl Code, stands alone nationally as the only organization addressing menstrual health for incarcerated women by donating organic menstrual products on a monthly basis to correctional facilities. In addition to her nonprofit work, Ms. Perry is a class of 2019 graduate of Tulane University School of Public Health & Tropical Medicine, where she obtained her Master of Public Health in Epidemiology with a concentration in infectious diseases. She currently works as the youngest epidemiologist on her team, where she both leads and collaborates on population health strategy and health equity initiatives. A vocal advocate for change at the local, state, and federal level, and lending her voice to worthy legislative advocacy work that acknowledges women’s incarceration as a public health issue, Ms. Perry combines her personal experiences, education, and nonprofit work in service to women and girls everywhere. In reverence to the way her own life was saved through the generosity and benevolence of others, Gabrielle hopes to soon attend medical school and supplement her epidemiological education by becoming a primary care provider.