Quantrilla is a passionate behavioral scientist and Black maternal and infant health advocate. She uses her social media platforms to engage, educate, and inform others on her doctoral research and personal experience with preeclampsia. Dr. Ard, known as Quanny, is a champion of reproductive justice and maternal health disparities and serves as a Certified Patient Family Partner with MoMMA’s Voices through the Preeclampsia Foundation and a Family Health Advocate through the H.E.A.R.T for Georgia program. She is an engaged member of the Healthier Generations Community Action Network and volunteers with the March of Dimes Atlanta Collective Impact Initiative as co-chair of the Dismantle Racism Workgroup and steering committee member. Quanny is also an accomplished, faith-based personal development author and a dynamic speaker who has been a guest on several podcasts discussing the topics of Black maternal and infant health. In addition, she often provides expert opinions on maternal health in various print and online media outlets.
