Kaila Matthews is a native of Memphis, Tennessee, a wife, a mother of 2, and an Operations Strategist by day, and a local Black Maternal Health advocate/worker by night. Kaila has degrees from The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in Accounting and from Capella University in Higher Education Administration and Leadership. She has over ten years of experience in leadership, team development, project management, and budgeting. Her motto is to find a way or make one, and have some joy in the journey while doing it. Kaila's character strength is her Zest and Optimism, always looking for solutions or looking to make one. Outside of work, Kaila enjoys mentoring local college students, making hairbows and custom shirts, taking local dance classes, and cooking new recipes for herself and others to enjoy.