Youth Trailblazer Award

Ayvah Collier

My name is Ayvah Collier and I am a student leader and advocate for minority students. Currently I am the high school intern for the New Hampshire Center for Justice and Equity (NHCJE). As the founder of "Open Minds in Action (OMIA) at Manchester Memorial High School, I work to create spaces for student activism and community dialogue. As an aspiring civil rights attorney, I am committed to a life of advocacy and building a future where justice is accessible to all.

Camilla has been instrumental in developing and facilitating programs that strengthen the maternal health workforce, including a growing doula cohort program and a comprehensive training curriculum focused on pregnancy, prenatal care, and whole-family wellness. She also organizes impactful community events, including the annual Black Maternal Health Conference and Black Maternal Health Week programming, bringing together healthcare providers, advocates, and families to address disparities and uplift solutions rooted in lived experience.

In addition, Camilla serves as the Community Coordinator for the New Hampshire Perinatal Quality Collaborative where she works across three coalitions dedicated to improving perinatal outcomes and increasing access to resources for parents and caregivers. In this role, she consistently advocates for Black and Brown communities to have a meaningful seat at the table, ensuring equity remains central and that efforts to reduce disparities are continuously prioritized. She recently started a BIPOC Perinatal Coalition, which focuses on creating a safe and affirming space for Black and Brown individuals to share their experiences, build community, and ensure their voices are heard within systems that have historically excluded them.

Camilla also helps facilitate screenings of Toxic: A Black Woman’s Story at birthing hospitals across the state, using storytelling and dialogue to confront systemic racism within maternal healthcare systems. Through her work with NHPQC, she has also been part of the implementation team for the statewide TeamBirth initiative. After facing her own maternal health disparity, Camilla became a strong and immediate advocate for Black and Brown birthing people and was honored to be brought into this work to help drive meaningful change.

She serves as Board President of the Reproductive Freedom Fund of New Hampshire, where she helps lead efforts to fund abortion access and support individuals navigating care. Following the overturning of Roe v. Wade in 2022—while pregnant with her daughter—Camilla found power in sharing her own abortion story. This experience led her to become an abortion doula, where she now supports others through deeply vulnerable moments, finding healing and purpose through community care and storytelling. Her work is grounded in a deep commitment to ensuring that Black mothers and birthing people not only survive but thrive through advocacy, education, and community-driven care models that honor dignity, autonomy, and healing. Above all, Camilla is a proud mother of four, and her children are the driving force behind her commitment to this work every day.

Through his personal studio practice and leadership at PSA, Phelany has spearheaded dozens of large-scale murals across New Hampshire and beyond. These works are rooted in community narratives—from honoring our veterans with a “Promise” mural that portrays our love and respect for every veteran to celebrating civic service with the Rotary Club mural at 268 Main Street. These projects often span weeks of planning and execution, and it is through the strength of the administrative and logistics team at Positive Street Art that such ambitious undertakings are possible.

Phelany’s work incorporates bold figurative work, layered symbolism, and a vibrant color palette that draws in viewers of all ages. Whether working with spray paint, brush, or mixed media, He approaches each mural with respect for place, history, and the people who live within it. Public art is not just a painted wall—it is a shared statement of identity and hope.

Phelany brings a passion for collaborative design, a proven track record of delivering impactful murals, and the strength of a full production and admin team to ensure a successful and lasting project.

What truly sets Glory apart is how she shows up. Whether in her professional role or beyond, she is known as a trusted advocate, a mentor, and someone people call in their hardest moments. Drawing from her own lived experiences including raising her children and navigating complex systems she brings compassion, strength, and authenticity to everything she does. Her faith is her foundation it guides how she shows up for others, especially in their hardest moments. Whether it’s through advocacy, mentorship, or just being present, she try to be someone people can trust and lean on.

Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo and now rooted in New Hampshire, Glory continues to build spaces of hope, leadership, and belonging making sure that no one in her community has to walk their journey alone.