Erin Matson is the co-founder and president and CEO of Reproaction, a direct action group working to increase access to abortion and advance reproductive justice. She leads a team which presents unique and bold voices to hold American leaders accountable for attacks on access to reproductive health.
Erin Matson is co-founder and president and CEO of Reproaction, a national group using bold action to increase access to abortion and advance reproductive justice. A longtime feminist leader with expertise in creating and deploying unique, forceful national and state-level campaigns, Erin has appeared on MSNBC, CSPAN, Al-Jazeera English, ABC World News, BBC World News, and PBS’ To The Contrary. Erin served as action vice president for the National Organization for Women, and at age 23 she was elected to be the youngest NOW state president in the country. She also served as an editor at large for Rewire News Group. Her writings have appeared in a variety of publications, including Rolling Stone and three books. Erin serves on the board of directors of Catholics for Choice as well as the Windcall Institute, and is on the steering committee of the American Society for Emergency Contraception. Erin is a writer, and her blog is available at www.erintothemax.com. She is on X @erintothemax.
Shireen Rose Shakouri is executive vice president and chief of staff of Reproaction. She is Iranian and Italian-American, and has a fire in her belly for reproductive justice work largely driven by a commitment to affirming the leadership of Earth-colored people, with direct action and direct service as her favored tools. This drive led her to building hard-hitting campaigns and managing special research projects at Reproaction before she was promoted to leadership in early 2021. Shireen is trained as an abortion doula and serves as a clinic escort at a local clinic. In her spare time, she is involved in various other local D.C. activism projects, and she writes on issues of identity, feminism, and culture. You can follow her work and activism on X @sheermean.
Jessica Ensley is the senior vice president of outreach at Reproaction. She started her activism journey fighting against rape culture, white supremacy, and anti-LGBTQ activities on college campuses. She began organizing for reproductive justice causes after seeing first-hand how anti-abortion laws negatively impacted her community in the state of Ohio. Her passion for human rights led her to launch media campaigns calling out the hypocrisy of the so-called ‘pro-life’ movement at Reproaction. She leads tech accountability work, drives Reproaction partnerships, and leads a team dedicated to bold action and communications advancing reproductive justice. In her spare time, she has volunteered for projects related to conservation work and feminist advocacy.
Andrea Grimes is the vice president of research at Reproaction. She is a pro-abortion writer, communications strategist, content creator, and cultural critic who believes the words “journalist” and “activist” are not mutually exclusive. Her work has appeared in the New York Times, The Nation, The Baffler, MSNBC, the Columbia Journalism Review, the Texas Observer, Jezebel, Bitch, Ms., Rewire News, and many other publications. She is also a co-founder of The Flytrap Media, a feminist journalism collective. Andrea holds a master’s degree in cultural anthropology from the University of Texas and lives in Austin. Follow her on Bluesky, or subscribe to her newsletter: Home With The Armadillo.