Ebony Droste - Founder

Full Spectrum Doula


Ebony Droste created Energy Is Life Local Advocacy as a bridge between federal health policy and real families' lives. 


She is a full-spectrum doula, Somatica-trained intimacy and relationship coach, and former Health Insurance Specialist at the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services, where she authored landmark maternal health policy. 


Ebony previously served as a Federal Benefits Advisor at the US Department of Labor, holds DONA International doula certification, and is a contracted Medi-Cal, IEHP, and TRICARE West provider. Her Community Health Worker certification is in progress, and every credential she carries is put to work in service of your family.