Role Mamas

Kuae Kelch Mattox left her high position to raise her children. After more than a decade, she's ready to share what she’s learned back to the workforce.

Professor Mignon Moore has spent decades establishing herself as an innovative and insightful voice in the field of sociology; now she’s embarking on her latest journey: motherhood. After working for so long behind the hallowed walls of some of the country’s most prestigious institutions, Moore tells mater mea about the pleasures and difficulties of switching gears to jump on the parental track.

Nadja Bellan-White one of the rare women who are in the top ranks of marketing and advertising tells us how she manages her work and family.

Meridian Adams talks about navigating this new chapter in her life and her hopes when she switches her priority from her career to her son.

Most women hope to accomplish by 35 what Alexandra Elle has done by 24. Career-wise, Alexandra counts author, jewelry designer, motivational speaker, and social media maven among her many titles. These titles may come naturally to Alexandra now, but they were far from her reality in 2007, when she first found out she was pregnant. Alexandra chats with mater mea about the challenges she faced as a young, first-time mother and the resulting insights that guide her now and then.

Focus is a trait both entrepreneurs and mothers need to have in spades. That’s something jewelry artist Lorraine West knows first hand; she’s bootstrapped her line of fine jewelry since 1999 and became a mother to a bright and equally artistic little man in 2010. West’s client list boasts some of the biggest names in music, but to hear her tell it, it was becoming a mother that has given her the confidence she needs to take her line to the next level. West spoke with mater mea about how she’s determined to expand her two lines of jewelry, thanks to the birth of her 2-year-old son, Solomon.