BIO

Doris Mangrum has done extensive academic study in Music, Early Childhood Education and Human Development and is a nationally recognized authority on matters concerning the formerly incarcerated, their families, the pangs of long separation and the reunification process.  Doris is a motivational speaker and has been a sought after expert on program and intervention design by correctional facilities, an advisor in high profile criminal cases, and as an expert panelist for movie screenings.  She is the author of  “After the Bungy Jump, There’s Still A Lot of Jerking Goin’ On”™ and is in post production of “STAINS: Changing Lives After Incarceration” ™, her first feature length national documentary. Traveling over 10 states in 2009 for production, the film is scheduled for release in 2010.  She is the owner of Saidiana Productions, a company whose mission is to develop books, arts and media productions calling attention to the plight of families affected by incarceration.  Her nonprofit, Saidiana Works, Incorporated is dedicated to supporting, resource linking, training and helping families navigate through separation by incarceration, military deployment, study abroad and any other reasons causing long periods of separation from family.   

She has been a parenting professional for over 25 years, with the last 18 focusing much of her efforts on incarcerated parents and the plight of families affected by incarceration.  She has worked in various positions within a Northern California Correctional Program since 1991.

Doris is a member of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., American Correctional Association, National Association of Black Journalists, Association for the Study of African Life and History, e-Women Network, Lorenzo Alexander’s ACES Foundation team and the Bay Area Business Roundtable

She has appeared on numerous television and radio broadcasts including “View From The Bay” with Spencer Christian and Janelle Wang and was recently quoted in the UK Guardian at the height of the Phillip Garrido kidnapping case of Jaycee Dugard.  She is the host and producer of “Let’s Saidiana”, a community awareness program aired weekly on KDYA – 1190 AM “The Light”.