IT’S PERSONAL
Our Team
Founded by Oya Gilbert in 2024 and inspired by his personal Multiple Myeloma journey, the Health, Hope & Hip-Hop Foundation is powered by a small and passionate team — and growing bigger every day.
Meet Oya Gilbert
Oya is a podcaster, a father of three, and a notable artist in the Delaware hip-hop community. Known as βGrand G,β he came up hard, spittinβ rhymes in the streets of Wilmington, which led to a record deal and numerous song releases.
Since his stem cell transplant in 2018, he continues learning to live with the ever-changing reminders of the cancer and subsequent daily dose of chemo.
But heβs also turned his pain into power.Β Thanks to the invaluable support heβs received from the staff and patients in his stem cell support group, Oya was moved to take things a step further. By partnering with the International Myeloma Foundation, heβs leading a new Multiple Myeloma support group inΒ Hagerstown, MD.
His group welcomes patients and their caregivers in southern PA, northern MD, and northern WV.Β Heβs also partnered with well-known names like Pfizer and the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to help spread awareness in the black and brown communities and educate those living in underserved and undereducated areas.
Amy Katzenberg
EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR
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Carri Helman
CREATIVE DIRECTOR
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