Mom and Baby Action Network Leadership
The National Advisory Committee and March of Dimes support staff of the Mom and Baby Action Network lead the development and implementation of targeted strategies and measurable outcomes that propel us toward our goal of birth equity.
National Advisory Committee
Our National Advisory Committee is comprised of experts and thought leaders from various sectors.
Co-Chair: Susan Kendig, JD, WHNP-BC, FAANP
Women’s Health Integration Specialist, SSM Health Maternal Services, St. Louis, MO, and Director of Policy for the National Association of Nurse Practitioners in Women’s Health (NPWH).
Co-Chair: Jonathan Webb, MBA, MPH
Chief Executive Office, Association of Women’s Health and Obstetric and Neonatal Nursing (AWHONN)
Viviana Alvarado-Pacheco
The Women’s Fund Miami-Dade
Craig Andrade, RN, MPH, DrPH
Associate Dean of Practice, Director of The Activist Lab, Associate Professor of Community Health Sciences, Acting Assistant Dean of Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Justice and Interim Chair of the Department of Community Health Sciences at Boston University’s School of Public Health (SPH)
Monica Beltran, MPH, CPH
Program Officer, W.K. Kellogg Foundation
Hannah Bergbower, MSN, MPH, CNM, WHNP-BC
Emory Healthcare in Atlanta, Georgia
Scott D. Berns, MD, MPH, FAAP
President and CEO, NICHQ
Cheryl Clark, DrPH, RHIA
Associate Director of Equity, Epidemiology, and Evaluation at the Association of Maternal and Child Health Programs (AMCHP)
Jesse Davis, MD, MBA
Chief Medical Officer and Chief Strategy Officer, St. Louis Integrated Health Network
Ada Dieke, DrPH, MPH
Health Equity Lead, Division of Reproductive Health (DRH) National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion
Genesis Granados
Air Alliance Houston
Fleda Mask Jackson, PhD
President and CEO, MAJAICA, LLC, a national research firm and think tank
Arthur R. James, MD, FACOG
Retired Obstetrician, Gynecologist, and Pediatrician, currently consulting for a number of large-scale maternal and child health initiatives.
Elizabeth Lanter, LCSW
Independent Consultant and Clinician
Vanessa Lee, MPH
Infant Mortality CoIIN Coordinator, Maternal and Child Health Bureau (MCHB), Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA)
Tana-kae Lewis, RN, MSN
Alabama Department of Public Health
Tam Lutz, MPH, MHA, CPST
Lummi Tribal member with ancestral ties to the Quinault, Nooksack, Skagit, Chinook, Cowlitz, Snoqualmie, Suquamish and Duwamish Tribes; Research Project Director, Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board (NPAIHB)
Shannon Maloney, PhD
Assistant Professor, University of Nebraska Medical Center College of Public Health
Andrea Palmer, MPA, MBA
Program Manager, JB and MK Pritzker Family Foundation’s Children’s Initiative
David Radcliffe
State and Local Policy Director, The New School Institute on Race, Power, and the Political Economy
Diana Ramos, MD, MPH, FACOG
National Board of Directors, Surgeon General of California, National Hispanic Medical Association
Stacy Scott, PhD, MPA, VP
Health Equity Innovation, NICHQ
Deepjot Singh, MD, MMM, FACOG
Obstetrician and Gynecologist
Megan Smith, DrPH
Senior Director of Community Health Transformation, Connecticut Hospital Association (CHA)
Michael Warren, MD, MPH, FAAP
Associate Administrator
Maternal and Child Health Bureau
Health Resources and Services Administration
U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Kaprice Welsh, CNM, MSN, MPH
Clinical Liaison, Georgia Obstetrical and Gynecological Society
Skye Wheeler
Senior Researcher, Women’s Rights Division, Human Rights Watch
Staff
March of Dimes staff manage the day-to-day operations of the Mom and Baby Action Network.
Jordana Frost, DrPH, MPH, CPH, CD(DONA) serves as Director of Strategic Partnerships at March of Dimes and is the staff lead for the Mom and Baby Action Network.
Brittney Palmer, MPH serves as Program Manager for the Mom and Baby Action Network.
Kasey Rivas, MPH serves at Associate Director of Strategic Partnerships for the Mom and Baby Action Network.
Kirsten Zook serves as Program Coordinator for the Mom and Baby Action Network.
Simone Snead, MPH, CLC serves as Program Manager for the Mom and Baby Action Network.
Former NAC Members
We are grateful to the following partners who have previously served as key advisors on the M-BAN National Advisory Council:
Wanda Barfield, MD, FACOG, MPH, FAAP
Zsakeba Henderson, MD, FACOG
GET INVOLVED
Every family can have the best possible start. But today, too many moms and babies are dying or experiencing serious health complications related to childbirth--and far too many are moms and babies of color. Only by working together can we confront inequities and ensure the health and wellbeing of every family.
