As the Executive Director of Cradle Cincinnati, Dr. Meredith Shockley-Smith is committed to building on the substantial reductions in infant mortality with a sustained focus on health equity and the elimination of the racial disparities of birth outcomes that still plague our community. In her previous role with the organization, she founded Queens Village, a community of Black women who
work towards self healing and systems change in the medical space. In addition, she is a Field Professor at the University of Cincinnati Medical School in the department of Pediatrics.