Kelli joined the team in late September 2020 as our Communications Manager for MHLIC and MTAP. She is proud to contribute to the overall improvement of maternal health in some […]
Alexis Amankwanor
Alexis is passionate about maternal health innovation, her background includes quality improvement and global health, most recently in Nigeria and Ghana in the pharmaceutical industry. Her passion includes addressing social […]
Garsy Presumey-Leblanc
Garsy Presumey-Leblanc, MS is the Respectful Care Project Coordinator for the Alliance for Innovation on Maternal Health and associated grants at the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists, focused on […]
Wesley Bugg
Wesley Bugg, JD, is a 2016 graduate of the University of Miami’s School of Law (JD, LLM), and 2013 graduate of Emory University (BA). His current interests include legal compliance […]
Venus Standard
Venus Standard, MSN, CNM, is a midwife, that believes in educating women and their families to live a healthy lifestyle by supporting family planning; promoting healthy, natural childbirth and encouraging […]
Tanisa Adimu
Tanisa Adimu, MPH, is an assistant project director at the Georgia Health Policy Center and is a co-leader of the Community Health Systems Development team. Adimu has specialized experience in […]
Tamala Grissett
Tamala M. Grissett is Center Administrator and has worked in higher education for more than 20 years. Tamala has experience in relationship building, strategic planning, and knowledge management. Her previous role was […]
Suzanne Woodward
Suzanne Woodward, BS, is the communications director at UNC Center for Maternal and Infant Health and specializes in health communications and digital media. She serves as the website/digital manager for […]
Sarah Verbiest
Sarah Verbiest, DrPH, MSW, MPH is the Director of the Jordan Institute for Families at the UNC School of Social Work and the Executive Director of the Center for Maternal […]
Rachel Peragallo-Urrutia
Rachel Peragallo Urrutia, MD, MSCR, is an obstetrician gynecologist who is also trained in preventive medicine. She is the Medical Consultant for the Women’s Health Branch of the NC Department […]
Piia Hanson
Piia Hanson, MSPH, MBA, PH Solutions, LLC, truly embodies Dr. Martin Luther King Jr’s famous quote “Life’s most persistent and urgent question is: What are you doing for others?” Through […]
Olivia Horton
Olivia Horton, BA, is currently enrolled in the dual MSW/MPH program at UNC. She previously worked at Duke University in the Department of Psychiatry as a research assistant on three […]
Lynell Hodges
Lynell Hodges, MPH, works closely with the Senior Collaboration Manager and co-leads of the three cores (engagement, policy and innovation support) to coordinate the day-to-day activities of each core, provide […]
Leslie deRosset
Leslie deRosset, MSPH, has been working in maternal and child health for more than two decades. She has spent her career working internationally, in North and South Carolina with state […]
Leigh Alderman
Leigh Alderman serves as senior advisor to the director of the Georgia Health Policy Center. She focuses on partnering with community stakeholders to address the determinants of health and equity, […]
Kristin Tully
Kristin Tully, PhD, is a medical anthropologist engaged in a program of research that centers around safety in patient transitions through maternity care, patient-provider communication, breastfeeding experiences, parent-infant nighttime interactions, […]
Kimberly Harper
Kimberly D. Harper, MSN, RN, MHA, is a registered nurse with 17 years of experience in Maternal and Child Health. Her breadth of experience ranges from leadership and nursing roles […]
Kimarie Bugg
Kimarie Bugg, DNP, MPH, IBCLC, is the President & CEO of Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE), a National nonprofit corporation to address breastfeeding inequities in the African American community. She […]