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Meet the Team
BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nia Linder Batts
Secretary

Lisa Kane Low, PHD
Advisory Council Co-Chair

Kimberly Rustem
ADVOCATE Co-Chair

Celeste Davis, MPH, JD
ENGAGE Co-Chair

Sameerah L. Shareef, CNM
MIDWIFE Co-Chair

Twanisha R. Glass, MBA

Sandra Bitonti Stewart
Treasurer
ADVISORY COUNCIL
Chiquita Berg, MD, FACOG, Obstetrics and Gynecology Staff Physician, Saint Joseph Mercy Health System
Renée Branch Canady, PhD, MPA, Chief Executive Officer, MPHI (Michigan Public Health Institute)
Diana Derige, DrPH, Director, Health Equity Strategy & Development, American Medical Association
Kanika Harris, PhD, MPH, Lead Research Consultant, Black Women’s Health Imperative, AWOHNN
Lisa Kane Low, PhD, CNM, FACNM, FAAN, Advisory Council Co-Chair, Professor and Associate Dean for Practice and Professional Graduate Studies, School of Nursing, University of Michigan
Vita Malama, MA, Practitioner and Birth Coach, I/O Psychology, The Birth Journey and Member, Elephant Circle
Marinah Valenzuela Farrell, LM, Executive Director, Changing Woman Initiative and Creator, Good Birth for All Podcast