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Meet the Team

Elon Geffrard
BS, ICCE, CLC, CD (DONA)

Elon Geffrard
BS, ICCE, CLC, CD (DONA)

Co-founder & Perinatal Support and Education Director

Nicole Marie White
CPM

Nicole Marie White
CPM

Co-founder & Policy DIrector

Angela Foster
CNM

Angela Foster
CNM

Staff Midwife

Deja Williams

Deja Williams

Financial and Administrative Coordinator

Char'ly Snow
CNM

Char'ly Snow
CNM

Co-founder & Clinical Director

Elikem Amable-Brumfield
CNM

Elikem Amable-Brumfield
CNM

Staff Midwife

Stephanie Holloway
BFA

Stephanie Holloway
BFA

Marketing Manager

Leseliey Welch
MPH, MBA

Leseliey Welch
MPH, MBA

Co-founder & CEO

Mary Demery
BA

Mary Demery
BA

Development Director

Latreece Taylor
MS

Latreece Taylor
MS

People & Culture Director

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Nia Linder Batts

Nia Linder Batts

Secretary

Lisa Kane Low, PHD

Lisa Kane Low, PHD

Advisory Council Co-Chair

Kimberly Rustem

Kimberly Rustem

ADVOCATE Co-Chair

Celeste Davis, MPH, JD

Celeste Davis, MPH, JD

ENGAGE Co-Chair

Sameerah L. Shareef, CNM

Sameerah L. Shareef, CNM

MIDWIFE Co-Chair

Twanisha R. Glass, MBA

Twanisha R. Glass, MBA

Sandra Bitonti Stewart

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

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