CMQCC Executive Committee

The Executive Committee ensures that CMQCC continues to deliver value to our stakeholders by providing guidance on our strategy and priorities and supporting CMQCC’s mission of reducing preventable maternal morbidity, mortality and racial disparities in California maternity care.

 

Committee Members

Member Name Representing
Ifeyinwa Asiodu,
RN, PhD, IBCIC
AWHONN, UCSF School of Nursing
Palav Babaria,
MD, MHS
Quality and Population Health Management, California Department of Health Care Services
Priya Batra,
MD, MS, FACOG
Health Promotion Bureau, Los Angeles County Department of Public Health 
Joy Burkhard,
MBA
2020 Mom Foundation
Shantay R. Davies-Balch,
MBA, CLE, Doula
BLACK Wellness and Prosperity Center
Jeffrey B. Gould,
MD, MPH
Stanford University 
Laurie Gregg,
MD
Women's Services and Wellness, Sutter Medical Center, Sacramento 
Robert Imhoff
 
Hospital Quality Institute (HQI)
Miranda Klassen
 
Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE) Foundation
Lisa Korst,
MD, PhD
Childbirth Research Associates, LLC 
Leslie Kowalewski
 
Stanford University
Chris Krawczyk,
PhD
California Department of Health Care Access and Information (HCAI)
David Lagrew,
MD
Hoag Health System 
Sarah Mandel,
MD
Northern California Kaiser Permanente
Gail Newel,
MD, MPH 
Santa Cruz County Health Services Agency
Diana Ramos,
MD, MPH, MBA
California Surgeon General
Karen Ramstrom,
DO, MSPH
Chief, Maternal & Infant Health Branch, California Department of Public Health
Usha Ranji,
MS
Kaiser Family Foundation
Holly Smith,
CNM, MPH, FACNM
American College of Nurse Midwives, California Nurse-Midwives Association
Stephanie Teleki,
MPH, PhD
California Health Care Foundation
Lyn Yasumura,
MD
Southern California Kaiser Permanente