Supporting Vaginal Birth Task Force Advisory Group

Chair

  • Nancy Peterson, MSN, RNC-OB, PNNP, IBCLC, Director of Perinatal Outreach, Clinical Program Manager, CMQCC
  • Holly Smith, MPH, MSN, CNM, Co-Lead for Toolkit to Support Vaginal Birth
  • David Lagrew, MD, Executive Director Women’s Services, St. Joseph HOAG Health

Committee Members

Kelly Brandon
MSN, CNS, RNC, IBCLC
Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital Birth Center
Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist
Aaron Caughey
MD, PhD
Oregon Health & Science University
Professor and Chair, Dept of OB/GYN, Associate Dean of Women's Health Research & Policy
Sharmaine Collier
RN
Marin General Hospital
Childbirth Educator
Leslie Cragin
CNM, PhD, FACNM
American College of Nurse Midwives
Project Director
Dodi Gauthier
MEd, BRN, RNC-OB, C-EFM
Santa Barbara Cottage Hospital
Perinatal Educator
Roseanne Gephart
CNM, NP, IBCLC
Santa Rosa Birth Center
Founder
Heather Gocke
MS, RNC-OB, CPHRM, C-EFM
BETA Healthcare Group
Vice President, Risk Management & Patient Safety
Kimberly D. Gregory
MD, MPH
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center
Vice Chair, Women's Healthcare Quality and Performance Improvement, Dept of Ob/GYN, Director of Maternal-Fetal Medicine
Nicette Jukelevics
MA, ICCE
Childbirth Educator
David Lagrew, MD St. Joseph HOAG Health
Executive Director Women’s Services
Parie Lambert
CNM, OB/GYN NP, MSN
Sutter Women's Medical Group, Davis
Lawrence Lurvey
MD, JD
Kaiser Permanente
Assistant Area Medical Director for Women's & Children's Health
Ana Paula Markel
BDT(DONA), IAT(ICEA)
DONA
International Director
Monica McLemore
PhD, MPH, RN
University of California, San Francisco
Assistant Adjunct Professor, Family Health Care Nursing Department
Alicia Munoz
MAS, CQA, CPHQ, FACHE
Hospital Association of San Diego & Imperial Counties
Vice President, Quality and Patient Safety
Chinyere Oparah
PhD
Mills College
Associate Provost
Nancy Peterson, MSN, RNC-OB, PNNP, IBCLC CMQCC
Director of Perinatal Outreach, Clinical Program Manager
Tory Robinson Blue Shield of California
Senior Manager Quality Improvement
Nancy Rouse
MSN, CNM
MSN, CNM
Kaiser Permanente Orange County
Sarah Shealy
CNM
Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center
Holly Smith, MPH, MSN, CNM Co-Lead for Toolkit to Support Vaginal Birth
BJ Snell
PhD, CNM, WHCNP, FACNM
Beach Cities Midwifery & Women's Health Care
Professor emritus, Women's Health Care, CSU FUllterton School of Nursing; Director/Owner Beach Cities Midwifery & Women's Health Care
Susan Stone
CNM
Kaiser Permanente Roseville Medical Center
Chief Nurse-Midwife
Stephanie Teleki
MPH, PhD
California Health Care Foundation
Director, Evaluation and Impact
John Wachtel
MD, FACOG
Lucile Packard Children’s Hospital
Adjunct Clinical Professor, Department of OB/GYN