OUR MEMBERS
Central PA Maternal Health Coalition Members
Our coalition is comprised of healthcare providers, community organizations, and maternal health advocates dedicated to improving maternal health in our region.
Lisa Bailey-Davis, PhD
Professor of Nutrition and Pediatrics, Department of Population Health Sciences, College of Health Sciences, Geisinger
Amber Brown
Director of Education and Training, Planned Parenthood Keystone
Catherine Elliot, NP
Women's Health Nurse Practitioner, Union Community Care
Amy Fogelsanger, NP
Nurse, Doula, and Owner of Dauphin County Doulas
Jami Geist
Project Manager, Soft Landing Program, Tower Health
Taisha Hicks, MHA
Executive Vice President and Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Belonging Officer, Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania
Dawn Horst, MSW
Social worker, Women & Children's Community Health Department, Penn Medicine Lancaster
Kerin Kohler, MSW
Women's health social worker, Reading Hospital
Sharee Livingston, DO
OBGyn, Department Chair, UPMC Obstetrics and Gynecology Specialists-Lititz
Founding Board Member, Patients R Waiting
President of MOKA moms (Moms of Kids Advancing - Mothers of Color in Medicine/Science
Mary Lopez, RN
Nurse Supervisor Nurse Family Partnership and International Board Certified Lacatation Consultant, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Mel Luckenbaugh
Director of Strategic Initiatives for the Community Action Association of Pennsylvania (CAAP)
Rachel Mailey, LPC
Women's Behavioral Health, University of Pittsburgh Medical Center
Lisa Murphy, MSN
Clinical Practice Nurse Leader, Women and Babies Center, Penn State Health
Marium Noordeen
Public Health Program Analyst, Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania
Melissa Patti, MSW, LCSW
Director of Maternal and Infant Health Initiatives, Greater Philadelphia and South Jersey March of Dimes
Lakshmi Polavarapu, MD
Lab Director, Sadler
Clinical Assistant Professor, Penn State College of Medicine
Maggie Progin
VP of Communications and Education, Lebanon Family Health Services (LFHS)
Mae Reale, MA
Health Education Specialist, PA Coalition Against Domestic Violence
Co-Chair, Maternal Mortality Review Committee
Advisory Board Member, Early Child Comprehensive Systems Advisory Board
Melissa Rosado
Program Coordinator, CAIU ELECT Program
Licensed Clinical Social Worker
Emily Simone, RN, BSN
Cofounder and President of Mentor A Mother and High-Risk Maternity Case Manager at AmeriHealth Caritas Pennsylvania
Trish Tashjian
Chief Operating Officer, Planned Parenthood Keystone
Penn State Team
Alex Caine, MPH
Project Coordinator - Penn State
William Calo Perez, PhD, JD
Associate Professor, Penn State College of Medicine
Implementation Science Core Leader, Penn State Clinical and Translational Institute
Associate Director of Community Outreach and Engagement, Penn State Cancer Institute
Austin Cohrs, DrPH, MPH
Assistant Professor, Penn State College of Medicine
Wenke Hwang, PhD
Master of Public Health Program Director, Penn State
Jennifer Kraschnewski, MD
Clinical and Translational Science Institute Director, Penn State
Richard Legro, MD
Obstetrics and Gynecology, Reproductive Endocrinology and Infertility Academic Appointments
University Chair and Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology; Professor, Department of Public Health Sciences - Penn State
Steven Negron-Candelario
Research Project Manager, Penn State
Kristin Sznajder, PhD, MPH
Assistant Professor of Public Health Sciences - Penn State College of Medicine
Associate Director of International Initiatives - Penn State College of Medicine
Rong (Jeffery) Zhao
PhD Student of Biostatistics - Penn State College of Medicine
