SMOOTH TRANSITIONS LEADERSHIP TEAM:
Smooth Transitions Program Coordinator/Manager: Sarah Davidson, MSM, LM (retired), Snohomish, WA
Chair: Melissa Denmark, MA, LM (retired), Snohomish, WA
Members-at-large:
- Amy VanBlaricom, MD, Vice President, Clinical Operations, OB Hospitalist Group, Seattle, WA
- Brooke Jardine, MD – Pediatric hospitalist, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham, WA
- Caroline Sedano, MPH, Perinatal Unit Manager, Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, WA
- Christina Long, MD, Neonatologist, Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA
- Cori Spotts, EMT/P, Lacey Fire, Lacey, WA
- Deborah Gleisner, ND, LM, CPM, Seattle, WA
- Jamie Crompton, CNM, Medical Director of Obstetrics at Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett, WA
- Kaeli Rivera, Consumer Member, Senior Data Analyst, Snohomish, WA
- Karen Hays, CNM, DNP, ARNP, Master Trainer, PRONTO International, Seattle, WA
- Katelyn Yoder, MD, MSc, OB-GYN – UW Northwest, Seattle, WA
- Kristin Sitcov, Executive Director, Clinical Programs, Foundation for Health Care Quality, Seattle, WA
- Margie Bridges, DNP, ARNP-BC RNC-OB Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist – Women and Infant’s Services, Overlake Medical Center and Clinics, Bellevue, WA
- Mariah Falin, CD (PALS), PD, PES, Everett, WA
- Melissa Kundur, RN, BSN, MCG, Clinical Quality and Care Transformation, WA State Health Care Authority, Olympia, WA
- Tiffany Tibbs Christensen, MPH, Maternal Health Coordinator, Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, WA
SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:
- American Institutes for Research (AIR)
- Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ)
- George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF)
- Midwives Association of Washington State (MAWS)
- OB Hospitalist Group, Inc (OBHG)
- Skyline Foundation (Yellow Chair Foundation)
- Washington Alliance for Responsible Midwifery (WARM)
- Washington Chapter – Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
- Washington State Affiliate of American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
- Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
- Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA)
- Washington State Obstetrical Association (WSOA)