Student Update
by Lillian Funke, SNM, ACNM Student Representative
ACNM BOARD OF DIRECTORS & STAFF
BOARD OF DIRECTORS President Ginger Breedlove, CNM, PhD, ARNP, FACNM Vice President Cathy Collins-Fulea, CNM, MSN, FACNM Secretary Kate Harrod, CNM, PhD, RN, APNP, FACNM Treasurer Joan Slager, CNM, DNP, CPC, FACNM Region I Representative Linda Nanni, CNM, MSN Region II Representative Anne Gibeau, CNM, PhD Region III Representative Michael McCann, CNM Region IV Representative Mairi Breen Rothman, CNM, MSN Region V Representative Lynne Himmelreich, CNM, MPH, FACNM Region VI Representative Michelle Grandy, CNM, MN Student Representative Lillian Funke, SNM NATIONAL OFFICE STAFF Executive Office Chief Executive Officer Lorrie Kline Kaplan, CAE Manager, Administration & Meetings Kathleen Przybylski Senior Staff Researcher Kerri Schuiling, CNM, WHNP, PhD, FACNM Information Technology Manager Fausto Miranda Senior Education Policy Advisor Elaine Germano, CNM, DrPH, FACNM Program Coordinator Melinda Bush Administrative Assistant Carol Ross Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health Editor-in-chief Francie Likis, CNM, NP, DrPH, FACNM Deputy Editors Patty Aikins Murphy, CNM, DrPH, FACNM Tekoa King, CNM, MPH, FACNM Managing Editor Brittany White Department of Finance & Administration Vice President of Finance Meredith Graham, MBA Finance Manager Sandra Gray Senior Accountant Holly Burns Financial Specialist Sujata Chavan Department of Global Outreach Vice President of Global Outreach Suzanne Stalls, CNM, MA, FACNM Senior Technical Advisor Diana Beck, CNM, MS, FACNM Senior Technical Advisor Patrice White, CNM, DrPH Technical Advisor Angie Fujioka, CNM, MPH Technical Advisor Anna Maria Speciale, CNM Technical Advisor, Ghana Cheryl Jemmot, CNM, ND Program Manager Kiev Martin Program Coordinator, Secretariat Veronika Schlecht Program Coordinator Betty Goldblatt Department of Membership Director George Hamilton Membership & Marketing Coordinator Judy Barlas Department of Communications Director Clare Lynam Senior Writer & Editor Melissa Garvey Graphic Designer Rebecca Feldbush Media Relations, Social Media, and Marketing Specialist Damaris Hay Communications Assistant Barbra Elenbaas Department of Professional Practice & Health Policy Director Tina Johnson, CNM, MS Senior Practice Advisor Eileen Ehudin Beard, CNM, FNP, MS Program Coordinator Monica Greenfield Department of Advocacy & Government Affairs Director Jesse Bushman Federal Lobbyist Patrick Cooney Manager, State Government Affairs Cara Kinzelman, PhD Affiliate Relations Manager Christy Levine Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education Administrative Assistant Jo Ann Burke A.C.N.M. Foundation, Inc. President Elaine Moore, CNM Development Consultant Lisa L. Paine, CNM, DrPH, FACNM
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