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MEET OUR TEAM
Learn about the transdisciplinary team of providers, researchers from the Medical College of Wisconsin, and community partners helping create more equitable approaches to maternal health.
Dalvery Blackwell, BA, IBCLC
Executive Director and Co-Founder of the African American Breastfeeding Network 
Jennifer Harris, M.Ed.
Program Director II, Comprehensive Injury Center, MCW 
Mia Morse
Community Doula, Certified Birth & Postpartum Trainer Owner, Blossoming Motherhood; Co-Founder, The Doula Village MKE 
Ann Ledbetter, CNM
Certified Nurse-Midwife, Sixteenth Street Community Health Center 
Sharon Gilbert, RN
MCH Nurse Consultant at State of Wisconsin DHS/DCF |
Jessica Olson, PhD
Associate Professor in the Division of Community Health, in the Institute for Health & Humanity and the Director of Innovation and Evaluation, MCW 
Joni Williams, MD, MPH
Associate Professor and health services researcher in the Department of Medicine at MCW 
Erica Wright, BA, MS
Deputy Commissioner of Family and Community Health, City of Milwaukee Health Department 
Janet Rader, MD, FACOG
Jack A. & Elaine D. Klieger Professor and Chair, Obstetrics and Gynecology at MCW |
Tobi Cawthra, MPH
Program Director II, Cancer Center, MCW 
Julia Dickson-Gomez, PhD
Professor of Epidemiology at the Institute for Health & Humanity and a Professor of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine at MCW 
Rosamaria Martinez, RD, MBA, DrPH
Family and Community Health Director, City of Milwaukee Health Department 
Kristina Kaljo, PhD
Co-Director, SPARCC, Vice Chair for Education & Associate Professor, Obstetrics and Gynecology at MCW |
Amber Chavez, MS
Program Coordinator III in the Institute for Health & Humanity, MCW 
Anna Palatnik, MD
Patrick J. and Margaret G. McMahon Endowed Chair Associate Professor Division of Maternal-Fetal Medicine Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, MCW 
Whitney Bingham
WeRISE Program Director/Doula 
Shantell Riley BSN, RN, GC-C, CT
Founder/Executive Director Redefining Life Services; End of Life Doula, RYT-200 |