Staff, Faculty &

Board of Directors

PRESIDENT
Megan Koontz
Email: president@midwifery.edu
Master of Midwifery, Bachelor of Midwifery, BA Psychology and Education, Postgraduate Certificate Instructional Design, CPM
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
Darliegh Webb
Email: finance@midwifery.edu
BS Accounting

Administrative Staff

Academic Administration

Graduate Dean
Dr. Stefanie Podlog, General Chair
PhD Exercise Science, Neurophysiology, MSc Prevention and Rehabilitation, RN
Academic Department Chairs
Gina Gerboth, Midwifery Chair
MPH/Maternal and Child Health Concentration, BS, CPM, RM, IBCLC

Dr. Stefanie Podlog, General Chair
PhD Exercise Science, Neurophysiology, MSc Prevention and Rehabilitation, RN

Registrar
Ethical Review Board Chair
Dr. Sharon DeJoy
Email: ethicalreview@midwifery.edu
MPH, PhD, CPH, CPM
Librarian
Cindy Warui
Email: librarian@midwifery.edu
Research Assistance Coordinator
Emily Rainey
email: researchassistance@midwifery.edu
MSPH, BS Anthropology
Writing Lab
Melady Elifritz
email:  writinglab@midwifery.edu
MA, BA, Philosophy, Gender, and Women’s Studies
Development Tutor
Meredith Mance
email:  tutor@midwifery.edu
BA Cinema and Film Production, CPM

Financial Aid

Director of Financial Aid Awarding
Christina Hrenko
Email:  awarding@midwifery.edu
BA Economics
Director of VA Benefits & Financial Aid Operations Administrator
Emily Wilds
Email: VA@midwifery.edu
MSPH, BS Anthropology

Institutional Administration

Director of Compliance
Masha Mesyef
Email:  compliance@midwifery.edu
JD, BA Psychology and Political Science
Office Manager
Cindy Warui
Email: officemanager@midwifery.edu
Technical Support
Megan Koontz
email: canvasliaison@midwifery.edu
Master of Midwifery, Bachelor of Midwifery, BA Psychology and Education, Postgraduate Certificate Instructional Design, CPM

Strategic Communication

Director of Public Affairs & Strategic Communications

Kristi Ridd-Young
Email:  publicrelations@midwifery.edu
BS Public Health Administration, DONA International Doula Trainer, CD (DONA) Doula

Marketing Developer & Events Coordinator
Masha Mesyef
Email:  marketing@midwifery.edu
JD, BA Psychology and Political Science
Digital Strategist
Jean Hiefner
Email:  jean.hiefner@midwifery.edu
BA Biology, HBCE

Administrative Finances

Accounts Payable
Kimberly Muller
Email: accounting@midwifery.edu
Payroll
Darliegh Webb
Email: payroll@midwifery.edu
BS Accounting

Admissions

Director of Admissions
Jasmine Barnes
Email:  admissionsdirector@midwifery.edu
M. Ed. School Counseling, BA Criminal Justice, Certified Birth and Postpartum doula
Admissions Counselors
Louisa Cohen
Email:  admissions@midwifery.edu
M. Ed Higher Education Leadership, BA Political Science

Melady Elifritz
Email:  admissions@midwifery.edu
MA, BA Philosophy, Gender and Women’s Studies

Clinical Department

Clinical Department Chair
Kaylee Ridd
Email: clinicaldepartmentchair@midwifery.edu BS Sociology
Assessment Coordinator
Bryanna Hazelwood
Email: assessment@midwifery.edu
BSM, CPM
Clinical Preceptor Liaison
Jenny Schultz
Email: preceptors@midwifery.edu
MPA, BA History, AS Midwifery, CPM, LM

Student Services

Director of Student Services & Advising
Erin Davis
Email: studentservices@midwifery.edu
MA Education, BA Psychology
House Mentors

Cheryl Furer
email: cheryl.furer@midwifery.edu
CHom, BSM, MA, CPM

Sadie Sigford
email: sadie.sigford@midwifery.edu
BA Women and Gender Studies, CPM, LM, CHW

Sarah Swanson
email: sarah.swanson@midwifery.edu
BS in Midwifery, LM, CPM, CD

Brittany Watson
email: brittany.watson@midwifery.edu
MSW, PMH-C, CHES

Student Finances Administrator
Jean Hiefner
Email: studentfinances@midwifery.edu
BA Biology, HBCE
Director of Campus Life, Welcoming, & Alumni Engagement
Gavin Brown
Email: campuslife@midwifery.edu
BA Business Administration, MA Higher Education

MCU Faculty

Aisha Al Hajjar
Adjunct Faculty
BSM, MSM, CPM
Audra Post
Core Faculty
BS Midwifery, CPM
Barbara Verneus
Adjunct Faculty
MSW
Bryanna Hazelwood
Adjunct Faculty
BSM, CPM
Carmen Mojica
Adjunct Faculty
BA Black Studies/Television and Radio Productions, Birth Doula (DONA), CPM, LM
Cheryl Furer
Adjunct Faculty
CHom (Homeopathy School International), BSM, MA, CPM
Elizabeth Ramsay
Adjunct Faculty
MFA Writing
Erin Kaspar-Frett
Core Faculty
MS Midwifery, CPM
Gina Gerboth
Core Faculty
MPH/Maternal and Child Health Concentration, BS, CPM, RM-Colorado, IBCLC
Jayme Moore
Adjunct Faculty
BSN, RN, CPM
Jennifer Ross
Adjunct Faculty
BS, BSM, CPM, CM
Kelly Dean
Adjunct Faculty
MA Physical Therapy
Kristi Ridd-Young

Adjunct Faculty
BS Public Health Administration, DONA International Doula Trainer, CD (DONA) Doula

Lisa Desmarais
Adjunct Faculty
CNM
Lynette Elizalde-Robinson
Adjunct Faculty
BS, LM, CPM, CCEd
Marissa Evarts
TA
BSM, CPM
Megan Koontz
Core Faculty
MM, BM Postgraduate certificate in IDT, CPM
Melady Elifritz
Adjunct Faculty
MA, BA Philosophy, Gender and Women’s Studies
Ruth Ann Colby Martin
Core Faculty
BA, CPM, LM, EMT
Sadie Sigford

Adjunct Faculty
BA Women & Gender Studies, CPM, LM, CHW

Sarah Butterfly
Adjunct Faculty
MSM, MPA, BA: CPM, MPA
Sarah Swanson
Adjunct Faculty
BS in Midwifery, LM, CPM, CD
Dr. Sharon DeJoy
Adjunct Faculty
MPH, PhD, CPH, CPM
Dr. Sonia Ochoa
Adjunct Faculty
Médico Cirujano y Partero, Terapéutica Homeopática, BST., A.A.S., CMA
Dr. Stefanie Podlog
Adjunct Faculty
PhD Exercise Science, Neurophysiology, MSc Prevention and Rehabilitation, RN
Stephanie Sibert
Adjunct Faculty
BSM, LM
Tigist Ejeta
Adjunct Faculty
MSN Maternity and Reproductive Health Nursing
Wendi Cleckner

Adjunct Faculty
BSM, JD, LM, CPM

Board of Directors

President
Cheryl Furer
CHom, BSM, MA, CPM

Vice President
Kristi Ridd-Young
BS Public Health Administration

Secretary
Gavin Myers
JD, MPH

Treasurer
Zach Stolzenberg
MBA, BA

Members

Jesse Ricciuti
DDS, MBA

Lanette Rozier
MA Social Work, BA Sociology/Anthropology

Megan Koontz
Master of Midwifery, Bachelor of Midwifery, BA Psychology and Education, Postgraduate Certificate Instructional Design, CPM

Board Advisors

David E. Palmer Legal Advisor
BS, JD

David H. Rubin
MD, FAAP
Director, Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital Child and Adolescent Psychiatry Residency Training, Executive Director, Massachusetts General Hospital Psychiatry Academy

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