Staff, Faculty &
Board of Directors
PRESIDENT
Email: president@midwifery.edu
Master of Midwifery, Bachelor of Midwifery, BA Psychology and Education, Postgraduate Certificate Instructional Design, CPM
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
Administrative Staff
Academic Administration
Academic Department Chairs
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
Cynthia Dortch
Email: registrationdepartment@midwifery.edu
Ethical Review Board Chair
Librarian
Email: librarian@midwifery.edu
Research Assistance Coordinator
Writing Lab
Development Tutor
Strategic Communication
Director of Public Affairs & Strategic Communications
Email: publicrelations@midwifery.edu
BS Public Health Administration, DONA International Doula Trainer, CD (DONA) Doula
Marketing Developer & Events Coordinator
Digital Strategist
Institutional Administration
Director of Compliance
Dean of Retention and Belonging
Office Manager
Email: officemanager@midwifery.edu
Technical Support
email: canvasliaison@midwifery.edu
Master of Midwifery, Bachelor of Midwifery, BA Psychology and Education, Postgraduate Certificate Instructional Design, CPM
Student Services
Student Finances Administrator
Director of Student Services & Advising
Director of Campus Life, Welcoming, & Alumni Engagement
House Mentors
email: barbara.verneus@midwifery.edu
Traditional Midwife, MSW
Cheryl Furer
email: cheryl.furer@midwifery.edu
CHom, BSM, MA, CPM
Jodie Palmer
email: jodie.palmer@midwifery.edu
MA Education
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
Admissions
Director of Admissions
Email: admissionsdirector@midwifery.edu
M. Ed. School Counseling, BA Criminal Justice, Certified Birth and Postpartum doula
Admissions Counselors
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
Email: clinicaldepartmentchair@midwifery.edu BS Sociology
Assessment Coordinator
Clinical Preceptor Liaison
Administrative Finances
Payroll
Accounts Payable
Email: accounting@midwifery.edu
Financial Aid
Director of Financial Aid Awarding
Director of VA Benefits & Financial Aid Operations Administrator
MCU Faculty
Aisha Al Hajjar
BSM, MSM, CPM
Audra Post
BS Midwifery, CPM
Barbara Verneus
MSW
Bryanna Hazelwood
BSM, CPM
Carmen Mojica
BA Black Studies/Television and Radio Productions, Birth Doula (DONA), CPM, LM
Cheryl Furer
CHom (Homeopathy School International), BSM, MA, CPM
Elizabeth Ramsay
MFA Writing
Erin Kaspar-Frett
MS Midwifery, CPM
Frankie Leigh
MS Psychology & Counseling
Gina Gerboth
MPH/Maternal and Child Health Concentration, BS, CPM, RM-Colorado, IBCLC
Jayme Moore
BSN, RN, CPM
Jennifer Ross
BS, BSM, CPM, CM
Jodie Palmer
MA Education
Julianne Robinson
BSM, CPM
Kelly Dean
MA Physical Therapy
Lisa Desmarais
CNM
Lynette Elizalde-Robinson
BS, LM, CPM, CCEd
Marissa Evarts
BSM, CPM
Megan Koontz
MM, BM Postgraduate certificate in IDT, CPM
Melady Elifritz
MA, BA Philosophy, Gender and Women’s Studies
Ruth Ann Colby Martin
BA, CPM, LM, EMT
Sandra Blankenship
BA Business, RM, CPM
Sarah Butterfly
MSM, MPA, BA: CPM, MPA
Sarah Swanson
BS in Midwifery, LM, CPM, CD
Dr. Sharon DeJoy
MPH, PhD, CPH, CPM
Dr. Sonia Ochoa
Médico Cirujano y Partero, Terapéutica Homeopática, BST., A.A.S., CMA
Dr. Stefanie Podlog
PhD Exercise Science, Neurophysiology, MSc Prevention and Rehabilitation, RN
Stephanie Sibert
BSM, LM
Tigist Ejeta
MSN Maternity and Reproductive Health Nursing
Board of Directors
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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