Senior Leadership

Meet Staff and Faculty at MCU

PRESIDENT
Kristi Ridd-Young
Email:  president@midwifery.edu
BS Public Health Administration, DONA International Doula Trainer, CD (DONA) Doula
VICE PRESIDENT ACADEMIC AFFAIRS/DEAN
Megan Koontz
Email: dean@midwifery.edu
Master of Midwifery, Bachelor of Midwifery, BA Psychology and Education, Postgraduate Certificate Instructional Design, CPM
DIRECTOR OF FINANCIAL AID
Whitney Mesyef
Email: directorfinancialaid@midwifery.edu
JD, BA Anthropology
VICE PRESIDENT STUDENT SUCCESS & INSTITUTIONAL EQUITY
Dr. Jermain Cooper
Email: studentsuccess@midwifery.edu
Ed.D in Leadership, MS Human Behovior, BA Sociology, BA Criminology

Admissions

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

Clinical Department

Clinical Department Chair
Kaylee Ridd
Email: assistantclinicaldean@midwifery.edu BS Sociology
Clinical Department Chair Assistant
Rebeccah Hazel
Email: becky.hazel@midwifery.edu
CPM, ASM
Assessment Specialist
Susi Delaney
Email: assessment@midwifery.edu
MA, CPM
Preceptor Liaison, Assessment Assistant
Jenny Schultz
Email: preceptors@midwifery.edu
MPA, BA History, AS Midwifery, CPM, LM (Arizona)

Financial Aid

Director of Finances
Darliegh Webb
Email:  directoroffinance@midwifery.edu
BS Accounting
Financial Aid Officer
Christina Hrenko
Email:  financialaid@midwifery.edu
BA Economics
Director of VA Benefits & Financial Aid Officer
Emily Rainey
Email: va@midwifery.edu
MSPH, BS Anthropology

Student Services

Director of Student Success & Advising
Marijke van Roojen
Email: studentservices@midwifery.edu
MPH Maternal Child Health, CPM, LM
Director of Student Life, Equity, & Access
Tamara Taitt
Email: jedo@midwifery.edu
MS Master of Science, Marriage & Family Therapy, AS Midwifery, BA Psychology, LMFT (FL)
House Mentors
Demetra A. Seriki
email: demetra.seriki@midwifery.edu
BS Midwifery, CPM, RM

Jodie Palmer
email: jodie.palmer@midwifery.edu
MA Education

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

Sandra Blankenship
email: sandra.blankenship@midwifery.edu
BA Business, RM, CPM

Sarah Butterfly
email: sarah.butterfly@midwifery.edu
MS Midwifery, MPA, BA Women and Gender Studies, BA Sociocultural Anthropology, CPM, MPA

Administrative Staff

Accounts Payable

Kimberly Muller
Email: accounting@midwifery.edu

Academy of Continuing Education Specialist

ToniAnn DeOliveira
Email: toniann.deoliveira@midwifery.edu

Ethical Review Board Chair
Dr. Sharon DeJoy
Email: ethicalreview@midwifery.edu
MPH, PhD, CPH, CPM
Financial Advisor

Julie DeLong
Email: julie.delong@midwifery.edu
BA Economics

Faculty Support Assistant
Jennifer Ross 
Email: jennifer.ross@midwifery.edu
BS Petroleum Engineering, AS Midwifery, CPM, CM (New Hampshire)
Librarian
Cindy Winward
Email: librarian@midwifery.edu
Office Manager
Cindy Winward
Email: officemanager@midwifery.edu
Marketing Developer & Events Coordinator
Masha Mesyef
Email:  marketing@midwifery.edu
JD, BA Psychology and Political Science
Marketing & Fundraising Assistant
Jean Hiefner
Email:  jean.hiefner@midwifery.edu
BS, Biology
Payroll
Darliegh Webb
Email: payroll@midwifery.edu
BS Accounting
Registrar
Laura Park
Email: registrar@midwifery.edu
Research Assistance Coordinator
Emily Rainey
email: researchassistance@midwifery.edu
MSPH, BS Anthropology
Student Finances
Darliegh Webb
Email:  studentfinances@midwifery.edu
AA
Technical Support
Megan Koontz
email: academicdean@midwifery.edu
Master of Midwifery, Bachelor of Midwifery, BA Psychology and Education, Postgraduate Certificate Instructional Design, CPM
Title IX Coordinator
Masha Mesyef
Email:  marketing@midwifery.edu
JD, BA Psychology and Political Science
Writing Lab
Jana Studelska
email:  writinglab@midwifery.edu
BS, CPM, LM, CBE (Lamaze)

MCU Faculty

Aisha Al Hajjar
Adjunct Faculty
BSM, MSM, CPM
Arden Kindred
Adjunct Faculty
AS Midwifery, CPM, LM, Certified Herbalist
Aubrey Ridd
Adjunct Faculty
BA Journalism, BSN/RN, CLE
Audra Post
Core Faculty
BS Midwifery, CPM
Barbara Verneus
Adjunct Faculty
MSW
Carmen Mojica
Adjunct Faculty
BA Black Studies/Television and Radio Productions, Birth Doula (DONA), CPM, LM
Cassandra Aho
Adjunct Faculty
MA, CPM
Cheryl Furer
Adjunct Faculty
CHom (Homeopathy School International), BSM, MA, CPM
Delphine Silvermoon
Core Faculty
MS Nursing, DEM
Erin Kaspar-Frett
Core Faculty
MS Midwifery, CPM
Gina Gerboth
Core Faculty
MPH/Maternal and Child Health Concentration, BS, CPM, RM-Colorado, IBCLC
Jana Studelska
Adjunct Faculty
BS, CPM, LM, CBE (Lamaze)
Jayme Moore
Adjunct Faculty
BSN, RN, CPM
Jennifer Ross
Teaching Assistant
BS, BSM, CPM, CM
Jenny Schultz
Teaching Assistant
MPA, BA, AS, CPM
Jodie Palmer
Adjunct Faculty
MA Education
Kelly Dean
Adjunct Faculty
MA Physical Therapy
Lynette Elizalde-Robinson
Adjunct Faculty
BS, LM, CPM, CCEd
Marijke van Roojen
Adjunct Faculty
MPH Maternal Child Health, CPM, LM
Maureen Farrell
Teaching Assistant
CLC, Certified Family Herbalist
Megan Koontz
Core Faculty
MM, BM Postgraduate certificate in IDT, CPM
Robin Illian
Adjunct Faculty
BS, CPM, LM
Ruth Ann Colby Martin
Core Faculty
BA, CPM, LM, EMT
Sandra Blankenship
Adjunct Faculty
BA Business, RM, CPM
Sara Carter
Adjunct Faculty
ASM, BA, CPM
Sarah Butterfly
Adjunct Faculty
MSM, MPA, BA: CPM, MPA
Dr. Sharon DeJoy
Adjunct Faculty
MPH, PhD, CPH, CPM
Shavana Talbert
Adjunct Faculty
MS ed
Dr. Sonia Ochoa
Adjunct Faculty
Médico Cirujano y Partero, Terapéutica Homeopática, BST., A.A.S., CMA
Dr. Stefanie Podlog
Adjunct Faculty
PhD, MSc
Stephanie Sibert
Adjunct Faculty
BSM, LM
Susi Delaney
Core Faculty
MA, CPM
Tamara Taitt
Adjunct Faculty
MS Master of Science, Marriage & Family, AS Midwifery, BA Psychology, LMFT (FL)
Tricia Carlisle
Adjunct Faculty
BS(Hons), BSM, CPM

Board of Directors

President

Jennifer Rabins
MBA, AS Midwifery, CPM

Members

Cassandra Aho
AS Midwifery, Victim Advocate and Intimate Partner Violence Consultant, CPM

Varden Hadfield
MA Philanthropic Studies, Certified Fund-Raising Executive

Whitney Mesyef
JD, BA Anthropology

Kristi Ridd-Young
BS Public Health Administration, DONA International Doula Trainer,  CD(DONA)

Board Advisors

David E. Palmer Legal Advisor
BS, JD

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

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