Opening Remarks
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director, DC Department of Health
2018 Summit
2018 GUEST SPEAKERS
Cathy Hughes
Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc
Mayor Muriel Bowser
Washington, DC
Valerie B. Jarrett
Former Senior Advisor, Obama Administration
Lovely Warren
Mayor, Rochester, NY
Karen Freeman-Wilson
Mayor, Gary, IN and First Vice President, National League of Cities
Catherine Pugh
Mayor, Baltimore, MD
Vi Lyles
Mayor, Charlotte, NC
Karen Weaver
Mayor, Flint, MI
Toni Harp
Mayor, New Haven, CT
Testimonials
I grow up in ward 7 Washington, DC and I became pregnant at age 15. Thanks to the Community of Hope Family health and birth center because I received my prenatal care there.
I had 3 c-sections in total for my three births at the centering community class of hope on Conway and that was like the best experience, I got to meet a lot of moms, network, relax and not worry about things.
AGENDA 2018
Panel 1: Mayoral Panel: Best Practices and Lessons Learned
Moderator: Maria Harris Tildon, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield
Mayor Karen Freeman-Wilson, Gary, Indiana/First Vice President, National League of Cities
Mayor Lovely Warren, Rochester, NY
Mayor Karen Weaver, Flint, MI
Video Testimonial from DC Mom
Panel 2: “A Healthy Start for All: Why Maternal and Infant Health Matters”
Moderator: Dr. Roger A. Mitchell Jr., District of Columbia Chief Medical Examiner
Dr. Michael Lu, Professor and Senior Associate Dean for Academic, Student & Faculty Affairs, Former Director of Maternal and Child Health Bureau, HRSA
Stacey D. Stewart, President, March of Dimes
Maria Gomez, President and CEO, Mary’s Center
Kelly Sweeney McShane, President and CEO, Community of Hope
Video Testimonial from DC Mom
Panel 3: “Community Driven Solutions: The Key to Sustainable Progress”
Moderator: Dr. Tanya Royster, Director, District of Columbia Department of Behavioral Health
Brenda Rhodes Miller, Executive Director, DC Campaign to Prevent Teen Pregnancy
Sarah Barclay Hoffman, Assistant Director, Early Childhood Innovation Network
Cherie Craft, CEO/Founding Executive Director, Smart From the Start
Introduction to the Luncheon by Maria Harris Tildon, CareFirst BlueCross BlueShield and blessing of the food by Reverend Thomas L. Bowen
Luncheon: A conversation with Cathy Hughes featuring Mayor Muriel Bowser and Valerie Jarrett.
Remarks from Mayor Catherine Pugh, Baltimore, MD
Panel 4: “Place Matters…and So Does Quality: Clinical Innovations in Perinatal Health”
Moderator: Dr. Pamela Riley, MD MPH, Medical Director, DC Department of Health Care Finance
Dr. Hugh E. Mighty, Dean, College of Medicine & Vice President, Clinical Affairs, Howard University
Dr. Dana Smith, Maternal Fetal Medicine Specialist, Kaiser Permanente
Dr. Audra Meadows, Chair, Massachusetts Perinatal Quality Collaborative
Dr. Melissa Fries, Reproductive geneticist and high-risk obstetrician, MedStar Washington Hospital Center
Next Steps
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director, DC Department of Health