Opening Remarks
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director, DC Department of Health
Founder and Chairperson of Urban One, Inc
Washington, DC
Former Senior Advisor, Obama Administration
Mayor, Rochester, NY
Mayor, Gary, IN and First Vice President, National League of Cities
Mayor, Baltimore, MD
Mayor, Charlotte, NC
Mayor, Flint, MI
Mayor, New Haven, CT
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.
Mayor Muriel Bowser, Washington, DC
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director, DC Department of Health
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
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
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
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
Dr. LaQuandra S. Nesbitt, MD, MPH, Director, DC Department of Health