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About the Summit
The 5th annual Mayor Muriel Bower’s Maternal & Infant Health Summit will feature panel discussions, community spaces, breakout sessions, and a virtual resource expo dedicated to connecting District residents with local and national resources and supports needed to families have what they need to thrive.
This year, Mayor Bowser is inviting DC residents, elected officials, health and education leaders, community-based partners, and moms from across the US to collaborate and explore strategies to improve perinatal health and address racial disparities in birth outcomes.
Summit session themes will include Economic Equity, Health Outcomes, and Culture in Parenting. The day will begin with a networking breakfast and include a Fireside Chat-style luncheon. Onsite childcare and pumping stations will be available at no additional cost.
2022 Panelists
The Honorable Muriel Bowser
Mayor, Washington DC
Dr. Yolandra Hancock
Mom, physician, TED speaker, and public health shero
Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes
Director of the District of Columbia Department of Employment Services (DOES)
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Congresswoman
Nicole Austin-Hillery
President & CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.
Lisa Price
Founder, Carol's Daughter
Latham Thomas
Founder Mama Glow + Mama Glow Foundation
Julee Wilson
Executive Director of BeautyUnited
Jeannette Reyes
Anchor for FOX 5 Morning and Good Day D.C.
Dr. Erica Richards
Chair and Medical Director of the Department of Psychiatry at Sibley Memorial Hospital
Dr. Dorothy Fink
Director of the Office on Women's Health in the OASH at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Adrianna Hopkins
Wife, mother of two, news anchor, professor, speaker, and moderator
Monica Alba
White House correspondent for NBC News
Dr. Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha
Julia A. Okoro Professor of Black Maternal Health, Director and Founder, Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice, Tufts University School of Medicine
Jessica Foster
Business owner, proud mom, holistic life coach, woman advocate and motivator.
Juan Pablo Segura
Founder and Healthcare Transformer, Babyscripts
Dr, Joanne Armstrong
Senior Medical Director of Women's Health, Aetna.
Panel 1 Speakers – Economic Equity
Nicole Austin-Hillery (Moderator)
President & CEO, Congressional Black Caucus Foundation, Inc.
The Honorable Muriel Bowser
Mayor, Washington DC
Rep. Lauren Underwood
Congresswoman
Rep. Shontel Brown
Rep. Cori Bush
Panel 2 Speakers – Health Outcomes
Sherenne Simon
Senior Director of Health Equity at the March of Dimes
Robin Diggs Perdue
DC Health
Dr. Erica Richards
Sibley
Dr. Dorothy Fink
US Office of Women's Health
Dr. Yolandra Hancock
American Hearth Association
Panel 3: Culture in Parenting
Lisa Price (Moderator)
Carol's Daughter
Dr. Unique Morris-Hughes
Paid Family Leave
Latham Thomas
Mama Glow + Mama Glow Foundation
Nina Damiano
Grant Thornton
Panel 4: "Baby News Network"
Jeannette Reyes
FOX 5 DC
Julee Wilson
Cosmopolitan
Summit Agenda
8:00 am - 9:30 am
9:33 am - 9:45 am
Welcome & Opening Remarks
- Jackie Reyes-Yanes, Director, MOCA – Intro Jennifer Porter
- Jennifer Porter, Director, MOWPI – Background on Occasion
- Health Sponsor, Sibley—Welcome via Video #2
- Corporate Sponsor, Aetna— Introduce Mayor Bowser
- MMB to provide opening remarks and introduce Moderator—Nicole Austin-Hillary
9:45 am - 10:35 am
Panel 1: Economic Equity
• Moderator—Nicole Austin-Hillary
• Mayor Muriel Bowser
• Rep. Lauren Underwood
• Rep. Shontel Brown
• Ndidiamaka Amutah-Onukagha, Ph.D., M.P.H., founder, the Center for Black Maternal Health and Reproductive Justice
10:45 am - 11:35 am
Panel 2: Health Outcomes
• Moderator—Sherenne Simon, March of Dimes
• Robin Diggs Perdue, DC Health
• Dr. Erica Martin Richards, Sibley Memorial Hospital, Johns Hopkins Medicine
• Dorothy Fink, US Office of Women’s Health
• Dr. Yolandra Hancock, American Heart Association
• Dr. Joanne Armstrong—Aetna
11:45 am - 12:35 pm
Panel 3: Culture in Parenting
• Moderator—Lisa Price, Carol’s Daughter
• Unique Morris-Hughes, Paid Family Leave
• Latham Thomas, Mama Glow
• Juan Pablo Segura, Baby Scripts
• Jessica Foster, Wolomi the pregnancy companion app
12:35 pm - 1:05 am
Movement Break: DJ Farrah Flosscett and FitDC Powered by Aetna
1:05 pm - 1:55 pm
Luncheon: “Baby News Network” Conversation with Moms in Media
- Jeanette Reyes, FOX 5 DC
- Julee Wilson, Cosmopolitan
- Adrianna Hopkins, WJLA ABC 7
- Monica Alba, NBC
2:15 pm - 3:00 pm
Break Out Sessions #1-3: First Round
Session 1: What Comes First? How to make financial sense of motherhood
- Jennifer Luray, DC Commission for Women- Moderator
- Alexis Thomason Martha’s Table
- Alisa Hugley/Purvee Kempf DC Health Benefits Exchange
- Michelle Hammonds DC DISB—Financial Empowerment Center
Session 2: Teams and Timelines for Shifting Maternal Health Outcomes
- Alix Lowe-Server, Lyft- Moderator
- Dr. Mati Davis, St. Louis Department of Health
- Megan Simmons, National Birth Equity Collaborative
- Dr. Jennifer Seo, Chicago Department of Public Health
Session 3: What’s the 411 on Prevention
- Veronica Nelson, DC Commission for Women- Moderator
- Dr. Tonoah Hampton, BALM Inc.
- Ebony Wren, Mom Congress
3:15 pm - 4:00 pm
Break Out Sessions #4-6: Second Round
Session 4: Finishing What You Started: Higher Education as a Mom
- Giovanney Bishop, DC Commission for Women- Moderator
- Leigh-Kirstin Sims, DC Resident working with DCHA
- Nkechi Feaster, Community Advocate and Consultant
- Dawnn Leary, Jane Bancroft Robinson Foundation
Session 5: Before pregnancy, during, and beyond: Innovative Access to Reproductive Health Care
- Athena Cross, DC Commission for Women- Moderator
- Sara Beckwith DC WIC
- Aza Nedhari Mamatoto Village
Session Title 6: Respectful and Inclusive Care in the Capital
- Rakiya Moore DCHA Perinatal Quality Collaborative Project Manager
- Kacey Holland Social Media Influencer; Autism Mom
- Sharonna Ford Blues Brothers Therapeutic Play
- Nicole Austin-Hillary Congressional Black Caucus Foundation
2022 Partners
DC Health
Department of Employment Services (DOES) Paid Family Leave
Department of Behavioral Health (DBH)
Department of Housing and Community Development (DHCD)
Department of Insurance, Securities and Banking (DISB)
Department of Recreation (DPR) FITDC
2022 Sponsors
Health Sponsor
Johns Hopkins Medicine
Corporate Sponsor
Aetna
Breakout Session Partners
MedStar
GW Hospital
Affinity Space Partners
Better Starts For All
March of Dimes
United Healthcare
Community Hosting Partner
Lyft
Maternal Monday Partner
AmeriHealth