Staff, Faculty & Board of Directors

PRESIDENT
Whitney Mesyef
Email:  president@midwifery.edu
JD Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, BA Anthropology Brown University
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
VICE PRESIDENT OF FINANCE
Darliegh Webb
Email: finance@midwifery.edu
BS Accounting

Administrative Staff

Academic Administration

Academy of Continuing Education Fellow
ToniAnn DeOliveira
Email: ace@midwifery.edu
Academic Department Chairs
Gina Gerboth, Midwifery Chair
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
Associate Registrar
Amanda Coles Khalid
Email: registrationdepartment@midwifery.edu
BS Marketing
Ethical Review Board Chair
Dr. Sharon DeJoy
Email: ethicalreview@midwifery.edu
MPH, PhD, CPH, CPM
Librarian
Cindy Winward
Email: librarian@midwifery.edu
Research Assistance Coordinator
Emily Rainey
email: researchassistance@midwifery.edu
MSPH, BS Anthropology
Writing Lab
Melady Elifritz
email:  writinglab@midwifery.edu
MA, BA, Philosophy, Gender, and Women’s Studies
Writing and Development Tutor
Meredith Mance
email:  tutor@midwifery.edu
BA Cinema and Film Production, CPM

Admissions

Director of Admissions
Jasmine Barnes
Email:  admissionsdirector@midwifery.edu
M. Ed. School Counseling, BA Criminal Justice, Certified Birth and Postpartum doula
Admissions Counselors
Louisa Cohen
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

Administrative Finances

Payroll
Darliegh Webb
Email: payroll@midwifery.edu
BS Accounting
Accounts Payable
Kimberly Muller
Email: accounting@midwifery.edu

Clinical Department

Clinical Department Chairs
Kaylee Ridd
Email: clinicaldepartmentchair@midwifery.edu BS Sociology

Susi Delaney, MA, CPM
Email: assessment@midwifery.edu 

Clinical Assistant
Kaylee Ridd
Email: clinicaldepartmentchair@midwifery.edu
BS Sociology
Clinical Preceptor Liaison
Jenny Schultz
Email: preceptors@midwifery.edu
MPA, BA History, AS Midwifery, CPM, LM

Financial Aid

Director of Financial Aid Awarding
Christina Hrenko
Email:  awarding@midwifery.edu
BA Economics
Director of VA Benefits & Financial Aid Operations Administrator
Emily Rainey
Email: VA@midwifery.edu
MSPH, BS Anthropology
Student Finances Administrator
Jean Hiefner
Email: studentfinances@midwifery.edu
BA Biology, HBCE

Institutional Administration

Director of Compliance
Masha Mesyef
Email:  compliance@midwifery.edu
JD, BA Psychology and Political Science
Division Dean BIPOC Success and Intercultural Engagement
Angela Franklin
Email:angela.franklin@midwifery.edu
MA Online Education & Leadership, MFA, BA
Office Manager
Cindy Winward
Email: officemanager@midwifery.edu
Technical Support
Megan Koontz
email: canvasliaison@midwifery.edu
Master of Midwifery, Bachelor of Midwifery, BA Psychology and Education, Postgraduate Certificate Instructional Design, CPM

Strategic Communication

Director of Public Affairs & Strategic Communications
Kristi Ridd-Young
Email:  publicrelations@midwifery.edu
BS Public Health Administration, DONA International Doula Trainer, CD (DONA) Doula
Marketing Developer & Events Coordinator
Masha Mesyef
Email:  marketing@midwifery.edu
JD, BA Psychology and Political Science
Marketing & Fundraising Assistant
Jean Hiefner
Email:  fundraisingfellow@midwifery.edu
BA Biology, HBCE

Student Services

Director of Student Services & Advising (Interim)
Cheryl Furer
Email: studentservices@midwifery.edu
CHom, BSM, MA, CPM
Director of Campus Life, Welcoming, & Alumni Engagement
Gavin Brown
Email: campuslife@midwifery.edu
BA Business Administration, MA Higher Education
House Mentors
Barbara Verneus

email: barbara.verneus@midwifery.edu
Traditional Midwife, MSW

Erin Davis
email: erin.davis@midwifery.edu
MA Education, BA Psychology

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
BS in Midwifery, LM, CPM, CD
email: sarah.swanson@midwifery.edu

MCU Faculty

Aisha Al Hajjar
Adjunct Faculty
BSM, MSM, CPM
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
Cheryl Furer
Adjunct Faculty
CHom (Homeopathy School International), BSM, MA, CPM
Delphine Silvermoon
Core Faculty
MS Nursing, DEM
Elizabeth Ramsay
Adjunct Faculty
MFA Writing
Erin Kaspar-Frett
Core Faculty
MS Midwifery, CPM
Frankie Leigh
Adjunct Faculty
MS Psychology, MS Sociobehavioral Epidemiology
Gina Gerboth
Core Faculty
MPH/Maternal and Child Health Concentration, BS, CPM, RM-Colorado, IBCLC
Jayme Moore
Adjunct Faculty
BSN, RN, CPM
Jennifer Ross
Adjunct Faculty
BS, BSM, CPM, CM
Jenny Schultz
Teaching Assistant
MPA, BA, AS, CPM
Jodie Palmer
Adjunct Faculty
MA Education
Julianne Robinson
Adjunct Faculty
BSM, CPM
Kelly Dean
Adjunct Faculty
MA Physical Therapy
Lynette Elizalde-Robinson
Adjunct Faculty
BS, LM, CPM, CCEd
Marissa Evarts
TA
BSM, CPM
Megan Koontz
Core Faculty
MM, BM Postgraduate certificate in IDT, CPM
Melady Elifritz
Adjunct Faculty
MA, BA Philosophy, Gender and Women’s Studies
Ruth Ann Colby Martin
Core Faculty
BA, CPM, LM, EMT
Sandra Blankenship
Adjunct Faculty
BA Business, RM, CPM
Sarah Butterfly
Adjunct Faculty
MSM, MPA, BA: CPM, MPA
Sarah Carter
Adjunct Faculty
ASM, BA, CPM
Dr. Sharon DeJoy
Adjunct Faculty
MPH, PhD, CPH, CPM
Dr. Sonia Ochoa
Adjunct Faculty
Médico Cirujano y Partero, Terapéutica Homeopática, BST., A.A.S., CMA
Dr. Stefanie Podlog
Adjunct Faculty
PhD Exercise Science, Neurophysiology, MSc Prevention and Rehabilitation, RN
Stephanie Sibert
Adjunct Faculty
BSM, LM
Susi Delaney
Core Faculty
MA, CPM
Tel Viehmann Cunningfolk
Adjunct Faculty
BA Anthropology, CPM, LM, IBCLC
Tigist Ejeta
Adjunct Faculty
MSN Maternity and Reproductive Health Nursing
Tricia Carlisle
Adjunct Faculty
BS(Hons), BSM, CPM

Board of Directors

President
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

Lanette Rozier
MA Social Work, BA Sociology/Anthropology

Whitney Mesyef
JD, BA Anthropology

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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