Advisory Board

Marion Taylor Baer, PhD, RD
Associate Professor of Clinical Pediatrics
Keck School of Medicine of USC

Ezra Davidson Jr., MD,
Associate Dean, Primary Care and Professor, Department of OB/GYN
Charles Drew University of Medicine and Science

Margaret Dunkle
Convener, Los Angeles County Early Identification & Intervention Group and
Senior Fellow, Center for Health Services Research & Policy,
George Washington University

Cathy Fagen, MA, RD
Regional Coordinator & Nutritionist
Long Beach Memorial Medical Center, Perinatal Outreach Education Program

Cindy Fahey, MSNc, RN, PHN
Executive Director
Perinatal Advisory Council: Leadership, Advocacy and Consultation (PAC/LAC)

Judy Gomez, RD, MPH
Public Health Foundation Enterprises WIC Program (PHFE-WIC)

Calvin J. Hobel, MD
Marion Jacobs Chair in Maternal/Fetal Medicine
Cedars-Sinai Medical Center

Elizabeth Jenkins, CNM, MS
Director of Nurse-Midwives
Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center

Loretta Jones, MA
Executive Director
Healthy African American Families, II

Lynn Kersey, MA, MPH
Executive Director
Maternal and Child Health Access

Vicki Lombardo, MSN, RN
Director of Programs
March of Dimes, Greater Los Angeles Division

James A. McGregor, MD, CM
Professor
Keck School of Medicine of USC
Los Angeles County + University of Southern California (LAC + USC)
Women's and Children's Hospital

Ruth T. Mielke, CNM, MS
Certified Nurse Midwife
Eisner Pediatric & Family Medical Center

Maria Peacock
Grant Administrator
Citrus Valley Health Partners

Geraldine Perry-Williams, RN
Acting MCAH Coordinator
BIH Coordinator
Pasadena Public Health Department

Diana Ramos, MD, MPH
Chief Physician
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child, and
Adolescent Health Programs

Joanne Roberts, RN, BS
Perinatal Services Coordinator
Los Angeles County Department of Public Health, Maternal, Child, and
Adolescent Health Programs

Richard Seidman, MD
Medical Director
L.A. Care Health Plan

Richard A. Veloz, MPH, JD
President & CEO
South Central Family Health Center

Ken Wells, MD, PhD
Center Director
UCLA Health Services Research Center