Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Impact Team Membership List

Impact team chair

Jasmine Zapata, MD, MPH
Chief Medical Officer for Community Health and State Epidemiologist for Maternal and Child Health and Chronic Diseases at the Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Coordinator and program contacts

Mary Wienkers, MPH
Maternal Mortality Review Coordinator
Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Emily Morian-Lozano, MPH, MSW
Maternal Mortality Review Epidemiologist
Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Karen Morris, RN, BSN
Maternal Mortality Review Nurse Abstractor
Population Health Institute, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Impact team members

Jacquelyn Adams, MD
Assistant Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Jennifer Basten, RN
Stay-at-home Mom
Nurse

Christa Blohowiak, MSN, RN
Nursing Education and Practice Specialist, Perinatal Neonatal Services, ThedaCare Hospitals: Appleton, Neenah, Waupaca, Berlin, Shawano

Cindy Brylski-Breit, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Public Health Nurse
Outagamie County

Cheryl Casey
BadgerCare+ Program Outreach Specialist
University of Wisconsin–Madison Medical Foundation

Heather Champagne, MPH, BSN, RN
Public Health Nurse
North Shore Health Department

Allison Couture, DO, MPA
Assistant Professor, Family Medicine and Community Health
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health; UnityPoint Health–Meriter Family Medicine Department Chair

Victoria Coyle, DNP, CHSE, RN
Dean of School of Health, Nursing and Allied Health Programs
Gateway Technical College

Jennifer Draeger, BSN, RN, MA
Nurse, Family Partnership Program
Public Health Madison & Dane County

Christina Drain, BA, CD (DONA), CCCE, CLCE
Doula Program Coordinator
Birth Outcomes Made Better (BOMB) Doula Program, Milwaukee

Garrett Fitzgerald, MD
Assistant Professor Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Froedtert Hospital & the Medical College of Wisconsin
Double-board certified in OB-GYN and MFM

Amy Gilliland, PhD
Doula
Independent researcher & educator

Erika Hagen, PhD
Associate Director
Wisconsin Sleep Cohort Study
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Leah Hanson, MSN, RN, C-EFM
Clinical Nurse Leader
Ascension St. Elizabeth Hospital, Appleton

Kara Hoppe, DO
Associate Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine Medical Director of Perinatal Services
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Beverly Hutcherson
Administrative Director
The Ladder, University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Jalateefa Joe-Meyers, APSW AODA specialty, sac-it
CEO and Founder
Sankofa Recovery
Sankofa Educational Leadership United

Beth Karberg, CPM, RM
Senior Midwife and Owner
Turtle Creek Midwifery

Kari Keddie, MHA, BSN, RN
Director of Business Development
OBHG

Emily Kittell, MS, CCLS
Manager, Maternal and Infant Health Initiatives
March of Dimes

Lisa Lokken, MSN, RNC-OB, C-EFM, CNS-BC, C-ONQS
Maternal and Child Clinical Nurse Specialist

Patricia McManus, RN, BSN, MSN, PhD, GCNPM
Co-Founder and President
Black Health Coalition of Wisconsin

Karen Nash, MBA
Program Leader
Children’s Health Alliance of Wisconsin

Blake Neuburg, MD
Resident Physician, Obstetrics and Gynecology
Medical College of Wisconsin

Erica Olivier, MS
Deputy Commissioner of Community Health
City of Milwaukee Health Department

Heidi Olson-Streed
Disease Intervention Specialist
Public Health Madison and Dane County

Megan Pignatari, MSN, RNC-OB, C-ONQS
Perinatal Program Specialist, Women’s Health Service Line
Advocate Aurora Health

Mary Pulchinski, RN, BSN
COVID-19 Response Public Health Nurse
Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Janine Rhoades, MD
Assistant Professor, Maternal Fetal Medicine
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Medicine and Public Health

Mary Rosecky, RN, BSN, CHES
Senior Maternal and Child Health Nurse Consultant
Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Susan Schlinsog, RN, BSN
Nurse Family Partnership Program
Chippewa County Public Health Department

Hannah Schmidt, MSEdu
Native American Community Partnership Specialist
Maternal & Infant Mortality Prevention Unit
Wisconsin Department of Health Services

Felica Turner-Walton
CEO and Founder
Healing Our Hearts Foundation

Claire Wendland, MD, PhD
Professor and Chair
Department of Anthropology
University of Wisconsin–Madison


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Review the Wisconsin Maternal Mortality Review Program Issue Brief (2023), P-03496 (PDF) and visit the Maternal Mortality and Morbidity program page for more recent reports and presentations.

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Last revised September 9, 2024