BirthNetwork National Board of Directors
 
        

 
Michal
Michal Klau-Stevens, LCCE, 
President

Michal is a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator in West Hartford, CT.  Michal is the Chapter Leader of BirthNetwork National of Greater Hartford.  Michal has been on the BirthNetwork National board since 2006, serving as a Regional Representative, Chapter Coordinator and President-Elect, as well as serving as representative to the Coalition to Improve Maternity Service's (CIMS) Organizational Members Coalition

 

Cheryl Gates, CPM
President-Elect

Cheryl is a Certified Professional Midwife practicing since 2006. She assists families in building safe and joyful birth experiences. She is also the mother of five homeschooled children that she raises in a rural area of the midwest with the love of her life, Greg. In her down time she enjoys learning the art of self reliance, crocheting, and watching her chickens as they wander the yard. Cheryl has served as a Chapter Leader of Kansas City BirthNetwork since 2009, and she is excited to serve as President Elect of BirthNetwork National. 

Traci            Traci Jaksetic,
          Financial Director

           Traci is an experienced non-profit accountant in the Toledo, OH area. 
           Traci has served on the BirthNetwork National board as its Financial
           Director since 2003.  Traci is the co-founder of the Toledo BirthNetwork
           and served as a Chapter Leader for four years.

   
 Kathryn
Kathryn M.L. Konrad, MS, RNC-OB, LCCE, FACCE
Social Media Director

Kathryn is a nurse, nurse educator and Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator in Oklahoma.  Kathryn is the co-founder and co-leader of the Oklahoma BirthNetwork since 2008. She has been on the BirthNetwork National board since 2009.    


 Karen

Karen Prior, RPYT, LCCE, CD(DONA)
Technology Director

Karen has been working with pregnant women since 1994. Karen is a registered prenatal yoga teacher, Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator, doula and Breastfeeding USA counselor in Oklahoma. Karen is the co-leader of the Oklahoma BirthNetwork since 2008. She has been on the BirthNetwork National Board since 2009. 



 Victoria

Victoria Macioce-Stumpf, 
Past President

Victoria has been birth and postpartum doula and childbirth educator since 1990 in southeastern Michigan.  Victoria has been on the BirthNetwork National board since 2004, serving as the Consumer Advocacy Coordinator, Chapter Coordinator, President-Elect and President. Victoria is also on the board (Secretary, Leadership Team and Executive Committee) of the Coalition to Improve Maternity Services (CIMS).

 

Kirsti Kreutzer,
Advocacy Director

Kirsti is the Co-Director of Where's My Midwife? and a co-chapter leader for Women in the Center, a BNN Chapter in Wilmington, NC.  She uses her filmmaking skills to educate the public about midwives and the amazing care they provide, and to help spread the word about the MFCI in her community.  Kirsti also serves as a consumer representative on the Board of Directors for the American Association of Birth Centers (AABC), and serves as a member of the Leadership Committee for the Coalition to Improve Maternity Services (CIMS).


Megan Morton, CCE
Board Member

Megan is a Non-Profit Administrator, and a CAPPA Certified Childbirth Educator in Nashville TN. She has a passion for advocacy and public health and enjoys working on Birth Network's efforts to facilitate Mother-Friendly Care for all women. She has been the Co-Leader of Nashville BirthNetwork since 2009.


 
Siobhan Calandrelli
Board Member
Siobhan is a nurse and breastfeeding advocate involved in La Leche League.  Siobhan has a background in healthcare information technology and online education.  She is a member of the Kansas City Birth Network chapter and has served on the board since 2013.  


 
 
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