Board of Directors
Professional Staff
Lamaze Board of Directors
The Lamaze Bylaws establish the following:
"The management of Lamaze International and the responsibility to delegate duties to other individuals or committees as are deemed necessary are vested in the Board of Directors.
The Board of Directors shall consist of eleven (11) voting members.
At-Large Directors shall serve a four-year term, unless they become an Officer earlier. The term of At-Large Directors shall begin with the close of the outgoing Annual Board of Directors meeting held within three days of the Annual Membership Meeting at which they were elected, and shall continue until his or her successor takes office approximately four years later."
Officers serve in their respective capacities through the year listed below. The expiration year of the four-year term of each At-Large Director is also listed below.
Kacy Cutler
President
Board Term ends in 2024
Tanya Cawthorne, LCCE, FACCE
Immediate Past-President
Board Term ends in 2023
Jessica Deeb, MS, RN, WHNP-BC, IBCLC, LCCE
President-Elect
Board Term ends in 2025
Robin Gibson Douthit, LCCE, CLC, CD(DONA), MA
Secretary/Treasurer
Board Term ends in 2023
Naima Beckles, MA, LCCE, CD
LCCE Educator Director
Board Term ends in 2023
Shauna Lively, RN, EdD, LCCE
LCCE Educator Director
Board Term ends in 2024
Teresa Navarro, LCCE
LCCE Educator Director
Board Term ends in 2025
Trinisha Williams, LM, CM, MPH, LCCE, FACCE, LC
LCCE Educator Director
Board Term ends in 2025
Leslie Arnott, LCCE
LCCE Educator Director
Board Term ends in 2026
Meghan Bardwell, MSN-CNM, LCCE, CLC
LCCE Educator Director
Board Term ends in 2026
Marcela Souza, LCCE, CD(DONA), CBS
Director-At-Large
Board Term ends in 2026
Silvia Quevedo, CAE
Executive Director
Lamaze Professional Staff
Operations and Membership
Katherine Ruff
Membership and Operations Coordinator
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Member Services, General Memberships, Childbirth Educator Seminars, Certification, Recertification, Exam Enrollment and Administration
Jackie Zhang
Membership and Operations Associate
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Membership services, General membership, Certification, Recertification, Exam Enrollment and Administration
Hannah Miller
Membership and Operations Senior Coordinator
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Membership services, General membership, Certification, Recertification, Exam Enrollment and Administration
Marketing and Communications
Lauren Lamoureux
Marketing and Communications Senior Manager
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Lamaze Ahead, Marketing and Communications Strategy
Jasmine Guerra
Marketing and Communications Manager
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The Lamaze Podcast, Educator Resources, Strategic Partnerships, Inside Lamaze Newsletter, Conference Marketing, Parent Marketing, Membership Marketing
Amy Bajwa
Marketing and Communications Coordinator
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Membership Marketing, Conference Marketing, Certification Marketing, Community and Content Management
Education and Learning
Jill Swanson
Education Coordinator
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Parent Education, Online Classes, Continuing Education, Educator Resources
Liz Dombrowski
Certification Manager
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You can contact me about:
Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator certification
Government Relations
John Richardson
Policy and Government Relations Director
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Molly Giammarco
Senior Government Relations Manager
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Accounting
Johnathan Culbreath
Accounting Manager
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Information Technology