Chair  – Peter Napolitano, MD – Maternal Fetal Medicine, UW Medical Center, Seattle WA

Vice Chair  – Carl Olden, MD – Family Medicine, Virginia Mason Yakima Memorial, Yakima WA 

Susan Bishop, RNC-OB, MN – Perinatal Outreach Coordinator, Multicare Health System, Tacoma WA
Angela Chien, MD – OB GYN, Evergreen Healthcare, Kirkland, WA
Esther Chung, MD, MPH – Pediatrics, University of WA/Seattle Children’s, Seattle WA
Sheena Hembrador, MD  – OB Anesthesiology, Virginia Mason Medical Center, Seattle, WA
Jane Hitti, MD, MPH – Maternal Fetal Medicine, UW Medical Center, Seattle WA
Carolyn Kline, MD, MPH  – Maternal Fetal Medicine, Evergreen Healthcare, Kirkland WA
Mary Lou Kopas, MN, CNM   – Chief of Midwifery, Northwest Hospital Medical Center, Seattle WA
Michele Kulhanek, RN – Director Safety & Quality Mat/Inf Health, WA State Hospital Assoc, Seattle WA
Audrey Levine, LM, CPM – Licensed Midwife, Retired, Smooth Transitions, Seattle WA         
Barbara Levy, MD – Consultant, The Levy Group, Washington D.C.
Amber Pattison, RN, MN  – Perinatal QI Clinical Specialist, Northwest Hospital Medical Center, Seattle WA

Betsy Pesek, RN, MN CCRN, CPHT – Clinical Outcomes Specialist, Overlake Hospital Medical Center, Seattle WA

Beth Tinker, PhD, MN, MPH, RN – Clinical Nurse Advisor/MCH Consultant, WA State Health Care Authority, Olympia WA
Amy VanBlaricom, MD – Medical Director of Operations, OB Hospitalist Group, Seattle WA

Management Committee Advisors

John Vassall, MD – CEO, Foundation for Health Care Quality, Seattle WA
Amber Weiseth, DNP, RNC-OB  – Assoc Director Delivery Decisions, Ariadne Labs, Boston MA
Ellen Kauffman, MD – Founder, Medical Director Emeritus, OB COAP, Seattle WA  
Lara Blair, RN  – Clinical Specialty Coordinator, Armus Corporation, San Mateo CA
Zeila Schmidt, MLIS – Business Analyst, Armus Corporation, Chicago IL 

OB COAP Staff

Medical Director – Vivienne Souter, MD

Vivienne Souter is Medical Director for OB COAP. She graduated in Medicine from the University of Glasgow and worked in the National Health Service in the UK for 10 years before moving to the US. Her post graduate research degree thesis was in quality improvement in gynecology care in Scotland. She is boarded in Obstetrics and Gynecology and in Genetics and works as a per diem Ob/Gyn in the Seattle area. Her interests are understanding and improving care at both clinical and system levels.    

Executive Director Clinical Programs – Kristin Sitcov 

Kristin Sitcov is the Executive Director of Clinical Programs at the Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ). She is responsible for overseeing and providing coordination among the various quality improvement programs that operate under the auspices of FHCQ as well as direct implementation of the Obstetrical Care Outcomes Assessment Program (OB COAP), which focuses on variability in quality and outcomes for labor and delivery services. Prior to coming to FHCQ over 12 years ago, Kristin worked for many years at the American Heart Association as the Senior Director of State Health Alliances. Her early career was spent working as a registered dietitian in both clinical and behavioral health and the treatment of eating disorders. In her non-working hours Kristin enjoys many outdoor activities, cooking, travel and spending time with her husband, adult children and grandchildren.

Statistician – Ian Painter, PhD