Foundation Program Sites
Leadership

SMOOTH TRANSITIONS LEADERSHIP TEAM:

Smooth Transitions Program Coordinator/Manager: Sarah Davidson, MSM, LM (retired), Snohomish, WA

Co-Chairs:

  • Melissa Denmark, MA, LM (retired), Snohomish, WA
  • Dale Reisner, MD, Perinatologist (retired), Seattle, WA

Members-at-large:

  • Amy VanBlaricom, MD, Vice President, Clinical Operations, OB Hospitalist Group, Seattle, WA
  • Brooke Jardine, MD – Pediatric hospitalist, PeaceHealth St. Joseph Medical Center, Bellingham, WA
  • Caroline Sedano, MPH, Perinatal Unit Manager, Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, WA
  • Christina Long, MD, Neonatologist, Valley Medical Center, Renton, WA
  • Cori Spotts, EMT/P, Lacey Fire, Lacey, WA
  • Deborah Gleisner, ND, LM, CPM, Seattle, WA
  • Jamie Crompton, CNM, Medical Director of Obstetrics at Providence Regional Medical Center, Everett, WA
  • Kaeli Rivera, Consumer Member, Senior Data Analyst, Snohomish, WA
  • Karen Hays, CNM, DNP, ARNP, Master Trainer, PRONTO International, Seattle, WA
  • Katelyn Yoder, MD, MSc, OB-GYN – UW Northwest, Seattle, WA
  • Kristin Sitcov, Executive Director, Clinical Programs, Foundation for Health Care Quality, Seattle, WA
  • Margie Bridges, DNP, ARNP-BC RNC-OB Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist – Women and Infant’s Services, Overlake Medical Center and Clinics, Bellevue, WA
  • Mariah Falin, CD (PALS), PD, PES, Everett, WA
  • Melissa Kundur, RN, BSN, MCG, Clinical Quality and Care Transformation, WA State Health Care Authority, Olympia, WA
  • Tiffany Tibbs Christensen, MPH, Maternal Health Coordinator, Washington State Department of Health, Tumwater, WA

SUPPORTING ORGANIZATIONS:

  • American Institutes for Research (AIR)
  • Foundation for Health Care Quality (FHCQ)
  • George Kaiser Family Foundation (GKFF)
  • Midwives Association of Washington State (MAWS)
  • OB Hospitalist Group, Inc (OBHG)
  • Skyline Foundation (Yellow Chair Foundation)
  • Washington Alliance for Responsible Midwifery (WARM)
  • Washington Chapter – Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN)
  • Washington State Affiliate of American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM)
  • Washington State Department of Health (DOH)
  • Washington State Hospital Association (WSHA)
  • Washington State Obstetrical Association (WSOA)