Executive Committee & Fourth Trimester Committee

Meet the esteemed members of our Executive Committee and Fourth Trimester Committee.

Executive Committee Members

Past Chairperson

Dr. Cara A. Busenhart | Certified Nurse-Midwife; PhD, APRN, CNM, FACNM | Kansas City

Expertise:

Nurse-midwifery; quality improvement and research; education

Facility/Position:

University of Kansas School of Nursing, Director, Advanced Practice. Director, Nurse-Midwifery; Clinical Assistant Professor
University of Kansas Hospital, Certified Nurse-Midwife
JayDoc Free Health Clinic (student-run medical clinic), Attending; Certified Nurse-Midwife

Chairperson

Dr. Parul Nguyen | OB-GYN, MPH

Expertise:

Public health, health equity and maternal health outcomes

Officer

Jeri Harvey | MSN RN CNL | Topeka

Expertise:

Quality improvement, education

Facility/Position:

Baker University School of Nursing, Instructor
Stormont Vail Health, Maternal/Child Educator

Officer

Dr. Kimberly Swan | OBGYN | Kansas City

Expertise:

Serve as ACOG KS Section Vice-Chair

Facility/Position:

Overland Park Regional Medical Center, Residency Program Director

Officer

Dr. Kimberly Brey

Expertise:

Serves on various OB committees

Facility/Position:

Stormont Vail, Medical Staff President

Officer

Dr. Sharla Smith | PhD, MPH

Expertise:

Health economics, policy and management
Founder and director of the Kansas Birth Equity Network
Works to improve Black birthing outcomes in Kansas through community-centered approaches

Facility/Position:

KUMC, Assistant Professor, Dept. of Population Health and Director of Birth Equity, Dept. of OB-GYN

Kirsten-Greene

Patient/Family Representative Officer

Kirsten Greene | MBA | Topeka, KS

Expertise:

Mother with infertility experience and fertility success

Facility/Position:

Neptune Retail Solutions, Sr. Account Director

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Officer

Kristin Perez | Certified Nurse-Midwife; CNM | Topeka

Expertise:

Nurse-midwifery; maternal patient safety, Forensic nursing

Facility/Position:

Stormont Vail Health, Topeka, KS: Certified Nurse-midwife, Maternal Fetal Medicine (MFM) and The Birthplace; Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner (SANE), SV Forensics Team; Manage two off-site OB clinics at Grace Med Capitol Family and Topeka Correctional Facility

Ex-Officio

Karen Braman | RPh, MS | Topeka

Expertise:

Quality and Patient Safety, Data/ Analytics, Pharmacy

Facility/Position:

Kansas Hospital Association, Senior Vice President, Healthcare Strategy and Policy

Jill Elizabeth Nelson

Ex-Officio

Jill Nelson | Topeka

Expertise:

MCH Priorities

Facility/Position:

Kansas Department of Health and Environment, Maternal & Perinatal Initiatives Consultant, KMMRC/KPQC Coordinator, Bureau of Family Health

Ex-Officio

Dr. Randall Morgan | M.D. | Wichita

Facility/Position:

Kansas Maternal Mortality Review Committee, Co-Chair

Ex-Officio

Dr. Kourtney Bettinger

Facility/Position:

University of Kansas, Peds

Staff

Jill Elizabeth Nelson

Jill Nelson

Maternal & Perinatal Initiatives Consultant, KMMRC/KPQC Coordinator

Bureau of Family Health, Kansas Department of Health & Environment

Contact Jill:
JillElizabeth.Nelson@ks.gov

Terrah Stroda, CNM

KPQC Fourth Trimester Initiative

Education and QI Coordinator

Contact Terrah:
tstroda@gmail.com

Kari Smith, BSN

KPQC Fourth Trimester Initiative

Education and QI Coordinator

Contact Kari:
Kari.Smith@kansaspqc.org

Tiffany Burrows, BBM

KFMC Quality Improvement Consultant

Contact Tiffany:
tburrows@kfmc.org

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