{"id":62494,"date":"2018-07-09T09:00:00","date_gmt":"2018-07-09T13:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/english-march-of-dimes-and-gretchen-carlson-unveil-inaugural-cohort-of-advocacy-fellows\/"},"modified":"2018-07-09T09:02:33","modified_gmt":"2018-07-09T13:02:33","slug":"march-of-dimes-y-gretchen-carlson-presentan-la-primera-cohorte-de-becarias-de-defensa-de-intereses","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/march-of-dimes-y-gretchen-carlson-presentan-la-primera-cohorte-de-becarias-de-defensa-de-intereses\/","title":{"rendered":"March of Dimes And Gretchen Carlson Unveil Inaugural Cohort of Advocacy Fellows"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<style type=\"text\/css\"><![CDATA[\n\/* Style Definitions *\/\nspan.prnews_span\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\na.prnews_a\n{\ncolor:blue;\n}\nli.prnews_li\n{\nfont-size:8pt;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\n}\np.prnews_p\n{\nfont-size:0.62em;\nfont-family:\"Arial\";\ncolor:black;\nmargin:0in;\n}\n]]><\/style>\n<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 9, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">March of Dimes<\/a>, the nation&#8217;s leading maternal and infant health nonprofit, today announced the next phase of its MOMentum advocacy network with the unveiling of its inaugural cohort of women chosen from over 200 applicants to champion the issues important to women, moms, babies and families. <\/p>\n<div id=\"prni_dvprnejpg7dd8left\" style=\"WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left\" dir=\"ltr\"><img decoding=\"async\" id=\"prnejpg7dd8left\" title=\"March of Dimes Foundation Logo\" border=\"0\" alt=\"March of Dimes Foundation Logo\" align=\"middle\" src=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/513643\/March_of_Dimes_Foundation_Logo.jpg\"\/><\/div>\n<p>March of Dimes President <span class=\"xn-person\">Stacey D. Stewart<\/span> and Ms. Carlson convened the group of 20 women on Capitol Hill to kick off the year-long advocacy fellowship. The experience begins with the MOMentum Meetup, a series of workshops on grassroots organizing and advocacy, culminating with a Congressional day-of-action meeting with key legislators and staff. <\/p>\n<p>&#8220;March of Dimes MOMentum marks the beginning of a movement, embodied by the next generation of women&#8217;s advocates dedicated to making a change for all moms and women,&#8221; said Stewart. &#8220;Bringing this powerful group together in <span class=\"xn-location\">Washington, D.C.<\/span> signifies not only the critical need for grassroots engagement around issues that matter today, but the urgency for more action to address the health crisis women, moms and babies face in America.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I couldn&#8217;t be prouder of the group of women that have been selected for this inaugural class,&#8221; said Carlson. &#8220;They [the fellows] illustrate what today&#8217;s woman really looks like: engaged, active in their communities and using their networks to problem solve. They are natural leaders who will lift up the issues facing today&#8217;s moms, mothers-to-be and babies.&#8221; <\/p>\n<p>Launched in partnership with Ms. Carlson and supported by her Gift of Courage Fund, the MOMentum Gretchen Carlson Advocacy Fellowship will engage and empower the fellows through regular trainings with leaders in maternal and child health and advocacy to learn how to shape public discussion, influence their networks and engage others to affect the changes needed to shape a brighter future for all moms and babies. Fellows will come together to build their skills in ongoing advocacy, media and storytelling training. <\/p>\n<p>March of Dimes will activate the fellows throughout the year around important policy moments on both the national and state levels. On Tuesday, the fellows will lobby Members of Congress in support of the PREEMIE Reauthorization Act of 2018, a bill to renew and update federal programs that enhance research and education on the prevention and treatment of preterm births. The fellows will also advocate in support of national legislation to reduce maternal mortality, such as the Preventing Maternal Deaths Act and the Maternal Health Accountability Act.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s fellows represent group of women diverse in age, race\/ethnicity, careers and geographic location who demonstrate the passion and lived experience on key issues facing moms and babies.\u00a0 <\/p>\n<p><a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/momentum\" rel=\"nofollow\"><b>Meet MOD MOMentum&#8217;s 2018 Gretchen Carlson Advocacy Fellows<\/b><\/a><b>: <\/b><\/p>\n<ul type=\"disc\">\n<li><b><u>E. STARR BARBOUR [<span class=\"xn-location\">Maryland<\/span>]<br \/><\/u><\/b><b>Founder and CEO, STILLGOING<br \/><\/b>E. <span class=\"xn-person\">Starr Barbour<\/span> has more than 15 years of executive leadership experience with some of America&#8217;s top companies including General Electric, IBM and Accenture and the founder of STILLGOING, an online &#8220;live&#8221; guided meditation platform promoting workplace wellness and employee productivity.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">HANNAH BERGBOWER<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Pennsylvania<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Midwife, Nurse Practitioner<br \/><\/b>Hannah Bergbower, RN BSN MPH, began working as a Registered Nurse in 2010 after graduating from <span class=\"xn-person\">Lakeview College<\/span> of Nursing.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">BREANN BIERMAN-VOGT<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Arizona<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Freelance journalist<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Breann Bierman-Vogt<\/span> is a full-time mom, an award winning journalist and communications professional and volunteer advocate for mothers and babies. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">CAROLYN BROOKS<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Georgia<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Director of Strategic Initiatives, United Health Group<br \/><\/b>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Carolyn Brooks<\/span> is a Director of Strategic Initiatives on the Product Development team at UnitedHealthcare Community &amp; State where she is responsible for designing, implementing and scaling products and programs aimed to improve health outcomes for those they serve. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">EMILY COLLINS<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Indianapolis<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Mom; Army veteran<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Emily Collins<\/span> is a former Army officer and mother of three, including a recent NICU graduate.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">ASHLEY COOPER<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">California<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Director of Development, Major Gifts, <span class=\"xn-org\">USC<\/span> Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Ashley Dawn Cooper<\/span> is the Director of Development at the <span class=\"xn-org\">USC<\/span> Annenberg School for Communications and Journalism and mother of four-year-old twins.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">ANDREA DEMARIA<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Indiana<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Assistant Professor, Public Health Graduate Program, <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue University<\/span><br \/><\/b>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Andrea L. DeMaria<\/span> is a tenure-track Assistant Professor within the Department of Consumer Science at <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue University<\/span> and the first faculty hire at <span class=\"xn-org\">Purdue<\/span> with a joint appointment in the Public Health Graduate Program within the College of Health and Human Sciences. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">GAIL EISENBERG<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Indiana<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Civil Rights Attorney, Stowell &amp; Friedman, Ltd.; New Trier Township Trustee<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Gail Schnitzer Eisenberg<\/span> is a civil rights attorney at Stowell &amp; Friedman, Ltd., focusing on workplace discrimination and harassment and a mother of two.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">FELISHA FLOYD<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Florida<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC); Author<br \/><\/b>Felisha Floyd, BC, CLC, IBCLC, is an author, speaker, trainer, consultant and an award-winning hospital-based International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. She is also the owner of the consulting service Beyond Breastfeeding and the founder of the support group Our Brown Baby.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">APRIL HAMILTON<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Arizona<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Assistant General Counsel, Employment &amp; Litigation, GoDaddy.com, LLC<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">April Hamilton<\/span> is Assistant General Counsel on the Employment and Litigation team at GoDaddy and a mother of two. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">MEGHAN HOWELL<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Louisiana<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Pediatrician; Clinical Director of the Tulane NICU Graduate Clinic; Tulane Medical School professor<br \/><\/b>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Meghan Howell<\/span> is a board certified pediatrician and assistant professor of pediatrics through <span class=\"xn-org\">Tulane University<\/span> School of Medicine and a mother of two. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">KATHERINE MORROW<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">South Carolina<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Communications Professional<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Kate Morrow<\/span> has over ten years of experience as a senior level executive in health care communications and non-profit management and mother of twins. Kate is focused on advocating for better maternity leave and more flexible career options for women.<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u>JAIDALYN RAND-OUSLEY<\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Illinois<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Health Care Administrator; Wellness Director, Westside Health Authority<br \/><\/b>Jaidalyn Rand-Ousley leads a team of community wellness workers in conducting in-home wellness visits for seniors, single mothers, and other special need populations. She is also a mother and medical student at Trinity School of Medicine.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">KNESHA ROSE-DAVISON<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Louisiana<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Health Communications Director, AgriSafe Network<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Knesha Rose-Davison<\/span> is the Health Communications Director with AgriSafe Network, a nonprofit organization that addresses occupational health issues within the agricultural community.\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">NATALIE SAWYER<\/span><\/u>\u00a0[Texas]<br \/>Mom; dedicated March of Dimes volunteer<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Natalie Sawyer<\/span> divides her time between raising four young boys, managing a household and volunteering for local organizations.\u00a0\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">EMILY SCOTT<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Indiana<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Pediatrician; Medical Director Newborn Nursery, <span class=\"xn-org\">Indiana University<\/span> Health Methodist Hospital<br \/><\/b>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Emily Scott<\/span> is a pediatric hospitalist at <span class=\"xn-org\">Indiana University<\/span> Health and <span class=\"xn-org\">Indiana University School of Medicine<\/span> in <span class=\"xn-location\">Indianapolis<\/span> and a mother of two.\u00a0\u00a0<b>\u00a0<br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0 <\/b>\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">KRISTEN SHARP<\/span><\/u> <u>[<\/u><\/b><b><span class=\"xn-location\">Wisconsin<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>OB\/GYN; Medical Director of Centering Pregnancy, Dept of OB\/GYN, UWSMPH<br \/><\/b>Dr. <span class=\"xn-person\">Kristen Sharp<\/span> is an Ob\/Gyn at the <span class=\"xn-org\">University of Wisconsin<\/span> and the medical director of their Centering Pregnancy program (a group prenatal care model that has been shown to improve birth outcomes) and a mother of two. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">LEIGH TOWNSEND<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Louisiana<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>NICU Family Support Navigator<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Leigh Townsend<\/span>, MPA, CPXP serves as the NICU Family Support Navigator at Woman&#8217;s Hospital in <span class=\"xn-location\">Baton Rouge, LA<\/span>. She is a mother and the parent partner with the NICU&#8217;s Quality team, and serves as the parent voice for the 84 bed Level III NICU.\u00a0 <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">LAURA VARGAS<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Arizona<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Procurement Supervisor, <span class=\"xn-location\">City of Phoenix<\/span>, Human Services Department<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Laura Vargas<\/span> is a procurement supervisor for the city of <span class=\"xn-location\">Phoenix, Arizona<\/span> Human Services Department and a mother. <br \/>\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0\n<\/li>\n<li><b><u><span class=\"xn-person\">SARAH WILKERSON<\/span><\/u><\/b><b> [<span class=\"xn-location\">Colorado<\/span>]<br \/><\/b><b>Marketing Manager; Vice President of the Board, Save Babies Through Screening Foundation<br \/><\/b><span class=\"xn-person\">Sarah Wilkerson<\/span> is a mom and rare disease advocate, as her son Noah was born with a rare genetic disorder in 2009. She recently lobbied to update <span class=\"xn-location\">Colorado&#8217;s<\/span> newborn screening law, which was passed in <span class=\"xn-chron\">June 2018<\/span>. <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Logo &#8211; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/513643\/March_of_Dimes_Foundation_Logo.jpg\" rel=\"nofollow\">https:\/\/mma.prnewswire.com\/media\/513643\/March_of_Dimes_Foundation_Logo.jpg<\/a> <\/p>\n<p>SOURCE  March of Dimes<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p> <\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<div class=\"xn-content\">\n<p><span class=\"xn-location\">WASHINGTON<\/span>, <span class=\"xn-chron\">July 9, 2018<\/span> \/PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE\/ &#8212; <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"http:\/\/www.marchofdimes.org\/\" rel=\"nofollow\">March of Dimes<\/a>, the nation&#8217;s leading maternal and infant health nonprofit, today announced the next phase of its MOMentum advocacy network with the unveiling of its inaugural cohort of women chosen from over 200 applicants to champion the issues important to women, moms, babies and families. <\/p>\n<p>&lt;div id=&quot;prni_dvprnejpg7dd8left&quot; style=&quot;WIDTH: 100%; TEXT-ALIGN: left&quot;&#8230;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":62495,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[13],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-62494","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-salud"],"acf":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62494","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=62494"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/62494\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/62495"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=62494"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=62494"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/hispanicprwire.com\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=62494"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}