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Staff

Committed to make kick counting a common practice for all expectant parents. Meet the members of our staff who are responsible for implementing the Count the Kicks campaign.

Emily Price

Executive Director
Megan Aucutt

Director of Programs
Jen Rowray

Director of Advocacy & Engagement
Amanda Allen

Director of Operations
Kimberly Isburg

Communications Specialist
Colleen Dougherty

Annual Giving and Events Coordinator
Mandee Bose

Program Coordinator
Keith Duncan

Every Kick Counts Coordinator
Elaine Mapue

Administrative Assistant
Suzanne Downs

Bookkeeper

BOARD OF DIRECTORS

Count the Kicks was created by Healthy Birth Day, Inc., a 501(c)(3) organization dedicated to reducing stillbirths through education, advocacy and parent support. Meet our passionate volunteer board of directors.

Tira Mays

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board President
Deidre DeJear

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Vice President
Courtney Shaw

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Secretary
Julie Fuller

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Treasurer
Sen. Janet Petersen

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member
Jan Caruthers

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Ex-Officio Board Member
Kate Safris

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member
Kerry Biondi-Morlan

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member
Tiffan Yamen

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member
Brian Pattinson

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member
Amy Adkins

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member
Keith Snow

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member
Lisa Holtorf

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member
Dave Tucker

Healthy Birth Day, Inc.
Board Member

Medical Advisory Board

Providing insight and guidance to our Count the Kicks programming. Meet the members of our Medical Advisory Board who have joined with us to deliver best practices in kick counting tools and resources.

Dr. Tami Fahnlander

UnityPoint
Obstetrician/Gynecologist
Dr. Nastassia Davis

DNP, RN, IBCLC
Assistant Professor of Nursing at Montclair State University
Dr. Neil Mandsager

MercyOne Perinatal Center
Medical Director
Kim Piper

Iowa Department of Public Health
Executive Officer, Center for Congenital and Inherited Disorders & State Genetics Coordinator
Dr. Alexandra Hubbell

Unity Point Health
Family Practice Physician
Dr. Ann Anderson Berry

Nebraska Medicine
Medical Director, Neonatal Intensive Care Unit & Newborn Nursery
Nancy Travis

Director Women and Neonatal Services, Lee Health Cape Coral Hospital
Dr. Stephen Hunter

University of Iowa Hospitals & Clinics
Professor and Director: Division of Maternal-Fetal-Medicine
Dr. Ruth Fretts

Harvard Medical School
Assistant Professor, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology
Timika Anderson-Reeves

Access Community Health Network
MCH Program Manager, Partnership & Outreach/WHS Project Director
Jennifer Callahan

MercyOne Des Moines Medical Center
Manager of Childbirth Education and Doula Services
Amy Dagestad

MBA, MSN, RN, NE-BC, RNC-OB
Director of Maternal/Child Services at Mary Greeley Medical Center
Susan Gehlsen

St. Mary's Health Clinics (St. Paul, MN), Executive Director
Sarah Copple

MSN, RNC-MNN,
Manager, Clinical Program Development,
Association of Women’s Health, Obstetric & Neonatal Nurses

Influencer Advisory Board

Providing insight and guidance to our Count the Kicks outreach. Meet the members of our Influencer Advisory Board who have joined with us to educate others about our kick counting tools and resources.