Our Team

Aaron Caughey, MD, PhD
Aaron Caughey, MD, PhD

Medical Director, Oregon Perinatal Collaborative

Silke Akerson, MPH, CPM, LDM

Executive Director, Oregon Perinatal Collaborative

Laurel Durham, RN, MPH

Director of Quality Improvement, Oregon Perinatal Collaborative

OPC Governing Board

Karen Archabald, MD

Perinatologist, Legacy Center for Maternal-Fetal Medicine

Leonardo Pereira, MD, MCR

Associate Professor, Dept. of Obstetrics and Gynecology & Director, Maternal-Fetal Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University

Joanne Rogovoy, BS

Retired, former Director, MCH and Government Affairs, March of Dimes Oregon

Mark Tomlinson, MD, MBA

Regional Medical Director, Providence Health & Services

OPC Steering Committee

The OPC Steering Committee provides essential guidance to OPC and recommends areas of focus to ensure the work of the OPC embodies its mission.
We are extremely grateful for the expertise and input of the OPC steering committee.

Fred Baker, MD, Legacy Health, Pediatrix
Molly Blaser, Oregon Health & Science University
Marnellie Bishop, Community Doula Alliance
Melissa Cheyney, PhD, CPM, Community Doula Program, Oregon State University
Sarah Cole, Samaritan Health
Jenni Copeland, Samaritan Health
Dmitry Dukhovny, MD, Northwest Neonatal Improvement Priority Alliance, Oregon Health & Science University
Jacqueline Forsythe, March of Dimes
Kestrel Gates, Build Your Nest, Postpartum Care Advocate
Karen Gibbins, MD, Oregon Health & Science University
Ami Hanna, Comagine Health
Amy Hermesch, MD, Oregon Health & Science University
Michelle Hirschkorn, Salem Health
Kara Johnson, Providence Health & Services

Lisa Ketchum, Salem Health
Wannasiri Lapcharoensap, MD, Northwest Neonatal Improvement Priority Alliance, Oregon Health & Science University
Leona Logue, Legacy Health
Heather MacKay-Gimino, MD, Salem Health
Sherly Paul, Healthy Birth Initiative
Kimberly Porter, Community Doula Alliance
Emilia Smith, LDM, IBCLC, Oregon Midwifery Council
Anna Stiefvater, Oregon Health Authority, Maternal Child Health Section
Cate Wilcox, Oregon Health Authority, Maternal Child Health Section
Emily Yeast, CNM, Good Samaritan Regional Medical Center
Suzanne Zane, Oregon Health Authority, Maternal Mortality & Morbidity Review Committee