Board of Directors

Rachel Baum, MSW
(she/her/hers)
President and CEO
New Jersey Family Planning League
Newark, NJ

Carmina Bernardo, DrPH
(she/her/hers)
Deputy Director of Provider Partnerships
Bureau of Maternal, Infant & Reproductive Health, Division of Family & Child Health
New York City Department of Health & Mental Hygiene 
New York, NY

Rizza Cea, DNP, MA, ARNP, CNM 
(she/her/hers)
Clinical Consultant/Title X Medical Director
Sexual and Reproductive Health Program
Washington State Department of Health
Bellevue, WA

Judy Emmons, MPH
(she/her/hers)
Senior Vice President, Home Care Services
JEVS Care at Home
Philadelphia, PA

Kami Geoffray, JD
(she/her/hers)
President
Geoffray Strategies
Austin, TX

Marilyn Johnson, MBA – Secretary
(she/her/hers)
Senior Consultant
Health Management Associates
Canton, MS

John Kearney, MBA
(he/him/his)
Chief Operating Officer
Rural Health Corporation of Northeastern PA 
Wilkes-Barre, PA

Nomsa Khalfani, PhD - Treasurer
(Dr. K/Dr. Khalfani)
Co-CEO
Essential Access Health
Los Angeles, CA

Andrea Loasby, MBA, MSIB
(she/her/hers)
Director of Program Development (BC4U) and Payment Reform 
CU School of Medicine & Children’s Hospital Colorado 
Aurora, CO

Karen Ford Manza, MPA
(she/her/hers)
Director of Strategic Partnerships
Nevada Primary Care Association
Salt Lake City, UT

Stephanie McDowell, PMP, SHRM-CP
(pronouns: she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Bridgercare & Montana Family Planning
Bozeman, MT

Kathie Nixon, CRNP, WHNP-BC – At-Large Executive Committee 
(she/her/hers)
Independent Consultant
Philadelphia, PA

Cora Rabenberg, RN, BSN – At-Large Executive Committee 
(she/her/hers)
Family Planning Program Director
North Dakota Department of Health
Bismarck, ND

Sara Shay Sullivan
(she/her/hers)
Deputy Director, Georgia Family Planning System
The Family Health Centers of Georgia, Inc.
Atlanta, GA

Bré Thomas, MPA
(she/her/hers)
CEO
Affirm
Phoenix, AZ

Janice Thomas, MPH – Board Chair
(she/her/hers)
Independent Consultant
St. Louis, MO

Michelle Trupiano, MSW
(she/her/hers)
Executive Director
Missouri Family Health Council
Jefferson City, MO

Darnielle Williams, MSHEd
(she/her/hers)
Family Planning Program Manager
CCI Health & Wellness Services
Upper Marlboro, MD

Emily Yeatts, MSW, MPH
(she/her/hers)
Reproductive Health Unit Supervisor
Virginia Department of Health
Richmond, VA