Meet the Board Members

• Linda Hunter, CNM, EdD, FACNM (President)

  
  
  Dr. Linda Hunter is the AMCB President, formerly the Chair of the Certificate Maintenance Committee, and has been a CNM since 1995.  She is currently an Associate Professor of Obstetrics and Gynecology (clinical) at the Warren Alpert Medical School of Brown University and in clinical practice on the nurse-midwifery faculty at Women & Infants Hospital in Providence, Rhode Island.  In this clinical faculty role, Dr. Hunter actively participates in the ongoing education of OB/GYN residents and medical students and has received several Excellence-in-Teaching awards.  Dr. Hunter is also a Contributing Editor for the Clinical Rounds section in the Journal of Midwifery and Women’s Health and is committed to advancing the knowledge of midwives through a variety of scholarship activities.
  
  
  
  

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• Barbara W. Graves, CNM, MN, MPH, FACNM (Treasurer)

  
  Barbara Graves has been with Baystate Midwifery and Women's Health since 1994. She provided full-scope care throughout this time. Barbara was Assistant Director of the Baystate Midwifery Education Program from 1994 through 1998, when she became the Director. She retired as Director in 2014. She has authored many peer-reviewed articles and book chapters. Barbara has a long history of volunteering with AMCB, beginning as a founding member of the CMP Committee, then Treasurer, and most recently President from 2007 to 2012. Her hobbies include travel and hiking.
  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Erin McMahon, EdD, CNM, RN, MSN (Secretary)

  
  
  Dr. Erin McMahon has been a CNM since 1999.  She is currently a Lecturer within the Midwifery and Women’s Health Specialty at the Yale School of Nursing and serves as the Director of the Yale Midwifery faculty practice at the Vidone Birthing Center of Yale New Haven Hospital Saint Raphael Campus.  Dr. McMahon has received awards for her excellence in teaching of midwifery and medical students. She has served on the Certificate Maintenance Committee of the AMCB.  Dr. McMahon’s research interests include assessment of competence and the use of simulation to prepare student midwives for entry to practice.  She is committed to the process of life-long learning and encourages midwives to advance and expand their clinical knowledge base through her academic and volunteer activities.  She is the mother of 3 daughters and enjoys spending time with her girls, gardening, cooking and exploring the coastline.
  
  

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• Amy Wootten, CNM, CDR, WHNP, CNS (Examination Committee Chair)

  
  
  
  Amy Wootten has been a certified nurse-midwife since 2004 as a graduate from the University of Pennsylvania, PA. She has served as the vice chair of on the Exam Committee at AMCB for the last 3 years. Amy received her undergraduate degree from Villanova University. She has served honorably and faithfully as a commissioned officer in the United States Navy for over 20 years.
  
  
  
  
  

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• Jan Kriebs, CNM, MSN, FACNM (Certificate Maintenance Program Committee Chair)

  
  
  Jan Kriebs is an Adjunct Professor for the Midwifery Institute at Jefferson, after retiring from practice management and clinical midwifery in 2015. She has taught and precepted midwifery students for more than 30 years, as well as teaching medical students and residents in obstetrics and gynecology and family medicine. She is an author of Varney's Midwifery 5th edition and Primary Care of Women, and a nationally known speaker. Areas of expertise include patient safety, practice management, clinical education, and infectious disease/HIV care during pregnancy. She currently serves as Legislative Chair of the ACNM Maryland Affiliate, as ACNM’s Representative to the Council on Patient Safety in Women's Health, and as a member of the Maryland Board of Nursing Advisory Committee on Direct Entry midwifery.
  
  
  

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• E. Brie Thumm, PhD, CNM, RN, MBA, FACNM (Research Committee Chair)

  
  

  Dr. Brie Thumm has been practicing midwifery domestically and internationally since 2001 when she completed her Masters in the Science of Nursing at Yale University. She obtained her MBA in health care administration at Baruch College in New York City and her PhD in health systems research at University of Colorado College of Nursing. She is an Assistant Professor at the University of Colorado College of Nursing where her primary area of research is provider well-being and perinatal workforce development to address disparities in maternal health outcomes. Prior to her current position, Brie provided care at Planned Parenthood of New York City, served as the Assistant Director of the Sexual Assault Response Team for the Manhattan public hospitals, conducted mental and behavioral health research at the Rocky Mountain Regional Veteran’s Affairs Medical Center, and led the clinical and research arms of the Maternal Mortality Prevention Program at the Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment. She continues to catch babies at Denver Health. She has served on the AMCB research committee since 2020 and assumed the chair position in 2023.

  
  
  

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• Elle Annalise L. Schnetzler, DM, CM, FACNM (Credentials, Administration & Reporting Committee Chair)

  
  Elle Schnetzler currently serves as a Lieutenant Colonel in the United States Army and is a Certified Midwife who is committed to reducing racial and ethnic healthcare disparities among women. She received her commission as an officer in the United States Army through the Reserve Officer Training Corps (ROTC) Program as a Medical Service Officer in 2004 from Fayetteville State University, Fayetteville, NC, where she obtained a degree in biology. Elle continued her education earning a master’s degree in midwifery from Philadelphia University in 2014 and made history alongside seven fellow midwives as one of the first graduates to earn a Doctor of Midwifery in the United States.
  
  Her doctoral work was focused on developing pipeline programs and initiatives from undergraduate programs at Minority Serving Institutions (MSIs) to graduate midwifery programs, thereby growing the profession and increasing the number of midwives of color, a vital strategy to dismantling healthcare disparities among women. Elle is a member of the ACNM Committee of Midwife Advocates for Certified Midwives (C-MAC). She is Founder of Midwifery In Color, a foundation for the preservation and perpetuity of the legacy of midwives of color and the midwifery profession.
  
  

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• Robert Hawkins, PhD, DNP, MPH, MS, MBA, MA, CRNA (Professional Liaison)

  
  

  Bob is a nurse anesthesia and public health leader and has served in various leadership roles in healthcare, nurse anesthesia and public health.  He currently serves in the United Navy as a Captain.   He is graduate of the Medical University of South Carolina (BSN), Webster University (MBA), Georgetown University (MS), Naval War College (MA), University of Massachusetts Amherst (MPH), and Rush University (DNP and PhD).

  
  
  
  
  
  

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• Dominique Delma, MD (Professional Liaison)

  
  

  Dominique Delma is a board certified OB/GYN for the past 23 years. She has a plethora of experience from working as a private practitioner, to working in academic medicine, teaching OB and Family practice residents and lecturing in medical school in the Caribbean, AUA, to now practicing with the Institute for Family of Health as a medical director in the OB/GYN area  for the past 10 years. Dominique has worked with certified nurse-midwives since that time and her experiences has been varied. She has also served on the New York state board of Medicine as well as the Department of Health of Ulster County. Dominique also volunteers her time traveling in medical missions to Haiti, Cambodia, Cuba since 1999. In her spare time, her passion is to learn about other cultures and travel to other places in the world. She is an avid reader, adventure seeker, and enjoys getting together with family and friends. Dominique's vast experiences will be an asset to the board.
  
  

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• Rick Garcia, PhD, RN, CCM, FAAOHN (Professional Liaison)

  
  Rick García, PhD, RN, CCM, FAAOHN is passionate about innovations in nursing education and brings these skills and talent to his position as director of nursing education at the American Association of Colleges of Nursing. Dr. García has held a variety of positions at many academic institutions, most recently at New York University Rory Meyers College of Nursing. In addition, to his work in nursing education, Dr. García’s regulatory experience has allowed him to serve as a member on the District of Columbia Board of Nursing (BON), chaired the D.C. BON education committee; served as the executive director of the Florida Board of Nursing; and as a member on the New York State Board of Nursing (NYSBON) as well as chaired the practice committee of the NYSBON.
  
  In his free time, Rick likes to cycle, take long walks, spend time outdoors exploring, and catching up with family and friends. Rick gives back through the Florida State Association of Occupational Health Nurses, and has been recognized as Nurse of the Year 2016 and inducted as fellow in the American Association of Occupational Health Nurses (AAOHN) for his volunteer service.
  
  

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• Clarissa Huard, MPH, CLC (Consumer Member)

  
  
  

  Clarissa is the Lab Coordinator for the C.H.A.T. Lab at the University of Chicago. She has an MPH in community health education, and is a certified lactation counselor. Clarissa was drawn to public health because of its emphasis on the importance of community and justice. Her research interests focus on systemic health inequities in our society, specifically the inequities present in maternal and infant healthcare.

  
  
  
  
  

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• Carrie D. Bright, IOM, CAE (Ex-Officio Member: AMCB CEO)

  
  
  Carrie D. Bright, IOM, CAE joined AMCB as the Chief Executive Officer in March 2005 after 7 years as the Deputy Executive Director with the Commissioned Officers Association of the U.S.Public Health Service. Carrie is a graduate of George Mason University, attended the U.S. Chamber of Commerce, Institute for Organizational Management (IOM) from 1997 – 2000 and earned her Certified Association Executive (CAE) in 2002. She has over 30 years of association management experience working in many areas including, strategic planning, finance, membership, marketing, and even meeting planning.