FOUNDER AND EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR

Founder of Cincinnati Birth Center and experienced midwife, doula, and lactation consultant, Meghan Nowland brings expertise and a confidently calm energy to her clinical approach for clients across the local Cincinnati area since 2014 and in Kentucky since 2020. She moved to Walnut Hills with a passion to improve Ohio’s maternity care and regularly volunteers teaching community childbirth education classes. In addition to her work as a midwife, she’s a founder of Ohio’s chapter of National Association of Certified Professional Midwives. Most recently she’s been involved with legislative efforts to increase access to midwives and serving on the Kentucky Midwives Advisory Council, creating regulations for licensure of CPMs.

CO-FOUNDER AND CHAIR

Co-founder and Chair of the Safer Birth Foundation, emerged engaged and empowered to improve the overall quality of life for every marginalized citizen! She’s the founder of Black Economic Empowerment Market (BEEM Group LLC) sponsored by the African American Chamber of Commerce. She’s an Evanston resident and graduate of Xavier University where she earned a Bachelors of Liberal Arts with a concentration in organizational leadership and a Minor in Gender & Diversity Studies. She also graduated from Jenny Laster Community Engagement Academy, Mortar Entrepreneurship, Citizens on Patrol, Parents Leadership Institute, JustLeadership USA, and Grassroots Leadership Academy. Past VP and current Board Member Cincinnati Recreation Foundation, she’s a current member of the National Association of Negro Womens Clubs. Tonya is a first-generation graduate and leader, a member of the National Council of Negro Women. She’s a past president of Reign Royalty, Cincinnati Federation Colored Women’s Clubs, and Mt. Auburn Toastmasters.

SECRETARY

Michael “Mac” McCullough, Chief Financial Officer, is a Seasoned, Pragmatic, Hands-on, Business-centric Privacy & Information Management Executive. He graduated from George Washington University Law School and is a foremost expert in data governance, governance, and ethics. He served in the United States Marine Corps and is dedicated to ethical, equitable healthcare and data management. He is a prominent speaker on the ethics of privacy and a thought leader who advocates for data policies which are built by a framework of equity and anti-racism.

TREASURER

Steven Hall is the Founder of Maternity Care Solutions, LLC, a consulting, development, and management company specializing in birth centers and midwifery care as both stand-alone ventures and as integrated care models into a healthcare system. Additionally, he is Founder and Finance Director of Babymoon Inn providing strategic direction and managing the birth center’s finances and accounting.Steven serves on the Finance, Government Affairs, Industry Relations, and Risk Management Committees of the American Association of Birth Center (AABC), and previously served as Treasurer and Executive Member of the AABC Board of Directors. Previously, he was a Certified Public Accountant (CPA), Accredited in Business Valuation (ABV), and Certified in Financial Forensics (CFF) as a Managing Consultant with Navigant Consulting, an international consulting firm, a Director with FTI Consulting in Phoenix, a Vice President with BVA Group in Dallas, and an auditor with KPMG.

FINANCE

India Stringer, attended her first birth in 2018 and started working as a birth assistant in 2020. Personal autonomy is very important to her. She loves to provide well rounded resources and knowledge to families and see them take an active role in their care. Her favorite thing about midwifery is the comfort and ability to have a baby in the safety of your own home. Before entering midwifery India studied Finance at Northern Kentucky University.

GOVERNANCE

Laura Hamady currently acts as a strategic privacy advisor working to enable responsible data use. Her privacy work at various in-house companies has spanned data governance, privacy operations and legal counseling. Most recently, Laura led Twitter’s team of privacy counsel advising internal stakeholders on privacy and data protection by providing strategic direction and tactical support on all matters ranging from product development and commercial ventures to business development and M&A. Previously, Laura led Visa’s global data governance, privacy operations and records and information management teams responsible for the design, strategic direction, and

implementation of the company’s global privacy program. She also serves on the board of Floating Doctors.

BOARD MEMBER

Tigist is a licensed direct-entry midwife, educator, and nationally recognized leader in maternal health equity. As President of the National Association of Certified Professional Midwives (NACPM), she leads national policy initiatives, workforce development strategies, and efforts to strengthen midwifery integration across the United States. Her work centers on expanding access to high-quality, culturally responsive maternity care for Black, Indigenous, immigrant, and rural communities.She is currently serving as adjunct faculty at the Midwives College of Utah and previously served as faculty in Ethiopia, where she taught midwifery and contributed to curriculum development and student mentorship. Across both contexts, she has designed and taught clinically rigorous, culturally grounded coursework and developed evidence-based teaching tools, childbirth education materials, and accessible learning resources that strengthen competency-based midwifery education and the national midwifery workforce pipeline.

Tigist is pursuing her doctoral study in the Doctor of Midwifery program at Thomas Jefferson University, where her scholarship focuses on studying and improving the quality of midwifery education in the United States. With combined experience in clinical practice, national advocacy, curriculum design, and educational leadership, she brings a strategic, equity-driven perspective to advancing midwifery education.

BOARD MEMBER

Annie Woods is the owner and farmer of Dark Wood Farm, a diversified market garden located in Bracken County that has served Northern Kentucky restaurants and households for over a decade. As an ecologist by training, nature and community are the guiding principles that drive Annie’s passion for farming and land stewardship, and she also sought out midwifery care through the Cincinnati Birth Center for the birth of her son. In 2024, Dark Wood Farm and the Safer Birth Foundation piloted an innovative project to provide access to local, nutrient-dense produce for families seeking midwifery care. Annie is thrilled to continue working toward greater access to healthy and local food for birthing parents and children as a means to positive birthing outcomes and overall health and well-being.

BOARD MEMBER

Dr. Corinn Taylor, EdD, MSN, RN is a nurse leader, researcher, and community architect reimagining how maternal and infant health systems listen, learn, and respond. With over 28 years of experience across healthcare, public health, and community-based systems, her work centers one core belief: solutions are strongest when they are built with—not for—the community.  

As Founder and Executive Director of The Empowerment Foundation, Dr. Taylor leads a growing platform grounded in trauma-informed care, racial equity, and community voice. Her initiatives include trauma-informed care training for community organizations, the development of the Empower Health Watch app, and community listening projects amplifying the voices of Black mothers and doulas.  

Through Amplifying the Voices of Pregnant and Postpartum Black Women and Listening to the Voices of Doulas, Dr. Taylor transforms stories into strategy—bridging qualitative data, advocacy, and systems improvement. She also serves as the Prenatal to 3 (PN3) Maternal Child Subcommittee Chair for the Black Community Development Institute (BCDI), helping shape early childhood and maternal health strategies.  

Dr. Taylor serves on the boards of Queens Village, Blaq Birth Circle, and the Safer Birth Foundation, and collaborates with community organizations, healthcare leaders, and funders to advance birth justice. Her vision is clear: a maternal health ecosystem where Black families are heard, respected, and supported—everywhere, every time.