Affiliate Meeting December 2024
Location: Denver, Colorado, CU campus
Date: December 10, 2024
Board Members Present: Jeannie Bair (president), Terra Rhoades (secretary), Merrilynn Artman (VP)
Affiliate Members Present: Haven Shoemaker, Sashana Griffin, Geri Middleton Walsh, Mandi Kessler, Gillian Brautigam
Presentation: CooperSurgical provides educational session about the new single-handed Paragard inserter. Email Gillian (gillian.brautigam@coopersurgical.com) if you need demo units, supplies, or meet online for training. ParagardTraining.com
Announcements:
Affiliate Elections - welcome new board members!!
President: Jolene Hamann
Secretary: Shana Noon
Member-at-large: Sarah Meyer
Student member: Shelby Smith
Website Update: new website went live on December 6, 2024
We want to add all CNM/CM practice on the Find a Midwife map which is located in the “For Patients” drop-down section labeled “Find a Midwife”. We encourage every practice in the state to submit practice information.
Affiliate Bylaws: bylaws approved last month and have been sent to ACNM Bylaws Committee for approval. Since the student right to vote was approved this summer, every affiliate needs to revise their bylaws so it may take some time for the Committee to review them all.
Legislative Committee: Elisa Patterson - If interested in joining to help legislative action for midwives in Colorado, reach out to Elisa to join! Always looking for new members.
JEDI Committee: Jane Avery - 2 big fundraisers each year to raise money for student midwife of color scholarship fund, scholarship application deadline in February 2025. Encourage friends to apply!
Project Cure: Need 2025 sign-ups! Sign up your group to help build birth kits. Sunday afternoons from 1-3pm.
Mini Symposium in Grand Junction: plan for August - in early stages of planning, more info to come!
Midwife of the Week: Nominate someone from your practice or any great midwife you know! To nominate send an email to executiveoffice@acnm.org
Next Affiliate Meetings: the new board will decide on the schedule for the affiliate and board meetings for 2025. Their term begins January 1, 2025, so stay tuned for their announcement and meeting dates.