Governance

NNEPQIN Organization Chart – 2025

NNEPQIN Directors:

• Medical Directors          Emily Baker, MD & Steve Ringer, MD, PhD
• Executive Director         Julie Bosak, DrPH, CNM, MSN
• Operations                      Emily C. Brayton, RN, BSN
• Conference Manager    Karen G. Lee, AS, C-TAGME

• Directors are ex-officio leaders of Steering Committee
• Members-at-Large are elected to Steering Committee: MDs, RNs, Midwives
• Steering Committee appoints Committee Chairs
• NNEPQIN members are welcome to join committees & workgroups

Each hospital member has three voting members:

• Chief of Obstetrics
• Chief of Pediatrics
• Obstetric Nursing Director

The great majority of our work is done via collaboration and consensus, so we do not often require a vote, but we maintain that function for certain considerations such as changes to governance and dues.

Operating Principles: NNEPQIN Operating Principles