MD, Ob/GYN | HealthPartners

I am continuously grateful that I have chosen a career in obstetrics and gynecology. I have the wonderful variety of labor and delivery, surgery and clinical care. My patients range in age from adolescence to menopause and they’ve all taught me so much about life. I have special interests in colposcopy and cervical procedures, high-risk obstetrics and vaginal surgery. I offer minimally invasive surgery whenever possible and perform many procedures in the clinic setting. My philosophy is that well-informed patients make the best medical decisions, so counseling regarding contraception, menopause and bleeding issues is an important part of my practice.

DNP, RN, PHNA-BC, Minnesota Department of Health

I’m a precise, thoughtful Doctor of Nursing with a passion for impacting population health. I was recently named a 2017 American Nurse Association “40 under 40” Emerging Nurse Leader. 

I’m driven to identify public health issues and gaps and work with communities to design and implement solutions to address health equity. As a CBPR proponent with a variety of research methods experience, I have an understanding of Chicago-area communities and resources. I’m able to leverage the skills and expertise of peers and co-leaders to ensure desired outcomes. I’m adept with operational management and fiscal concerns and able to find cost-savings and efficiencies while maintaining staff satisfaction. I’m highly valued for being analytical and data-savvy. I lead interdisciplinary teams to improve quality of care. I’m a systems thinker who works toward policy development and change to benefit communities.

BSN, RN, DNP 

Alison is a Women’s Health Gender-Related Nurse Practitioner Student the University of Minnesota 

MD, PhD, Hennepin Health

I am passionate about providing you and your loved ones with the most evidence-based, compassionate care available to improve your health. I want to meet you where you are today, and help you improve the quality of your life.

MPH, U of M Institute on Community Integration

I am a highly motivated, analytical public health advocate with strong interpersonal communication skills. I strive to advance in community health promotion.

MD | he/him/his
Professor | Mayo Clinic Alix School of Medicine
Consultant | Mayo Clinic | Department of Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine | Division of Child Abuse Pediatrics | Mayo Clinic Center for Safe and Healthy Children and Adolescents

MA, LPC, LADC- Women Services Programs at the Department of Human Services, Behavioral Health Division.

I am a doctoral student, experienced Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Counselor with a demonstrated history of working in the mental health care industry. I’m skilled in Substance Use Disorders, Culturally responsive care, Spanish, Mental Health Counseling, and Community Outreach. I am a healthcare services professional with a Master of Arts – MA focused in Co-Occurring Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder. 

Essentia Health

Lead Neonatal Nurse Practitioner in Duluth, MN for the past 25 years.

MD, Children’s

Erin is a neonatologist at Children’s Minnesota. She completed her pediatric residency and neonatology fellowship at the University of Minnesota. Dr Plummer specializes in neonatal critical care at Children’s Minnesota. She is originally from Ohio and attended medical school at Wright State University Boonshoft School of Medicine in Dayton, OH. She completed her residency and fellowship at the University of Minnesota Medical Center. Her clinical interests include nutrition, growth, and neurodevelopmental outcomes in premature and critically ill infants. She is passionate about caring for infants hospitalized in the NICU and building relationships with their families. Dr Plummer is involved in the education of neonatal fellows, pediatrics residents, family practice residents and medical students. She lives in Minneapolis with her husband and two children.

University of Minnesota

Erin Morris is a Neonatal-Perinatal medicine fellow at the University of Minnesota. Her research interests include nutrition and neurodevelopment of infants in the NICU and specifically of those with prenatal drug exposures. She is currently involved in a QI project through the University of Minnesota involving the implementation of the Eat, Sleep, Console treatment for infants with prenatal opioid exposures.

MD, Hennepin Healthcare

Frances Prekker, MD is a Pediatric Hospitalist with Hennepin Healthcare. She is the Medical Director of both the Newborn Nursery and Pediatric Inpatient Unit at Hennepin County Medical Center. She has a special interest in the care of substance-exposed newborns, perinatal substance use, and providing care that preserves the mother-infant dyad. She has led many QI projects at HCMC improving care for infants experiencing withdrawal, keeping moms and babies rooming in together, and reducing bias in newborn drug testing.

Ph.D., University of Minnesota

Jennifer Hall-Lande, Ph.D., is a Psychologist and Research Associate at the Institute on Community Integration (UCEDD) at the University of Minnesota. Dr. Hall-Lande does clinical work in child development, including early identification of Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD) and other neurodevelopmental disabilities. She is also a former LEND (Leadership in Neurodevelopmental Disabilities) Fellow and remains actively involved as a faculty mentor in the Minnesota LEND program.

MD, MNPQC Board President, MHealth Fairview

Dr. Jessica L. Nyholm is an obstetrician-gynecologist in Minneapolis and is affiliated with multiple hospitals in the area, including M Health Fairview, University of Minnesota Medical Center, and Maple Grove Hospital. She began as a specialist in Maternal-Fetal Medicine at the University of Minnesota. Jessica is passionate about Quality Improvement in Obstetrics, with involvement in both the OB Clinical Practice Council through North Memorial Health and Zero Birth Injury (ZBI) through M Health. Additionally, she has an interest in perinatal infections, with a focus on cytomegalovirus infection in pregnancy.

MD, Native American Community Clinic

As a physician serving the Native American Community in Minneapolis, Dr Rabie is passionate about addressing the significant health disparities that impact Native Americans in Minnesota. To address these disparities she became buprenorphine waivered, and pursued specialty in Addiction Medicine. She is also passionate about educating the next generation of physicians to provide care to the Native Community in the context of community medicine. She provides care using the lens of harm reduction.

LMFT, Private Practice

Kelcee currently works in a private practice setting with special training in maternal mental health specifically perinatal mood and anxiety disorders. 

She also works in Adult Mental Health as a county case manager, previously working in child protection as well. She has a variety of experiences within rural communities.

Laura Newton is the Program Director at the Indian Child Welfare Act. She holds a Bachelor of Science in Social Work from Augsburg University.

Minnesota Department of Human Services

Megan is a benefit policy specialist at the Department of Human Services.  Her focus is on benefit coverage criteria for Minnesota Health Care Programs which covers Medicaid and MinnesotaCare.  She has a doctorate in Occupational Therapy from St. Catherine University and a Masters in Science in Human Services from Capella University.  Her goal is to eliminate disparities in health care coverage through policy change. 

DNP, APRN, CNM, University of St. Thomas

Meagan Thompson, DNP, APRN, CNM, has a BA in Sociology from the University of Wisconsin Madison in Sociology, with minors in American Indian Studies and Women’s Studies. She worked as a reproductive health educator before returning for her Masters of Nursing (MN) at the University of Minnesota-Twin Cities. In her role as a reproductive health educator, she created educational content to engage young people in their social, emotional, and reproductive health in a variety of settings. After receiving her MN degree, Meagan worked as an RN in a high-acuity tertiary care labor and delivery unit. While working as a bedside nurse, Meagan pursued her Doctorate of Nursing Practice (DNP) degree in the Nurse-Midwifery specialty. During her DNP program, Meagan participated in the Leadership Education in Adolescent Health (LEAH) Fellowship. She worked as part of an interdisciplinary cohort to learn the basics of research, grant writing, and interprofessional collaboration. Her fellowship project examined reproductive outcomes for incarcerated adolescents. Meagan is currently enrolled in a Psychiatric Mental Health Nurse Practitioner (PMHNP) certificate program through the University of Iowa. Upon graduation, she will be a dual-certified CNM/PMHNP provider uniquely qualified to care for perinatal substance use disorders. After graduation from the DNP program, Meagan worked at the University of Iowa where she received funding to implement universal SBIRT and create a maternal substance use disorder (MSUD) clinic. She worked as the primary provider in the MSUD clinic before returning to MN.

Samantha Sommerness, DNP, APRN, CNM

Samantha Sommerness is a Clinical Associate Professor at the University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing. She has expertise in Midwifery, Child, and family health. She has received many accolades, including publications in numerous journals. 

Tri-County Health Care

RN, BSN, IBCLC, CPST

Sarah is the OB Supervisor of a critical access hospital in Midwestern Minnesota. She has been married to her husband Nathan for 28 years. They live on a farm with beef cattle and pigs, and have 3 children- Daniel is 23, Megan is 18, and Abby is 16. Sarah has worked at TCHC for 28 years, first as a CNA, then LPN, then RN, BSN, IBCLC, and finally OB Supervisor.