Faculty Professional Activities
Ronnie Lichtman, CNM, LM, PhD, FACNM
Program Chair
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM):
- Task Force on Diversity and Inclusion, Representative of Directors of Midwifery Education; 2013
- Task Force on Doctoral Competencies; 2011
- Task Force on Re-entry to Practice; 2010
ACNM Local Chapter Region II, Chapter 1 New York City:
- Chair, Nominating Committee; 2006–2007
- Member, Nominating Committee; 2005–2007
Suzanne Schechter, CNM, LM, MS, FACNM
Education Director
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME):
- Member, Board of Commissioners; 2011–2020
- Site Visitor; 2002–2011; 2020–present
- Member, Board of Review; 1998–2002
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM):
- Member, Division of Education, Continuing Education Section: Reader Panel; 2001–present
ACNM Local Chapter Region II, Chapter 1 New York City:
- Chair, Scholarship Committee; 2006–2020
- Editorial Staff & Column Editor, Metro Midwives; 2008–present
- Co-chair, Audit & Finance Committee; 2008–2010
U.S. Department of Health & Human Services, Health Resources & Services Administration (HRSA):
- Grant Reviewer; 2008–present
Aleida Llanes-Oberstein, CNM, LM, MS, FACNM, CHSE
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME):
- Member, Board of Review, 2015–2016
- Site Visitor, 1999-2015; 2016–Present
American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM):
- Peer Reviewer of manuscripts, Journal of Midwifery & Women’s Health; 2004–present
- Member, Division of Education, Continuing Education Section: Reader Panel; 1999–present
ACNM New York City Chapter:
- Member, Scholarship Committee; 2006–2020
- Writer, Column, Board of Midwifery in Metro Midwives; 2005–2014
- Member, Executive Committee; 2003–2007
- Chair, Ad Hoc Committee on Managed Care; 1994–2000
ACNM Long Island Chapter:
- Chair, Peer Review Committee, 1994–1997 & 2000–2006
- Chair, Legislative Committee; 1997–2003
Infant Mortality Collaborative Improvement and Innovation Network (IM-CoIIN)
The initiative is being led by the Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) and the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality (NICHQ).
- Member New York State Team; 2015–2019
NYSDOH Partnership for Maternal Health
- Committee Member; 2017–2019
New York State Board of Midwifery:
- Extended Member; 2018–2023
- Extended Member; 2013–2018
- Extended Member; 2008–2013
- Chair; 2007–2009
- Vice Chair; 2001, 2004–2007
- Chair, Insurance sub-committee; 1999–2005
- Member; 1998–present
New York City Department of Health, Maternal Mortality Committee Board:
- Member; 2006–2010
New York State Department of Health, Maternal Mortality Review Board (MMRB):
- Member of Executive Committee; 2017–present
- Member; 2010–present
- Member, Hypertension Subcommittee (Writing the New York State guidelines for the Management of Hypertension During Pregnancy); 2011–2013
New York Midwifery Council:
- Member; 1993–2010