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Board of Directors

Guiding MPDI towards our mission and vision.


Kate Stroud, Board President.

DONA Birth Doula, DONA Doula Trainer, MPDI co-founder.


Lija Hogan, Board Treasurer.

Customer Experience Consultant, UserTesting; Lecturer, School of Information, University of Michigan.


Sitara Murali, Board Secretary.

B.S. University of Michigan School of Public Health.


Lawanda Hollister, Member.

Owner, The Chow Hall.


Sara Fedewa, Member.

Birth & Postpartum Doula, Citizens for Prison Reform Family Advocate & Organizer. 


Juniper Wilson, Member.

Full Spectrum Doula and Child Birth Educator.


Deborah Landis-Lewis, Member.

M.D. Ob/Gyn physician, St. Joseph Mercy Hospital, Ann Arbor. Associate Program Director of Ob/Gyn residency.


Emily Sluiter, Member.

2024 M.D. Candidate, University of Michigan. MPDI co-founder.


Roddy Wares, Member.

Retired Educator and Community Activist.