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Holly is an expert consultant on maternity care policy, advocacy, legislative initiatives, and quality improvement in California.

As a midwife for 25 years and policy advisor for the last 11 years, Holly has created a diverse portfolio of work in midwifery integration and equitable care. She is a leading expert in California maternity care and midwifery policy and leads multi-stakeholder, long-term initiatives focused on strengthening reproductive and public health systems. Over the course of her policy and program work, Holly has significantly shaped reproductive health legislation in California and guided major grant-funded projects from concept through implementation. Holly is recognized as one of California’s foremost experts in midwifery integration and is a dedicated advocate for dignified, accessible maternity care and safe abortion services that center patients and their needs. As a midwifery consultant, she

collaborates with midwives,community organizations, policymakers, hospitals, and birth centers to advance midwifery integration across the state.

Holly holds a Master of Public Health, is currently finishing a Master of Legal Studies, and has recently started a Doctor of Midwifery program.

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