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California Nurse-Midwives Association
The California Nurse Midwife Association (CNMA) is the professional organization representing Certified Nurse-Midwives and Certified Midwives in the state of California. We are an affiliate of The American College of Nurse-Midwives.
CNMA advocates for the people we serve, our communities and the midwifery profession. We aim to increase access to midwifery care, improve maternal-child health care outcomes with a specific focus on reducing racism-based disparities, and to advance sexual and reproductive healthcare in California.
CNMA provides our members with continuing education, timley resources and community with other midwives.
Current Leadership
Reproductive Justice - Antiracism Committee
Organizational Structure
CNMA is run by an 11-member volunteer board, six appointed committee members and involves over 30 active members in our Health Policy, Professional Practice, and Reproductive Justice & Antiracism Workgroups.
Please reach out if you are interested in getting involved!
Learn more about our organizational structure
Board of Directors:
President: Elected by the CNMA membership. The president serves a four year term. The first year is as president elect, working closely with the current president. Then they serve two years as president followed by a year as past-president, offering continued guidance and support for the incoming president.
Past-President or President-Elect: See above, in any given year there is either a past-president or president-elect on the board. Past-presidents are non-voting members, while the President-Elect is a voting position.
Secretary: Elected by the CNMA membership. Serves a two year term and is responsible for maintaining affiliate documents.
Treasurer: Elected by the CNMA membership. Serves a two year term and fiscal health of the organization.
Reproductive Justice & Anti-Racism Chair: Appointed by the CNMA Reproductive Justice and Anti-Racism Committee. Serves a two-year term. Responsible for guiding CNMA in our aim to become an organization committed to the reproductive-justice framework and to become and anti-racist organization. Acts as liaison between the Board and the Reproductive Justice Anti-Racism Committee.
Member at large - Representing Underrepresented Community: Elected by the CNMA membership. Serves a two year term. Acts as liaison and represents the interests of a community underrepresented in midwifery and/or on the CNMA board.
Member at large - Representing Underrepresented Community: Elected by the CNMA membership. Serves a two year term. Acts as liaison and represents the interests of a community underrepresented in midwifery and/or on the CNMA board.
Nor-Cal Rep: Elected by the CNMA membership. Serves a two year term. Acts as liaison between CNMA and Nor-Cal Midwives.
Central CA Rep: Elected by the CNMA membership. Serves a two year term. Acts as liaison between CNMA and Central CA Midwives.
So-Cal Rep: Elected by the CNMA membership. Serves a two year term. Acts as liaison between CNMA and So-Cal Midwives.
Student Rep: Position rotates annually between Nurse-Midwifery education programs in California. Serves a two year term. Acts as liaison between CNMA and California Midwives.
Committees:
Health Policy Committee & Workgroup
Reproductive Justice & Antiracism Committee & Workgroup
Professional Practice Committee & Workgroup
Appointed Chairs:
Health Policy Committee Chair: Is appointed by the President and serves a two year term. See Health Policy Committee & Workgroup page for more information on this role.
Health Policy Committee Vice Chair: Is appointed by the President and serves a two year term. See Health Policy Committee & Workgroup page for more information on this role.
Professional Practice Committee Chair: Newly appointed in 2021 to develop a committee & workgroup to help support the growth and expansion of midwifery in CA by supporting practicing midwives to grow, expand and start new practices.
Membership Chair: Appointed by President to assist in outreach and maintenance of
membership relationships
Website management and design Chair: Appointed by President to develop &
maintain the CNMA website.
Social Media Chair: Appointed by President to develop & maintain the CNMA Social
Media Presence
National Government Affairs Committee Representative: Appointed by President acts as liaison between ACNM National Government Affairs Committee and CNMA