Webinar Wednesday: Membership Benefits Tour


Wednesday, May 22, 2024
2:00 PM - 3:00 PM (EDT)
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Whether you're new to AABC or you've been with us for years, this Member Benefits Tour is an excellent opportunity to familiarize yourself with the many resources included in your membership. These benefits include toolkits, office hours, career center, scholarships, affinity circles, webinars, courses, the Perinatal Data Registry (PDR) and more! 

If you're a Developing Birth Center, an Established Birth Center or an AMU, everyone on your team gets access to these benefits included with your membership. Encourage your staff to create their own account under your birth center and join us for this helpful orientation!

Webinar Wednesday is a FREE benefit of AABC Membership. Guests interested in becoming a member may register for this Webinar Wednesday for free.  Registration is required.

Presenting Staff

Kate Bauer

Kate (she/her) is the executive director of the American Association of Birth Centers and the AABC Foundation. She brings a passion for the advancement of midwifery-led birth centers paired with a background in business and a rich organizational knowledge of the Association. She birthed both of her kids at the Reading Birth Center. Kate earned her MBA from Penn State University.

Dallas LaCross

Dallas (she/they) is the AABC Membership Coordinator. They have a history in nonprofit community support, outreach, and organizing. Their entire educational and professional careers have revolved around supporting vulnerable communities with unique needs. They strive for a world that is inclusive and accommodating to all lived experiences. As such, Dallas aims to support birth centers on their journey in whatever way suits their individual needs and goals, and she promotes an open-door policy between herself and all of AABC's birth center members.

Jennifer Stapleton

Jennifer (she/her) is the AABC Perinatal Data Registry (PDR) Manager. She has been involved in the PDR since its inception in 2012 and worked with the previous data collection platform, the Uniform Data Set (UDS), since 2010. Prior to her current role, Jennifer was Research Associate for the AABC Strong Start for Mothers & Newborns Initiative, a four-year initiative aimed to lower the national preterm birth rate, improve maternal and newborn outcomes, and reduce healthcare costs. Jennifer earned her master's degree in sustainable international development from The Heller School for Social Policy & Management, Brandeis University with a concentration in the rights-based approach to development and practicum focus in research and evaluation.

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