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Board of Direct Entry Midwifery

About Us
Direct Entry Midwifery Board
Board Members
Board Sub-Committees
Oregon Health Licensing Agency
Board Service Opportunities
Direct Entry Midwifery Board
Midwifery
The Board of Direct Entry Midwifery consists of seven members appointed by the governor:  four licensed direct entry midwives, two certified nurse midwives and one physician practicing obstetrical care or education at the time of appointment.
 
Appointments are subject to confirmation by the Oregon Senate.  Terms of service are three years beginning July 1 or until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
Board Members
 
 
MELISSA CHEYNEY, LDM - 2009 Vice-Chair
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Corvallis, Oregon
First term of service from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2011
Click here to read biography.
SHERRY DRESS, LDM - 2009 Chair
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Canyon City, Oregon 
Third term of service from July 1, 2007 to June 30, 2010
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LINDA GLENN, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Portland, Oregon
First term of service from February 25, 2008 to June 30, 2010
 
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NANCY GRANT, MD
Physician
Portland, Oregon 
Second term of service from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2011
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MINDIE METKA, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Silverton, Oregon
Second term of service from July 1, 2008 to June 30, 2011
 
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SUSAN MORAY, LDM
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Portland, Oregon
First term of service from October 1, 2008 to June 30, 2011
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VACANCY
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
 
Click here to apply. 

Board Sub-Committees
Peer Review/Public Safety - Linda Glenn, Susan Moray, Melissa Cheyney
 
Education & Examination - Sherry Dress
 
Enforcement - Nancy Grant, Melissa Cheyney, Susan Moray
 
Legislation & Rules - Linda Glenn, Sherry Dress, Melissa Cheyney
 

Customer Connection - Susan Moray
An agency-wide committee with one representative from each board and council that addresses agency-wide customer service issues 
Oregon Health Licensing Agency
OHLA professions
The Oregon Health Licensing Agency (OHLA) is a state consumer and public protection agency overseeing regulation of multiple health and related professions.  The 70th Oregon Legislative Assembly established OHLA in 1999. 
 
Unique in structure compared to other state professional licensing and regulatory bodies, OHLA incorporates a central agency model and director rather than a single board of directors from one profession.
 
Click here for more information on the Oregon Health Licensing Agency.
 
OHLA volunteer citizen boards and councils represent OHLA-regulated professions and related professions as well as consumer and public protection interests. 
 
OHLA boards and councils provide profession-specific expertise and consultation as well as consumer and public protection viewpoints but are not directly responsible for nor have authority over agency operations, planning and performance.
 
Click here for an overview of OHLA-regulated professions and boards and councils. 
 
Click here for links to state board, council and commission Web sites.
Board Service Opportunities
Board meeting
To see current vacancies on OHLA boards and councils, please click on the link below.  The linked page also explains how to apply for a board or council position.
 
Board & Council Vacancies / How to Apply 
 
Page updated: October 30, 2009

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