Board of Directors

Joyce Vogel
President

I have been a midwife since 2005, serving families in rural Northwest Montana for more than 20 years. For the past 6 years, I have also taught midwifery and newborn care here in the United States and in low-resource countries. I’ve had the opportunity to organize and teach at several conferences, including classes in Helping Babies Breathe and other practical perinatal skills and WHO classes.

I love teaching and helping birth workers feel more confident and prepared to care for mothers and babies. I also love to travel, which has become one of my favorite things to do, especially when I can combine it with teaching and serving in other places.

I’m the mother of 11 children, grandmother of more than 26, and great-grandmother of three. When I’m not doing midwifery work, teaching, or traveling, I enjoy spending time with my family, gardening, cooking, and being involved in my church.

Kim McQuiod, MSN CNM/FNP
Board Member

It is clear to me that the health of women/girls and their families is paramount. This will ensure the health of our communities, our countries and globally.

My work with women and their families had spanned 38 years. My love and dedication in promoting health and wellness to women and their families has taken me from rural communities in southern Illinois to the Appalachian mountains of eastern Kentucky, to the heart of Navajo country working with the native Americans. It has also taken me to Bangladesh working with the Rohingya refugees and mentoring Bangladeshi midwives. As a nurse midwifery educator, I worked in India in academia, educating and mentoring Indian midwifery students and nurse midwifery educator trainees. I also mentored Indian OB residences in OB emergencies and put on workshops on respectful maternity care.

In this life work, I have gotten so much from the women that I serve. In the gentle touch and exchange of human energy, my soul has been enriched and deepened.

My work also includes:
1) teaching Helping Babies breath, Helping Mother Survive Complete and Preeclampsia/Eclampsia to student midwives and home birth midwives,
2) being a primary care practitioner and nurse midwife providing health care to women and their family throughout their lives,
3) bringing awareness to violence against women and girls
4) working as a sexual assault forensic nurse examiner in three emergency
departments.

In my down time, I love to run, hike, garden, quilt and spend time with my life partner Mark and our son Ian.

James Hulse, PhD, RT
Board Member

James Hulse (Jim) loves his wife, loves to garden, loves to work, loves God and is very proud to be associated with other people who make the Perinatal Rescue Network effective. Jim currently works as a respiratory therapist for Asante Ashland Community Hospital where he attends Cesarean Sections and under-water deliveries. He also works as an online graduate level faculty member for courses in Allied Health through Oregon Institute of Technology. Jim recently retired from teaching respiratory therapy full time for Oregon Institute of Technology where he loved to organize laboratory simulations involving neonatal resuscitation, CPAP, Neonatal Mechanical Ventilation and transports. Jim served as a research mentor for three nurses working on their graduate degrees in International Development and Administration. Jim Holds a PhD in Leadership and a Masters of Public Health. He holds the Neonatal and Pediatric Specialist credential through the National Board for Respiratory Care. He is a Neonatal Resuscitation Program Instructor and a Master Trainer in Helping Babies Breathe, Essential Care for Every Baby and Helping Mothers Survive Bleeding After Birth. Jim has traveled to provide workshops Nigeria, Rwanda and in North Vietnam. He is a current peer reviewer for the journal Respiratory Care and has published two editorials related to the care of newborns in that journal. Jim desires to collaborate with midwives, birth attendants, nurses, respiratory therapists, doctors and others to provide high quality education that has been demonstrated to reduce the number of babies and mothers that die around the world.

Emily Kennedy
Secretary

After working for years teaching preschool, public elementary and private middle school, I came to realize the biggest difference I could make in the lives of children is through empowering their mothers. I can inspire and teach, but at the end of the year, I'm gone. Parents last forever!

I believe the first moments after birth set the tone for a child and mother's future- their physical and emotional health and their relationship. The mission of PRN- saving the lives of mothers and babies, beautifully fits into the calling God has given me to empower families, especially mamas! I became a doula in 2021, and have recently become a midwifery student. I'm still teaching 4th-11th grade students social studies at a small cottage school in Kentucky.

I love spending time with my husband, our four kids, at my local farmers market and going on adventures outside! I have a passion for mission work, both locally and internationally, and look forward to my time working with PRN.

Kelsey Zuppan
Board Member

Hey there! I love traveling, by foot to the top of mountains or by moto to remote villages across the globe. I have a passion for people, mountains, and international humanitarian work. I am an ER/ICU nurse by trade, and since connecting with Perinatal Rescue Network have been delighted to collaborate in neonatal and maternal health education in several developing countries including Chad, Haiti, Cameroon, and Malawi. I am a huge fan of the Helping Mothers and Babies Survive program. It is simple, practical, requires minimal resources, and makes a huge difference in a newborn's chance at life! I look forward to the continued adventures of improving health and wellness across the globe. Cheers!

Sarah Sexton
Board Member

Midwife/EMT

I am passionate about helping moms and babies everywhere experience safe and joyful births! Whether it is through the homebirth midwifery I have engaged in with families in the Northwest United States for 4 years, or through teaching and working with maternal healthcare providers worldwide, I hope that I am leaving families and communities feeling empowered. I studied International Rescue & Relief in college and added midwifery training while living in the Philippines for 3 years working at a birth center, and have been involved in disaster relief and international medical care for the last 14 years. I have volunteered in trainings with PRN for a number of years now, in many of our African locations. In January 2021 I moved long-term to the country of Chad working as a midwife in a rural community and beginning a non-profit to aid in humanitarian needs. I look forward to continuing to engage with our board internationally in 2022!

Brittany Barnes
Board Member

I am honored to be alongside this passionate group of people working diligently to improve the quality of care and outcomes for mothers and babies around the world. As it is women who carry the future, it is our collective responsibility to support their well being. The sacred process that is pregnancy and birth provides demands our respect and utmost attention, and provides knowledge and wisdom that cannot be gained anywhere else. It is a true privilege to walk with women during this part of their lives.

My personal journey into the world of healthcare began in the early 2000’s, as I was introduced first hand to the massive gaps in care faced by many communities both in the US and around the world. With my calling realized, it led me to begin my training as a Registered Nurse on the path to midwifery. That journey has been long and varied, including education in holistic and herbal medicine and coaching methods. I am currently blessed to serve with and learn from wonderful midwives in the PNW as I complete my midwifery training. While I never saw myself as a teacher, I am now a BLS instructor for the American Heart Association, serve with my local ambulance service as a care provider (RN/EMT) and instructor, and assist with HMBS Classes whenever I have the opportunity.

Along with this life work, my time is spent at home with my family on our small farm. I enjoy almost any new adventure, but my favorite activities include sewing, knitting, traveling, and indulging my love of learning and knowledge sharing through continued study.

Janet Nalutaaya
Board Member

Previous education and experience: Health services management and some years of clinical practice in rural and semi-urban
communities since late 2009.

Involved with expansion of medical services to include Basic MCH services spectrum.

Passion:
* Holistic health for girls, women, and families.
* Community development through skill and whole person equipping
* Lendership mentorship

Hobbies: Nature, flowers, quality time with people
Next Goals: Study nursing and hopefully advance into NP work to focus on families

Rebekah Sweet
Equipment Manager

Bio Coming Soon

Madawna Wiggins
Board Member

Wife of 29 years, mother of two adult children, and grandmother to one, Madawna resides in British Columbia, Canada. Her heart is deeply rooted in serving women in their childbearing years - offering compassionate support while reflecting the love of Jesus Christ in both her local community and abroad. As the Lord leads, she is committed to faith-based service, walking alongside mothers and their families through pregnancy, birth, and beyond.