Center for Rural PA
Tuesday, October 20, 2026 | 9 a.m.
Room 8E-A, East Wing
Panel 1: The Current State of Women’s Health Outcomes and Research
•Tara Trego, Director of the Bureau of Family Health, Pennsylvania Department of Health
•Dr. Kristin Sznajder, Assistant Professor in the Department of Public Health Sciences, Pennsylvania State University
•Dr. Margaret Rosenzweig, Nancy Glunt Hoffman Endowed Chair in Oncology Nursing, Professor of Medicine, University of Pittsburgh
Panel 2: Maternal Health in Rural Pennsylvania
•Christina MacDowell, Chief Operating Officer, Wayne Memorial Community Health Centers
•Melissa Patti, Director of Maternal and Infant Health Initiatives, March of Dimes
•Dr. Emily McGahey, Clinical Director, The Midwife Center for Birth & Women’s Health
Panel 3: Regional and Innovative Approaches to Women’s Health Care
•Dr. Geneva Ballard, Chair of Radiology, Guthrie Health System
•Dr. Maria Montoro Edwards, President and CEO, Maternal and Family Health Services, Inc.
•Karyn Wallace, President and CEO, WVU Medicine Uniontown Hospital
Written Testimony
•Pennsylvania Section of the American College of Obstetricians and Gynecologists
•Family Health Council of Central Pennsylvania
•Maternity Care Coalition