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Direct Entry Midwifery Board
Board Sub-Committees
Oregon Health Licensing Agency
Board Member Vacancies
Direct Entry Midwifery Board
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 State Senate.  Terms in office are three years beginning July 1 or until a successor is appointed and confirmed.
 


 
 
ROSEMARY CARVALHO, CPM, LDM
Midwife
Ashland, Oregon 
Term of service ends June 30, 2010
 
Click here to read biography.
 
 
 
MELISSA CHEYNEY, LDM
Midwife
Corvallis, Oregon
Term of service ends June 30, 2011
 
Click here to read biography.
 
 
 
 
SHERRY DRESS, LDM - 2008 Vice-Chair
Midwife
Canyon City, Oregon 
Term of service ends June 30, 2010
 
Click here to read biography.
 

 
LINDA GLENN, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Portland, Oregon
Term of service ends June 30, 2010
 
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NANCY GRANT, MD
Physician
Portland, Oregon 
Term of service ends June 30, 2011
 
Click here to read biography.
 
 
 
BETTY GRIFFITH, LDM - 2008 Chair
Midwife
Salem, Oregon
Term of service ends June 30, 2008
 
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MINDIE METKA, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Silverton, Oregon
Term of service ends June 30, 2011
 
Click here to read biography.

Board Sub-Committees
 
Peer Review:  Sherry Dress, Betty Griffith
 
Education & Examination:  Sherry Dress
 
Enforcement:  Rosemary Carvalho, Nancy Grant, Betty Griffith
 
Public Safety:  Rosemary Carvalho, Nancy Grant, Mindie Metka
 
Legislation & Rules:  Betty Griffith
 
Customer Connection:  Vacant

Oregon Health Licensing Agency
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.
 
For more information on the Oregon Health Licensing Agency, click here.
 
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.
 
For an overview of OHLA-regulated professions and boards and councils, click here.
 
For links to state board, council and commission Web sites, click here.

Board Member Vacancies

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: July 30, 2008

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