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Board of Direct Entry Midwifery

About Us
Board Overview
Midwifery
The Board of Direct Entry Midwifery consists of seven members appointed by the governor and subject to confirmation by the Oregon Senate:
  • Four licensed direct entry midwives

  • One certified nurse midwife

  • One physician practicing obstetrical care or education at the time of appointment

  • One public member
Terms of service are three years or until a successor is appointed and confirmed.  If a member serves two consecutive full terms, a period of at least three years must elapse before the individual is again eligible for appointment to serve on the board.

 
Board Members

 
MELISSA CHEYNEY, LDM - 2012 Chair
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Corvallis, Oregon
Second term of service 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014
 
JAMES di PROPERZIO
Public Member
Ashland, Oregon
Second term of service 7/1/2012 - 6/30/2015
 
Click here to read biography.
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COLLEEN FORBES
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Eugene, Oregon
First term of service 3/15/2013 - 3/14/2016

Click here to read biography. 
LINDA GLENN, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Portland, Oregon
Second term of service 7/1/2010 - 6/30/2013
 
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SUSAN MORAY, LDM - 2012 Vice-Chair
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Portland, Oregon
Second term of service 7/1/2011 - 6/30/2014 
 
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Board Committees

Public Safety/Peer Review - Melissa Cheyney, Linda Glenn, Susan Moray
 
Education & Examination - Alternate: Linda Glenn
 
Enforcement - Melissa Cheyney, Susan Moray, James di Properzio - Alternate:

Legislation & Rules - Melissa Cheyney, Linda Glenn, James di Properzio - Alternates: Susan Moray
 
Practice & Procedures Standards - Susan Moray - Alternate: Melissa Cheyney
 
Customer Connection - 
An agency-wide committee with one representative from each board and council that addresses agency-wide customer service issues.

 
Board Member Vacancies
The Board of Direct Entry Midwifery has the following opportunities to serve on the board and encourages applicants to complete an application / interest form and submit it to the Governor's Office of Executive Appointments:
  • One physician practicing obstetrical care or education at the time of appointment

  • One licensed direct entry midwife

For more information, contact the Governor's Office of Executive Appointments or the Oregon Health Licensing Agency. 
 
Click here to download an application / interest form from the Governor's Office of Executive Appointments.

Governor's Office of Executive Appointments
 
Contact an OHLA board specialist at 503-378-8667 or ohla.info@state.or.us.

 
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
OHLA volunteer citizen boards represent OHLA-regulated professions and related professions as well as consumer and public protection interests. 
 
OHLA boards 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.  
 
Click here for links to state board, council and commission websites.

 
Interested in Board Service?
Board meeting
Click on the link below to find out how to apply for a board position and to access links to other OHLA board About Us pages.  OHLA posts board vacancies on the About Us page of each board. 
 
Serving on an OHLA Board / How to Apply