Tobi Adeyeye Amosun, MD, FAAP, is the Deputy Commissioner for Population Health at the Tennessee Department of Health.  She previously served as Assistant Commissioner for the Division of Family Health and Wellness. In her current role, she oversees the offices and divisions of Family Health and Wellness, Health Disparities Elimination, Population Health Assessment, Primary Prevention, Vital Records/Statistics, and the State Chief Medical Examiner.  Prior to her state tenure, she served as medical director for one of the largest pediatric practices in Tennessee. She is interested in advancing data to action, workforce development, and investigating social determinants of health and their impact on the care of priority populations. Amosun graduated with honors from Vanderbilt University, with degrees in Biology and Art History. She completed medical school at the University of Pittsburgh School of Medicine as a recipient of the Richard King Mellon Foundation award and her pediatrics residency at the Children’s Hospital Pittsburgh. She is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics and a board member of numerous professional societies. Dr. Amosun is a recognized speaker and writer whose work has been featured by local, state, and national organizations. 

Jona Bandyopadhyay, MD, MPH known as “Dr. B,” serves as the Deputy Chief Medical Officer for the Division of TennCare. A board-certified OB/GYN, she completed her residency at the University of Florida and spent several years in private practice before earning a Master of Public Health from the Georgetown University Milken Institute School of Public Health. Jona brings a strong clinical foundation and a deep commitment to public health to her role at TennCare, where she leads strategic initiatives and drives policy development. She is passionate about improving the experience of TennCare enrollees and supporting the providers who care for them. Her recent work has focused on advancing the agency’s Maternal Health Strategy and collaborating closely with the Division of Quality Oversight and the Behavioral Health Unit to support whole-person care.

She is also a proud mother of two daughters and serves on the board of the March of Dimes, continuing her advocacy for maternal and child health.

Kerri Claybrooks is a proud Nashville native and a passionate educator with almost two decades of experience nurturing the brilliance of young minds. As a Gifted and Talented Teacher serving students from Pre-K through 5th grade, Kerri is known for her creativity, compassion, and unwavering belief in the potential of every learner. Beyond the classroom, Kerri is a devoted wife to Charles Claybrooks, her husband of 15 years, and a proud mother to three amazing children: Josiah, Nia, and Zoe. Her family fuels her passion for education, justice, and community-building.  Kerri brings warmth, wisdom, and a collaborative spirit to every space she enters. Whether leading a workshop, mentoring fellow educators, or cheering on her children, she leads with heart and purpose.

Hannah Dudney, MD is the Associate Medical Director of Women’s Health for the Tennessee Department of Health, Division of Family Health and Wellness. Dr. Dudney obtained her medical doctorate from the University of Tennessee College of Medicine and her residency in obstetrics and gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. Additionally, she completed a post-graduate medical

ethics certificate at Vanderbilt University. Dr Dudney is board-certified by the American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology. She practiced obstetrics and gynecology at Centennial Women’s Group before joining the Department of Health in 2022. With the Tennessee Department of Health, Dr Dudney provides clinical expertise for the department’s maternal and child health programs. She co-chairs the Tennessee Maternal Mortality Review Committee and the Tennessee Perinatal Advisory Committee.

Commissioner John R. Dunn, DVM, PhD, EMBA-SL is the Interim Commissioner of Health. Dr. Dunn completed a PhD in veterinary medical sciences (Epidemiology and Community Health) at Louisiana State University and an Executive Master of Business Administration-Strategic Leadership from the Haslam School of Business at the University of Tennessee. Dr. Dunn received a commission in the U.S. Public Health Service and joined the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention in July 2003.  In 2007, Dr. Dunn joined the Tennessee Department of Health, where he has held several key leadership roles including strengthening public health infrastructure, emergency preparedness, and disease prevention initiatives. In 2019, Dr. Dunn was named State Epidemiologist directing the Communicable and Environmental Diseases and Emergency Preparedness division. In July 2025, Dr. Dunn was appointed Interim Commissioner of the Department of Health.

Eva Dye, MSN, DNP, is a Neonatal Nurse Practitioner with over 20 years of NICU experience and currently practices at the Monroe Carell Jr Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt.  She received her MSN from the Vanderbilt University School of Nursing and her DNP from the University of Tennessee at Chattanooga in 2017.  In addition to caring for infants in the NICU, Eva is the Quality Improvement Projects Manager for Vanderbilt’s NICU.  Her research interests include workload of neonatal nurses and providers and mechanical ventilation of infants in the NICU. 

Veronica Gillispie-Bell, MD, is a nationally recognized OB/GYN, researcher and maternal health advocate.  She is the System Medical Director of Health Outcomes and Medical Director of Quality for Women’s Services across Ochsner Health and directs the Minimally Invasive Center for the Treatment of Uterine Fibroids.  She is also a Professor at Xavier Ochsner College of Medicine and the Medical Director for the Louisiana Perinatal Quality Collaborative and Pregnancy -Associated Mortality Review for the Louisiana Department of Health.  As an advocate, she has spoken before Congress, at the White house, and US Department of Health and Human Services.  She serves on several national committees including ACOG’s Committee on Clinical Practice Guidelines – Obstetrics, where she serves as the Vice-President and the National Network of Perinatal Quality Collaboratives Executive Committee. A trusted national voice in maternal health, she has been featured on CNN, Good Morning America, CNBC, and The 1619 Project Docuseries, and quoted in The New York Times and USA Today.

Etoi Garrison, MD, PhD is an Associate Professor in the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Vanderbilt University Medical Center. She completed an MD- Ph.D. program in Pharmacology at Tulane University School of Medicine. Her early research training has led to a lifelong interested in the management of women with medical complications during pregnancy. She currently leads the diabetes section for the Division of Maternal Fetal Medicine and is the principal investigator on a 2021 Educational Grant from the TN Maternal Mortality Committee

Ravpreet Singh Gill, MD graduated from Boston University and St. George’s University School of Medicine, completed his internal medicine residency at Jersey City Medical Center and Anesthesiology residency and OB anesthesiology fellowship at Maimónides Medical Center in Brooklyn, NY. Dr. Gill has worked in Memphis since 2009 with several health systems. He has a special interest in regional anesthesia, and enjoys the multifaceted aspects of his career, caring for patients from infancy to the elderly. He has also helped establish a pre-operative clinic to optimize patients scheduled for surgery, addressing the needs of high-risk patients. 

Birdie Gunyon Meyer, RN, MA, PMH-C is the founder of the Perinatal Mood and Anxiety Disorders Program at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is Certified in Perinatal Mental Health and is an Internationally known expert and speaker. She is a Past-President for Postpartum Support International and is currently the Director of Education and Training. Birdie led the development of the first International Perinatal Mental Health Professional Certification. She is also the co-author of a book chapter for Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants & Families. Birdie specializes in the recognition and treatment of pregnancy and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. She is a childbirth education and a lactation counselor. She serves on the maternal mortality review committee for Indiana.  Birdie is highlighted as a PMD expert in PSI’s video that is shown around the country. “Healthy Mom, Happy Family:  Understanding Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders”.  She is also in a soon to be released documentary, “More Than Blue”.  Birdie has been speaking to audiences for over 28 years and is an International Trainer for PSI’s 2-day “Perinatal Mood Disorders, Components of Care” and “Advanced Psychotherapy” 1-day training.

Scott Guthrie, MD, is a professor of pediatrics at the Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt in the Division of Neonatology. He is chair of pediatrics at the Jackson-Madison County General Hospital and primarily works at the Vanderbilt Regional Affiliated NICU located there. Dr. Guthrie recently served as the Infant Medical Director of the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care and is currently overseeing the Tennessee’s Tiniest Babies project. He is a US State Department Fulbright Scholar Specialist and has had the opportunities to teach and work internationally in Azerbaijan, Jordan, Ethiopia, Colombia, Tanzania, and India.  In addition, he is currently an investigator for clinical trials involving minimally invasive ways to deliver surfactant, neonatal ventilation, and probiotics for the prevention of necrotizing enterocolitis.

 Elizabeth Harvey, PhD, MPH, is the TN Assistant Commissioner of Health and Director of the Division of Family Health and Wellness at the Tennessee Department of Health (TDH). In this position, she leads TDH efforts in maternal and child health, chronic disease prevention, health promotion and supplemental nutrition. TDH’s Family Health and Wellness Division delivers and promotes public health services such as adolescent pregnancy prevention, breastfeeding support, breast and cervical cancer screening, diabetes prevention, early childhood programs, violence and injury prevention, newborn screening, tobacco prevention, and the Women, Infants and Children nutrition program. These programs serve all 95 counties of the state through a network of local and regional health departments. Prior to this role, Dr. Harvey served as a senior field assignee in the Division of Reproductive Health at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Harvey received her PhD in Population, Family, and Reproductive Health from Johns Hopkins University’s Bloomberg School of Public Health and her Master of Public Health in Maternal and Child Health from the University of North Carolina Gillings School of Global Public Health.

Representative Caleb Hemmer is a lifelong Nashvillian serving the 59th District. A graduate of Metro Nashville Public Schools, the University of Tennessee–Knoxville, and later received his M.B.A. Representative Hemmer has served as an aide to Governor Phil Bredesen and as an executive with the Tennessee Department of Economic and Community Development. He also spent seven years as a commissioner on the Metro Board of Fair Commissioners, helping lead the redevelopment of the Nashville Fairgrounds, including the expo center and the Nashville SC stadium. In the private sector, he has worked in renewable energy and healthcare, currently serving in development at Longevity Health Plans to expand access to affordable, high-quality healthcare for vulnerable seniors.

Anna Morad, MD is an Associate Professor of Pediatrics at Vanderbilt University Medical School and is the Medical Director of the Newborn Nurseries for Monroe Carell Jr. Children’s Hospital at Vanderbilt. Dr. Morad is the past Infant Medical Director for Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care (TIPQC).  She has led statewide quality improvement projects around breastfeeding promotion, care of late preterm infants, and care for opioid exposed newborns. She is also a past President of Tennessee Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics.  She is the Pediatric Director for Firefly, a project that coordinates care for moms with opioid use disorder and their infants. Dr. Morad is co-PI for the SHINE program which provides medical home model and developmental surveillance for infants and children with opioid exposure. She has co-authored comparative effectiveness reviews on ankyloglossia, infantile hemangioma, and tonsillectomy.

Annie Sterle is a maternal health advocate, speaker, and documentary filmmaker whose journey into advocacy began after surviving a rare and often fatal complication of childbirth known as Amniotic Fluid Embolism (AFE). Following her recovery, she created the award-winning documentary, 24 Days Without You, which captures the clinical complexity and emotional aftermath of her experience and serves as a powerful tool to improve outcomes for future patients. Annie’s work has been featured in hospitals, academic institutions, and national conferences, where it continues to spark important conversations about crisis preparedness, provider communication, and trauma-informed care. She welcomes collaboration with clinical and educational leaders looking to integrate the film into training, symposiums, or awareness efforts. Annie lives in Minneapolis with her family.

Dr. Donald Stader is a board-certified emergency and addiction medicine physician, naloxone and harm reduction expert, film producer, and social entrepreneur. He is a nationally recognized leader in addressing the opioid crisis, pain management, medication for addiction treatment, and harm reduction. Dr. Stader is founder and Executive Director of the clinician-led nonprofit, The Naloxone Project. Don is also Co-Founder and CEO of the healthcare consulting company Epifluence, formerly Stader Opioid Consultants. Don has decades of experience in leadership, innovation, and creative arts. He has served as President of the Colorado chapter of ACEP, and currently chairs the national ACEP addiction medicine committee. Don practices Emergency and Addiction Medicine at Lincoln Health in Hugo, CO. He has served as Editor-in-Chief of multiple medical guidelines addressing the opioid crisis

Jessica Young, MD, MPH Obstetrician-Gynecologist and Addiction Medicine specialist. An Associate Professor at Vanderbilt University Medical Center in the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, she pioneered the Firefly Program which is an outpatient treatment program for women that integrates substance use disorder treatment with prenatal, postpartum care, and well woman care and serves as the medical director of this multidisciplinary program. She is the past maternal medical director for the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care and the state physician lead for the maternal arm of the TIPQC Opioid Use Disorder in Pregnancy Project. Board-Certified in both Obstetrics-Gynecology and Addiction Medicine, she has spoken regionally and nationally on the issue of substance use disorder in pregnancy and is an advocate for pregnant women and their families.