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11 MURIEL BOWSER
22 MAYOR
33 Mar
44 ch 14, 2025
55 The Honorable Phil Mendelson
66 Chairman
77 Co
88 uncil of the D istrict of Colu mbia
99 John A. Wilson
1010 Building
1111 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
1212 Washington, DC 20004
1313 Dear Ch
1414 airman M endelson:
1515 In accordance
1616 with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
1717 142;
1818 D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
1919 Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official
2020 Code
2121 §
2222 7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
2323 Dr
2424 . Christina M area
2525 24th
2626 Street, N E
2727 Washington, D.C 20018
2828 (Ward 5)
2929 f
3030 or reappointment as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District of Columbia
3131 hospital
3232 or birthing center member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, fo r a term to end
3333 January 10, 2028.
3434 Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
3535 nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
3636 I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
3737 do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
3838 Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
3939 Sincerely,
4040 Muriel B owser
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7676 at the request of the Mayor
7777 A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
7878 IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT
7979 OF COLUMBIA
8080 To confirm the reappointment
8181 of Dr. Christina Marea to the Maternal Mortality Review
8282 Committee.
8383 RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
8484 resolution may be cited
8585 as the "Maternal Mortality Review Committee Dr. Christina Marea
8686 Confirmation Resolution
8787 of 2025".
8888 Sec. 2. The Council
8989 of the District of Columbia confirms the reappointment of:
9090 Dr. Christina Marea
9191 24th Street, NE
9292 Washington, DC 20018
9393 (Ward 5)
9494 as a person with experience in obstetrics and gynecology from a District of Columbia hospital or
9595 birthing center member
9696 of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee, established by section 3 of
9797 the Maternal Mortality Review Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018
9898 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official
9999 Code§ 7-671.02), for a term to end January 10, 2028.
100100 Sec. 3. The Council
101101 of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
102102 upon its adoption, to the nominee and
103103 to the Office of the Mayor.
104104 Sec.
105105 4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. CURRICULUMVITAE
106106 PERSONAL DATA
107107 ChristinaX.Marea,PhD,MSN,MA,CNM
108108 ‘AdvancedPracticeNursing
109109 SchoolofNursingandHealthStudies
110110 GeorgetownUniversit
111111
112112 1.PERSONALINFORMATION
113113 A.Education
114114 Years Degree/Coursework
115115 ‘September2021—Present
116116 December2020
117117 May2010
118118 May2008
119119 May2002
120120 Fellowship:
121121 TLIPostdoctoralFellowship
122122 PhD
123123 MasterofScienceinNursing
124124 MasterofArtsinConflict
125125 Resolution
126126 BachelorofScienceinForeign
127127 Service
128128 Institution
129129 Georgetown-HowardUniversities
130130 CenterforClinicaland
131131 ‘TranslationalScience
132132 JohnsHopkinsSchoolofNursing
133133 Baltimore,MD
134134 YaleSchoolofNursing
135135 ‘NewHaven,CT
136136 UniversityofBradford,Bradford,
137137 WestYorkshire,UK
138138 GeorgetownUniversity
139139 Washington,DC
140140 BetterSelvesFellowship,KnollFarm,Vermont,USA,2017
141141 UniversityofBradford,RotaryWorldPeaceFellowship,WestYorkshire,
142142 UnitedKingdom,2006-2008
143143 B.ProfessionalExperience
144144 Institution/LocationYears Title
145145 2020—PresentAssistantProfessor,EducatorTrack
146146 ‘Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP
147147 2013-2019AdjunctInstructor,OCICoordinator,
148148 ‘Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP
149149 GeorgetownUniversitySchoolofNursing
150150 andHealthStudies,WashingtonDC
151151 GeorgetownUniversitySchoolofNursing
152152 andHealthStudies,WashingtonDC 2017 – 2019 External Consultant World Health Organization, Geneva,
153153 Switzerland (remote)
154154 2013 - 2019 Coordinator for Simulation,
155155 Nurse-Midwifery/WHNP
156156 Georgetown University School of Nursing
157157 and Health Studies, Washington DC
158158 2018 – Present Certified Nurse Midwife Community of Hope
159159 Washington, DC
160160 2015 – 2017 Certified Nurse Midwife Providence Hospital
161161 Washington DC
162162 2014 – 2015 Certified Nurse Midwife Physicians and Midwives
163163 Alexandria, VA
164164 2012 – 2013 Certified Nurse Midwife Doctors Without Borders, Maban, South
165165 Sudan
166166 2010 - 2012 Certified Nurse Midwife Medstar Washington Hospital Center,
167167 Washington DC
168168 2009 – 2010 Registered Nurse Fair Haven Community Health Center, New
169169 Haven, CT
170170 2009 Co-Director Haven Free Clinic, New Haven, CT
171171 2008 External Consultant UNHCR/ UNRWA, Damascus, Syria
172172 2007 Certified Professional Midwife Hospitalito Atitlan, Santiago Atitlan,
173173 Guatemala
174174 2006 – 2007 Certified Professional Midwife Maternidad La Luz, El Paso, TX
175175 2003 – 2004 Marketing Associate Advisory Board Company, Washington DC
176176 2002 – 2005 Director Learning Enterprises, Washington DC
177177
178178
179179 C. Licensure
180180 Registered Nurse/ Certified Nurse-Midwife
181181 State: DC
182182 License No: RN1020288
183183 Initial Date: May 2010
184184 Renewal/ Expiration: December 2022
185185
186186
187187 D. Certification
188188 Years Source Type
189189 2010 – 2022 American Midwifery
190190 Certification Board
191191 Certified Nurse Midwife
192192
193193 E. Languages Spoken: English, Spanish
194194
195195 2. RESEARCH AND SCHOLARLY ACTIVITIES A. Publications:
196196 i. Original Papers in Refereed Journals
197197 1. Marea, C. X., Warren, N., Glass, N., Johnson-Agbakwu, C., & Perrin, N. (2021).
198198 Assessing the reliability and validity of attitudes and confidence scales for the care of
199199 women and girls affected by female genital cutting/ mutilation. BMC Public Health,
200200 21(1415). https://doi.org/10.1186/s12889-021-11455-8
201201 2. Marea, C. X.; Warren, N.; Glass, N.; Johnson-Agbakwu, C.; Perrin, N. (2021) Factors
202202 Associated with Health Care Provider Awareness, Attitudes, and Confidence for the Care
203203 of Women and Girls Affected by FGM/C, Health Equity 5:1, 329–337, DOI:
204204 10.1089/heq.2020.0130.
205205 3. Njie-Carr, V.P.S., Sabri, B., Messing, J.T., Ward-Lasher, A., Marea, C., Wachter, K., &
206206 Campbell, J. (2020). Understanding intimate partner violence among immigrant and
207207 refugee women: A grounded theory analysis. Journal of Aggression, Maltreatment, &
208208 Trauma (JAMT). https://doi.org/10.1080/10926771.2020.1796870
209209 4. Kaufman, M. R., Grilo, G., Williams, A., Marea, C. X., Fentaye, F. W., Abebe
210210 Gebretsadik, L., & Yedenekal, S. A. (2019). The Intersection of Gender-Based Violence
211211 and Risky Sexual Behaviour among University Students in Ethiopia: A Qualitative Study
212212 Psychology & Sexuality, 11(3), 198-211.
213213 https://doi.org/10.1080/19419899.2019.1667418
214214 5. Kaufman, M. R., Williams, A. M., Grilo, G., Marea, C. X., Fentaye, F. W., Gebretsadik,
215215 L. A., & Yedenekal, S. A. (2019). “We are responsible for the violence, and prevention is
216216 up to us”: a qualitative study of perceived risk factors for gender-based violence among
217217 Ethiopian university students. BMC Women’s Health, 19(1), 131.
218218 https://doi.org/10.1186/s12905-019-0824-0
219219 6. Nersesian, P. V., Starbird, L. E., Wilson, D. M., Marea, C. X., Uveges, M. K., Choi, S.
220220 S. W., … Cajita, M. I. (2019). Mentoring in research-focused doctoral nursing programs
221221 and student perceptions of career readiness in the United States. Journal of Professional
222222 Nursing, 35(5), 358–364. https://doi.org/10.1016/J.PROFNURS.2019.04.005
223223 7. Alvarez CP, Davidson PM, Fleming C, Glass NE. Elements of effective interventions for
224224 addressing intimate partner violence in Latina women: A systematic review. PLoS One.
225225 2016;11(8):1-13. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0160518
226226 8. Grace KT, Fleming C. A Systematic Review of Reproductive Coercion in International
227227 Settings. World Med Heal Policy. 2016;8(4):382-408. doi:doi:10.1002/wmh3.209
228228
229229 Manuscripts Under Peer Review
230230
231231 Dissertation Manuscripts Pending Submission
232232 Marea, C. X.; Warren, N.; Glass, N.; Pallitto, C. Advancing the Knowledge, Attitudes and
233233 Practices of Health Care Providers Who Care for Women and Girls Who have Undergone
234234 FGM/C: A Qualitative Exploration of Expert Opinion.
235235
236236 ii. Abstracts for Conference papers and posters
237237 International 1. Marea C, Evans M, Warren N, Pallitto C. Knowledge, Attitudes and Practices of Health
238238 Care Providers for Female Genital Cutting: A Qualitative Exploration. 3rd International
239239 Expert Meeting on Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Sharing data and experiences,
240240 improving collaboration. 2019 May 20-22. Brussels, Belgium
241241 2. Marea C, Johnson-Agbakwu C, Fox K. Female Genital Cutting (FGC) Status of
242242 Daughters and Family Decision-Making Among Somali Refugee Families in Arizona: A
243243 Mixed Methods Analysis. XXII FIGO Congress. 2018 October 14-19. Rio de Janeiro,
244244 Brazil
245245 3. Njie-Carr V, Sabri B, Messing JT, Suarez C, Ward-Lasher A, Fleming C, Campbell J.
246246 Engendering Resilience to Survive in the Lives of Abused Immigrant and Refugee
247247 Women: A Grounded Theory Study. Nursing Network on Violence Against Women
248248 International. 2018 September 27-29. Niagara-On-The-Lake, Ontario, Canada.
249249 4. Njie-Carr V, Sabri B, Messing JT, Suarez C, Ward-Lasher A, Fleming C, Campbell J.
250250 Common and Culturally Specific Factors Related to Intimate-Partner Violence among
251251 Immigrant and Refugee Women: Implications for Safety Planning. Nursing Network on
252252 Violence Against Women International. 2018 September 27-29. Niagara-On-The-Lake,
253253 Ontario, Canada.
254254 5. Fleming C, Evans M, Warren N, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Development and Evaluation of
255255 an Evidence-Based Training Workshop for Health Care Providers Caring for Women and
256256 Girls Affected by Female Genital Cutting (FGC). 12th Biennial Conference of the Global
257257 Network of WHO Collaborating Centres for Nursing and Midwifery. 2018 July 18-19.
258258 Cairns, Australia.
259259 6. Fleming C, Evans M, Warren N, Johnson-Agbakwu C. Health Care Provider
260260 Competencies Caring for FGC-Affected Populations – A Conceptual Map. 2nd
261261 International Expert Meeting on Female Genital Mutilation / Cutting Sharing data and
262262 experiences, improving collaboration. 2018 May 28-29. CHU Sainte-Justine, Montreal,
263263 Canada.
264264 National
265265 7. Nersesian P, Starbird L, Choi S, Wilson D, Fleming C, Kurtz M, Szanton S. Mentoring
266266 in research doctorate nursing programs and students' perceived career readiness. Nursing
267267 Education Research Conference. 2018 April 2019-2021. Washington, D.C., USA.
268268 8. Worly B, Heinrichs G, Fleming C. Sexual Health Education – How to Handle the Hard
269269 Stuff. Association of Professors of Gynecology and Obstetrics Conference. 2018 January
270270 6-9. Palm Beach, Florida, USA.
271271 Local
272272 9. Escobar M, Marea C. Integrating a Health Equity Framework for Health Professional
273273 Education. Gender+ Justice Colloquium, Georgetown University. 2021 April 8-9.
274274 Washington D.C. USA
275275
276276 iii. Reports
277277 1. DC Maternal Mortality Review Commission Annual Report 2019-2020
278278
279279 B. Research Funding:
280280 i. Current Active Agency: Hillman Foundation
281281 Identifying Number: Innovations in Care
282282 Title of Project: Thriving in the Postpartum Year: A Nurse-Midwife Led Group
283283 Intervention to Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Families Experiencing Racism in
284284 Washington D.C.
285285 Dates of Project Period: January 2022 – December 2024
286286 Corresponding PI: Christina Marea, PhD
287287 Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $510,000
288288 Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ 90,000
289289 Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ 600,000
290290 Role on Project: Principal Investigator
291291
292292 Agency: Pew Charitable Trust
293293 Identifying Number: NA
294294 Title of Project: Calling All Sectors Initiative: Exploring the Experiences of Pregnant
295295 People Experiencing Homelessness
296296 Dates of Project Period: November 2021 – May 2022
297297 Corresponding PI: Christina Marea, PhD
298298 Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $25,000 (sub-Award)
299299 Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: NA
300300 Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:
301301 Role on Project: Co-Principal Investigator
302302
303303 Agency: NRSA Translational Biomedical Scient Training Grant
304304 Identifying Number: TL1TR001431
305305 Title of Project: Thriving in the Postpartum Year: A Nurse-Midwife Led Group
306306 Intervention to Promote the Health and Wellbeing of Families Experiencing Racism in
307307 Washington DC
308308 Dates of Project Period: 9/1/2021 – 8/31/2022
309309 Corresponding PI: Kathryn Sandberg
310310 Role on Project: Postdoctoral Fellow
311311
312312 ii. Submitted (Not yet funded)
313313 Agency:
314314 Identifying Number:
315315 Title of Project:
316316 Dates of Project Period:
317317 Corresponding PI:
318318 Total Direct Costs over all years of award:
319319 Total Indirect Costs over all years of award:
320320 Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award:
321321 Role on Project:
322322
323323 iii. Previous
324324 Agency: World Health Organization Identifying Number: ERC.0003031
325325 Title of Project: Construction and Validation of a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
326326 Instrument for Health Care Providers Caring for FGMC-Affected Populations
327327 Dates of Project Period: August 2017 – May 2020
328328 Corresponding PI: Christina Marea
329329 Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $50,000
330330 Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ NA
331331 Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ NA
332332 Role on Project: Principal Investigator
333333
334334 Agency: Heilbrunn Foundation
335335 Identifying Number: NA
336336 Title of Project: Construction and Validation of a Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices
337337 Instrument for Health Care Providers Caring for FGMC-Affected Populations
338338 Dates of Project Period: June 2018 – June 2020
339339 Corresponding PI: Christina Marea
340340 Total Direct Costs over all years of award: $25,000
341341 Total Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ NA
342342 Total Direct plus Indirect Costs over all years of award: $ NA
343343 Role on Project: Principal Investigator
344344
345345 C. Invited Lectures and Speaking:
346346 1. Panelist, Data Use in Maternal Mortality Review Commissions. Saving Lives: A Data-
347347 Driven Summit to Improve Maternal Health hosted by MITRE and March of Dimes,
348348 November 2021.
349349 2. Guest Lecturer, Integrating a Health Equity Framework for Health Professional
350350 Education: A Curricular Workshop, Teaching For Inclusion and Equity Series. School of
351351 Medicine, Georgetown University, October 2021.
352352 3. Invited Speaker, Racism and Maternal Health Disparities, Howard University,
353353 Washington, DC, March 2019
354354 4. CEU Presenter, Understanding Health Disparities: Racism, Toxic Stress, and Structural
355355 Inequality, Women’s Health Symposium, Local DC ACNM Affiliate, Washington D.C.,
356356 April 2018.
357357 5. Podium Presentation, Global Midwifery, Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
358358 Midwifery Week, Baltimore, Maryland, October 2016
359359 6. Invited Speaker, Midwifery Care of Refugee and Immigrant Populations, Johns Hopkins
360360 University School of Advanced International Studies, Global Women in Leadership
361361 Celebrating International Women's Day, March 2016
362362 7. Invited Speaker, Humanitarian Aid – Working with Doctors Without Borders, Johns
363363 Hopkins University School of Nursing, Baltimore, Maryland, 2013
364364
365365 D. Editorships, Editorial Boards, and Reviewing Activities
366366 i. Ad Hoc Journal Reviews
367367 Health Equity SAGE One Medical
368368
369369 ii. Grant Reviews – NA
370370
371371 iii. Abstract Reviews
372372 1. American College of Nurse Midwives Annual Meeting: 2019, 2021.
373373
374374 3. TEACHING, MENTORING, AND ADVISING
375375 A. Teaching Activities
376376 i. Courses Taught
377377
378378 Name and
379379 Course
380380 Number
381381 Role Number of
382382 Direct Contact
383383 Hours
384384 Year(s)
385385 Taught
386386 Number
387387 of
388388 Students
389389 Overall
390390 Evaluation
391391 Score (5 max
392392 score)
393393 NURO 721 –
394394 Integrated
395395 Midwifery Care
396396 of Women
397397 Course
398398 Coordinator
399399 and
400400 Instructor
401401 2 Fall 2020
402402 Summer 2020
403403 Spring 2020
404404 Summer 2019
405405 12
406406 12
407407 15
408408 10
409409 TBD
410410 5
411411 5
412412 4
413413 NURO 722 –
414414 Full Scope
415415 Midwifery Care
416416 II
417417 Instructor 4 Fall 2020
418418 Summer 2020
419419 Summer 2019
420420 35
421421 12
422422 25
423423 TBD
424424 NA
425425 NA
426426 NURO 733 –
427427 Advanced
428428 Women’s Health
429429 Care Seminar
430430 Instructor 2 Fall 2017
431431 Summer 2017
432432 Spring 2017
433433 10
434434 18
435435 9
436436 Not Calculated
437437 Not Calculated
438438 Not Calculated
439439
440440 NURO 510 –
441441 Intro to Women’s
442442 Reproductive
443443 Health
444444 Instructor 3 Spring 2017
445445 Fall 2016
446446
447447 10
448448 9
449449 Not Calculated
450450 Not Calculated
451451
452452 NURO 540 –
453453 Evidence Based
454454 Practice and
455455 Research
456456 Instructor 3 Spring 2017
457457
458458 12 Not Calculated
459459
460460 NURO 671 –
461461 Reproductive
462462 Health Care II
463463 Instructor 3 Summer 2016 10 Not Calculated
464464
465465 NURO 710 –
466466 Families in Crisis
467467 Instructor 1 Spring 2016
468468 Spring 2014
469469 (x2 sections)
470470 9
471471 25
472472 34
473473 Not Calculated
474474 4.75, 4.8
475475 5, 4.5, 4.75 Fall 2013
476476 (x3 sections)
477477 NURO 675 –
478478 Reproductive
479479 Healthcare of
480480 Women II
481481 Instructor 3 Fall 2013 9 5
482482 NURO 502 –
483483 Primary Care of
484484 Women
485485 Instructor 2 Summer 2013 8 5
486486 Not calculated occurred during terms where too few students responded.
487487
488488 ii. Teaching Recognition/Awards
489489
490490 Innovation in Education Award, May 2021
491491 Nurse-Midwifery/ WHNP Program, Department of Advanced Nursing Practice, School
492492 of Nursing and Health Studies, Georgetown University
493493
494494 B. Mentoring
495495
496496 Mentor: Christina Marea
497497 Mentee: Katie DePalma
498498 Dates of Mentorship: May 2013 – January 2021
499499 Outcomes: Board Certification as CNM/ WHNP, Instructor at Georgetown University, Course
500500 Coordinator for Integrated Midwifery Care, Curriculum Development – Gender-Affirming
501501 Healthcare, Anti-Racist Practice, Weight Stigma in Clinical Practice
502502
503503 C. Advising
504504
505505 Advisee: Juandria Nicole Montgomery
506506 Program: DNP Candidacy
507507 Institution: Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies
508508 Project Title: Impact of an online education intervention on health care provider self-efficacy for
509509 assessment and care of clients Experiencing Female Sexual Dysfunction
510510 Outcomes:
511511
512512 Advisee: Yara Bazzoun
513513 Program: Medical Resident, Masters of Public Health
514514 Institution: University Hospital, Geneva
515515 Project Title: Knowledge, attitude, and practice of Swiss and Swedish health professionals
516516 towards women and girls with or at risk of female genital mutilation/cutting
517517 Outcomes: Validated survey of knowledge, attitudes, practice; 3 manuscripts currently in
518518 progress
519519
520520 4. SERVICE
521521 A. University Service:
522522 i. Department
523523 Member, Nursing Structure Ad-Hoc Group, 2020
524524 Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies
525525
526526 Member, Task Force on Philosophy, Mission and Vision
527527 Nurse Midwifery and Women’s Health Nurse Practitioner Program
528528 Department of Advanced Practice Nursing
529529 Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies
530530
531531 ii. School
532532 Member, Dean Search Committee, 2021
533533 Georgetown University, School of Nursing and Health Studies
534534
535535 iii. University
536536 Senator, Faculty Senate, 2021-2024
537537 Georgetown University
538538
539539 iv. Georgetown University Medical Center (GUMC)
540540 Member, GUMC Faculty Caucus, 2021-2024
541541 Georgetown University
542542
543543 B. Professional Service:
544544 Co-Chair, Washington DC Maternal Mortality Review Commission
545545 June 2019 – Present
546546 Chair, Education Committee, Division of Global Engagement, ACNM
547547 June 2021 – Present
548548 Member, Maternal Health Advisory Group, Washington D.C. Dept. of Health Care Finance
549549 January 2022 - Present
550550
551551 5. HONORS AND AWARDS
552552 Awards Institution/Location Years
553553 CENTILE Lead Fellow Georgetown University Medical Center 2021 -
554554 2022 Fellow Better Selves Fellowship 2017
555555 Professional Development
556556 Award
557557 Johns Hopkins University, School of Nursing 2017
558558 TL1 Trainee Award,
559559 Predoctoral Clinical Research
560560 Training Program
561561 Johns Hopkins Institute for Clinical and
562562 Translational Research
563563 2015 –
564564 2016
565565 T32 Predoctoral Training Grant
566566 for Study of Violence, Fellow,
567567 Jacquelyn Campbell, PI, NINR, NIH, T32
568568 HDO64428, Johns Hopkins University School
569569 of Nursing
570570 2013 –
571571 2015
572572 Rotary World Peace Fellow Rotary Foundation, University of Bradford,
573573 West Yorkshire, UK
574574 2017
575575 Sigma Theta Tau – Delta Mu
576576 Chapter
577577 Yale University 2018
578578
579579 6. PROFESSIONAL SOCIETY MEMBERSHIP
580580 Dates (in Years) of Membership Society Name, Leadership Role (if appropriate)
581581
582582 1. 2010 – Present; ACNM, Local Chapter Washington, DC
583583 2. 2018 – Present; Sigma Theta Tau International Nursing Honor Society, Nu Beta Chapter
584584 3. 2016 – Present; National League of Nursing
585585 4. 2021 – Present; International Society of Global Health
586586 5. 2020 – Present; National Association of Hispanic Nurses
587587
588588
589589 I certify that this curriculum vitae is a current and accurate statement of my professional record.
590590 Signature: Date: ______February 2, 2022___________
591591
592592
593593
594594 Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
595595 John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
596596
597597
598598
599599
600600 Dr. Christina Marea
601601
602602 Dr. Christina Marea is a certified nurse midwife, educator, and
603603 researcher. Her research interests are at the intersection of reproductive
604604 justice, health disparities, and health system opportunities to transform
605605 care and outcomes for structurally marginalized and excluded people.
606606 As a clinical educator, Professor Marea seeks to increase the capacity of
607607 reproductive health care providers to provide excellent care to meet the
608608 specific needs of marginalized and structurally excluded groups through
609609 interventions that aim to improve and maintain high quality health care
610610 services.
611611 Dr. Marea has practiced clinical midwifery practice in a range of
612612 settings including included a birth center working with Latina immigrants, a rural Guatemalan
613613 hospital serving a disaster-affected indigenous community, a federally qualified health center
614614 (FQHC) serving mainly uninsured/ underinsured immigrants (predominantly Latino), tertiary care
615615 hospitals include the care of pregnant and parenting incarcerated teens, and a refugee camp in
616616 South Sudan. Dr. Marea currently practices at Community of Hope (COH) here in Washington
617617 DC, an FQHC serving clients primarily in Wards 5 and 7.
618618 A Ward 5 resident, Dr. Marea earned her Bachelor of Science in Foreign Service from Georgetown
619619 University, her Master of Arts in Conflict Resolution from the University of Bradford, her Master
620620 of Science in Nursing from Yale School of Nursing, and her Doctor of Philosophy from John
621621 Hopkins School of Nursing. GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
622622 Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
623623
624624 Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
625625
626626
627627 ______________________________________________________________________________
628628 The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724-7681
629629
630630 To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
631631 From: Betsy Cavendish
632632 Date: October 24, 2024
633633 Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution reappointing Christina Marea as a
634634 member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
635635 This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above-referenced Order and found
636636 it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
637637 to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202-727-
638638 0872, or me at 202-724-7681.
639639
640640
641641
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