MURIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
Mar
ch 14, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Co
uncil of the D istrict of Colu mbia
John A. Wilson
Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Ch
airman M endelson:
In accordance
with section 2 of the Confirmation Act of 1978, effective March 3, 1979 (D.C. Law 2-
142;
D.C. Official Code § 1-523.01), and pursuant to section 4 of the Maternal Mortality Review
Committee Establishment Act of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official
Code
§
7-671.03), I am pleased to nominate the following individual:
Ms. Zoe G u
tterman
18th
Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(Ward 7)
f
or appointment as the representative from the American College of Nurse-Midwives member of the
Maternal Mortality Review Committee,
filling a vacant seat formerly held by Evette Hernandez, for
the remainder of a term to end January 10, 2028.
Enclosed, you will find biographical information detailing the experience of the above-m entioned
nominee, together with a proposed resolution to assist the Council during the confirmation process.
I would appreciate the Council’s earliest consideration of this nomination for confirmation. Please
do not hesitate to contact me, or Steven Walker, Director, Mayor’s Office of Talent and
Appointments, should the Council require additional information.
Sincerely,
Muriel B owser
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A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
airrnar(PhilMendelson
at the request
of the Mayor
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment
of Zoe Gutterman to the Maternal Mortality Review Committee.
RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA, that this
resolution may be cited
as the "Maternal Mortality Review Committee Zoe Gutterman
Confirmation Resolution
of 2025".
Sec. 2. The Council
of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Zoe Gutterman
18th Street, NE
Washington, DC 20002
(Ward
7)
as the representative from the American College of Nurse-Midwives member of the Maternal
Mortality Review Committee, established by section 3
of the Maternal Mortality Review
Committee Establishment Act
of 2018, effective June 5, 2018 (D.C. Law 22-111; D.C. Official
Code § 7-671.02), filling a vacant seat formerly held by Evette Hernandez, for the remainder
of a
term to end January 10, 2028.
Sec.
3. The Council of the District of Columbia shall transmit a copy of this resolution,
upon its adoption, to the nominee and to the Office
of the Mayor.
Sec.
4. This resolution shall take effect immediately. ZOEALEXANDRA LEVYGUTTERMAN, CNM, MNPH, FAANM
PROFESSIONALEXPERIENCE
Unity HealthCare
Midwifery Director October 2019-Present
●Director of Midwifery practice at Federally Qualified Health Center
●Manage six Certified Nurse Midwives including scheduling in clinic and hospital setting
●Successfully advocating for increased midwifery presence at Howard University Hospital
●Collaboratively developed and implemented midwifery related policies
●Serve on Quality Improvement committee
Nurse-Midwife May 2017-Present
●Provide obstetric and gynecologic clinical care to patients at three Federally Qualified Health Center sites
●Provide obstetric care for labor, birth and postpartum at Howard University Hospital
●Precept Nurse-Midwifery students, WHNP students, OBGYN residents, family medicine residents and medical
students
Howard University Hospital
Nurse-Midwife October 2017-Present
●Provide obstetric care for labor, birth and postpartum
●Precept OBGYN residents, family medicine residents and medical students
Georgetown University
Adjunct Faculty May
2018-Present
●Provide hands on instruction to midwifery and women’s health nurse practitioner students
Seeding Disruption Fellowship January 2021-January
2022
Fellow
●Was selected to join 20 leaders in the D.C. community to meet throughout the year program to generate, seed, and
catalyze disruptive practices for the purpose of dismantling systems of racial inequity.
George Washington University Hospital
Midwifery Fellow May 2017-April 2018
●Honed leadership, clinical management and collaborative care skills with CNM and OB teams in clinic and on the
labor and delivery unit focusing on evidence based care and primary cesarean prevention
●Supervised medical and midwifery students in clinic and on the labor and delivery unit
●Redesigned practice benchmarking system to improve collection and analysis of monthly benchmarking data
●Organized quarterly multi-stakeholder roundtables examining out of hospital birth and formulated department
protocol for out-of-hospital transfers
Family Health and Birth Center (FHBC)
Midwife Intern February 2017- April 2017
●Spearheaded data entry of patient data
Baltimore City Department of Health
Intern September 2016-December 2016
●Prepared evaluation ofReproductive Health Initiative Programthat integrated reproductive health services into
substance use disorder treatment centers including chart review, data analysis, and evaluation of cost effectiveness
Accreditation Commission for Midwifery Education (ACME)
Intern May 2015-August 2015
●Prepared petition for on Certified Nurse-Midwifery and Certified Midwifery education for U.S. Education
Department
●Conducted community assessment implementing a variety of data gathering techniques
Jhpiego
Intern January 2015-May 2015
●Wrote policy brief on importance of accreditation systems in country and numerating solutions in low resource
settings
White Ribbon Alliance
Policy Intern September 2014-February 2015
●Produced reports on midwifery promotion work globally encouraging financial contributions posted on WRA
website.
Children’s National Medical Center Hematology-Oncology Unit
Activity Specialist Fall 2011-Spring
2013 ●Led Teen Room inpatient, outpatient off-site, and bereavement programming for families, patients and staff
National Institutes of Health
Post Baccalaureate Fellow Fall 2010-Fall 2011
●Selective post-graduate fellowship focusing on macular degeneration research
LEADERSHIP
American College of Nurse Midwives Division of Advocacy and Affiliate Support
Division Chair May 2022-
Present
●Lead ACNM’s leaders on advocacy and affiliate development including monthly meetings and leadership
development
National Government Affairs Committee (NGAC) of the American College of Nurse Midwives
Chair May 2019- May
2022
●Lead ACNM’s grassroots organizing for all national level legislation
●Initiated and organized “ACNM’s Off the Hill Week” advocacy event for midwives and student midwives three
times a year
●Organize and lead monthly calls with 25 NGAC members
Liaison to Students and Board Member May 2017-May 2019
●Recruited and organized midwifery students nationally who are committed to political action
●Facilitated and trained student board members in leadership skills
DC Affiliate of the American College of Nurse Midwives
President June 2018- Present
●Liaison to the DCPerinatal Quality Collaborative
●Organize, schedule and lead bi-monthly affiliate meetings
●Lead advocate for D.C. law extending licensenture of Certified Midwives to practice in D.C.
●Initiate and lead subcommittees including mentorship, anti-racism and marketing midwifery meeting monthly
●Initiated and executed website re-launch and created a virtual voting platform to increase member participation
●Led fundraising campaign with annual sales exceeding $12,000 for the past 3 years
●Former Vice President from June 2017-June 2018
ACNM National Annual Meeting Program Committee
Committee Member and Student Page Coordinator May 2019- Present
●Participate in Program Committee calls and meeting planning activities including review and acceptance of
speakers.
Local Committee Chair May 2018- May 2019
●Participated in Program Committee monthly calls and meeting planning activities including review of speakers
●Organized local committee actions including local committee booth, entertainment, and local attractions
●Organized tri-affiliate planning bringing together leaders from D.C., Maryland and Virginia to prepare for the
meeting
EDUCATION
Johns Hopkins University-Masters in Public Health Nursing December 2016
●Graduated with Honors – Sigma Theta Tau
Shenandoah University-Post Master’s Certificate in Nurse Midwifery December 2016
●Member of Graduate Curriculum Committee and Nurse Midwifery Program Director Search Committee
●Recipient of the Eleanor Wade Custer Community Nursing Award
Johns Hopkins University-Bachelors of Science in Nursing July 2014
●Graduated with Honors – Sigma Theta Tau
●Recipient of theBetty Cuthbert Award for Commitment to Service
●Birth Companions Doula and Birth Companions Program Leader
Oberlin College-Bachelors of Arts in Environmental Studies May 2010
PRESENTATIONS AND POSTERS
●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) and Linkin Learning 2021 Emerging Leader Foundations
●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2021 Annual Meeting Presenter May 2021: Presentation on
“Advocating for Midwifery: Addressing Systemic Racism Through Policy and Advocacy”
●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2020 Annual Meeting Presenter May 2020: Presentation on
“Midwifery Advocacy and Policy” ●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2019 Annual Meeting Presenter May 2019: Presentation on
“Midwifery Students Storm the Hill: A Student Nuts and Bolts Session for Hill Day”
●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2019 Annual Meeting Poster Presentation May 2019: Poster
presentation “Engaging Students On and Off the Hill”
●Gutterman, Z. & McDevitt, K. (Fall 2018) A Seat at the Table: DC’s Work on the Maternal Mortality Crisis.
Quickening: Official Newsletter of ACNM
●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2018 Annual Meeting Presenter May 2018: Diving for Pearls: GW
Pearls of Physiologic Birth –Presentation - 5/21/2018
●American College of Nurse-Midwives (ACNM) 2018 Annual Meeting Poster Presentation May 2018- Pinger
Patterns of Labor Poster- 5/23/2018
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Zoe Gutterman
Ms. Zoe Gutterman (she/her) is a Certified Nurse Midwife. She is the
Midwifery Practice Director at Unity Healthcare, where she manages a
team of midwives across eight clinics, as well as spearheading an
initiative to expand services at Howard University Hospital.
Ms. Gutterman has served on DC’s Perinatal Quality Collaborative and
as the Chair of the DC Affiliate of the American College of Nurse
Midwives (ACNM) and of ACNM’s Government Affairs Committee.
She also works as adjunct faculty in the School of Nursing at
Georgetown University.
A Ward 7 resident, Ms. Gutterman earned her Bachelor of Science in
Nursing and her Master of Public Health from Johns Hopkins University . GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
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The John A. Wilson Building • 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW • Suite 300 • Washington, D.C. 20004 • Office (202) 724 -7681
To: Kimberly A. Bassett, Steve Walker
From: Betsy Cavendish
Date: February 14, 2025
Subject: Legal sufficiency review of a resolution appointing Zoe Gutterman as a member
of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee
This is to Certify that this office has reviewed the above- referenced Order and found
it to be legally unobjectionable. If you have any questions in this regard, please do not hesitate
to call Michael Porcello, Deputy General Counsel, Executive Office of the Mayor, at 202- 727-
0872, or me at 202- 724-7681.
______________________________
Elizabeth Cavendish