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Direct Entry Midwifery Board
Board Members
Board Sub-Committees
Oregon Health Licensing Agency
Board Service Opportunities
Direct Entry Midwifery Board
Midwifery
The Board of Direct Entry Midwifery consists of eight members appointed by the governor:  four licensed direct entry midwives, two certified nurse midwives, one physician practicing obstetrical care or education at the time of appointment, and one public member.
 
Appointments are subject to confirmation by the Oregon Senate.  Terms of service are three years beginning July 1 or until a successor is appointed and confirmed.

Board Members

LUCINA ARMSTRONG
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Portland, Oregon
First term of service from 3/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
 
 
MELISSA CHEYNEY, LDM - 2010 Chair
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Corvallis, Oregon
First term of service from 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2011
Click here to read biography.
 
JAMES di PROPERZIO
Public Member
Ashland, Oregon
First term of service from 3/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
 
Click here to read biography.
 
LINDA GLENN, CNM
Certified Nurse Midwife
Portland, Oregon
First term of service from 2/25/2008 - 6/30/2010
 
Click here to read biography.

NANCY GRANT, MD
Physician
Portland, Oregon 
Second term of service from 7/1/2008 - 6/30/2011
Click here to read biography.
SUSAN HEINZ
Certified Nurse Midwife
Corvallis, Oregon
First term of service from 3/1/2010 - 6/30/2011 
 
CYNTHIA LUXFORD
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Otis, Oregon
First term of service from 3/1/2010 - 6/30/2012
SUSAN MORAY, LDM - 2010 Vice-Chair
Licensed Direct Entry Midwife
Portland, Oregon
First term of service from 10/1/2008 - 6/30/2011
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Board Sub-Committees
Peer Review/Public Safety - Melissa Cheyney, Linda Glenn, Susan Moray, Susan Heinz
 
Education & Examination - Cynthia Luxford, Lucina Armstrong - Alternates: Linda Glenn, Susan Heinz
 
Enforcement - Melissa Cheyney, Nancy Grant, Susan Moray, James di Properzio - Alternate:   Lucina Armstrong
 
Legislation & Rules - Melissa Cheyney, Linda Glenn, Lucina Armstrong, James di Properzio - Alternates: Susan Moray, Nancy Grant, Susan Heinz
 
Customer Connection - Cynthia Luxford
An agency-wide committee with one representative from each board and council that addresses agency-wide customer service issues 

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 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.
 
Click here for an overview of OHLA-regulated professions and boards and councils
 
Click here for links to state board, council and commission Web sites.

Board Service Opportunities
Board meeting
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: April 30, 2010

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