We are NY CPM, INC.

NY CPM, INC. is a non-for-profit 501(c)4 organization with a mission to expand midwifery licensure in New York State to include Certified Professional Midwives.
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Each of our members is an integral part in making waves for the New York Certified Professional Midwife Licensing Bill A1125/S5542 that is set to reach lawmakers this cycle.

Learn More About the CPM Licensing Bill

​Meet the Board

​​New York birthing people deserve community midwives, and our community midwives deserve to be recognized as the educated and compassionate midwives they are.
Susan Derby, LM (MA), CPM, BSN
President, NYCPM
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Tisha Graham, LM (VT), CPM, ICBD, ICCE, CLC
Vice-President, NYCPM

Estefany Angeles, CPM-Student, LCCE, CLC 
Treasurer, NYCPM

Danielle Kitt, CPM, LMT
Secretary, NYCPM

​Elizabeth Catlin, CPM
Board Member, NYCPM

Nubia Earth Martin, LM (NJ), CPM, MS in Midwifery
Founder/President Birth from the Earth
Board Member, NYCPM

Lissa Horning, LM (ME), CPM
Board Member, NYCPM

Melissa Carman, LM (VT), CPM
Board Member, NYCPM

Hilary Schlinger, LM, CNM, RN, CPM-retired
Educational Consultant

Linda Schutt, LM, CM, CPM
Former Chair NYS Board of Midwifery
Legislative Consultant

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​​Email us at [email protected]

Thank You for Your Support

Bill Sponsors:
Julia Salazar (Senate) and Amy Paulin (Assembly)

Senate Co-Sponsors:

Jacob Ashby
George Borrello
Jabari Brisport
Samra G. Brouk
Cordell Cleare
Leroy Comrie
Patrick Gallivan
Kristen Gonzalez
Pamela Helming
Michelle Hinchey
Robert Jackson
Rachel May

Dean Murray
​Zellnor Y. Myrie
Peter Oberacker
Thomas Omara
Kevin Parker
Julia Salazar
Jessica Scarcella-Spanton
Luis R. Sepulveda
James Skoufis
Mark Walzyk
Lea Webb
Alexis Weik

Assembly Co-Sponsors:

Joe Angelino
Scott Bendett
Rodneyse Bichotte Hermelyn
Robert Carroll
Sarah Clark
Vivian Cook
Catalina Cruz
Maritza Davila
Chris Eachus
Harvey Epstein
Phara Souffrant Forrest
Jeff Gallahan
Jarett Gandolfo
Jessica Gonzalez-Rojas
Andrew Hevesi
Pamela Hunter
Chantel Jackson
Anna Kelles​
​​Dana Levenberg

Jennifer Lunsford
Donna Lupardo
Zohran Mamdani
Brian Manktelow
Karen McMahon
Demond Meeks
Marcela Mitaynes
Karines Reyes
Amy Paulin
Gabriella Romero
Linda Rosenthal
Rebecca Seawright
Sarahana Shrestha
Jo Anne Simon
Tony Simone
Albert Stirpe, Jr
Carrie Woerner
Stefani Zinerman