Read the full stored bill text
MU
RIEL BOWSER
MAYOR
March 14, 2025
The Honorable Phil Mendelson
Chairman
Council of the District of Colu mbia
John A. Wilson Building
1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW, Suite 504
Washington, DC 20004
Dear Chairman Mendelson:
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. Catherine Daily
Belmont Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(Ward 1)
for appointment as the certified nurse midwife member of the Maternal Mortality Review Committee,
filling a vacant seat formerly held by Shakira Franklyn, for the remainder of a term to end January 10,
2025, and for a subsequent 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
Mayor
1
2
3
4
5
6
7
8
9
10
11
12
13
14
15
16
17
18
19
20
21
22
23
24
25
26
27
28
29
30
31
32
33
34
35
~ n
at the request of the Mayor
A PROPOSED RESOLUTION
IN THE COUNCIL OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
To confirm the appointment of Catherine Daily 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 Catherine Daily
Confirmation Resolution of 2025".
Sec. 2. The Council of the District of Columbia confirms the appointment of:
Catherine Daily
Belmont Street, NW
Washington, DC 20009
(Ward 1)
as the certified nurse midwife 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 Shakira Franklyn, for the remainder of a term to end January 10, 2025, and a subsequent
term to end January 10, 2028 .
Sec. 3. The Council 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.
CATHERINE DAILY
CERTIFIEDNURSE MIDWIFE
La al PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
ee CERTIFIEDNURSE MIDWIFEMary'sCenterforMaternalandChildCare,7/2017-present
MidwiferycareprovidedinEnglishandSpanishinafederallyqualifiedhealthcenter.
Primaryresponsibilitiesincludeantepartumandpostpartumcare,wellwomancare,
EDUCATION familyplanningtoincludeIUDandNexplanonprocedures.Serveasclinicalleadto
HealthyStarthomevisitingprogram
Geowetontients ADJUNCTFACULTYEnrolled9/2022 DepartmentofAdvancedNursingPractice,GeorgetownUniversity,
Anticipategraduation5/2024 1/2018-present
Masters ofScienceNurse- Course facultyforsynchronous teachingonlineincourseson labor,birthand newborn:
Midwifery care,andcomplexpregnancies,andforoncampusskillsintensivesfocusedonFrontierUniversit2 intrapartummidwiferyskills..3/30/2016graduated9/2013- 3/2016enrolled FELLOW,NURSE LEADERSHIPPROGRAMBachelorofScienceNursing DukeUniversity,Johnson& Johnson,4/2019- 4/2020
GeorgetownUniversity12/20/2012graduated Completedyear-longleadershiptrainingprogramtosupporttransformationalproject,
8/20N-2/2012enrolled focusedonbuildingnewintrapartumservicesforMary'sCenter.
BachalorofAtaSpanishint SECRETARY,DCCHAPTERAMERICANCOLLEGEOFNURSEMIDWIVES6/2019- 6/2020AmericanUniversity12/2003graduatedSysobbie)sobsanvolled Volunteerboardmembertocoordinatelocalmeetings,trainings,events.
MIDWIFERYFELLOW,CLINICALINSTRUCTORMedicalFaculty Associates/GeorgeWashingtonUniversityHospital,6/2016-5/2017
Fullscopemidwiferyinahospitalbasedmidwiferypracticeinayear-longfellowship
positionwithsharedresponsibilitiesforbothmidwiferyandphysicianpatients:
Focusedonnaturalunmedicatedchildbirthinahospitalsetting.
Providedlaborsupport,hydrotherapy,waterbirth,intermittentauscultation,
copingmeasures.
CLINICALINSTRUCTORiohnsHopkinsUniversitySchoolofNursing/Baltimore,MD,9/2011-5/2016
‘Trainedover300studentnursesoncorelaborsupportskillsforBirthCompanions
Programwithself-developedcurriculumfortwo-daycourse.
DONA APPROVED BIRTH DOULA TRAINER AND DOULA
Self -Employed / Washington, DC / 1/2007 – 6/2018
Facilitate four -day workshops on childbirth education, labor support, and breastfeeding for student doulas with
independent curriculum for 30+ workshops and 400+ students. Provided continuous labor support for 100+ families across
DC.
BIRTH ASSISTANT, BIRTH DOULA PROGRAM COORDINATOR, COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER
PROGRAM DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT, BIRTH DOULA, GRANTS CONSULTANT
Family Health and Birth Center, Community of Hope / DC , 9/ 2008 – 6/2013
At local FQHC, grew from volunteer doula to program coordinator and birth assistant. Assisted CNMs with out of hospital
birth. Managed doula program orientation, continuing education, and hands on mentoring. Managed grant reporting and
funding applications for FHBC programs. Established long -term relationships with women at -risk for preterm labor,
conducting home visits, providing labor and postpartum support, and reinforcing teaching by midwives.
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR, BIRTH DOULA
Holy Cross Hospital / Silver Spring, M D, 6/ 2008 -5/2010
Provided childbirth education classes in Spanish. Collaborated with team of birth doulas to provide labor support to
women on labor and delivery and in the operating room.
MEDICAL ASSISTANT PROGRAM SPECIALIST
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care and BRIYA Public Charter School , 2/ 2013 – 6/2013
Completed clinic wide needs assessment, facilitated strategic planning meetings, and developed core curriculum
guidelines for new medical assistant training program.
COMMUNITY HEALTH WORKER TRAINER CONSULTANT
DC Primary Care Association , 1/2008 – 9/2008
Co-facilitated “Community Health Worker Core Skills Training and Chronic Disease Basics” two -week trainings for pilot
program for community health workers at local FQHCs.
PRENATAL COORDINATOR,
HEALTHY START HEALTHY FAMILIES OUTREACH WORKER,
WASHINGTON AIDS PARTNERSHIP AMERICORPS MEMBER
Mary’s Center for Maternal and Child Care , 7/2005 -8/2008
Joined Mary’s Center FQHC clinic as an AmeriCorps member for one year of service providing HIV testing and educ ation.
Stayed on as staff as an outreach worker on the Mama and Baby Bus providing pregnancy testing and options counseling,
health education, and linking families to care. Developed prenatal coordinator position with team and navigated patients
through medical and social services.
TRAINING DEVELOPMENT CONSULTANT
La Clinica del Pueblo / D C, 8/ 2007 – 12/2017
Completed research on primary care clinicians experiences to build training curriculum and held workshop entitled,
“Challenges and Strategies for Addressing HIV with Immigrant Patients: A Workshop for Primary Care Clinicians.”
PROGRAM ASSOCIATE
Futures Group, Inc. / DC / 2/2004 -6/2005
Executive Office of the Mayor – Mayor’s Office of Talent and Appointments
John A. Wilson Building | 1350 Pennsylvania Avenue, Suite 600 | Washington, DC 20004
Catherine Daily
Ms. Catherine Daily is a nurse midwife who lives in Washington DC.
She practices primarily at a federally qualified health center, Mary’s
Center, and as a per diem hospitalist midwife in Virginia. Her role at
Mary’s Center includes primary women’s health and providing prenatal,
postpartum, and family planning services to a diverse, majority Spanish-
speaking population. She is the clinical lead for the Healthy Start home
visiting program where she trains staff and reviews cases. She is adjunct
faculty at Georgetown in the WHNP/CNM program, teaching courses in
complex pregnancies and intrapartum care as well as on campus skills
trainings.
Ms. Daily spent several years working in international health policy before joining AmeriCorps
and shifting gears to direct health and social services. She provided doula birth services and trained
community birth doulas and student nurses in doula skills at Johns Hopkins University. She joined
the George Washington University Medical Faculty Associates for a yearlong midwifery
fellowship, then joined the team at Mary’s Center. She has spent her entire professional life
learning and working in the DC metro area.
Ms. Daily completed a nurse leadership fellowship training program with Duke University to
prepare to implement innovative projects in clinical care settings. She served on the board of the
DC Chapter of the American College of Nurse Midwives.
Ms. Daily is pursuing her Doctorate in Nursing Practice at Georgetown University to expand her
role teaching the next generation of midwives and nurse practitioners, incorporating the model of
social change and concepts of health equity into teaching.
A Ward 1 resident, Ms. Daily earned her Bachelor of Arts in Spanish International Studies from
American University, her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Georgetown University, and her
Master of Science in Nurse Midwifery from Frontier University.
GOVERNMENT OF THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
Executive Office of Mayor Muriel Bowser
Office of the General Counsel to the Mayor
______________________________________________________________________________
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 Catherine Daily 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