Film Experts & Contributors

Learn more about the experts and contributors of The (M) Factor Film.

HEALTHCARE EXPERTS

Dr. Teri Barichello, DMD, Vice President and Chief Dental Officer, Delta Dental of Oregon and Alaska
https://www.deltadentalor.com/member

Sherri-Ann Burnett Bowie, MD, MPH, SWAN Study Investigator: https://www.swanstudy.org/about/about-swan/

Kelly Casperson, MD https://kellycaspersonmd.com/

Courtney Connolly, MD, Resident, Johns Hopkins School of Medicine: https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gynecology-obstetrics/education/residency-program/our-residents

Yamnia Cortés, PhD, FNP, University of Iowa College of Nursing: https://nursing.uiowa.edu/people/yamnia-cortes

Stephanie S. Faubion, MD, Mayo Clinic/Medical Director, The Menopause Society: https://www.mayo.edu/research/faculty/faubion-stephanie-s-m-d-m-b-a/bio-20199366

Mary Jane Minkin, MD: http://madameovary.com/about/

Lisa Mosconi, PhD, Weill Cornell Women’s Brain Institute: https://neurology.weill.cornell.edu/research/womens-brain-initiative

Wen Shen, MD, MPH, Johns Hopkins Medicine: https://profiles.hopkinsmedicine.org/provider/Wen+Shen/2703269#profile-top

ADVOCATES & CONTRIBUTORS

Michelle Browder, Mothers of Gynecology sculpture creator, Artist and Activist Omisade Burney-Scott, Creator & Chief Curatorial Officer, Black Girl’s Guide to Surviving Menopause: https://blackgirlsguidetosurvivingmenopause.com/ Sarah Chavarria, CEO and President, Delta Dental of California and Affiliates https://www1.deltadentalins.com/about/corporate-profile/sarah-chavarria.html Deidre Cooper Owens, PhD: https://www.deirdrecooperowens.com/bio Cori Davis, PhD, Chief People Officer, Genentech: https://www.gene.com/about-us/leadership/executive-committee Cari DeLoa, Senior Director, Head of Data & Insights, Chief Diversity Office, Genentech: https://www.linkedin.com/in/cari-deloa/ Martha Harrell, Senior Director, Organization Learning & Evolution Leader, Genentech: https://www.linkedin.com/in/martha-harrell-0418/ Melinda Morimoto, Principal Benefits Director, Genentech: https://www.linkedin.com/in/melinda-morimoto-841576187/ Pierre Theodore, MD, Executive Director, Patient Inclusion & Health Equity, Genentech: https://www.gene.com/patients/clinical-trials/advancing-inclusive-research/external-partners Gerianne Tringali DiPiano, President and CEO, FemmePharma https://femmepharma.com/womens-health-equity-with-femmepharmas-ceo-gerianne-dipiano/ Jennifer Weiss-Wolf, New York University School of Law: https://its.law.nyu.edu/facultyprofiles/index.cfm?fuseaction=profile.overview&personid=33480 Rachel Braun Scherl, Entrepreneur and Advocate, https://www.sparksolutionsforgrowth.com/about-rachel-braun-scherl/ Stacy London, TV host and advocate https://www.instagram.com/stacylondonreal/?hl=en Audra McDonald, Actress: https://audramcdonald.com/  

PATIENT STORIES

Amy Denniston, Respiratory Therapist

Leticia Effio, Tax Consultant

Alexis Pauline Gumbs, PhD, author

Sara Schwartz, Menopause patient

Donna Hofmeister, Operating Room Nurse

Sheria Mattis, Writer & Comedian

Rose Penix, Physical Therapist

Mary Beth Taranow, Retired Operating Room Nurse

Desi Waters, Actor, Director