Meeka Centimano founded The Pregnancy and Postpartum Resource Center in 2003. It was through her own battle with postpartum depression and anxiety that the notion of The Pregnancy and Postpartum Resource Center was first born. She was a social worker by trade so the concept seemed simple – create a space unlike any other in the Midwest devoted to educating and providing resources to families with pregnancy and postpartum related mood disorders. It is exactly what she was frantically searching for in the midst of her own struggle in 2000. And it is where many other women have since found refuge. Meeka’s work is now devoted to counseling families suffering from pregnancy and postpartum distress as well as training health professionals at the local, regional, and national level. Meeka lives in the Kansas City area with her husband and daughter.

Mark Clements, MD, PhD, is the President of PPRC. As a local pediatrician, he has a strong belief that healthy moms = healthy families.

Sally Riley is the Vice President of PPRC.  She is a certified childbirth educator, birth doula, and a certified breastfeeding educator.  She is the Co-Director of the Academy of Certified Birth Educators.  She is also a member of the Kansas City Birth Network, March of Dimes Program Services Committee, Doulas of Greater Kansas City, and the Pregnancy and Infant Committee with Mother and Child Health Coalition.

Julie Coker is the treasurer of PPRC. After a 16 year career in Strategic Planning and Marketing with a multi-billion dollar corporation, she has served in various volunteer roles within non-profit organizations focused on human well being. She served as treasurer for a non-profit with $165,000 in annual budget and developed and implemented the organization’s first 25 year capital plan along with a 3-year Operational Plan. She served on, and then chaired, the Truman Heritage Habitat for Humanity Faith Relations Committee. She was also an active member of the Volunteer Committee for The Women’s Foundation of Greater Kansas City. She continues to serve in her MOPS and Building Better Moms groups and was a YouthFriends mentor to Wyandotte High School students before that.

Teresa Marshall is a board member of PPRC. She is a certified birth and postpartum doula. She facilitates a weekly pregnancy and postpartum support group. She is the president of The Doulas of Greater Kansas City and she is also an active board member for the Kansas City Birth Network.