Genevieve Reid, MD
Founder, President
Genevieve Reid, MD, has practiced full scope family medicine and obstetrics in rural areas of the United States for 23 years.
Her interest in improving care in the developing world has been inspired by the safe childbirth experiences we can provide to mothers and babies in the rural United States. She has worked in Nicaragua, Pakistan, Morocco, Peru and Bolivia. In 2010, she founded GMEF.
Sabrina Lee
Board Member
Sabrina has worked as a business consultant, helping companies and non-profits create marketing plans, recruit and control spending.
Sabrina’s volunteer experience includes working at the Jane Hull House in Chicago providing job search assistance to women in transition seeking employment, and also teaching creative movement classes for homeless women.
Now a documentarian creating socially conscious films, Sabrina is thrilled to be working on the Global Midwife Education Foundation board. She graduated Phi Beta Kappa from Duke University with a BA in Political Science, a degree for which she is still seeking some practical application.
McCall Renold
Board Member
McCall is a business strategist and investor who lives in Bozeman, MT with her two daughters and Bernese Mountain Dog. McCall graduated in 2011 from Northwestern University with degrees in Manufacturing and Design Engineering and Industrial Engineering. She has worked in strategy for Booz&Co (now Strategy& by PWC), Apple, Athleta, and boutique management consulting firms. McCall is a lover of adventure, good design and women-run small businesses. She is an invaluable member of the GMEF strategy team.
Francisca Escalante
Program Administrator, Bolivia
Francisca Escalante grew up in mining villages in Southern Bolivia. She attended primary school until age 12, when she entered the work force, ironing and later working as a manager at a governmental child care center.
She lost one baby in infancy and raised three children as a single mother. Francisca has thrived in her role as Program Administer for GMEF where she manages all in-country projects.
Gustavo Castillo Escalante
Program Director, Bolivia
Gustavo is raising his two children in Tarija, Bolivia and is an essential partner in his collaboration with GMEF on water and bathroom projects in Bolivia with his invaluable local knowledge and understanding of community needs
Betsy Baur
Board Member
Betsy Baur has worked with nonprofits for 20 years and is passionate about women’s health. After life-threatening difficulties in childbirth, she realizes the need for all women to have access to medical care for labor and delivery.
Betsy received her education in Colorado and at Dartmouth College and now lives in Helena with her husband Andy and her daughter Caroline.
Cara McNeely
Board Member
Cara McNeely is a resident of Livingston, Montana. She received her B.A. in History from The Colorado College, focusing her studies on Latin America and Africa. She has a Masters of Arts Degree in Curriculum and Instruction from the University of St. Thomas and an Elementary Education Degree. She has lived and worked in Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, and Spain.
Sarah Hinton, CPM, LM, MSM
Board Member
Sarah is a midwife by training and works both in her home state of Kansas and internationally in perinatal education, research, and clinical practice to ensure that safe and respectful maternity care is accessible to those who need it most. She has a Masters degree in midwifery and just applied for a Doctor of Public Health degree program at Johns Hopkins University.
