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Program Leadership

The Merck for Mothers team is dedicated to achieving our vision that no woman should die giving life.

Program Staff

Naveen Rao, MD
Lead, Merck for Mothers




Priya Agrawal, BMBCh, MA, MPH, DFSRH
Executive Director, Merck for Mothers

James Cunningham, PhD
Senior Principal Scientist, Merck Research Laboratories

Michelle Domingo Lesher, PhD, MS
Operations & Planning Director, Merck for Mothers

Celina Schocken, JD, MPP, MBA
Director of the Secretariat, Saving Mothers, Giving Life
Director, Global Public Policy, Merck for Mothers

Jennifer Allen Woodruff, MS
Director of Communications, Merck for Mothers