Amy Gole Appointed to March of Dimes Program Services Committee

Amy Gole, RNC-MNN, Ed.M, NE-BC, has been appointed to the March of Dimes Program Services Committee. The Program Services Committee is actively engaged in implementing the March of Dimes New Jersey chapter's Program Plan and positively contributing to the chapter's program Standards for Success score within the chapter.  It is currently addressing racial disparities in preterm births, professional education, Healthy Babies are Worth the Wait, and community grant awards.
 
Amy Gole, RNC-MNN, Ed.M, NE-BC has been dedicated to the field of maternal child health for the 35 year span of her professional career.  She began as a maternity center staff nurse progressing to hospital based perinatal educator, lactation consultant and nurse manager. Ms. Gole holds a BSN from Cornell University-New York Hospital School of Nursing and an Ed.M from Rutgers University. She is a Fellow of the Academy of Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educators and has completed additional certifications in health education/school nursing, perinatal education, bereavement support and lactation consulting (IBCLC). As current Director of Education for the Partnership for Maternal Child Health of Northern New Jersey in Newark, she provides administrative oversight and support for the organization’s professional and community education activities as well as several grant funded programs serving New Jersey’s eight northern most counties.
 
“The expertise and guidance of our volunteers guides the March of Dimes in meeting the needs of the families of New Jersey.  It is with great pleasure that Amy Gole joins our Program Services Committee,” said Addy Bonet, State Director of the March of Dimes New Jersey Chapter.
 
The mission of the March of Dimes is to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. They accomplish this by funding research to understand the problem and discover answers, helping moms have full-term pregnancies and healthy babies, and supporting families by comforting them when their baby needs help to survive and thrive.