About Us

Director and Editor
M. Kathryn Menard, MD, MPH was awarded an MD degree by the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and completed a residency at the Hospital of the University of Pennsylvania. She went on to complete a fellowship in maternal-fetal medicine at the University of North Carolina, where she also was awarded a master's degree in public health. Dr. Menard is board certified in obstetrics and gynecology and maternal-fetal medicine. She holds an Associate Professorship at the Medical University of South Carolina's Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology, and is Program Director for the Preconception Care Resource Center.

Producer and Author
Mary Boatwright, RN, MPH was awarded a Bachelor of the Arts degree from the University of Virginia in 1991 and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree from The University of Maryland in 1995. Ms. Boatwright worked for several years as a labor and delivery nurse before returning to the John Hopkins School of Hygiene and Public Health where she was awarded a Master of Public Health degree in May 2000. Ms. Boatwright is the Program Coordinator for the Preconception Care Resource Center within the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Medical University of South Carolina (MUSC).