Overview
Join an illuminating conversion on how creative engagement fosters resilience, self-expression and emotional healing during the journey of motherhood. Learn how artistic interventions can address maternal mental health challenges, promote bonding and empower women to navigate the complexities of pregnancy, childbirth and beyond.
A special feature of this session includes witnessing art and maternal health in action with a performance by Kelline Bonny, a parent in the Lullaby Project at the New Jersey Performing Arts Center (NJPAC), who will perform an original lullaby created in collaboration with a teaching artist.
Our panel is moderated by Tammy Murphy, First Lady of New Jersey.
Our panelists include:
Yvelisse Gonzalez, MSW, LSW, PMH-C, Senior Manager, Public Health Programs, Partnership for Maternal and Child Health of Northern New Jersey
Andrea Harris, Vice President and Chief Quality & Health Equity Officer, Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of NJ
Tiffany Ortiz, Director, Early Childhood Programs at Carnegie Hall
Lisa Tremayne, RN, PMH-C, CBC, Program Director, RWJBarnabas Health Center for Perinatal Mood an Anxiety Disorders
Tonya S. Wright, MD, FACOG, Chief, Division of Academic Specialists in Obstetrics and Gynecology and Assistant Professor and Vice Chair of Education, Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at Penn State Health
“As we celebrate the second annual North to Shore Festival, I am thrilled to participate in a panel that demonstrates the incredibly unique nature of this festival,” said First Lady Tammy Murphy. “Not only does North to Shore bring together top performers from around the world and across our state, but it also allows us to come together to partake in meaningful conversations about the challenges our state faces. Improving maternal and infant health is an urgent priority for our administration, and I am thrilled to take the stage with experts in the field to discuss innovative approaches to making New Jersey the gold standard for maternal and infant care.”
Part of the North to Shore Festival.
