Emily was born in Franklin, Massachusetts, where she lived until moving to Texas in middle school. Her family relocated to the greater Houston area where she attended Clear Lake High School.

Emily attended the University of Texas at Austin after beginning her education at San Jacinto Community College. She graduated with her Bachelor of Science in Nursing in Fall 2014. Following graduation, she accepted a full-time RN position at Memorial Hermann Hospital TMC on the Labor & Delivery unit. During her tenure, she worked multiple positions within Women’s Services, including Antepartum, Labor and Delivery, OR, and Obstetric Emergency Department. It was during this time she returned to school at University of Texas at Arlington to pursue her Master degree. In August 2020, she graduated with her Master of Science in Nursing and obtained her Family Nurse Practitioner license.

In her free time, Emily enjoys traveling, being outdoors, and participating in activities such as running half-marathons, live music, and riding motorcycles with friends. At the end of the day, she appreciates coming home to her family and pets.

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Priya Mathai is a Family Nurse Practitioner with UTMB since 2019. She received her BSN from India and her Master's Degree in nursing from Texas Woman's University, Houston.

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Dr. D. Claudia Akinsipe DNP, APRN, WHNP-BC is a graduate of University of South Alabama. She has advanced training including being a Board Certified Women's Health Nurse Practitioner and a Doctor of Nursing Practice. Her clinical interests include Women's Health, Obstetrics and gynecology.

Maryann is originally from Seattle Washington, where she where she grew up, until moving to Texas in 2010. She continues to reside in the Houston area with her husband and their two dogs.

Maryann attended Frontier Nursing University in Hyden Kentucky, after beginning her nursing education at Lee Community College in Baytown, Texas. She graduated with her Associate of Science in Nursing in 2008 and accepted a position in ICU at Methodist Hospital. During her tenure as a bedside RN, Maryann specialized in ICU, Labor and Delivery, Postpartum, NICU and Pediatrics. It was during this time that she returned to school to complete her postgraduate education. In 2018 She graduated with honors with her Master of Science in Family Nursing and obtained board certification as a Family Nurse Practitioner. She is passionate about providing the best healthcare and education to her local communities, with exceptional commitment to women's health and prenatal care. In her free time, Maryann enjoys spending time with her husband and friends, traveling and reading.

Tomeka Washington has over 15 years of nursing experience caring for women in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch. For the past 4 years she has been practicing at the UTMB-Regional Maternal and Child Health Program clinic in Pearland as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.

Tomeka is passionate about women's Health and is a strong advocate for her patients and women's empowerment. She believes that good health is essential and that the biggest threats to women's health are often preventable and keeping women informed and educated is the key to a longer healthier life.

Tomeka was born on the island at UTMB (BOI). She attended Dickinson independent School district and graduated in 1999. After obtaining her associate degree in nursing in 2005 Tomeka began her nursing career as a Labor and delivery nurse at UTMB in Galveston. She received her bachelor's degree in nursing from Oklahoma Wesleyan University in 2013, and her Master's Degree in Women's Health from the University of Cincinnati in 2016.

She is currently a member of The Association of Women's Health, Obstetric and Neonatal Nurses (AWHONN), Minority Nurses association, and National Black Nurse Practitioner Association (NBNPA). Tomeka is married with 3 children and outside of her professional and educational obligations she loves spending time with her family and serving at her local church.

Dr. Shauntrell B Sarvaunt has over 15 years of nursing experience in Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Texas Medical Branch. She holds the title of clinic director at the Texas City RMCHP clinic. She was born and raised in Louisiana. She completed her Doctor of Nursing Practice degree from Grand Canyon University with a published study that focused on improving recognition of depression among postpartum mothers. Nursing is her passion, and she is committed to providing high-quality health care.

Nydia has approximately one decade of experience in caring for women infants and children. Nydia began filling the need as a float provider for RWSP in June of 2023 and is now a core OB/GYN Advanced Practice Registered Nurse caring for patients at our Texas City location.

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