Sarah Verbiest is the Executive Director of the Center for Maternal and Infant Health at
the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. The Center provides direct clinical
services to high risk mothers and infants, conducts health services research, coordinates
statewide programs, and provides patient and health care professional education. Prior to
her tenure with UNC, she served as the state program director for the March of Dimes for
7 years. She has worked in the field of maternal and infant health for over 14 years. She
serves as the co-chair for the Governor’s Perinatal Health Committee and on the board of
the NC Perinatal Association. Sarah has her masters in social work and in public health
from the UNC Schools of Social Work and Public Health. She is currently a DrPH
candidate in Health Policy and Administration, also at UNC.