Medical Professionals Advisory Council
Hand to Hold’s Medical Professionals Advisory Council advises Hand to Hold on advocacy, ethical and medical matters, including our educational resources and our national NICU Mental Health Conference. For questions about the Medical Professionals Advisory Council, please contact our Director of Programs.
![Nancy Sheppard Alderman, LCSW](https://i0.wp.com/handtohold.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Screenshot_20230818_173718_Photos-e1696273111416.jpg?resize=1078%2C1078&ssl=1)
Nancy Sheppard Alderman, LCSW
Licensed Clinical Social Worker specializing in women's and children's health
![Rachel Carnahan-Metzger, LCSW](https://i0.wp.com/handtohold.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Carnahan-Metzger-Headshot-e1696273382517.jpg?resize=508%2C508&ssl=1)
Rachel Carnahan-Metzger, LCSW
Pediatric Hospice and Palliative Care Social Worker
Dell Children’s At Home
Dell Children’s Medical Center of Central Texas
![Kristin Heath, MA, CCLS, CTRS](https://i0.wp.com/handtohold.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/headshot-scaled-e1696273662911.jpg?resize=1080%2C1080&ssl=1)
Kristin Heath, MA, CCLS, CTRS
Certified Child Life Specialist (CCLS)
Parkland Health, Dallas, TX
![Susan Dimitrijevic, BSN, RNC-NIC](https://i0.wp.com/handtohold.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/10/Susan-Dimitrijevic-headshot-e1696273841310.jpg?resize=622%2C622&ssl=1)
Susan Dimitrijevic, BSN, RNC-NIC
Senior Nurse Manager
UTHealth Houston, School of Public Health
Texas Collaborative for Healthy Mothers and Babies
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