Brandie Wooding serves as the Program Director for state’s newest evidence-based Postpartum Home Visitation Program known as Family Connects NJ. FCNJ is situated within the New Jersey Department of Children and Family’s Office of Early Childhood Services. With 19 years of nursing experience, Brandie has worked in a variety of roles including clinical nursing, nursing leadership, academia, and now finds herself engaged in the public health space. Prior to this role, Brandie worked as a Nurse Consultant within the Division of Family Health Services at the New Jersey Department of Health. There she helped to stand up and co-lead the state’s first ever Maternal Health Task Force also known as the New Jersey Maternal Care Quality Collaborative (NJMCQC). In this role, she also oversaw the implementation of key maternal health improvement initiatives such as the Shared Decision-Making Hospital Pilot Program, the Maternal Health Innovation Project ECHO series, and the statewide Implicit and Explicit training. She also served as the Interim Project Director for the State Maternal Health Innovation Program’s multi-year multimillion dollar grant through HRSA as well as the CDC’s ERASE Maternal Mortality grant. Brandie obtained her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from Immaculata University and her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of Phoenix. She is licensed in both New Jersey and Pennsylvania and maintains a certification in inpatient obstetrics. She is a lifelong resident of New Jersey where she resides with her two children, Sydney and Caleb. In her spare time, she enjoys reading, traveling, working out and serving in her local ministry.