Dorian L. Wingard has extensive multi-disciplinary experience in public health and public policy creation, development and advocacy, academic and clinical research, and professional development, and training of clinical and non-clinical personnel. He serves as ROOTT’s Chief Operations Officer and Policy Director. Together with Co-Founder Jessica M. Roach, they bring over four decades of integrated, multi-faceted experience to the challenge of Black family health inequity.

ROOTT’s Perinatal Support (Doula) Model provides innovative interventions that target the improvement of birthing conditions and outcomes for Black families who have collectively been disproportionately impacted by maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. ROOTT’s philosophy of engagement is laser-focused on addressing Black maternal, infant, and family health through a health equity lens.

Since 2015, ROOTT has achieved and sustained a 0% Black infant and maternal mortality rate and currently serves as a subject matter expert for White House staff, Congressional leaders, state and local governments, central Ohio hospital systems, and various national and local community stakeholders. ROOTT is a founding member of the national Black Mamas Matter Alliance.

Wingard also serves as Chief Executive and Consultant at Midwest Strategies, LLC.

Wingard received Bachelor’s Degrees ins Psychology and Criminology from Capital University and a Master’s Degree in Public Health from The Ohio State University.