Dr. Tadesse is a neonatologist who has been practicing in Maryland for over 18 years. She is actively involved in institutional maternal-newborn health quality improvement initiatives both in the US and Ethiopia.  She has been volunteering in Ethiopia since 2004 where she has been involved in quality improvement initiatives for newborns and their mothers. She is also a founding member of the Ethio- American Doctor’s group, an organization that is build an economically sustainable center of excellence hospital in Ethiopia that will delivery internationally accredited standard of care and become the catalyst for change in how care is delivered in the region and throughout Africa.  Dr. Tadesse currently serves as the secretary of Wax & Gold.