Staff Biographies
Debbi Smith (djsmth@umich.edu)
Manager, Women’s Health Program
Debbi Smith oversees the Women's Health Program at the University of Michigan Health System, which includes coordinating all of the activities and services provided by the Women's Health Resource Center. The Women’s Health Resource Center provides access to credible health information and connects women to other resources within UMHS and community agencies.
Debbi has many years of experience advocating for and supporting patients and families at UMHS. She has supported many initiatives to provide family-centered care, including serving on the team that laid the groundwork for the Family Resource Center at the University of Michigan C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital.
Before joining the Women’s Health Program in 2002, Debbi worked in both Child Life and Community Relations for Mott Hospital. She received an undergraduate degree in social work from Eastern Michigan University.
Fredda Clisham (fredda@umich.edu)
Clerk
Fredda Clisham is one of the friendly faces you will see in the University of Michigan Women's Health Resource Center located in the Taubman Center. As a part-time clerk, Fredda is committed to helping women get the information they need. She helps several departments by assembling patient information packets. The center is a busy hub that interacts with a number of departments, and Fredda loves the interesting setting. Because of the center's close proximity to the obstetrics/gynecology waiting room, women who are there for appointments are frequent visitors to the center.
Fredda has worked for the University of Michigan Health System for twenty years. Before she joined the women's health program team six years ago, Fredda worked in the Child and Family Life Department.
