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Myechia Minter-Jordan, M.D., MBA, is president and CEO of the CareQuest Institute for Oral Health. With a distinguished reputation in health care, she is celebrated for her unwavering commitment to advancing equity and accessibility. In 2023, Minter-Jordan was honored with the Terrance Keenan Leadership Award in Health Philanthropy by Grantmakers In Health, recognizing her innovative and courageous contributions to the field of health philanthropy. Minter-Jordan's commitment extends beyond her role at the CareQuest Institute. She is a passionate advocate for addressing social inequities and played a pivotal role in the New Commonwealth Racial Equity and Social Justice Fund, collaborating with Black and brown executives to provide support in the fight against systemic racism in Massachusetts. "A safe and healthy pregnancy should be a fundamental right, not a privilege. But getting there will require treating Black maternal health with the urgency it requires—all year long—and demanding policies that we know will make a difference," emphasized Dr. Minter-Jordan in an article she wrote in April 2023. “If we do, we will deliver more than a week’s worth of empty words. We will save lives.”