Sheila Capestany, MPH, MSW
Executive Director
sheila@openarmsps.org

Sheila Capestany comes to this position with a broad range of experience and knowledge in the areas of social justice and public health. She has twenty years of experience in nonprofit leadership, development, and strategic planning, and holds a Master of Public Health and a Master of Social Work from the University of Washington. Most recently, Sheila served as Strategic Advisor in Policy, Planning and Evaluation for the City of Seattle Human Services Department. She is passionate about serving women and their families, and is honored to be a part of Open Arms. Sheila is married with three children.

Yvette Dioubate, CD
Program Coordinator
yvette@openarmsps.org

Yvette Dioubate is the Program Coordinator for Open Arms and is a birth and postpartum doula. Her goals and passion are to support, educate, and empower underrepresented women, especially women and teens of color. She is currently working on her degree in Social and Human Services. Yvette is married with two children.

Annie Moffat
WCELI Program Director
annie@openarmsps.org

Annie Moffat comes with loads of experience in maternal and child health. She is a midwife, birth doula and postpartum doula. In addition to her private practice as a postpartum doula, Annie recently worked at Seattle Midwifery school as faculty and in admissions. There, among many other things, Annie helped begin and served on the diversity committee. Prior to SMS, Annie worked at the Puget Sound Neighborhood Health Centers as their OB Manager. There, in addition to teaching, program management and direct service to women, she designed and implemented a doula pilot project. Annie is uniquely experienced in both the doula/midwifery world and cultural competence work, and is well grounded in the community health/public health system in White Center. Annie is fortunate to be the mom of three fantastic boys.

Michelle Sarju, LM
WCELI Clinical Director
michelle@openarmsps.org

A mother of three, Michelle Sarju believes there is nothing more powerful than family. She pursued midwifery training a decade ago after giving birth to her second child. Michelle is the first African-American Licensed Midwife in Washington State and is deeply committed to seeing that women of all races and ethnic backgrounds have access to midwifery care. Michelle’s training includes an internship in St. Lucia, West Indies. She is also a breast-feeding educator. Prior to midwifery, Michelle led a wholly different life climbing the corporate ladder. Today, she says nothing can compare to being a wife, mother and midwife. Michelle and her family are deeply committed to their faith and spending time with each other.

Erica Sugita
Program Administrator
erica@openarmsps.org

Prior to joining Open Arms, Erica Sugita worked for the Seattle School District as a Scholarship Coordinator and for the Center for Career Alternatives as a Mentorship Coordinator. Erica was born and raised in Seattle and graduated from University of Washington. She is married and has a young daughter, Kelsey.