Dr. Octavia Cannon, a Board-Certified physician, is a provider at Alliance Obestrics and Gynecology in East Lansing, Michigan. She was previously the co-owner of Arboretum Obstetrics and Gynecology, LLC (2005-2021) in Charlotte, North Carolina. Arboretum OB/GYN was the lone private practice in Charlotte which had only female physicians. She is an Honors graduate and active Alumnus of Johnson C. Smith University; where she was a Duke Endowment and UNCF Scholar. She was honored as the University's Alumnae of the Year at the Arch of Triumph Gala in April 2018. In 2021, she established a $25,000 scholarship endowment for STEM students at the University. Dr. Cannon earned her medical degree at Nova Southeastern University College of Osteopathic Medicine where she honed her spanish-speaking skills. Dr. Cannon is a 2023 member of the Board of Directors of the American Women's Medical Association (AMWA).