INDIANA
DOULA
CONFERENCE
CELEBRATING THE DIVERSITY OF BIRTH
MEET the
2025 SPEAKERS
SPECIAL GUEST SPEAKERS
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Joslyn D. Cunningham (she/her) is the Founder and CEO of Blissful Birthing Doula Services LLC in Indianapolis, IN. She was born and raised on the far east side of Indianapolis, where she learned the importance of building and uplifting community members. Blissful Birthing Doula Services LLC was established in February 2020, before she attended her first birth in the summer of 2020.
Her birth work journey began with her own experiences during pregnancy. After realizing she was grossly undereducated about birth and birth-related outcomes, she decided that no one should have to experience birth without being well-informed and supported.
She uses her voice, experiences, and expertise to empower birthing persons and their families while collaborating with doulas, midwives, and community change-makers to initiate equitable shifts within the birth world. Throughout her career, Joslyn has held multiple roles across healthcare, education, and non-profit sectors, including Senior Manager of Business Consulting and her current role as the Director of Community Advancement for JUST Community Inc. Her leadership is marked by a collaborative approach that prioritizes equity, operational excellence, and the co-creation of solutions with community members.
Joslyn is currently a fellow in the inaugural Perinatal Mental Health Alliance of Color Fellowship housed within Postpartum Support International. She is also the current Board Treasurer for the Indiana Breastfeeding Coalition, a co-chair for The Little Timmy Project’s BIPOC Doula Scholarship and a member of the Indy Melanated Birthworker Collective.
Outside of birth work, Joslyn is an avid comic-book reader, moviegoer, and music lover and spends her summers attending concerts and hanging out with her three daughters.
Keynote Speaker
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Rochelle Mahone (she/her) is the founder of Happi Headspace, her own private practice where she serves as a health & wellness facilitator with a unique blend of expertise as a stretch therapist, yoga instructor, and former HR professional.
Passionate about fostering growth and connection, Rochelle creates safe, supportive environments where groups can engage in activities, discussions, and practices designed to enhance their physical, emotional, and mental well-being.
Through her work, Rochelle empowers individuals to develop healthy habits and improve their overall quality of life.
Mindfulness Facilitator
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Lade Akande is a pioneer in integrating wellness practices into schools, hospitals, and nonprofit organizations.
A certified yoga teacher and licensed school counselor, she serves as the first Director of Wellness at an independent high school, where she also teaches a research-based, daily yoga and mindfulness course as part of the physical education curriculum. With a collaborative and compassionate approach, Lade helps schools and organizations design adaptable, mission-aligned wellness programs that foster cultures of care and belonging.
Passionate about making trauma-informed practices accessible, she takes a holistic approach to integrating wellness into nontraditional settings.
Mindfulness Facilitator
MODERATORS
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Garrett is the Founder and CEO of kozēkozē, a perinatal personal care products compan. She’s on a mission to provide innovative, sustainably-sourced, non-toxic personal hygiene products for the entire perinatal journey that help reduce mess and stress so that moms can better bond with their babies.
From commercial real estate to teaching fitness classes to spiritual mindset and business mentoring, Garrett has the true background of an Enneagram 7. She’s made a living of helping people—whether that’s writing books and blogs, podcasting and coaching, or placemaking. Her greatest accomplishment is her son. The three hardest things she’s ever done? Move across the country at 23, write a book, and give birth.
Diversity of Birth Moderator
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Mila (She/Her) is a Community Birth Doula,Certified Community Outreach Perinatal Educator, Certified Lactation Specialist, Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, Certified Community Health Worker and CPR/ First Aid certified.
She supports families throughout their prenatal and immediate postpartum periods throughout St. Joseph, Elkhart, and Laporte Counties.
Mila currently works full time as a Birth Doula/ Community Health Worker for Beacon Health Systems community group, Beacon Community Impact and the Family Journey Program.
Mila has worked as a private birth doula, with a contracted/grant funded community based doula program, and now as a Resident Birth Doula for Memorial and Elkhart General Hospitals, in South Bend, IN.
As a doula and advocate for women and families, Mila’s personal experience and determination to support families and advocate for women to have control of their own birthing experience in the birth room setting. This has helped her gain respect and love from clients and other community workers.
As she evolves as a birth worker, Mila is confident that she can empower and encourage many moms and families throughout the communities she serves. Mila would like mothers to know that their birth experience is their own and that the birth person is never alone. Mila is a Community Doula for St. Joseph County, and she resides in Northern Indiana.
Business Development Breakout Session Moderator
DIVERSITY OF BIRTH PROVIDER PANEL
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Ali M. Schaffer is a Prenatal & Pediatric Naturopathic Doctor in Indiana. As a former Certified Holistic Birth & Postpartum Doula of 10 years, she now combines her experience & education to help serve the Sovereign & Autonomous sector of birth, helping women who choose alternative or different birth options outside of the medical system have an educated, informed & safe birth on their own terms.
Naturopathic Doctor, Divine Tribe
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My desire to become a midwife began in high school. I had the privilege of access to a vocational program for high school students where I was trained as a nurse’s assistant on a labor unit. I quickly fell in love with the beauty and power of labor and birth. I then attended Saint Francis Medical Center College of Nursing in Peoria, Illinois where I did my senior internship with NaPro physicians. It was there that I first experienced the unique joy of watching women love their bodies through the lens of their fertility. As a nurse, I worked on an LDRP (labor, delivery, recovery, postpartum) unit, and then in oral and maxillofacial surgery. I attended Georgetown University and earned a dual Nurse Midwifery/Women's Health Nurse Practitioner degree. Throughout midwifery school, I intentionally sought out clinical rotations that would allow me to learn about and serve diverse populations and continue to shape my identity as a midwife-working with the Indian Health Service, FQHC's, and hospital-based midwifery.
I graduated in May of 2020 as a CNM and spent the first two years of my career exclusively in the community setting-both home and birth center. I now work in an integrated OBGYN/CNM model and am attending birth center and hospital births. My practice functions as a haven for outlying community birth transfers which brings me unique joy to be able to respectfully receive community transfers.
Now, years after attending my first birth, the feeling never grows old – every birth brings its own unique beauty! My favorite part of birth is the face of the mother as she sees her baby for the first time.
Experiencing pregnancy, birth, and postpartum myself offered me a new perspective of women’s bodies as well as the importance of a supportive prenatal and birth team-especially in the face of a changing plan. I am exceptionally passionate about a woman and her family’s right to informed birth choices.
CNM, Holy Family Birth Center
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Joi Crenshaw, CPM, CDEM, Childbirth Educator, Holistic Health Advocate
I am Joi Crenshaw—mother of five, a seasoned health professional, and a multifaceted woman on a mission to celebrate the beauty in every human’s journey.
My journey into midwifery and maternal health advocacy began with a deep-seated desire to serve families with compassion and respect. After obtaining my nursing assistant certification at McKenzie Career Center, I took a deeper dive into health education at the University of Indianapolis, where I studied nursing. I found my calling in supporting families during their most sacred moments—pregnancy, birth, and postpartum.
Driven by my commitment to holistic care, I became a certified Bosom Buddy for the Indiana Black Breastfeeding Coalition and embarked on a path as a birth doula. Yet, I felt a calling to further serve my community through midwifery. Guided by my passion, I pursued training at the National College of Midwifery and apprenticed with Home4Birth and Sol Midwifery Services in my hometown of Indianapolis, IN.
Today, as a dedicated midwife at Sol Midwifery Services, Vice President of the Indiana Black Breastfeeding Coalition, and Vice President of the Indiana Midwives Association, I continue to advocate for equitable and safe maternal health care. I am also proud to be clinical faculty at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, where I help shape the next generation of compassionate midwives.
I am a contributing author to the book Mother Through Pain and Surviving in Silence: A Collection of Stories from Survivors (2013) and served as a contributing writer for the Indianapolis Moms Blog from 2016 to 2017. My expertise has led me to be featured on many maternal health panels for the Indiana Black Expo and Purdue University, as well as to educate students at institutions like Butler University on the midwifery model of care.
In 2024, I developed a childbirth education curriculum for the Indiana Black Breastfeeding Coalition to be offered free to the community, empowering families with essential knowledge for their journeys into parenthood.
At the heart of my mission lies "The JJ Way," inspired by my deep belief that safe and compassionate birth care should be accessible to all. I believe that if birth is made safe for Black birthing families, it will be safe for all families. "You must act as if it were possible to radically change the world. And you have to do it all the time." - Angela Davis
CPM, CDEM, Sol Midwifery Services
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Desirae C. Michalisko, CNM, MSN, is a certified nurse midwife at Ascension St. Vincent in Carmel, IN. She has been a CNM since 2018 after graduating from IUPUI and Frontier Nursing University. She delivers compassionate, personalized pregnancy care and supports you before, during and after labor and delivery. She specializes in natural birthing techniques for labor and delivery.
Desirae Michalisko provides other midwifery services such as annual women’s health exams, contraception, breast concerns, postpartum care and management of menopause symptoms. She listens to understand you and your health concerns, taking the time to get to know you and your family's health history and create a personalized care plan that's right for you.
Professionally, she has established a midwifery service at a private clinic in Michigna, then moved back to Carmel to help build the Ascension Midwifery Team. She spent 12 years in the United States Army and currently serves in the Indiana Air National Guard.
CNM, MSN, Ascension St. Vincent
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Hannah Locke, MD, FACOG, earned her medical degree at Indiana University School of Medicine and completed her OBGYN Residency at St Vincent Ascension in Indianapolis. She was the Head of Gynecology for the Eskenazi Gender Health Program and focused on LGBTQ care during her time working at IU Health/Eskenazi. She transitioned to a role as an OBGYN hospitalist at Community North in 2022.
She is passionate about helping patients feel empowered and informed during their pregnancies. Dr. Locke completed her 220 hr trauma informed YTT in 2023 with Rebel Hearts Yoga collective. She teaches heated vinyasa at Fountain Square Yoga. She lives with her wife and two children.
OB-GYN, IU Health
BREAKOUT SESSION SPEAKERS & PANELISTS
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Joy Bible (she/her) is a passionate and experienced doula dedicated to empowering and supporting women through their parenting journey. Based in Indianapolis, Joy has been providing compassionate labor, delivery, and postpartum care since 2017, after becoming a certified birth and postpartum doula through ProDoula. With a background in pre-med Biology and a bachelor's degree earned in 2014, she brings a unique blend of scientific knowledge and heartfelt nurturing to her practice.
Joy's doula business, Nurturing Joy, is built on the principles of trust, care, and advocacy. She believes in creating safe and supportive environments where women feel seen, heard, and fully equipped to embrace their parenthood journey. She also serves as a postpartum doula with Indiana Birth and Parenting. Whether assisting with personalized birthing plans, offering guidance on breastfeeding techniques, or providing emotional and physical support during labor and postpartum, Joy is committed to helping families thrive.
In addition to her work as a doula, Joy is the Secretary Chair of Indy Melanated Birth Workers Collective. She is deeply interested in studying and supporting children from challenging backgrounds, housing stability initiatives, and empowering women who have faced all kinds of adversity. Her mission is to uplift, educate, and nurture, leaving every family she serves with a profound sense of confidence and joy.
More Than a Maid: Optimizing Your Experience
as a Postpartum Doula
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Emily Bock is the Fetal Infant Mortality Review Project Manager, reviewing fetal and infant deaths for a 7-county service area. Emily received her Bachelor’s Degree in Social Work and Master’s Degree in Public Administration and has worked in child welfare for over 13 years.
Emily believes the answer to improving long-term outcomes for children is to invest in prevention efforts and an upstream model. Through fatality investigations and supporting grassroots approaches to capitalize on the local strengths and resources of communities, the South-Central FIMR program has been able to bring several prevention efforts to life, to include the Lactation After Loss program and jail home visiting services for expecting mothers.
Lactation
After Loss
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Nicole Carey, PhD, is the founder and executive director of JUST Community, Inc. With over 17 years of entrepreneurial experience, Dr. Carey has transitioned her expertise into the nonprofit sector to spearhead meaningful change. At the heart of Nicole's work is her expertise in equitable organizational leadership and the art of intersectional coalition building, a skillset honed through her deep commitment to community engagement. Utilizing design thinking and indigenous methodologies, she crafts strategies that draw upon the inherent strengths and wisdom of communities, creating solutions that are as impactful as they are insightful. This expertise is also at play in her role as a member of the Indianapolis Public School Board in District 5, where she is a vocal advocate for educational equity and excellence, striving to ensure that every child receives a quality education.
Dr. Carey's approach to leadership and conflict negotiation is both expert and engaging, making her a fun and effective facilitator. She is committed to holding leaders accountable to their promises, ensuring that the vision for a more inclusive and equitable world is not just a dream but a reality we work towards daily. Beyond her professional endeavors, Dr. Carey is a dedicated partner to Chris and a loving mother to five children. Her personal life is filled with joy, from karaoke nights to embracing silliness with her family, as she believes that joy is the ultimate act of resistance.
Birth Rights: How Doulas Can Be a
Force for Racial Justice
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Angela N. Castañeda, Lester Martin Jones Professor of Anthropology at DePauw University, Julie Johnson Searcy, Assistant Professor of Anthropology at Butler University, and Nicole Burts, co-founded the Indiana Black Doula Project in 2022. Castañeda and Searcy are anthropologists and practicing doulas, and their research explores the intimate labor of doulas; unpacking the cultural meanings of attending to birthing people during the transition to parenthood. They are co-editors of two volumes with Demeter Press: Doulas and Intimate Labour: Boundaries, Bodies and Birth (2015) and Obstetric Violence: Realities and Resistance from around the World (2022). They are also co-founding members of the Doula Research and Advocacy Collective (2022), recipients of the Wilma Gibbs Moore Fellow with Nicole Burts (2022-23) awarded by Indiana Humanities, and Drs. Castañeda and Searcy are the recipients of the John Kennell and Marshall Klaus DONA International Research Award for two consecutive years 2023 and 2024.
Nicole is a published historian and reproductive justice advocate. She earned her bachelor’s degree from DePauw University. While at DePauw, she majored in Anthropology and minored in both Women's, Gender, and Sexuality Studies and Africana Studies. She holds a Juris Doctor degree from Indiana University McKinney School of Law. While at IU McKinney, she also earned a Graduate Certificate in Civil and Human Rights Law.Nicole is passionate about amplifying the experiences of Black Women and motherhood. She first felt called to this work during her undergraduate studies. Her senior thesis examined the experiences of Black Women and unmedicated vaginal childbirth, and their participation in the growing Natural Childbirth Movement at the time. Nicole is grateful to continue adding her voice to this necessary work
“I am because we are”
Lessons from the Indiana Black Doula Project
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Hannah Gill (she/her) is a passionate childbirth educator and doula specializing in VBAC support and education. After experiencing both a c-section and a VBAC herself, she is dedicated to empowering women to take control of their birth experiences. Through her courses and coaching, Hannah provides tools, resources, and support to help women confidently prepare for an empowered VBAC. She also works with doulas to build confidence and skills in supporting VBAC clients. Hannah is committed to advocating for and spreading awareness about VBAC and the prevention of unnecessary c-sections.
Navigating VBAC: A Guide to Support,
Awareness & Advocacy
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Brandi (she/her) joined Raymond James with a goal of helping others develop their financial wellness and independence and to help non-profits increase the sustainability of their mission. Prior to joining Raymond James, she spent over 20 years in the non-profit industry holding the role of Executive Director for multiple organizations including, the Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation, The Cystic Fibrosis Foundation, and the Marshall Faulk Foundation. Additionally, her entrepreneurial spirit was able to flourish through her philanthropic consulting and event management company, BLeaf Management, where she spent over 10 years developing non-profits and managing professional athletes’ philanthropic endeavors in the communities they served.
Brandi embodies a strong desire to serve her community and feels there is nothing more rewarding than helping her clients identify and achieve their financial foundation and aspirations. Using a goals-based process and through active listening, Brandi carefully and strategically evaluates the various aspects of her client’s life, providing a single point of contact for addressing all financial needs. Through this approach, she identifies where they are today and where they want to be in the future, and then develops a strategy to help get them there.
Her passion and vision to help clients build a strong financial foundation is based on her core-value proposition of:
Assisting small and mid-sized businesses, individuals, and families simplify the complex process of investing
Empowering women in all stages of life to understand the importance of financial investing, planning for retirement and financial independence
Partnering with charities to create true legacy and sustainability of mission thru investing
Brandi is an Accredited Asset Management SpecialistSM (AAMS®). She also holds securities licenses 7 and 66, along with her life and health insurance licenses. She earned her Bachelor of Science in Marketing from Indiana State University, School of Business. She and her husband, Tracy, are residents of Franklin Township, where they enjoy spending time with their three children David, Lacy, and Julian, and family pup, Bailee. She and her family are members of Traders Point Christian Church. In her free time, she enjoys reading a great mystery book, attempting to golf, and loves any opportunity to be near or in the water.
Journey to Financial Wellness
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Birdie Gunyon Meyer (she/her) is an RN with a Master’s Degree in Psychology and Counseling. She is the Founder of the Perinatal Mood Disorders Program at Indiana University Health in Indianapolis, Indiana. She is Certified in Perinatal Mental Health, and is an internationally known expert and speaker.
She is a Past-President and Past-Chair of Education and Training for Postpartum Support International and currently is the Director of Education and Training. Birdie led the development of the first International Perinatal Mental Health Professional Certification and is a co-author of a book chapter for Behavioral Health Services with High-Risk Infants & Families.
Birdie specializes in the recognition and treatment of pregnancy and postpartum mood and anxiety disorders. She is a childbirth educator and a lactation counselor.
Birdie has been interviewed frequently for radio, television, and print media.
Birdie is highlighted as a PMD expert in PSI’s video that is shown around the country. “Healthy Mom, Happy Family: Understanding Pregnancy and Postpartum Mood and Anxiety Disorders”. Birdie has been speaking to audiences for over 35 years and is an International Trainer for PSI’s 2-day “Perinatal Mood Disorders, Components of Care” and “Advanced Psychotherapy” 1-day training. She also speaks frequently to communities, nursing schools, grand rounds, and conferences.
What do I do now? Finding help for clients who have a Perinatal Mood Disorder
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Kristen Hartwell (she/her) is a passionate chiropractor dedicated to empowering families through holistic wellness. With a focus on prenatal and pediatric care, she believes that a healthy spine & nervous system is key to a thriving life. Dr. Hartwell combines her expertise in chiropractic techniques with a deep understanding of the birthing process, providing essential support to expectant mothers and their newborns. Her warm, compassionate approach fosters a nurturing environment where families can thrive. As an advocate for local doulas, she has hosted many “Doula Date Nights” to connect birthing families with a perfect doula match. Sacred Spine’s vision is to inspire and educate the community on the benefits of chiropractic care, ensuring that every child gets the best start in life. Together, we can create a supportive network that champions health, wellness, and empowered birth experiences.
Marketing, Sales & Business Development Panelist
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Linzi Horsley is the Fetal-Infant Mortality Programs Director at the Indiana Department of Health in the Division of Family Health Data and Fatality Prevention. Linzi currently oversees 25 FIMR teams that cover 74 of Indiana’s 92 counties. Linzi is an alumna of Indiana University Bloomington where she obtained her bachelor’s degree and Clarian Health where she graduated as a Medical Assistant. In 2024, Linzi was the recipient of the Governor’s Public Service Achievement Award for creating the Indiana Lacation after Loss program which aims to support maternal mental health after a loss. Linzi is a bereaved mother who has 17 years of experience helping families who have suffered the loss of a child as a volunteer at Franciscan Health Indianapolis. Linzi strives to make sure that each baby that doesn’t live to see their first baby is honored and can help us save future babies in Indiana.
Lactation
After Loss
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Hillary (she/her) is an advanced certified DONA birth doula, DONA certified postpartum doula, and a Lamaze certified childbirth educator who has lived in the SW Indiana area since 2012. She has a Ph.D. in Medical Anthropology and a Master’s in Public Health both from Case Western Reserve University. Since founding Doula Group of Evansville in 2014, Hillary has been invited to speak at hospitals and conferences about doulas, cultural barriers to breastfeeding, culture and childbirth education, reaching & serving adolescents, advocacy, reproductive rights, and obstetric violence. In 2021, she co-authored with Dr. Angela Castaneda, a chapter titled “Doulas as Witnesses to Obstetric Violence” in the edited volume Obstetric Violence: Realities, and Resistance from around the World. Hillary served as president of the board of directors at DONA International in 2023. She is the co-host of The Birth Geeks podcast and continues to manage a team of doulas serving southwest Indiana.
Recognizing & Releasing the Secondary
Trauma of Doula Work
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Freedom Kolb has more than 25 years of executive leadership and service in the philanthropic sector.
Ms. Kolb currently serves as CEO of The Milk Bank where she is dedicated to combatting infant mortality. Ms. Kolb has served as a consultant for non-profit agencies looking to expand capacity in strategic planning, board development, fund development, inclusion, and change management. She has secured and administered funds from multiple federal agencies including FEMA, JARC, OJJDP, VA, and VOCA, as well as private awards. Freedom is a champion of women, children and families and equity and inclusion. In 2018 she was recognized as a One for All Equity Champion and in 2019 she was awarded the Pillar of the Community by the Hamilton County Community Foundation.
She holds an MBA, an MEd in Community Agency Counseling, BS in English and is a 2024 graduate of the Mutz Philanthropic Institute.
Lactation
After Loss
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Molly Mendota (she/her) has been a birth worker for over 20 years, supporting hundreds of families as a doula, doula trainer, and parent educator. In addition to her private practice, she has worked as a nonprofit program coordinator, mentoring doulas in providing birth and postpartum support to low-income and marginalized families. Through this work, she discovered a new passion for perinatal mental health, and completed her MSW and Perinatal Mental Health Certification in 2023. Molly is now working full-time as a perinatal social worker, supporting pregnant and postpartum people with substance use and mental health diagnoses. Outside of work, she likes being silly with her 14-year-old daughter and doing CrossFit, cross stitch, and crosswords.
Perinatal Mental Health Support for Doulas
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Marchelle Pettit (she/her) is a certified doula, childbirth educator, mentor, and champion for reproductive justice & birth equity.
As a community leader and birth professional, Marchelle is on a mission to improve the maternal health landscape with a continued focus on challenging systemic inequities that contribute to the high rates of maternal and infant mortality and morbidity. She codeveloped B.A.S.E. Doula Program of Goodwill Industries of Michiana, and is co-founder of Community Perinatal Pathways, Inc., a nonprofit, grassroots organization that is committed to improving maternal & child health outcomes in Northern Indiana by addressing issues at the individual, birth professional, community, and system levels.
Guided by her love for birth work, community, and the families she serves, Marchelle recognizes her responsibility to center every expectant parent and family with compassion, dignity, and respectful care. She is deeply committed to helping cultivate a community where every family feels safe, strengthened, and empowered.
The Power of Community-Based Doulas: Advancing Birth Equity & Reducing Adverse Outcomes
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Lauren (she/they) is the CEO and founder of Perinatal Partnership. Lauren is a holistic birth and postpartum wellness specialist certified as a perinatal yoga teacher, trained birth worker, and Doula certification trainer. Lauren is a conflict mediator, provides workshops, and holds community spaces for birth workers to find support. Lauren works with the Maternal Advocates and Resource Alliance (MARA) to educate community organizations and their members on providing postpartum support.
Lauren’s work is built on a foundation of social justice and equity. They offer a sliding scale for birth work services and partner with the Monroe County Public Library to offer a free yoga class to prenatal and postpartum people. Lauren’s birth work journey started with the financial investment of MARA and learning about Serena William’s near-death birth experience.
Marketing, Sales & Business Development Panelist
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Briahnna Roy (she/her) is a passionate and dedicated birthworker with four years of doula experience, having attended nearly 200 births. A student midwife at Southwest Wisconsin Technical College, Briahnna brings a wealth of knowledge and firsthand experience to her work. She is a certified HypnoBirthing instructor through The Mongan Method and a proud mother of three, including two born in a community birth setting. When she’s not supporting families, Briahnna loves connecting with nature and jamming out to Taylor Swift.
Marketing, Sales & Business Development Panelist
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Kiley Schmitz (she/her) is the dynamic founder and coach at Odyssey Resilience, where she partners with CEOs and business leaders to supercharge their sales teams. With a results-driven approach, Kiley transforms revenue streams by infusing resilience, emotional intelligence, and top-tier communication strategies into her coaching framework. Her proven methods not only empower sales professionals to confidently embrace sales conversations, but also prove that sales can be fun! With a blend of direct, high-energy coaching and strategic insight, Kiley reshapes how leaders think about sales success and resilience in their business.
www.odysseyresilience.org
Marketing, Sales & Business Development Panelist
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TaKiesha Smith (she/her), a passionate Neurospicy birth advocate, Certified Community Health Worker, and Certified Breastfeeding Specialist. Serving as the Indiana State Ambassador for Count the Kicks, TaKiesha is devoted to enhancing maternal health and advocating for equity. Through her company, Neurospicy Birth, she equips doulas with the skills to support neurodiverse families. TaKiesha’s mission is to ensure that every birthing experience is unique and that all families receive the highest quality support.
Navigating Sensory Overload: Strategies for Doulas
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Cameron Willett is the Maternal Mortality Programs Director at the Indiana Department of Health in the Division of Family Health Data and Fatality Prevention. She oversees the statewide Maternal Mortality Review Committee and any prevention efforts that stem from a committee recommendation. She is a Butler University alumna where she received a Bachelor of Science in biology and chemistry. Cameron then received her Master of Public Health in Social and Behavioral Science with a concentration in Global Maternal and Child Health from the Fairbanks School of Public Health: IUPUI. She has a passion for maternal health, preventing mortality, and addressing disparities.
Lactation After Loss