On my road to a midwifery career I was struck by the need for patient advocacy in a system that struggles for power. I have found that giving the evidence-based information to families and empowering them to choose what is best for them results in better outcomes.

My medical experience started in 2008 when I began working as a medical assistant with the University of Washington’s Department of Family Medicine. This work exposed me to a wide variety of people and their needs. I wanted to expand my scope of practice and was drawn to midwifery after attending my neighbor’s birth and the birth of my nephew. I was lucky enough to find obstetric training in my own backyard and completed my Master of Science in Midwifery with a Botanical Medicine focus at Bastyr University in 2019.

I believe birth is a powerful, transformative experience, and it is my honor to walk alongside women and families with compassion and humility as they prepare to welcome new life. I have attended more than 700 births.