My journey to midwifery started with MY OWN birth.

I was born in a hospital birth center into the hands of certified nurse midwives (CNMs). My mother proudly birthed me and my sister at the same birth center with no medication or unnecessary interventions. This experience deeply influenced her life and mine – I grew up hearing the story of my birth again and again throughout my childhood. At every baby shower (after my aunt shared that the best way to give birth was to ask for drugs before you even left the hospital parking lot), my mother stalwartly reaffirmed that natural birth was possible, breastfeeding was desirable, and cloth diapering was do-able. It stuck with me.

Even so, I still didn’t know that homebirth was an option until my senior year in college. I had been searching for a way to make a career out of reproductive health when I came upon an advertisement for a midwifery school. Shortly after, I took a labor doula course through CAPPA with the pressing, nagging thought that being a doula sounded nice, but at the end of the day I really wanted to be a midwife. Then my cousin’s wife had a baby boy and invited me to be their doula. It was my first birth. I was smitten, and when I walked out of the hospital that day I knew for certain that I was meant to be a midwife.

Since 2013, I have been practicing as a Licensed Midwife and Certified Professional Midwife located in California. I became an IBCLC (International Board Certified Lactation Consultant) in 2023. I graduated from Birthwise Midwifery School in Bridgton, Maine, and prior to midwifery school I earned my BA from Mount Holyoke College. As a midwifery student, I trained in intensive apprenticeships with seven midwives all around the country in Topsham, ME; Austin, TX; Mesa, AZ; and finally in Los Angeles, CA. It is a very unique aspect of my training that I was able to work with so many midwives, learning from their wisdom and practice styles and incorporating the very best of it all into who I am as a midwife and how I practice.

I love serving families as they grow and expand during the childbearing year. The processes of giving birth and becoming a parent (whether for the first or seventh time) is beautiful, intensely powerful, messy, and transformative. I see myself as a facilitator, helping you give birth to yourself throughout the entire experience of pregnancy, labor, birth, and postpartum.

I live in Sacramento with my partner Alexis and our children.

Photo Credit: Little Wonders Photography

My interest and love for babies and birth goes way back.

My interest and love for babies and birth goes way back—maybe to the early 2000's when I was binge-watching TLC's A Baby Story and taking on all the babysitting gigs I could find. Throughout high school and college, I held a number of jobs in childcare and early education, and got my B.A. with a minor in child development. In 2017, I channeled this lifelong love into becoming a DONA-trained doula. Since then, I’ve been honored to support families through their unique birth journeys, both as a doula and in other roles within the birth community. While I'm not taking doula clients right now, I look forward to getting back to it in the near future. 

Alongside my history in doula work, I bring a strong background in event planning and administrative support, which I’m excited to apply as part of the Taproot team. I have a particular passion for midwifery care and home birth, and I truly believe every birthing person should have the opportunity to experience the comfort and support that comes with it. My daughter was born at home in 2021, and our time as Taproot clients remains one of the most transformative experiences of my life.

I’m based in Sacramento, where I live with my wife, our two kids (my 11-year-old stepson and our lively 2-year-old daughter), plus our dog and two cats. When I’m not supporting the Taproot Midwifery team, you’ll find me hanging out with my toddler at music or swim class, playing at the park, or spending time in nature.