Our Team

Meet the Doulaing The Doula Faculty and Support Teams

We are thrilled to introduce you to our experienced faculty and support teams. Together, with Dr. Amy Gilliland, these incredible individuals keep our trainers and research moving forward, to ensure timely, culturally attuned, trauma informed, and evidence-based course work and workshop experiences. It is such a joy to work with such dedicated people who have their own dreams and who want to come together to support each other and our own goals as professionals! When you work with Doulaing The Doula, you are in great hands!

Our Faculty

The Doulaing The Doula faculty is composed of a wide-range of experienced birth and postpartum doulas, representing diverse perspectives, cultures, and practices. Individually, these incredible trainers and educators have made great strides in the doula profession, tirelessly working towards healthier, better patient relationships prior to, during, and after the birth of a child to better support birthing parents exactly when they need it. Explore more about their experiences, direction, and teaching styles below!

Amanda Echols

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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Jaime Healy-Plotkin

Director of Postpartum Programs
Foundations Coach
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Aida Inuca

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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Chandra Lewis

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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Jenny Lindley

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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Mia Morse

Postpartum Doula Training Faculty
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DeAnna Tharpe

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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Tamara Thompson

Foundations of Doula Practice Coach
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Mandi Wagnild

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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Our Staff

Doulaing The Doula is made possible by a team of dedicated, organized professionals, deeply rooted in health equity and unmatched support. The DTD staff supports everything from scheduling and customer service to class and training updates, payments, coordinating, and more. Explore our incredible staff below!

Tricia Landrum

Director of Operations
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LeKecia L. Lovett

Operations Assistant
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Katy Sticha

Project Manager and Gal Friday
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Emili Butrin

In-Person Training Assistant
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Our Community Partners

Harambee Village Doula Program
We regularly offer birth doula training workshops for the program, and they have helped us to create our certification process.

Wisconsin Doulas of Color Collective
We work together to create and support high quality doulas and our mutual objectives to address racial inequities.

Roots4Change Raices para el Cambio Co-op
We work together for our mutual goals. They offer trained doulas and community health workers to serve our Latin communities.

Kathy Oppegard Coaching
Kathy provides fun, play centered motivational coaching for our Certification Coaches.

UW Madison School of Human Ecology Center for Community and NonProfit Studies
The CommNS and SoHE supports all of our community change endeavors through connection and education.

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