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!

Rashidah Abdullah

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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Amaris Andrews-DePerry

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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Maricela Martínez Munguía

Birth Doula Training Faculty
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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!

Crystal Anderson

Director of Operations & Certification
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LeKecia L. Lovett

Personal & Administrative Assistant
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Our Community Partners

Harambee Village Doula Program
We regularly provide Birth Doula Training for the Harambee Village Doula Program and have partnered together to strengthen community-based doula education and certification pathways.

Wisconsin Doulas of Color Collective
We collaborate to strengthen and support high-quality doulas while advancing our shared commitment to addressing racial inequities in maternal and infant health through culturally responsive, community-based care.

Roots4Change Raices para el Cambio Co-op
We work together to advance equitable, culturally responsive maternal health services and support our shared commitment to community-centered care.

Kathy Oppegard Coaching
Kathy provides strengths-based, play-centered coaching and professional development for DTD Certification Coaches, supporting leadership growth through engaging and reflective learning experiences.

UW Madison School of Human Ecology Center for Community and NonProfit Studies
The Center for Community and Nonprofit Studies supports our community engagement, nonprofit leadership, and collaborative initiatives through connection, education, and research.

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