2005 Curriculum
Vitae
WORK EXPERIENCE:
1978-2004 Practicing Midwife in
1983-present Founder/Executive
Director, non-profit organization, Barefoot
Doctors’ Academy (BFDA), formerly
known as
1983-present Program
Designer & Primary Instructor for numerous Midwifery Training &
Doula Certification Programs,
1983-present Landscape Design Freelancer
1976-present Herbal Counselor, private practice
1978-present Holistic Health Care Practitioner,
private practice
1979-present Childbirth Educator, private practice
1991-present Instructor of the Billings Method of
Natural Family Planning
2003-present Office Manager for Medical Practice of Jim Berg, MD, Hawi, Hawaii
2002 Assistant Instructor of LomiLomi
Trainings, HI,
CA, & LA
Summer 2002 Coordinator—Herbal Medicine & First
Aid, Good Medicine Festival,
Williams, OR
Summer 2002 Wilderness Medical Service, National
Forest,
1994-2000 Co-Program
Developer & Co-Teacher of BFDA’s Natural Healing
& Herbal Medicine Programs
1998-2000 Developer and Director of BFDA’s Worldwide Midwifery Preceptor Sites
Jan.
2000 MEAC Accreditation
Review Committee (ARC) Captain for the
1993-1999 Co-manager
of co-owned Community Health Clinic, Birthing Center, Retail Herb & Book
Store, Resource Center), Madisonville, LA
Summer 1999 Midwifery Education Accreditation
Council (MEAC) Site-Visitor (Team Leader) for
Summer-1999 Wilderness Medical Service,
Summer-1998 Wilderness Medical Service, National
Forest,
1998-2000 On
staff as coordinator of the Holistic Healing Arts Lodge and teacher for the International Women’s Healing Arts Festival
1997-1998 On
staff as Trainer, Botanical Guide & Chief Medical Personnel for Whole
Brain Functioning Practitioner Training, 16 days each summer in
Summer-1997 Wilderness Medical Service, National
Forest,
Summer-1996 Wilderness Medical Service, National
Forest,
Summer-1995 On staff as Botanical Guide &
Medical Personnel for Wilderness Tracking Training,
Summer-1995 Wilderness Medical Service, National
Forest,
Summer-1994 Wilderness Medical Service, National
Forest,
1989-1993
Owned and
managed Healing Herbs & Company----designed
& installed herb &
flower gardens, & offered home-made herbal preparations
1992-1998 New Orleans Infant Mortality Review, Advisory Council Member
1992 Wilderness Medical
Service, Rocky Mountains,
1992 On staff for Technicians Training in 'Whole Brain Functioning' at Open Spoke
Ranch,
1991 Wilderness Medical Service, National Forest,
1989-1991 Primary Instructor for
Midwifery Training & Certification Program,
1990 Wilderness Medical Service,
1988-1989 Served as President of the
1988 Co-coordinator
and co-program Director for the Midwives
International Convention;
(6-day convention at LePavillion Hotel,
1988 Wilderness Medical Service,
1985-1987 Primary Instructor for
Midwifery Training Certification Program,
1981-1987 E.M.T./ambulance attendant
for Lacombe community ambulance service
1987 Wilderness Medical Service,
1986 Wilderness Medical Service,
1985 Wilderness Medical Service,
1983 Taught 'Introduction to Midwifery' & Doula
Certification,
1983 Wilderness Medical Service,
1982 Wilderness Medical Service,
1979-1982 Assistant
Manager for 'Another
Beautiful Day" --Natural Foods Store,
1979 Prep-cook and baker for Sunshine Inn Cafe,
1977 Baker for
1978
Cook for It's Only Natural, New
CERTIFICATIONS AND LICENSES:
1992-2006 Midwifery License, State of
1997-2006 Certified Professional Midwife (CPM--National)
2002-2004 Advanced Neonatal Life Support Certification
1978- 2004 C.P.R. Certification
2002 Hawaiian LomiLomi
Certification
2001-2011 U.S.A. Federal Communications Commission Amateur Radio
License
2001 Neurolinguistic
Programming (NLP) Certification
1999-2000 Midwifery
1997-2000 NARM Qualified Evaluator
(National)
1993 Whole Brain Functioning, Trainer-in-Training
1991 Whole Brain Functioning, Master Track
Training
1990 Whole Brain Functioning, Practitioner's
Training
1989 Whole Brain Functioning, Technician's
Training
1987- 1990 Advanced Life Saving, National
Registry
1987 Crisis Phone Counseling,
1980- 1986 Emergency Medical Technician,
State of
1984 Certified Childbirth Educator
1980-1984
Emergency
Medical Technician, National Registry
COLLEGE EDUCATION:
10/90-12/91
1/86-5/90 Southeastern
8/81-12/81
1/76-5/76
8/75-12/75
8/74-1/75
Elementary and high
schools attended in
ACADEMIC INTERESTS:
Midwifery, Women's Health Care, Holistic Medicine, Art, Permaculture Landscape Design, Organic Gardening,
Linguistics, Botany, Herbal Medicine, and Ethnobotany.
ACADEMIC HONORS:
• Honor Roll in all
colleges attended.
• Beta Kapa Pi, (Honor/Service Society), Southeastern
COURSES, CONFERENCES, TRAININGS, SEMINARS & WORKSHOPS
ATTENDED FOR CAREER ENRICHMENT:
2005 Body Talk, Levels 1 & 2 w/ Ka'imi--Kohala, Hawaii
2005 Punahele Conference Summit--Kohala, Hawaii
2004-2005 Barefoot Doctor Program, with Jim Berg, MD,--Kohala, Hawaii
2003 Traditional Birthing Conference--Kona, Hawaii
2002 Midwives
2002 Advanced Neonatal Life
Support Certification Course—
2002 750-hour LomiLomi Training & Certification w/ Kahuna Papa K—HI, CA & HI
2002 Kahuna
Training w/ Kahuna Papa K (Sylvester Kepelino)—HI, CA, & LA
2002 3rd Annual LomiLomi Conference,
2002 Midwifery Today
Conference—
2002
2001 Neurolinguistic
Programing Certification,
2001 Herb Fest Conference,
2001
Neurolinguistic Programing (NLP) Certification
Training,
2001
Disease From a
Variety of Perspectives, for Sharp Reese Medical Group’s Doctors,
2001 The
State of the Art of Complimentary Medicine,
2000 BFDA Acupuncture for M.D.’s / Chinese Medicine for Healthcare Practitioner’s
Certification Program
1999
MEAC Site Visitor Training
1999 Midwifery Today Conference--
1997 Alternative Medicine:
Perspectives and Practices Conference,
1997 Herb Fest Conference,
1997 Ayurvedic Cooking
Classes by Amadea Morningstar,
1997 Midwives
1996 M.A.N.A. Convention,
1996 NARM Qualified Evaluator
Training
1995 M.A.N.A. Convention,
1995 The Pilates Method--Systematic Training for
Creating Strength, Flexibility, & Stability in the Postural Muscles
1995 An Introduction to Taoist Healing Techniques,
1994- 1995 Most of the Courses listed in the
BFDA/BREC 1994-'95 Catalog
1994 Bush Medicine Symposium, (as guest speaker),
1992-1999 9-months of apprenticeship with Garifuna Bush Master,
1992-1996
4-month
intensive apprenticeship with Traditional Garifuna
Medicine Woman Midwife/Herbalist,
Valentina Nunez,
1993 Wellness Classes by Jim Berg, MD,
1993 M.A.N.A. Convention,
1992 Crisis Obstetrics Seminar,
1992 Therapeutic Exercises by Jim Berg, MD,
1992 Clinical Application of Therapeutic Exercise,
by Jim Berg, MD, LA
1992 Introduction to Chinese Medicine, with Jim
Berg, MD,
1992 Diagnostics, with Jim Berg, MD,
1992 Bodywork Techniques, by Jim Berg, MD,
1992 Chinese Herbal Medicine, with Jim Berg, MD,
1991 Native
American Healing Techniques by Sun Dancer Medicine Woman, 'Sparky Shooting
Star',
1991 'Growing Closer'--a Course in Intimacy,
1991 The Ovulation Method Teacher Training,
1986- 1991 Wild Flower, Edible Plants &
Herb Walks, various bioregions
1990 Co-counseling,
1988- 1990 Yoga by Virginia Davis, R.N.,
1989 Herbs for Women Series by Theresa Finkbeiner
1989 M.A.N.A. Convention,
1988 M.A.N.A. Convention,
1987 M.A.N.A. Convention, Denver, CO
1987 International Childbirth Education
Association Convention,
1987 Shiatsu, by Suzanne Harper,
1986 Electronic Fetal Monitoring,
1986 Residence O.B. Seminar,
1986 Hospital O.B. Procedures, I week intensive,