_ CHRONOLOGY OF ME
Education, Employment and Volunteer Positions
Sept 2011-present
Distance Program
Direct-Entry Midwifery Student with Institute of Holistic Midwifery
Currently in First Year of Study
March 2011-present
Distance Program
Women’s Herbal Educator Certification Training with Aviva Romm, MD, Midwife, Herbalist
Currently Pursuing Certification
Jan 2011-present
Distance Program
Childbirth Educator Certification Training through Childbirth International
Currently Pursuing Certification
Sept 2007-present
NM, MA, VT, NH, FL
Massage Therapist & Bodyworker/Workshop Teacher/Birth & PP Doula/Multidisciplinary Event Producer at Blossoming Birth & Vitality
Still Active
May 2011- Oct 2011
Middlesex, VT
Herbs from the Ground Up participant with Larken Bunce of Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism
May 2011-Oct 2011
Underhill, VT
Six-Month Work-Exchange at Dharma Door: Niche Filler, Event Co-creator, Office Asst,
Gardener, Envisioner
Oct 2010-Sept 2011
Worked remotely, but the event took place at Earthdance in Plainfield, MA in Sept 2011
Co-organized and Co-produced a multidisciplinary weekend event called WEAVE
Jan 2011-July 2011
Webinar Education-Teacher based in British Columbia
Weekly Classes in Midwifery Education with Gloria Lemay, Midwife
Completed two three-month class series.
Sept 2010-Dec 2010
Teleconference-Based Class
Birth of a New Earth Teacher Training with Jeanice Barcelo, MA
Completed with Certification
Nov 2009-Nov 2010
Plainfield, MA
Year-long work-trade at Earthdance: Office Asst, Event Intern, Kitchen Asst,
Vegetable and Herb Gardener for Growing Season
Completed Commitment
March 2010-Nov 2010
Western MA
Postpartum Volunteer with It Takes a Village- Weekly Visits with Matched Family
Completed two 3-month stints with two families
April 2010-Nov 2010
Ashfield,MA
Beginner/Intermediate Herbal Apprentice at Blazing Star Herbal School
May 2010-October 2010
Northampton and Florence, MA
Co-founded and Co-produced Monthly Multi-disciplinary Arts and Education Event, POLLINATE
May 2009-Oct 2009
Temple, NH
Seasonal Farm Apprentice at Herban Living Farm CSA/Educational Center
Jan 2008-April 2009
Shutesbury, MA
Personal Care Assistant (Elder Care), Animal Care Assistant, Housecleaner at Juniper Hill
April 2009
Amherst, MA
5-day Beginning Midwifery Intensive with WomanCraft Midwifery Educational Program
and Beth Anne Moonstone, CPM
Feb 2009-March 2009
Hadley, MA
Postpartum Doula Training with Warm Welcome Birth Services and Michelle L’Esperance, CPM
Sept 2008-April 2009
Leverett, MA
Bi-weekly holistic product housecleaner for 3-story home and graphic design office
Sept 2008-Nov 2008
Northampton, MA
Audited HypnoBirthing Class Series
June 2008-Oct 2008
Florence, MA
Office and Accounting Assistant for Treefrog Landscapes, an ecological landscaping company
Feb 2008-Oct 2008
Florence, MA
Birth Doula Training with Warm Welcome Birth Services and Michelle L’Esperance, CPM
Completed Classroom Training- followed by attended 3 births as a volunteer
Oct 2008
Orange, MA
Represented Western Mass Permaculture Guild and Permaculture Institute for the Northeast (PINE) at Garlic & Arts Festival
Sept 2008
Worcestor, MA
Completed Certification in MotherMassage® (perinatal massage) with Elaine Stillerman
Feb 2008-June 2008
Northampton, MA
Office Assistant for Remineralize the Earth, an international nonprofit
Sept 2007-April 2008
NM & MA
Intermittent Childcare
Oct 2006-Aug 2007
Albuquerque, NM
Student at New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics
Graduated with Certification as a Natural Therapeutics Specialist and Massage Therapist
Sept 2006
Eugene, OR
Volunteered with Eugene Permaculture Guild to Co-Produce Northwest Permaculture Gathering
June 2006-Aug 2006
Dexter, OR
Student at the Ecovillage and Permaculture Design Program at Lost Valley
Completed with Permaculture Design Certification in Dec 2006
May 2006
Grass Valley, CA
Yoga Teacher Training Intensive at Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Completed with 200 hr Yoga Teacher Certification
March 2006-April 2006
Western NC
Apprentice with Elder Herbalist at Mountain Gardens Herbs
Jan 2006-Feb 2006
Lenox, MA
SEVA Volunteer at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (Veggie Prep)
Aug 2005-Nov 2005
Cottage Grove, OR
Participant in Sustainable Living Skills Internship at Aprovecho
Completed Internship (Organic Gardening, Sustainable Forestry, Appropriate Technology)
May 2005-Aug 2005
MO, NM, CO
WWOOFED on organic farms and voluneteered at a few festivals
Jan2005-March2005
Brazil
Traveled to Brazil for the World Social Forum and then visited various places
Sept 2000-Dec 2004
Colorado Springs, CO
Student at The Colorado College
Graduated with BA Anthropology, Minor in Religion
May 2004-Sept 2004
Rutledge, MO
Organic Gardening and Food Preservation Intern at Sandhill Farm
Feb 2004-May 2004
Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteered with Peace and Justice Center, Co-Produced “Mothering Mother Earth Fair”
Sept 2003-Dec 2003
Southern India
Study Abroad through Living Routes Ecovillage Education: Integral Sustainability
June 2003-July 2003
Sulmona, Abruzzo, Italy
Student of Beginner Italian, Lived in Sulmona for the Summer
Jan 2003-May 2003
Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteered in High School ESL (English as Second Language) Classroom Every Day
Sept 2002-Dec 2002
Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteered as a Weekly Tutor for Spanish-speaking Immigrant Children
June 2002-August 2002
Jacksonville, FL
Worked as Preschool Camp Counselor
May 2002
Turkey and Greece
Traveled with Month-Long Class through Western Turkey and Greece
Spring 2002
Mora, NM
Co-Led Volunteer Break Trip to Women’s Weaving Cooperative, Mujeres Unidas
Feb 2002
Chicago, IL
Acted as Student Fellow at Private Research Library in Month-Long Class
Sept 2001-May 2002
Colorado Springs, CO
Co-Founded and Co-Led Community Arts Residential Theme House at Colorado College
June 2001-Aug 2001
Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Volunteer at Pentecostal Orphanage
March 2001
Santa Fe, NM
Participated in Volunteer Break Trip to Children’s Museum in Santa Fe
Sept 2000-May 2001
Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteered at Mental Health Rehab Center Offering Weekly Arts Programming
Education, Employment and Volunteer Positions
Sept 2011-present
Distance Program
Direct-Entry Midwifery Student with Institute of Holistic Midwifery
Currently in First Year of Study
March 2011-present
Distance Program
Women’s Herbal Educator Certification Training with Aviva Romm, MD, Midwife, Herbalist
Currently Pursuing Certification
Jan 2011-present
Distance Program
Childbirth Educator Certification Training through Childbirth International
Currently Pursuing Certification
Sept 2007-present
NM, MA, VT, NH, FL
Massage Therapist & Bodyworker/Workshop Teacher/Birth & PP Doula/Multidisciplinary Event Producer at Blossoming Birth & Vitality
Still Active
May 2011- Oct 2011
Middlesex, VT
Herbs from the Ground Up participant with Larken Bunce of Vermont Center for Integrative Herbalism
May 2011-Oct 2011
Underhill, VT
Six-Month Work-Exchange at Dharma Door: Niche Filler, Event Co-creator, Office Asst,
Gardener, Envisioner
Oct 2010-Sept 2011
Worked remotely, but the event took place at Earthdance in Plainfield, MA in Sept 2011
Co-organized and Co-produced a multidisciplinary weekend event called WEAVE
Jan 2011-July 2011
Webinar Education-Teacher based in British Columbia
Weekly Classes in Midwifery Education with Gloria Lemay, Midwife
Completed two three-month class series.
Sept 2010-Dec 2010
Teleconference-Based Class
Birth of a New Earth Teacher Training with Jeanice Barcelo, MA
Completed with Certification
Nov 2009-Nov 2010
Plainfield, MA
Year-long work-trade at Earthdance: Office Asst, Event Intern, Kitchen Asst,
Vegetable and Herb Gardener for Growing Season
Completed Commitment
March 2010-Nov 2010
Western MA
Postpartum Volunteer with It Takes a Village- Weekly Visits with Matched Family
Completed two 3-month stints with two families
April 2010-Nov 2010
Ashfield,MA
Beginner/Intermediate Herbal Apprentice at Blazing Star Herbal School
May 2010-October 2010
Northampton and Florence, MA
Co-founded and Co-produced Monthly Multi-disciplinary Arts and Education Event, POLLINATE
May 2009-Oct 2009
Temple, NH
Seasonal Farm Apprentice at Herban Living Farm CSA/Educational Center
Jan 2008-April 2009
Shutesbury, MA
Personal Care Assistant (Elder Care), Animal Care Assistant, Housecleaner at Juniper Hill
April 2009
Amherst, MA
5-day Beginning Midwifery Intensive with WomanCraft Midwifery Educational Program
and Beth Anne Moonstone, CPM
Feb 2009-March 2009
Hadley, MA
Postpartum Doula Training with Warm Welcome Birth Services and Michelle L’Esperance, CPM
Sept 2008-April 2009
Leverett, MA
Bi-weekly holistic product housecleaner for 3-story home and graphic design office
Sept 2008-Nov 2008
Northampton, MA
Audited HypnoBirthing Class Series
June 2008-Oct 2008
Florence, MA
Office and Accounting Assistant for Treefrog Landscapes, an ecological landscaping company
Feb 2008-Oct 2008
Florence, MA
Birth Doula Training with Warm Welcome Birth Services and Michelle L’Esperance, CPM
Completed Classroom Training- followed by attended 3 births as a volunteer
Oct 2008
Orange, MA
Represented Western Mass Permaculture Guild and Permaculture Institute for the Northeast (PINE) at Garlic & Arts Festival
Sept 2008
Worcestor, MA
Completed Certification in MotherMassage® (perinatal massage) with Elaine Stillerman
Feb 2008-June 2008
Northampton, MA
Office Assistant for Remineralize the Earth, an international nonprofit
Sept 2007-April 2008
NM & MA
Intermittent Childcare
Oct 2006-Aug 2007
Albuquerque, NM
Student at New Mexico School of Natural Therapeutics
Graduated with Certification as a Natural Therapeutics Specialist and Massage Therapist
Sept 2006
Eugene, OR
Volunteered with Eugene Permaculture Guild to Co-Produce Northwest Permaculture Gathering
June 2006-Aug 2006
Dexter, OR
Student at the Ecovillage and Permaculture Design Program at Lost Valley
Completed with Permaculture Design Certification in Dec 2006
May 2006
Grass Valley, CA
Yoga Teacher Training Intensive at Sivananda Ashram Yoga Farm
Completed with 200 hr Yoga Teacher Certification
March 2006-April 2006
Western NC
Apprentice with Elder Herbalist at Mountain Gardens Herbs
Jan 2006-Feb 2006
Lenox, MA
SEVA Volunteer at Kripalu Center for Yoga and Health (Veggie Prep)
Aug 2005-Nov 2005
Cottage Grove, OR
Participant in Sustainable Living Skills Internship at Aprovecho
Completed Internship (Organic Gardening, Sustainable Forestry, Appropriate Technology)
May 2005-Aug 2005
MO, NM, CO
WWOOFED on organic farms and voluneteered at a few festivals
Jan2005-March2005
Brazil
Traveled to Brazil for the World Social Forum and then visited various places
Sept 2000-Dec 2004
Colorado Springs, CO
Student at The Colorado College
Graduated with BA Anthropology, Minor in Religion
May 2004-Sept 2004
Rutledge, MO
Organic Gardening and Food Preservation Intern at Sandhill Farm
Feb 2004-May 2004
Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteered with Peace and Justice Center, Co-Produced “Mothering Mother Earth Fair”
Sept 2003-Dec 2003
Southern India
Study Abroad through Living Routes Ecovillage Education: Integral Sustainability
June 2003-July 2003
Sulmona, Abruzzo, Italy
Student of Beginner Italian, Lived in Sulmona for the Summer
Jan 2003-May 2003
Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteered in High School ESL (English as Second Language) Classroom Every Day
Sept 2002-Dec 2002
Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteered as a Weekly Tutor for Spanish-speaking Immigrant Children
June 2002-August 2002
Jacksonville, FL
Worked as Preschool Camp Counselor
May 2002
Turkey and Greece
Traveled with Month-Long Class through Western Turkey and Greece
Spring 2002
Mora, NM
Co-Led Volunteer Break Trip to Women’s Weaving Cooperative, Mujeres Unidas
Feb 2002
Chicago, IL
Acted as Student Fellow at Private Research Library in Month-Long Class
Sept 2001-May 2002
Colorado Springs, CO
Co-Founded and Co-Led Community Arts Residential Theme House at Colorado College
June 2001-Aug 2001
Monte Cristi, Dominican Republic
Volunteer at Pentecostal Orphanage
March 2001
Santa Fe, NM
Participated in Volunteer Break Trip to Children’s Museum in Santa Fe
Sept 2000-May 2001
Colorado Springs, CO
Volunteered at Mental Health Rehab Center Offering Weekly Arts Programming