About Me  

I am a doula, midwife, and childbirth educator.

I spent much of my life as a professional dancer and performed nationally and internationally with several modern dance companies. I taught dance technique, choreography, and anatomy for dance at Swarthmore College, Barnard College, and in Paris. During that time, I became certified as an Alexander Technique teacher, and have also worked in other bodywork therapies.

Towards the end of my dance career, I became pregnant with my first child and was introduced to midwifery. The supportive and holistic care I received during my pregnancy and labor fueled my desire to become a midwife and childbirth educator. In 1997, I received my master’s degree from Columbia University and since then have worked in a variety of settings, including hospitals, birth centers, and homes. In my work, I emphasize the normalcy of pregnancy and birth, and help my clients with individualized approaches to meet each woman’s unique needs.

I currently work privately as a labor doula and childbirth educator in New York City. I am on the faculty of the St. Luke’s - Roosevelt Hospital Parent Education department, and I practice well-woman gynecology at the Ryan-Nena Health Center.

I have given birth to my two wonderful children, Lia and Zack, and, since 2004, am a proud stepmother of my husband’s two children, Adam and Eliza.


My education includes:
Brown University, B.A.
University of Michigan, M.F.A in Dance
Columbia University, B.S.N. and M.S.N. in midwifery