ADMINISTRATION

Heart Phoenix, Interim Executive Director  Heart is a social justice, environmental and peace activist who considers one of her greatest contributions to be that of birthing her five beautiful children naturally. Throughout the country, she is an Inspirational Speaker and Facilitator of Personal and Spiritual Growth Workshops.  Heart believes that educating, empowering and caring for women before, during and after the birthing process brings an essential ingredient to the health of families.  This is the care that is given my midwives!

Kim Alderson,  Finance Director   

Kaitlin Earley, M.M., L.M., Academics Director   Kaitlin is a graduate of The Florida School of Traditional Midwifery, and also holds a Master's Degree in Music from the University of Hartford. She has worked in the Administrative offices at FSTM since 2004 as an Assistant then as the Academic Coordinator. She has a variety of teaching experiences in music, Bibliography and Childbirth Education, and her familiarity with both Academia and Midwifery have well prepared her for work at FSTM. Kaitlin is also one of the staff midwives at the Birth Center of Gainesville.

Stacey Walden, L.M., Clinical Director,   Stacey has worked as an instructor at FSTM for five years. She began her midwifery training at FSTM in 1995 and graduated from Sage Femme Midwifery School in California in 1998. She has worked as a licensed midwife in California, Alaska and Florida, in both homebirth and birth center practices. Stacey's enthusiasm and dedication to midwifery motivates her to educate future midwives for the continuation of midwifery in Florida.

Glenn Cameron, Administrative Specialist   Glenn brings twenty years of experience in midwifery and education to FSTM and has worked in various administrative capacities at the school since 1997. She is currently certified as an American Aqua-natal instructor and Gynecology Teaching Associate for the University of Florida. Glenn is the mother of three daughters, all born at home, and two granddaughters.

Saroj Earle, Librarian  Saroj was trained in midwifery at FSTM from 1999 through 2002, during which time she served as the library coordinator and continued to serve in that capacity until 2004. She has an understanding of a student midwife’s library needs and is available part-time to assist students, faculty & staff while she attends the Florida School of Massage. In addition to her work at FSTM, Saroj is a certified yoga instructor, a certified HypnoBirthing practitioner and a postpartum Ayurvedic doula. Prior to her student midwife years, she worked for many years at the public library in Ft. White, a branch of the Columbia County Public Library.

Kristen Phillips, Academic Assistant  Kristen will be graduating from the Florida School of Traditional Midwifery in the Fall of 2010. She has been serving women and their families during pregnancy and birth as a doula for over 10 years. She plans to practice as a midwife at a birth center and/or in a homebirth practice once she completes the program and gets her license. She is married and has four amazing children all born into the hands of midwives. Kristen is dedicated to furthering midwifery and passing on to the next generation of midwives the traditional values and experiences that she has acquired throughout her journey.