Karin Braun, CNM, APRN & Clinical Director 
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Karin has been attending births since 1992. Karin started as a nurse and certified direct entry midwife and obtained her CNM degree in 2000. She owned and operated a birth center in Anchorage, Alaska and has attended births worldwide. Karin has spent many years in the northern Arizona birth community and has established a strong connection there. As a CNM Nurse Practitioner, Karin is able to offer a higher level of care to women and their families including well woman care, contraception and long-term/lifetime healthcare. Karin has four children and one grandchild of her own.

​Alison Gordon, LM, CPM

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Alison began her work in childbirth as a childbirth educator trained through The Bradley Method. She became a DONA certified doula in 2000. She first started her traditional apprenticeship as a student midwife in 2005, and received her state license in 2009. Alison has worked in both the home birth and birth center environments for many years. 

Danielle Haines, LM, CPM

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  •  ​Danielle is an Arizona native and has been attending births since 2003.                           She started supporting women at hospital births as a doula. With a                                   desire to support families on a deeper level, she moved from doula to                               student midwife in 2011, studying as a home birth midwife. In 2016 she                           received her Certified Professional Midwife and Licensed Midwife                                  certifications. Danielle has a 6 year old son, named Ocean, who was                                  born at home. She has a deep passion for women’s health, family health,                          our planet’s health, a healthy home, healthy babies, community                                        building, alternative medicine and body-mind healing. 

​Lora Fiala, SM, CD, SBPE, Evidence Based Birth® Instructor

​Lora has been in the birth world since 2015. It all started with the preparation for the birth of her first son. She wanted an unmedicated birth and was encouraged to take a childbirth class. She and her husband did just that and after the birth of their son, Lora knew she wanted to pass along the knowledge she had gained to other birthing families. Lora fell naturally into the education side of birth as she has a background in elementary education.
After teaching for a few years and going on to have a second son at home she knew she wanted to be more involved in the birth process. She went on to become an Evidence Based Birth® Instructor, Spinning Babies® Parent Educator,  Certified Doula, and a birth assistant. Lora is currently working toward becoming a Certified Professional Midwife.

​Isabelle Krize, Midwife Apprentice, Doula, Birth Assistant

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​Isabelle is a mom of five, and wife of 18 years to her best friend Josh an says that she wouldn’t be where she is today without his unwavering support. She has been in the field of birth work for over 13 years. She's done a wide range of work with families here in the valley.   Starting with Massage therapy, she focused on prenatal in-home massage in 2003.
Isabelle trained as a Birth Doula in 2009 and have served over 500 families in that capacity, including Postpartum, Bereavement and Trauma informed Doula care, birth photography, personalized labor prep/birth education and infant advocacy. In 2016 she started her journey into Midwifery and has been working toward her CPM for 6 years. When she's not attending births Isabelle loves spending quality time with family and loves being outdoors, hiking, camping, paddle boarding and playing and watching all kinds of sports. 
Alicia Gannon, NRP, Birth Assistant 

Alicia Gannon is a Nationally Certified Paramedic. While she was in paramedic school, she found her love for maternal health; and has been passionate about it ever since. Alicia has been a birth assistant since 2020 and has been very busy! Alicia married her high school sweetheart in 2022 and loves nature and the outdoors. Alicia is currently working towards her credentialing as a Childbirth Educator. ​

Jayme Quaranta, Office Manager, Payroll, Bookkeeping

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Jayme is an office management professional with 15+ years of industry experience. She joined the Gilbert Family Birthing Center team in 2022 and manages all staff and coordinates with vendors and ensures State compliances. She oversees the daily operations of the office and plans meetings, conferences and special events for the staff. She possesses excellent leadership and organizational skills and ensures the effectiveness of the company's staff and processes. Jayme has been in Arizona since she was 4, resides in Gilbert now, and has one amazing Daughter that she couldn't be more proud of. Jayme is also a Certified Yoga teacher, A Level 1 Reiki, and a Guided Meditation leader. Jayme also loves plants and animals and has a mini schnauzer named Oliver, and a       cat named Binxx whom she lovingly refers to as her fur-babies.

Elissa Nelson, Front Desk and Birth Assistant  

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Elissa is a lady of many hats; she is both Front Desk and a Birth Assistant. Elissa was a former nanny for 7+ years and developed a love for children. She went to COC in California and completed her degree in Early Childhood Development, graduating as  Valedictorian with Honors.  After moving to Arizona with her Husband in 2020; Elissa decided to pursue her passion in midwifery and has begun moving forward towards not only birth assisting, but midwifery-friendly birth photography as well as placenta encapsulation. Elissa hopes to have children of her own someday soon, but for now has a cat named Amps whom she loves dearly. 
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