​"THE PROFESSIONAL DOULA"
Sponsored by PALS Doulas and NAPS Doulas

Monday, October 5, 2015  8:00am to 5:00pm

Location:  The Mountaineers Club
7700 Sand Point Way NE, Seattle WA 98115

Approved for 5.5 DONA CEUs.

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Schedule
8:00am-8:45am Registration | Continental Breakfast, Sponsored by PEPS - Program For Early Parenting Support
8:45am-9:00am Kim James - Opening Remarks and Keynote Speaker Intro
9:00am-11:00am Dr. Amy Gilliland - "The Professional Doula"
11:00am-11:15am Mid-morning Break, Sponsored by the Community of Mindful Parenting - Listening Mothers
11:15am-12:15pm Kristin Kali - "Supporting LGBTQ Families"
12:15pm-1:15pm Lunch, Sponsored by the Simkin Center at Bastyr University
1:15pm-2:30pm Breakout Sessions
A/ Joy MacTavish - "Breastfeeding Support for the Professional Doula"
or
B/ Katie Rohs - "Marketing Doesn't Have to be Sleazy: Authentic Marketing Skills for the Digital Age Doula" 
2:30pm-3:20pm Networking / Ice-cream Social, Sponsored by Parent Trust's Great Starts and Conscious Fathering Classes
3:20pm- 4:40pm Panel discussion moderated by Penny Simkin - "Doula Compensations". 
Panelists: Jocelyn Alt, Angie Dobbins-Frisbie, Amy L. Gilliland, Lynn Lambie, Jennifer Mendelson and Dolly Sundstrom.
4:40pm-5:00pm Door Prizes and Closing Remarks

SPONSORS

• BREAKFAST SPONSOR
  PEPS - Program For Early Parenting Support
• MID-MORNING BREAK SPONSOR
  COMMUNITY OF MINDFUL PARENTING - LISTENING MOTHERS
• LUNCH SPONSOR
  SIMKIN CENTER at BASTYR UNIVERSITY
• ICE-CREAM SOCIAL SPONSOR
  PARENT TRUST'S GREAT STARTS AND CONSCIOUS FATHERING CLASSES

​​VENDORS

• 1st Choice Acupuncture & Integrative Medicine
• Beatha Wellness - is a full service care company for the childbearing year providing labor and postpartum doula services, reflexology, massage and more!
• Birthing From Within
  Tresholds - Preparation for childbirth and beyond
• Bodies for Birth - Your resource for fitness from conception through postpartum
• Empowering Pregnancy - Parenting from the beginning of life.
  Roxane Spring, CNM and Barbara C. Decker, PPNE, HBCE, CD(CAPPA)
• MAIA Midwifery & Fertility 
  Kristin Kali, LM, CPM
• Mother's Milkies Lactation Treats - is a delicious and all natural way to increase your 
  milk supply!
• Nourished Postpartum - Postparum doula, postpartum massage and cooking services
• Parent Trust's Great Starts and Conscious Fathering Classes
• Penny Simkin, PT - Nurturing Positive Birth Memories since 1968
• Perinatal Support Washington
• Sound Breastfeeding - Joy MacTavish, MA, IBCLC, RLC, ICCE, offers Seattle lactation consultations, support, and education to families through all aspects of their breastfeeding journey – from prenatal preparation, early days with a newborn, handling potential challenges, exploring transitions, all the way through weaning.
• Swedish Doula Program
• Sweet Baby Wraps
• The Health and Wellness Clinic - Your Edmonds Chiropractor 
  Dr. Jenni Ricker - Webster Certfied Chiropractor
• Tree of Life Chiropractic - Chiropratic Care in Seattle and Redmond
  Dr. Chelsea Moe - Webster Certified Chiropractor
• Young Living Essential Oils - Becci Olmstead (Amazing Arrivals)
• SUPPORTERS
• Candace Barber - Candace will offer professional headshots during the event for $20. To find out more and to schedule your spot please email: c.barberdoula@gmail.com
• eDoula.biz - Your Doula business management platform

Thank you for your generous donations for our scholarship fund:
eDoula.biz - Olivier Mills
BirthMatters NW  - Mariah Falin and Ildi Sebestyen
Soul of Birthing - Barbara C. Decker

Thank you to our fabulous door prize contributors!