Kendall Moretz

Kendall Moretz is a certified labor doula with a degree in Exercise Science and specialized training in pre/postnatal corrective exercise. She holds certifications in pelvic floor and diastasis recti recovery as well as labor support through Childbirth International. Kendall’s passion for birth work began after the birth of her first child, inspiring her to support women as they navigate pregnancy, birth, and postpartum. Her holistic approach blends evidence-based education and functional movement to help women feel strong, confident, and empowered through every stage of this transformative journey.

Shivonne Tessa Quintero

Shivonne is known for her soothing, grounding, genuine presence, as well as her playful expressiveness.

She’s had a daily mindfulness practice for nearly 20 years, been practicing yoga for 20+ and is also deeply involved with ecstatic dance and contact improv. In general, she’s totally taken with and dedicated to experiencing the subtleties of the moment through mindful, embodied curiosity and presence. She’s passionate about, and in constant practice with, embracing everything that shows up.

She is so excited and honored to bring any and all of these qualities to be with you on your birthing journey.

Amanda Mulholland

Amanda loves to spend time with parents helping to normalize this wild crazy experience that can feel just a little more calm with the guidance of a former Labor and Delivery nurse, now Childbirth Educator, Labor & Postpartum and Infant Care Doula.

When she’s not taking care of her 2 active boys, she can be found supporting parents virtually or through delivering much needed items to their doorstep.

She loves to help parents know what to expect and to ensure they have continuous support and access to resources throughout their journey.

Lis McCachren

Lis McCachren is a mother, writer, birth keeper, and yoga teacher. Her yoga training includes optimal alignment, pre and postnatal practices, philosophy, and ways to bring the ancient practice of yoga into modern everyday life.  She is adept at helping students find a practice that fits them: their body, their desires, their lifestyle. Off the mat, she finds yoga to be a tangible tool for parenthood, reminding her each day to breathe deep, live with intention and open to the endless possibilities of life.  

A seasoned birth doula, postpartum doula and placenta specialist, Lis is on a quest to support women in feeling safe and celebrated in the transition to motherhood.

Follow her as she finds beauty and makes meaning @heartcenteredmamas

Lis has completed Postpartum Doula trainings through DONA and ProDoula International, as well as ProDoula Placenta Specialist training.  She holds a BS in Psychology and is an avid Yoga Teacher and practitioner, trained through Neighborhood Yoga in 2008. The practice of yoga shapes the way Lis engages with life each day; it challenges her to live deeply, authentically, reckoning expectations with reality.  It is a practice of trust and a guide to uncovering both our fears and our “best selves”.  Lis is a mama to 3 school age children and is fully on the journey of learning and growing with them.  She is up to date on Blood Borne Pathogen and CPR certifications.

Lis believes in reaching out for what we need, that a little gratitude goes a long way, and that we are all infinitely capable & deserving of support. 

Megan Plummer-Fox

Megan has loved working with infants her entire life. After working in early intervention and as a postpartum doula, she has come to appreciate the importance and joy of supporting the family as a whole.

Megan has a bachelor’s degree in Child Development with a concentration in Family and Child Studies from Appalachian State University, and she has worked with young children in public school, preschool, daycare, children’s ministry, nannying, doula work, and early intervention settings. She has found purpose in learning about the stages of development of little ones and sharing that information with families so they can best support their children.

She is always excited for the opportunity to provide parents with a warm and calm presence as they navigate this beautiful change is such a blessing in her life.

Angela De Nigro

Angela is a DONA trained birth doula, with specialized training in prenatal yoga. She earned her yoga teaching certification in 2018, and since then has been guiding others to find joy in functional movement. Her doula journey is rooted in community care; Angela became interested in becoming a doula when she saw the growing need for perinatal support in our communities. She knows how valuable it is to have an additional support person to offer consistent emotional, physical and informational support to parents during this time of growth.

Angela identifies as queer and her practice is inclusive of all people. All bodies and people deserve support and should be treated with loving care. She knows that doula support can be impactful by helping to reduce disparities in maternal health outcomes.

Angela is inspired by the rituals and rhythms of nature. She loves to watch nature’s transitions—the seasons changing, birth and growth, awakening—and takes cues from the natural world to order her own life. From nature, she has learned to observe, listen to cues, to step forward in some seasons and to step back in others.

Angela’s style of care is evidence-based, intuitive, and empowering. She wants people to feel informed, supported, safe, and cared for on their journeys. She uses many tools to achieve these goals, including touch, talk, and being a trusted source of information. She takes pride in being the person who offers helpful assistance and helping others embody their strength.

In her free time, Angela loves to be outdoors. At home, she pets her cat, Moonbeam, and loves to sit with a hot cup of tea and a pair of binoculars to watch the birds. She loves backpacking and has hiked hundreds of miles on the Appalachian Trail. Being of service to others and filling other peoples’ cups also fills her cup. She values resilience, sustainability, and diversity. Most of all though, she looks for ways to engage in radical joy every day. 

Ysabel Gilmore Farmer

Ysabel is a certified ProDoula Labor Doula, Sound and Music certification, experience leading music therapy sessions, and is completing a degree in Expressive Arts and Mental Health. 

She is passionate about women’s empowerment, mental health, energy work, and the arts. 

In her free time, Ysabel cultivates beauty and vitality through new projects, creative rituals, writing poetry, music, art, and cooking. She also loves skincare, nature, animals, and relaxing on the couch with a good movie. 

In the future, Ysabel would like to create her own wellness studio, do group work, have an Interdisciplinary Art Show, continue women’s empowerment, and change the world for the better.

She sees that birth can be puzzling, terrifying, and fascinating. It can be brutal and beautiful, but she is here for it, all of it. 

Randi Lynn Denton

Hailing from Abingdon, VA Randi Lynn Denton is excited to be part of the High Country Doulas team and helping families across the region settle into expanding their families. Being a mother herself has been such a rewarding experience in her personal journey that she felt called to pay it forward to others who are just starting out as well.

Certified in Labor and Postpartum care, she can also bring a holistic approach to your experience having been certified in other numerous, natural-healing fields. When not involved in “all things baby” Randi enjoys spending time on her farm with her long-time partner and dogs, cooking, singing, and a never-ending list of new hobbies or crafts to try.

Hope Brawley

Hope graduated from Appalachian State University in 2001 and made the high country her home. She has two beautiful sons and loves supporting expectant mothers through pregnancy. She created a support group during the pandemic called Pregnancy Connects. This group was for expectant parents to have a place to share what they were experiencing and find community. Currently she works for Family Connects Northwest supporting postpartum moms.

In 2011 Hope completed her 200 hour yoga teacher training at Neighborhood Yoga. She studied prenatal and postnatal yoga at the Asheville Yoga Center.  She believes yoga calms the busy mind, preparing it to be free from fluctuations so that our intentions are from an open heart and open mind. Her calling is to offer movement that sustains the body, mind and spirit.

In this way she believes you can experience the metaphysical realm within a physical practice. In her free time Hope likes to cook, hike, make medicine from locally harvested medicinal herbs, dance and spend time in her garden.