Lo Kawulok RM, CPM (she/her), Primary Midwife and Co-Foundress

Lo Kawulok is a mother, midwife, and community advocate that has been supporting womxn and families as a full- spectrum, reproductive health worker for about 15 years. Born and raised in so-called Boulder, Colorado, Lo has a deep love for the earth, sacred relationships, strong communities, and a reverence for ancestral connections. She has learned the art of midwifery in various settings ranging from rural and urban homebirth, a bustling birth center on the US/Mexico border, to international practice in Guatemala and Mexico. Lo is connected to the midwifery and spiritual traditions of the earth, her maternal line, as well as traditional healing practices passed down from the hearts and hands of her teachers.

Lo believes that midwifery care has always been, and will continue to be, vital to the health of a community. She sees that resilience is built when people feel supported and the innate design is honored.

The formation of this collective has been a dream of hers for quite some time, and she is honored to be working alongside this group of devoted and brilliant midwives. She is forever grateful for the support of her family, her children, and her community.

Lo’s certifications include Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), Colorado Registered Midwife (RM), and Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC). Her CPR and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certifications are current at all times.

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Rachel Engel RM, CPM (she/her), Primary Midwife, Program Director and Co- Foundress

Rachel was born at the Denver Birth Center and natural birth has been normalized her whole life. She studied art in college and towards the end of her studies worked with a program that used art to help ease people's long and painful hospital stays. She saw the benefit and power of the mind body connection as well as people's ability to transcend their circumstances. 

Seeing the connection from her program in college and birth work, Rachel started a Doula training and attending births in San Francisco in 2008. Quickly falling in love with going to births she went to a Birth Center in Bali to learn more about what it is to be a midwife. While there she watched many women give birth and saw what it was to be a midwife. 

Rachel did her clinical midwifery education from 2011- 2013 in Taos, New Mexico at the Northern New Mexico Birth Center and Better Birth in Utah. She completed her didactic education through the National College of Midwifery from 2011- 2013 and became a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) in 2013. In 2014 Rachel moved back to Colorado and has been serving this community since her return. 

Rachel loves to see people become parents and watch families grow and change. She deeply believes that midwifery care should be accessible to all people and knew from early in her training she wanted to make that possible. She is so grateful to be a part of the collective that is working towards this goal in Boulder County. 

Rachel is committed to furthering her education and attends regular conferences and classes in all aspects of midwifery. Rachel's certifications include Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), Colorado Registered Midwife (RM), Certified Lactation Counselor® (CLC). Her CPR and NRP (Neonatal Resuscitation Program) certifications are current at all times.

Stacie Meredith RM, CPM (she/her), Assistant Midwife

Stacie Meredith fell in love with birth in 2000 after reading Spiritual Midwifery by Ina May Gaskin.  She knew immediately that this was her life's calling; to support, educate and empower birthing people and their families during this amazing journey.

She graduated from a MEAC accredited program at The Florida School of Midwifery in 2005. In 2006 she and her husband Robert moved to the lovely Boulder County area, where she established Stacie Meredith Midwifery Services, LLC. She has been joyfully attending families and caring for newborns since then.  For more information, please visit www.staciethemidwife.com.

Stacie began working with Community Roots Midwives Collective in June 2020 as an Assistant Midwife. She is honored and delighted to be part of such a phenomenal group of midwives and shares their deep commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion. 

Stacie's certification’s include Certified Professional Midwife (CPM), Colorado Registered Midwife (RM) and Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC). She remains up to date on her Neonatal Resuscitation certification and her CPR.

Madison Cheshire RM, CPM (she/her), Assistant Midwife

Madi is a licensed midwife living in the front-range communities of Colorado. She is passionate about supporting families through the magnificent process of pregnancy, childbirth, and the postpartum time. Madison believes that the childbearing continuum is a space with the potential for deep reflection, healing, and transformation. Since her first birth training in 2011 in Boulder Colorado, Madison has pursued a midwifery education through a traditional rural homebirth apprenticeship in the high rockies, as well as a high volume international birth center and midwifery school along the U.S./Mexico border. Since returning to the front-range in 2015 Madison is grateful to collaborate with the Community Roots Midwifery Collective, as well as to offer massage therapy to the community.
For more information visit Madison’s website.