Our Team

Tiffany is the Clinical Director at NMI with over 20 years of experience in healthcare and 10 years as a practicing midwife. She is committed to autonomy, informed decision-making, and equitable access to care, with a focus on serving underserved and marginalized communities. Tiffany brings a calm, respectful, and nurturing presence to her work with students and clients, and is passionate about supporting the next generation of midwives in building confident, competent, and socially conscious practice.

Leah Hamilton supports operations, registration, and financial administration at NMI, helping ensure smooth day-to-day functioning across student enrollment, records, and account coordination. While not a midwife, her connection to midwifery is rooted in her own birth experiences, which shaped her commitment to voice, informed choice, and respectful care throughout pregnancy and birth. These experiences inform her dedication to expanding access to equitable, community-based care.

As an NMI graduate, Gloria is a licensed Xicana midwife practicing home birth midwifery in rural Northern California and brings experience from both birth center and home birth settings. Gloria’s work is grounded in equity, access, and the reclamation of traditional Mexican birth and postpartum practices, which she continues to weave into her leadership at NMI. She supports students through mentoring, academic advising, and curriculum development, and is always welcoming connection and questions from students.

Jennifer is a Chicana licensed midwife and lactation consultantin the San Francisco Bay Area and a graduate of NMI (2010). She provides culturally competent care across home, birth center, and hospital settings, and is a volunteer leader with La Leche League specializing in support for families navigating food allergies. Jennifer is passionate about midwifery education and is excited to serve as a Study Group Coursework Instructor supporting the next generation of midwives. She is a mother of two daughters born at home and brings both clinical experience and deep community connection to her work.

Tessa Landreau-Grasmuck (they/she) is a Certified Professional Midwife (CPM) and Licensed Midwife (LM) in Vermont, with over 15 years of experience as a full-spectrum birthworker, reproductive justice organizer, and community educator. They practice with Threshold Community Midwives, offering preconception care, home insemination, and homebirth services. As a queer provider and solo parent by choice, Tessa is deeply committed to supporting queer and trans families across all reproductive experiences. Their work centers trauma-informed, equitable care, as well as education in herbal medicine and midwifery models for pregnancy, loss, and abortion.

Sierra is a queer licensed midwife and educator serving southern and midcoast Maine with Soft Corner Midwifery, a justice-focused practice providing full-spectrum reproductive care. She holds a doctorate in sociology with a focus on queer family-building and brings a deep commitment to compassionate, knowledgeable care for queer and trans communities. Sierra’s work is rooted in both academic insight and lived experience, shaping her approach to midwifery and education. She lives in Portland, Maine with her wife and enjoys spending time in nature, reading, and dancing.

Connie Perkins (she/they) is a midwife, activist, mother, and herbalist with over 20 years of experience supporting families through the childbearing year. Trained through the apprenticeship model and a graduate of Midwives College of Utah, her work centers trauma-informed, full-spectrum care and a deep commitment to listening. Connie is passionate about midwifery education, particularly expanding access for Indigenous students and traditional midwives. She brings both personal and professional dedication to honoring bodies, land, and community in her work.

Akane, CPM, is an NMI graduate and Virtual Instructor with a background in full-spectrum midwifery, global health, and somatic practice. Her work is rooted in supporting midwives and shaping systems that better honor the power of midwifery, informed by experiences in the U.S., Afghanistan, and Mexico. Akane integrates trauma-informed approaches through her training as a Registered Somatic Movement Therapist and her studies in maternal and infant health. She is committed to elevating underrepresented voices and fostering equitable, culturally responsive care.