2026 Parent
Retreat &
Resource Fair
Welcome to the Village.
The 4th Trimester Arizona Parent Retreat and Resource Fair is an in person gathering intentionally designed for new and expectant parents, caregivers, and those who support families in the early years of parenthood.
More than a conference, this retreat style experience creates space to pause, reconnect, and feel supported. Attendees will engage in hands on sessions, restorative experiences, and meaningful conversations that honor the mental, physical, and emotional changes parents experience during the first five years of parenthood.
This day brings our community together to celebrate parenthood, build connection, and access trusted resources all in one welcoming space. Whether you are preparing for a new baby, navigating early parenting, or walking alongside families in this season, you belong here.
Join us for a day of learning, rest, and community where no one has to do parenting alone.
Retreat Topics.
Whether you are looking to learn, connect, rest, or simply breathe, you will find sessions and experiences created to support you. The Parent Retreat offers a thoughtful blend of education, reflection, and restoration, with topics centered on mental and emotional wellbeing, physical recovery and care, family relationships, child development, self care practices, community support, and navigating the early years of parenthood.
This year’s Presenters.
Caleb Chestnutt, MAS-MFT
Caleb Chestnutt is a pre-licensed Marriage and Family Therapist specializing in couples therapy and helping them to transition into parenthood with confidence. With a prior career as law enforcement in the military and having become a new father himself, Caleb pairs his unique perspective and clinical training in systemic family therapy to support couples in strengthening their emotional connection and navigating the stresses of parenthood as a resilient and responsive partners.
Bonnie Wiscombe
Bonnie Wiscombe is a mother of ten (yes, 10!) and a certified life coach with a deep passion for intentional birth and the postpartum journey. After more than a decade supporting women through personal development and entrepreneurship (including over 250 episodes on her parenting podcast), she brings a compassionate, practical approach to emotional well-being for new mothers. Bonnie teaches easy-to-use tools that help parents navigate their emotions and move through postpartum with more confidence, calm, and connection.
Jenaye Martinez, OTD, OTR/L
Jenaye Martinez, OTD, OTR/L, is a pediatric occupational therapist specializing in nurturing families through the fourth trimester. With training in the Get Permission Approach and ongoing lactation counseling certification, she supports caregivers through gentle, responsive feeding and sensory-attuned bonding. As a bilingual clinician, Jenaye is committed to culturally humble, relationship-centered care that helps parents feel confident and connected during their baby’s earliest months.
Coreece Swain
My name is Coreece Swain. I go by Coree and I’m honored to step into the role of Village Lead for the Black Mamas Support Village with 4th Trimester AZ. Supporting Black mamas and birthing people is deeply personal to me. As a mom of two, I know firsthand the challenges and joys that come with pregnancy, postpartum, and parenting. Creating spaces where mamas can feel heard, seen, and supported has become one of my greatest passions. Professionally, I bring over a decade of experience in healthcare, including roles as a Hematology/Oncology Medical Assistant, Chronic Care Manager, and primary care Medical Assistant. My work has been centered around patient care, advocacy, and helping families navigate complex health systems. I’ve also built community connections through wellness and creative work, including my photography business, which allows me to celebrate families and capture their most meaningful moments. At home, I’m a single mom raising two amazing children, ages 6 and 7 while also navigating the journey of blending my family with my partner. We are excited to one day expand our family together, and that hope keeps me grounded in the beauty of growth, love, and possibility. Balancing motherhood, partnership, and personal growth has given me a deep appreciation for the resilience it takes to be a mother and the importance of safe spaces where we can be vulnerable and supported. I’m excited to help create a nurturing space where Black mamas can gather, share resources, and find strength together during the tender and transformative postpartum journey.
Genesis Holmes
Hello! My name is Genesis Holmes, and I am so excited to be a part of 4th Trimester! I am extremely passionate about helping others, and have worked in the Behavioral Health field for the past 5 years. Most recently, I became a first time mom and in that experience I discovered a new passion for sharing all that I learned about pregnancy, birth, and the postpartum experience. I am the first generation Mexican American in my family and have roots in southern Mexico as my mom migrated to Arizona from Orizaba, Veracruz and my father was born and raised in Mexico City. I am incredibly proud of my Hispanic culture, and understand the need within our Hispanic community when it comes to support and encouragement in the beautiful stage of motherhood. I truly believe that demonstrating compassion, empathy, and love creates the most fruitful impact unto those around us, especially as we all face different challenges in life. ¡Hola! ¡Mi nombre es Genesis Holmes, y estoy muy emocionada de ser parte de 4th Trimester! Me apasiona ayudar a los demás, y he trabajado en el campo de la salud mental durante los últimos 5 años. Recientemente, me convertí en madre por primera vez y en esa experiencia descubrí una nueva pasión por compartir todo lo que aprendí sobre el embarazo, el parto y la experiencia posparto. Soy la primera generación mexicano-americana en mi familia y tengo raíces en el sur de México ya que mi madre emigró a Arizona desde Orizaba, Veracruz y mi padre nació y se crió en la Ciudad de México. Estoy increíblemente orgullosa de mi cultura hispana, y entiendo la necesidad dentro de nuestra comunidad hispana cuando se trata de apoyo y aliento en la hermosa etapa de la maternidad. Verdaderamente creo que demostrar compasión, empatía y amor crea el impacto más duradero para aquellos que nos rodean, especialmente porque todos enfrentamos diferentes retos.
D. Monet Greene, MPH, MS
D. Monet has a diverse background that spans the fields of public and women’s health, education, nutrition, health equity, and mindfulness. She holds two master’s degrees and is a certified Yoga (200 hour), Sound, and Yoga Nidra Meditation practitioner and teacher. She is currently in advanced Ayurvedic Nutrition and Yin Yoga certification programs. She presents on the benefits of mindfulness and provides healing Yoga Nidra Meditation and Sound sessions at various diverse conferences, webinars, and other events nationally. She is passionate about health equity, access to care, diversity, equity, and inclusion, and the healing benefits of breath work, meditation, movement, and nutrition.
Kelly Moritz
I’m a pediatric occupational therapist with a Doctorate from Northern Arizona University (2020) and over five years of experience supporting children and families in their natural environments. My passion is helping caregivers understand their child’s sensory world and transform daily routines at home into meaningful moments of connection, regulation, and joy. Rooted in the DIR/Floortime framework, my work blends play, neuroscience, and relationship-driven strategies to support families in creating sensory-informed routines that nurture regulation and joy. Beyond direct care, I’m passionate about mentoring fellow therapists—helping them build confidence in using reflective, attuned, and play-based approaches to deepen connection and promote lasting growth.
Kendra Haag
Kendra is the Indigenous Village Lead at 4th Trimester Arizona. She is a proud member of the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas. She has worked in non-profit healthcare, including tribal healthcare, for ten years. She has a Master of Public Health concentrating in Health Services Administration from the University of Arizona, and a Bachelor of Science in Biological Sciences from the University of Nebraska. She hopes all village participants can find the community and support they need during their parenthood journey!
Nereyda Martinez
Nereyda Martinez is a Licensed Ishtara teacher, oral storyteller, and co-steward of The Healing Tree Collective in Tempe, Arizona. Her work centers on supporting women... especially mothers and women navigating burnout, grief, shame, and transition to reconnect with their bodies, move emotion with compassion, and build inner safety through nervous system-informed practice. Nereyda’s approach blends movement meditation, breathwork, music, and reflective journaling to help women understand what their bodies carry and how to transform patterns from the “body up.” With a voice rooted in truth, tenderness, and humanity, she creates spaces where women can feel seen, supported, and empowered to reclaim their voice, their pleasure, and their aliveness.
Beth Haas, MA
Beth Haas, MA is the Community and Partnerships Liaison at ASU’s T. Denny Sanford Harmony Institute (SHI), where she advances the mission of fostering Harmony for every child in every relationship. With nearly 30 years of experience in education, Beth has supported children, families, and educators through teaching, mentoring, and community engagement. Her work focuses on the critical Birth to 5 years, driven by a strong belief that positive early experiences lay the foundation for lifelong development. Beth is deeply committed to improving outcomes for children through awareness, education, engagement, and persistence.
Eileen Caito
Eileen R. Caito is the owner of Shooting Star Doula Services located in Tucson. She is a postpartum doula, lactation counselor, perinatal maternal health professional and a parental leave coach. Eileen provides reassurance, information, hands-on and virtual support to families after the baby is home. Eileen is facilitating the 4th Trimester Arizona’s Tucson Village and is a member of the Tucson Perinatal Mental Health Coalition Board.
Tori Gurr
As a mom of two little boys (and currently navigating her own 4th trimester), Tori brings both lived experience and community spirit to her role as East Valley Village Lead. With a degree in Communications, she knows the power of storytelling—and believes every postpartum journey deserves to be heard, supported, and celebrated. Before joining 4th Trimester Arizona, Tori helped plan large and small-scale events for a thriving community in Gilbert. She now uses those skills to help create welcoming, inclusive spaces where new parents can connect, feel seen, and learn together. Tori is honored and excited to be a part of 4th Trimester in the East Valley!
Racquelle Adkisson
Racquelle is a full spectrum Doula and Childbirth Educator, supporting familes through birth, postpartum and times of bereavement. She understands every family can have a different story and has been called to support them all. As a mother of four herself, she knows that it takes a village to nurture a family. Understanding of the vast differences in family dynamics, she encourages parents to think about and choose what truly works best for their situation. "Your best choice is not my best choice." She wants to empower them with the knowledge and guidance to find their way.
Tandie Myles, LSW
Tandie Myles is a Licensed Clinical Social Worker, Infant Toddler Mental Health Specialist, Registered Play Therapist-Supervisor and Perinatal Mental Health Certified Professional with 20 years of experience supporting children, women, and families. She specializes in relationship-based and trauma-informed therapy rooted in child development, attachment theory, neuroscience, and play therapy. She earned her MSW from Arizona State University, holds certification in Perinatal Mental Health from PSI, and is endorsed as an Infant Mental Health Specialist. She also provides consultation and trainings on topics such as child development, early childhood mental health, maternal wellness, and mental health. Her therapeutic style is warm, creative, and collaborative, helping clients process life challenges and build emotional strength. She is also a licensed minister and seminarian student and brings a holistic, culturally grounded lens to her work, rooted in faith, neuroscience, and resilience when requested.
Dr. Jennie Bever, President & CEO
Dr. Jennie Bever holds her Doctorate in Biology from UC San Diego, and a B.S. in Biochemistry from ASU. After a rough transition to parenthood with her 3rd child, Jennie recognized the need for more awareness and community support around the first months and years postpartum, which led her to found 4th Trimester Arizona in 2017. In addition to her nonprofit work, Jennie works as a Lactation Consultant, and also serves as a member of the ADHS Maternal Mortality Review Committee, the State Maternal Mental Health Task Force and the Maternal and Child Health Translational Research Team at Arizona State University.
Lauren Hill, PT, DPT, WCS, SC
Lauren Hill is a pelvic physical therapist with over 15 years of experience. She is a board certified pelvic health specialist and specializes in working with clients who are prenatal and postpartum who are experiencing any type of pelvic floor dysfunction including prolapse, bladder and bowel dysfunction, pelvic pain and painful intercourse. She also specializes in treating pelvic pain related to endometriosis, PCOS, pelvic girdle pain and bladder pain syndromes. In 2014, she started the pelvic health program within the outpatient rehabilitation department at St. Joseph's Hospital in Phoenix and continues to serve as clinical lead. In that role, she has mentored and educated various medical professionals on the importance of pelvic health. She obtained her certification in Sex Counseling in 2024. Lauren also has started her own business, Rooted Therapy PHX, where she treats clients with pelvic health or sexual health concerns.
Megan Driving Hawk
Megan Driving Hawk is an artist/mother/educator using habits of the heart to facilitate connection, healing, and learning through photography, poetry, & traditional needlework. Creatively she researches collective healing, trauma, memory, and time. Academically she researches culturally responsive fine arts education. She earned a BFA in Fine Art Photography from Arizona State University, an MEd in Secondary Education with certification in Art K-12 from ASU, and an MFA in Interdisciplinary Studies from the University of Hartford. She is SEI and CTE endorsed. She is a National Board-Certified Teacher who has spent over 10 years in the classroom creating and teaching a culturally responsive art education curriculum. She has served as Indigenous Student Advisor, Teacher Equity Lead, Visual Arts Lead, National Arts Honor Society Advisor among others. Her artwork has been reviewed, collected, and exhibited numerous times throughout the present-day U.S. and internationally including the ASU Art Museum and the Tempe Public Works Collection. She has been invited as guest lecturer, workshop facilitator, and panelist for various events at the national, state, & local level. Currently she is the Equity, Diversity & Inclusion Rep for the Arizona Art Education Association, a Running with Purpose Artist/Athlete Advocate, and member of Kinship Photography Collective. Driving Hawk has received numerous honors and awards including honorable mention in the 2020 Women Photographing Women category of the Julia Margaret Cameron Awards, 2023 artist-in-residence at the Tempe Center for the Arts, 2023 Arizona Art Educator of the Year, and 2025 Agent of Change in Equity, Diversity, & Inclusion. Driving Hawk currently lives in the Sonoran Desert on O’odham, Yavapai, Akimel O’odham (Upper Pima) and Hohokam lands (present day Phoenix, Arizona). She is a white wife & mother of two in a Lakȟóta Thiwáhe. Her life as a residency in Matrescence & outdoor learning through Indigenous ways of knowing.
Gail Williams
Gail Williams is an Afro-Colombiana born in the Sonoran Desert of Nogales, Sonora but raised in Tucson, Arizona. She is a mom of 4. Her oldest son is 15, 5 year old twin daughters, and her youngest is 4. Gail has 20 years of experience as a full spectrum, community based doula. She not only provides direct support for families during the different stages of pregnancy, birth and postpartum for communities of color, but she also advocates for reproductive rights and equitable access to care. Gail has shifted to a newer passion that isn't often highlighted, being a voice and advocate for parents who are beginning the journey of supporting a child with special needs. Through her own lived experience with her youngest daughter having a neurological disorder, Gail is passionate to offer workshops to Doulas on how to support these families who often feel in the dark. Gail currently serves on the Arizona Doula Advisory Board Committee, and recently has accepted a board position on PSI AZ (Postpartum Support International), and is a Doula Trainer through Health Connect One Community Based Doula Training and Cihuapactli Collective Sacred Community Birthworker Training.
Kay Clinton
Kay Clinton is a certified Childbirth Educator and full-spectrum holistic doula, recognized for her commitment to advancing compassionate, culturally grounded maternal care. Guided by the belief that every birthing person deserves to be fully seen, Kay supports first-time and new mothers through a heart-centered prenatal and postpartum journey that honors the whole person—mind, body, and spirit. Kay’s philosophy is rooted in the truth that every parent already carries the inner wisdom to birth confidently. Her role is to help families remember, trust, and prepare for that wisdom through mindful, holistic practices that blend evidence-based care with ancestral grounding. She creates safe, sacred spaces where parents feel deeply supported, emotionally held, and empowered to advocate for their needs without pressure, fear, or judgment. Whether she is guiding parents through birth planning, offering mindfulness practices, or helping families prepare for the fourth trimester, Kay brings presence, intention, and deep care to every interaction. She is especially committed to uplifting underserved and marginalized communities, providing inclusive education and advocacy that ensure every family feels valued and respected.
Dr. Alina Boelman
Dr. Alina Boelman is board certified in Pediatrics and is a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. She became an international board-certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) in 2022 to better support breastfeeding mothers in her practice. Dr. Boelman loves focusing on preventative medicine during well child visits and encouraging families to make healthy choices together. Since having her first baby in January 2021, she has taken a special interest in helping parents during the first months of new parenthood. Her husband, Jake, was a decathlete at U of A so they both enjoy cheering on the Wildcats. They have a daughter, Tatum, and two dogs, Lulu, and Pliny.
Sunnee O'Rork
Sunnee hails from Cape Cod, MA and moved to AZ in 2005. She lives in East Mesa with her husband, Ed, and Brittany spaniel, Keke. As a lifelong spiritual seeker, she embraces many pathways including the Bahá'í Faith principles, Unitarian Universalist, Indigenous beliefs and is a member of the Buddhist Sangha of Unity of Mesa. Sunnee enjoys traveling, especially to her ancestral home of Ireland, exploring Arizona on a snazzy red motorcycle or visiting museums throughout the US with Ed. She also serves as board treasurer for 4th Trimester Arizona.
Savannah Jimenez, LCSW, CTP
Savannah Jimenez, LCSW, CTP, is a licensed clinical social worker whose work focuses on trauma, grief and life transitions for ages birth through adulthood. She is a certified trauma specialist and death comadre. Using this knowledge, she helps individuals and families reconnect to themselves and each other using regulation, somatic work and play. Her work focuses on providing holistic support while acknowledging the systems around us and how they are impacting us. Her want is for all to feel strong within themselves and heal from past experiences.
EiRena Begay
Ya'atééh, shi ei Eirena Begay yinishyé. Tachiinii nishlí, Kinya'aanii bashichin, Haashdl'ishnii dashicheii ado' Tohadl'iinii dashinalí. Ama' nishłí, I am a mother of four. I am a community-rooted advocate, doula, and a birth worker, supporting families through a full spectrum of lived reproductive experiences. As a parent and caregiver, I bring relevant experience, cultural awareness, and compassion to my work. Centering justice, care, and collective wisdom, I offer holistic, trauma-informed support. Notably for marginalized communities, through encompassing pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and beyond. I uphold harm reduction through culturally grounded practices, reclaiming birth as a transformative, empowering and sacred experience.
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Build connection with other parents and supportive community partners.
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Gain practical tools and encouragement for your parenting journey.
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Discover local resources designed to support you and your family.
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FAQs
Who should attend?
The Parent Retreat and Resource Fair is for new and expectant parents, caregivers, and anyone supporting families during the early years of parenthood. Whether you are preparing for a baby, navigating life with young children, or caring for families in a professional or personal role, this event is designed to meet you where you are.
How much will it cost to register?
$37 per registration or Free for WIC or AHCCCS Participants
How is this different from other conferences or parent events?
This is not a traditional conference. The Parent Retreat and Resource Fair is intentionally designed as a retreat style experience that balances education with rest, connection, and care. Instead of long lectures, you will find interactive sessions, restorative moments, and meaningful opportunities to connect with others and access trusted community resources all in one welcoming space.
Is this just another event filled with boring presentations?
No. This event was created with parents in mind. Sessions are designed to be engaging, practical, and supportive, with space for conversation, reflection, and real takeaways you can use in everyday life. You can participate in sessions that resonate with you, take time to rest, or explore the resource fair at your own pace.
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