4th Trimester Conference

2025 Conference
Celebrating Parenthood
Join us for Arizona’s only event created just for new and expectant parents and those who support them! Meet experts, find community, and explore tools to manage the mental, physical and emotional changes in the first 5 years of parenthood.
This year’s 4th Trimester Arizona Conference brings together our Community across Arizona IN PERSON to Celebrate Parenthood as we connect, receive support and education, and heal as a collective.


Conference Topics.
Whether you want to learn, to connect, to relax or to heal, you’ll find sessions and workshops to love! Session topics include Perinatal Mental Health, Postpartum Nutrition, Child Emotional Development, Finding Your Village, Parental Leave, Sound Healing, Self Care, and much more!
This year’s Speakers.

Casandra Stouder
Casandra (Cas) is a proud member of the Seminole and Navajo tribes, drawing inspiration from her ancestors and late sister to live a positive and impactful life. With over 22 years of experience as a prevention expert, ICWA specialist, and healing professional, Casandra is dedicated to serving Indigenous communities. Her roles have included Community Coordinator, Native American Fitness Council master trainer, and case manager for ICWA. Currently, she serves as an Indigenous Prevention Specialist and Community Empowerment consultant, using her expertise in wellness and social justice to support Native American families across the nation. Outside of her professional endeavors, Casandra actively engages with Native communities as a role model and is a dedicated parent to her two adult children. Her rich background and unwavering commitment to wellness make her a valuable asset in promoting mental health and resilience among Indigenous families.

Lindsey Krieder, M.Ed
Lindsey Kreider, M.Ed. has been in ECE for over 25 years. She has held a variety of positions from infant room assistant through director in facility-based child care centers and preschools. Lindsey's true passion is family child care, specifically FFN care, as she is a 2nd generation in-home child care provider. Lindsey managed her own in-home preschool, Seedlings Nursery School, for 8 years while raising her own three children who are now 15, 12 and 10 years old. She currently works as a Family Child Care Specialist with the United Way of Pinal County's Family, Friend and Neighbor Program where she provides high-quality professional development to FFN providers in her county. Lindsey holds 2 undergraduate degrees in ECE and a master's in Educational Leadership.

Natassia Williamson, FNP
Natassia Williamson is a dedicated Family Nurse Practitioner, author, and co-owner of Aurora Health and Wellness, LLC. With over a decade of experience in healthcare and a personal passion for supporting families, Natassia specializes in maternal and family health, chronic disease management, and perinatal mental health. As a mother and a disabled veteran, she combines her professional expertise with her own lived experiences, including navigating postpartum recovery and managing chronic conditions, to advocate for equitable and compassionate care. Natassia is the creator of the blog Bottles, Boobs, and Feeding Tubes, where she shares insights into parenting, maternal health, and supporting children with unique needs. She is also the author of ABC D is Ability: Getting to Know Kids with Disabilities, a resource promoting inclusion and understanding. Passionate about community impact, Natassia volunteers with organizations such as Arizona Birthworkers of Color and Postpartum Support International. She is also a frequent speaker at events addressing maternal health equity and disability advocacy. Through her work, Natassia strives to empower families to prioritize wellness and thrive from pregnancy to parenthood and beyond.

Jennifer Dykhuizen, IBCLC
Jennifer Dykhuizen, MPH, IBCLC has spent her 10 year career in the WIC program, serving in various capacities. Currently, she is the WIC Outreach Manager and Regional Clinic Manager for the Maricopa County Department of Public Health WIC Program in Phoenix Arizona. She received a MPH in Maternal and Child Health from Grand Canyon University and received her IBCLC designation in 2021. As a child, she was a WIC participant and would later gain experience volunteering for the program throughout high school and college. She would eventually work in the clinic and focus her graduate studies on exploring innovative approaches for nutrition education delivery for WIC clients. Her specific research areas of interest in public health include novel approaches to improving the WIC participant appointment experience, utilizing social media to reach the WIC population, creative ways to engage and retain participants, and casual sharing of breastmilk between mothers.

Andrea Gloria, IBCLC
Andrea Gloria, MPH, RDN, IBCLC completed her undergraduate degree at Arizona State University and her master's degree at Grand Canyon University. Andrea has worked in different fields of dietetics and found her passion is in community health. Andrea has worked at WIC in various roles for over eleven years. Currently Andrea works at Maricopa County WIC as the Breastfeeding Manager. She has found her greatest joy in supporting WIC staff and families by sharing breastfeeding education and support.

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.

Wendi Cleckner
Wendi is a desert child at heart, born and raised on the Arizona clay. In 1993 she helped a friend through the birth of her first child and felt a passion to devote her life to moms and babies. The calling of midwifery has blessed her with travel across the world, taking her to the Philippines, Sudan, and Iraq. She believes in the intrinsic knowledge women hold in the ability to bring forth life and will continue to work both individually and with the community, rallying for women to give birth as they choose. Wendi is passionate about justice and advocacy. In fact, that passion helped her finish law school in two years and pass the bar with flying colors. She now advocates for women who have experienced obstetrical violence, educates doulas, midwives, friends and families what their rights are in the birthing space, and works toward changes at the policy level so that birthing people feel safe and cared for throughout the childbirth years. Wendi also serves on several boards including: the former Director of Advocacy and Policy on the Midwives Alliance of North America Board of Directors, the former Vice President of Postpartum Support International, Arizona Board of Directors, a current board member and former President, Vice President, and Secretary of the Arizona Association of Midwives, and former board member of MLC Medicaid Innovations, and the current President of the Arizona Community Birth Coalition. Wendi loves the sun and the earth, and enjoys coaxing new life out of the Arizona ground in her gardens. She continues to study herbalism and a number of other healing modalities. Wendi recently opened Tempe Birth Center in downtown Tempe lending it as a hub for social justice and reproductive justice work locally, nationally, and internationally. Wendi is always looking for the next adventure overseas to help women and families in under-served areas of the world.

Tandie Myles, LCSW
LCSW, IMH-E®, RPT/S, PMH-C is a licensed clinical social worker, the owner and therapist of Anchored in Hope Therapy Services, LLC. Tandie specializes in the treatment of perinatal and early childhood mental health issues. She provides mental health services to pregnant and postpartum women as well as general mental health therapy services to women. Tandie provides relationship-based therapy services with caregivers and children. She considers it an honor to have served children and families in Arizona for the past 20 years. Tandie started her career in 2005 after earning her Master of Social Work degree from Arizona State University in 2005. She completed the two-year Infant/Family Clinical Practice program with the Harris Infant and Early Childhood Mental Health Training Institute in 2009. Tandie is endorsed by the Infant Toddler Mental Health Coalition of Arizona as an Infant Mental Health Specialist (Level 3 Clinical) and is also a Registered Play Therapist by Association of Play Therapy. Recently, she was able to become certified in Perinatal Mental Health by Postpartum Support International. Tandie has worked as an Integrated Behavioral Health Consultant in primary care health care centers (family practice, pediatrics, and women’s health) and truly enjoyed working in the women’s health and pediatric clinic. Her unique lens in perinatal and infant mental health allowed her to provide her expertise in helping caregivers understand their needs as well as the needs of their children. Her approach is rooted in child development, attachment theory, informed by neuroscience and trauma-informed research, to provide developmental and relationship-based therapy. Tandie provides mental health consultation to community organizations and programs and provides trainings on infant mental health, pregnant and postpartum issues, child development, and other related topics to parents, professionals, and community organizations. In her work, Tandie Myles hopes to address challenges while promoting resilience and wholeness in parents and children to reach their full potential.

Jen Kinser-Traut, PhD
Jen Kinser-Traut, PhD, brings a wealth of experience in education and family support. With a decade-long tenure as a dedicated high school math educator, Jen earned a PhD in Mathematics Education, advancing to roles such as Visiting Assistant Professor at NYU and Founding Director of Tucson Regional Educational Collaborative. Recognizing the fleeting nature of family time when her son was 9, Jen made a heartfelt decision to shift focus, prioritizing her role at home. This led to a fulfilling transition into supporting families as a Dona Certified Postpartum Doula and RETAIN Parental Leave Coach, where Jen combines her academic expertise with a compassionate commitment to nurturing family dynamics during pivotal life transitions.

Elizabeth Wood
Elizabeth Wood has a B.S. of Physics from the United States Naval Academy and a Masters in Engineering Management from Old Dominion University. While this education did prepare her for a 15-year long career in the nuclear energy industry, none of it prepared her for the radical transition into motherhood. Driven by her own motherhood challenges, she founded Matrescence: 4th Trimester Planning & Support and became a RETAIN certified Parental Leave Coach and Certified Maternal Mental Health Peer Support Specialist. Her volunteer involvement includes serving as Board Chair of Postpartum Support International - Arizona and as a long standing member of Arizona's Maternal Mortality Review Committee and Maternal Mental Health Task Force. When not fiercely advocating for improved maternal health, she loves spending time with her husband and two girls and playing field hockey.

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.

Kelsey Glynn
Kelsey Glynn founded and co-facilitates the Phoenix Gilbert Chapter of the Chamber of Mothers, established in June 2024. The chapter to over 100 members, creating a supportive community for Arizona Valley moms and caregivers who take action to impact maternal rights. Kelsey serves as the Social Media Director for the national Chamber of Mothers team, leveraging her 10+ years of marketing expertise to amplify mothers' voices and further the mission for paid leave, childcare affordability, and maternal health. She has a career in tech startups growing into unicorns and supported local businesses with strategic branding and content creation. Additionally, Kelsey contributed to the East Valley Mom - City Collective Blog in 2018 to 2012, breaking the silence on taboo subjects like postpartum depression, infertility, and paid leave. As a TikTok creator, she has cultivated a following of over 20,000 by sharing her story of infertility, motherhood, and advocacy, inspiring others to connect and take action.

Kimberly Moore-Salas, IBCLC
Kim is born for Naakaii Diné (Mexican People) and from Tsi’naajinii (Black Streak People) clans. Born in Tuba City, maternally from Tolani Lake, AZ located in the southwestern area of the Navajo Nation. Growing up on and off the Navajo Nation, and residing in various tribal communities throughout her life, Kim is passionate about utilizing her education and experience to promote healthy living through kinship values. Kim has been an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant over 10 years of experience in peer-counseling, clinical and educational lactation. Kim’s work has been inclusive of tribal and culturally diverse communities serving the needs of prenatal, newborns, and post-partum mothers and families. She is a Co-Instructor for the Indigenous Breastfeeding Counselor training course providing cultural breastfeeding and clinical education to those that can serve their community throughout Turtle Island. She also has independently work with Changing Woman Initiative assisting families with breastfeeding support out of New Mexico. They are free access birth center serving Indigenous women to reproductive wellness. She just completed her second term on the United States Breastfeeding Committee Board of Directors. Kim worked at ValleyWise Health Medical Center as a hospital lactation consultant for almost nine years assisting families in the areas of prenatal, postpartum, labor and delivery and NICU. During the pandemic she served the front lines and assisted many mothers with COVID with breastfeeding. She also worked on hospital policies and projects to improve breastfeeding rates. In December 2020, she implemented the first Arizona Lactation Mentorship Pilot Program at Valleywise Hospital mentoring threeinterns. This provides the students access to clinical lactation hours to create strategic initiatives to bring BIPOC diversity, equity, and inclusion to the field of lactation. She is a member of the Advisory Council Committee for the Navajo Breastfeeding Coalition, a full spectrum Doula and a community advocate for Arizona and now for California. She’s also assisted many families nationally. This role involved home and virtual visits serving the BIPOC community. Kim’s extensive experience in this field has led to opportunities in consulting, which along with her husband synthesized their consulting business in Tribal Indemnity. Within three years, Tribal Indemnity has assumed responsibility of complex projects and strategic planning with one of the largest Tribes in Arizona. She recently established her own small business, Indigenous Breastfeeding Az, dba. Providing lactation support, community building and collaboration. Kimberly moved to Northern California with her family and has continued to maintain her working relationships and other projects in Arizona. Locally she’s been providing lactation and doula support with local Indigenous communities. Kim enjoys spending time with her husband of twenty-five years and three daughters of whom she breastfed until they were 2 years old. She also loves early morning runs, hiking, boxing and yoga.

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.

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.

Dena Tibsherany, MSW
Dena Tibsherany is a Licensed Master Level Social Worker who is certified in Perinatal Mental Health who has built and founded One World Empowered LLC, a community dedicated to empowering healing across the world through 1:1 coaching, hosting her Empower 2 Heal Podcast, leading online courses, and through her Mamas Club community that brings the missing link of community to healing in motherhood. For the past 10+ years, Dena has practiced social work in the mental health field as a clinician, leader, program developer, director, and business owner. Dena values continuing her education and experience in healing, allowing her to strengthen her own practices and her teachings in the community.

Neil Tift
Neil is the Outreach Project Coordinator for the Native American Fatherhood and Families Association (NAFFA) in Mesa. From 2010 to 2016, he was the Father Involvement Program Director for the Child Crisis Arizona in Mesa. He is also co-founder of Paternal Instincts with his wife Denise that provides staff training, technical assistance and consultation to government agencies and community organizations to support the development and expansion of resources for fathers, especially low-income fathers and their families. He served as Director of Professional Advancement at the National Practitioners Network for Fathers & Families (NPNFF) in Washington, D.C. from June 2000 to March 2005. Prior to his work at NPNFF, Neil was the Director of the Resource Center at the National Fatherhood Initiative (NFI) in Gaithersburg, Maryland. From 1990 to 1998 he was the founding Director of the first Fathers’ Resource Center in the US, which he opened in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Neil served on national board of directors of Healthy Mothers, Healthy Babies in Virginia and on the board of Prevent Child Abuse Minnesota and the Minnesota Department of Health’s Sexual Violence Prevention Task Force. For 35 years, Neil has served as adjunct instructor at seven universities in Minnesota and Arizona teaching ethics, child psychology, gender studies and human service Administration. He served as a consultant to the Annie E. Casey Foundation for five years, assisting community and government organizations to enhance their capacity to effectively recruit and serve fathers, especially low- and moderate-income fathers. Neil is a family mediator, parent educator, game developer, men’s therapist, college instructor, struggling author, “dadvocate” and overweight jogger. Neil earned an M.A. in Counseling Psychology from the University of Saint Thomas in St. Paul, Minnesota. Neil is the very proud father of three, grandfather of twelve and foster father of many.

Courtney Schinner, RDN, CLC
Courtney Schinner is a registered dietitian and certified lactation counselor in Sierra Vista, Arizona. She has been in this role for just over 4 years. She works with families from all walks of life. In her spare time she enjoys hiking with my partner and dogs and cooking.
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