in 1997 to 2010, where she served as practice administrator, assistant to nurse-midwives at home births, childbirth educator, and mentor for out-of-hospital births. In addition, Nancy has twenty years of experience in medical office management performing coding, billing and chart documentation oversight in various medical specialties that included family practice, behavioral health, ob/gyn, and pediatrics. She has an Associates Degree in Business, and has experience in management for start ups and small operations. Most recently, she worked for a community health center as medical coder and auditor, team leader for the ICD-10 transition, and compliance educator for providers and residents.

Nancy has been blessed to have always had the support of her husband of 40 years, John, her three children and five grandchildren as she followed her calling. She became inspired to help other women find options after her first experiences giving birth. In her spare time, Nancy enjoys traveling, gardening, and meeting with other midwives. She is excited to be part of the birth center team bringing this alternative to Western North Carolina.

practiced as a certified nurse-midwife, clinical instructor and clinical research coordinator and throughout her career has been providing full-scope well-woman and OB/GYN care to the women in communities she has served. Prenatal education, mentorship and community outreach are Rani’s areas of specialty. Along with her work in the US, she has a variety of experience working internationally in Ecuador, Mexico, Rwanda, Uganda and the US Virgin Islands. It is her aspiration to ensure that the WNC Birth Center is a great success, offering high quality care that reflects our mission to provide women with a safe, nurturing environment where birth is normal and health can thrive.

She was drawn to the mountains after graduation and has called Asheville home for over a decade. Since moving here she has ventured into many aspects of nursing, always knowing that practicing the art and science of midwifery would be her final destination.

She worked as a Labor and Delivery nurse for 6 years at a local hospital before going back to school. She graduated from East Carolina University in 2010 with her MSN and became certified in midwifery. Angie proudly worked for New Dawn Midwifery for several years.

Angie prides herself on being attentive and present for her “mamas”. She loves water babies. Angie is very knowledgeable about birth and takes every opportunity to share her knowledge with her clients.

Angie has two adorable young children whom she dotes on. On her downtime, Angie gardens with her family and spends hours in her kitchen canning all her yummy produce. She also has a small backyard barnyard with rabbits, chickens, ducks and goats. When she is not attending births, gardening or canning, she enjoys hiking, swimming, canoeing, and snowshoeing. 

Originally from metro Atlanta area, Melissa  moved to NC to attend Queens University of Charlotte and NC has been her home ever since. After graduating from Queens, she worked as a labor and delivery nurse at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte for nearly 7 years, however she knew she could do more for women and families to support them before and after their births, so she completed midwifery school at Frontier Nursing University in 2011.

When studying and working as a nurse midwife, Melissa has worked in various settings including OB\GYN offices, hospitals, out-of-hospital birth centers, public health clinics and international volunteer work. She moved to Asheville in 2017 to participate in the unique model of care and mission of WNC Birth Center. 

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at The Farm at her Midwife’s Assistant workshop which propelled Amanda to become a midwife. Since 2012 she has assisted midwife-attended births in all capacities; at home, birth centers, and in hospitals. In 2016 she completed a second Bachelors in Nursing from East Tennessee State University, and is now hoping to begin the process of receiving her Certified Nurse Midwife, Doctorate of Nursing Practice. 

Amanda is honored to be able to assist women and their families through the birth process, and believes deeply in the strength of birthing women.  On her days off call, Amanda enjoys mountain biking with her husband, Jamie, and their two dogs, Carmela and Kippy.

She has also worked throughout the Southeast as a Sexual Assault Nurse Examiner. Caitlin is currently finishing up a Family Nurse Practitioner degree and is very much looking forward to providing exceptional and compassionate care to women and their families. 

She has three children who were all born with midwives, and views birth as a normal, transformative, and empowering process. She is thrilled to be part of the WNC Birth Center’s family!

thoroughly enjoyed being a small part of the care women and their families received during their transformative journeys into parenthood. 

Growing up in eastern NC, the mountains have always held an allure for Kelly, but she made them her home in 1997 when she attended Mars Hill College.  She is happily married to Michael and mom to two lovely children. In her spare time she enjoys hiking, reading, baking, and watching movies with her family.

Kelly is excited to be part of the WNC Birth Center family and looks forward to providing compassionate care to the families in our community.