Meet Our Professional Staff

Your Trusted Support System for Women’s Health and Birth.

Columbia Birth Center Staff

  • Marissa Hazelet

    Licensed Midwife, CPM

  • Megan Zanol

    Certified Nurse Midwife,

    Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

  • Aliah Schoonover

    Birth Assistant, MA

  • Andrea Mercier

    Front Desk Coordinator

  • Heather Eckstein

    Licensed Midwife, CPM

    IBCLC

    Clinical Director

  • Shavon Slack

    Student Midwife,

    Birth Assistant

  • CPM, Birth Assistant

    Maressa Shephard

    Birth Assistant, CPM

  • Executive Director

    Jennifer Garcia

    Executive Director and Co Owner

  • Lisa Garcia

    Certified Nurse Midwife, Advanced Registered Nurse Practitioner

    Clinical Consultant

  • Certified Nurse Midwife and Nurse Practitioner

    Cynthia Flynn

    Certified Nurse Midwife,

    Managing Partner
    Ph.D., Sociology

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