Maternidad La Luz Staff and Faculty

Deborah J. Kaley, Administrative and Academic Director of Maternidad La Luz and Academic Faculty.  NARM Certified Professional Midwife; Licensed Midwife in Texas and New Mexico; NNR Instructor; MEAC Founding Member; Qualified Evaluator for NARM;  BA in Psychology, Wayne State University in Detroit.  Kaley has been practicing midwifery since 1981.

Mary Darling , Associate Clinical Director of Maternidad La Luz, Staff Midwife, and Academic Faculty. Licensed Midwife in Texas and New Mexico, Certified Professional Midwife.  Mary is a graduate of MLL and has been practicing midwifery since 2002.

Judith N. Lane , Assistant Academic Director, Academic Faculty and Staff Midwife.  Certified Professional Midwife; Licensed Midwife in Texas; MPH in International Health, Tulane School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine. Judith is a 2004 graduate of MLL.

Patricia Gurley , Staff Midwife and Academic Faculty;  Licensed Midwife, Texas.  Trisha is a graduate of MLL and has been practicing midwifery since 1999.

Reina Galjour , Staff Midwife and Academic Faculty.  Licensed Midwife in Texas;  Certified Professional Midwife.  Reina is a 2004 graduate of  MLL.

Andrea Ruizquez, Staff midwife.  Bachelor of Social Work, Arizona State University.  Certified Professional Midwife, licensed in Texas.  March 2007 graduate of Maternidad La Luz.

Jennifer Olliges, Staff midwife and Academic Faculty.  Bacheor of Science in Biology, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky.  Certified Professional Midwife.  September 2007 graduate of Maternidad La Luz.

Maya Carlos, Staff midwife. Certified Professional Midwife; Licensed Midwife in Texas. March 2008 graduate of Maternidad La Luz.

Tania McCracken, Staff midwife. Certified Professional Midwife; Licensed Midwife in Texas; BS in Environmental Biology and Management, UC Davis.  September 2008 graduate of Maternidad La Luz.

Ryan (Dana) Pryor, Staff midwife, Certified Professional Midwife; Licensed Midwife in Texas; BA in liberal arts, Sarah Lawrence.  September 2008 graduate of Maternidad La Luz.

Diane Holzer , Academic Faculty.  CPM, Licensed Midwife, California and New Mexico; Physician Assistant. Former President of MANA.  Diane has been practicing midwifery since 1983.

Ani Hagan , Academic Faculty.  Licensed Midwife in Texas and New Mexico; Certified Professional Midwife.  Ani has been practicing Midwifery since 2001.

Katia LeMone , Academic Faculty;  MPH with a emphasis in Maternal and Child Health Care and Nutrition, Tulane University.  Katia is a graduate of MLL and has been a teacher at the school since 1992.  She currently has a homebirth practice in New Mexico.

Holli Berry , Academic Faculty;  BS in Biology, University of Texas; Chairperson of Science Department for El Paso High School;  High School teacher in Physical Sciences, Biology, Anatomy and Physiology for 26 years.  Holli has been a teacher at the school since 1999.

Joyce Bradley, Academic Faculty.  BS in Health and Community Service, New Mexico State University; Paramedic Instructor at Dona Ana Branch Community College and Eastern New Mexico University.  Joyce has been teaching at MLL since 2005.

Veronica Ortega, LMT, Academic Faculty.  Veronica is a licensed massage therapist and aromatherapist.  She has been teaching at MLL since 2007.

Patricia Ochoa , Administrative Assistant;  Patti has been with the clinic since 1998.

Lucy Aguilar , Auxiliary Staff;  Lucy has been with the clinic since 1998.  She is the head of the housekeeping department.

Josefina Estrada , Auxiliary Staff;  Fina has been with the clinic since April 2006 and oversees the reception.

Celia Ruiz, Auxiliary Staff, housekeeping department.  Celia has been at MLL since 2005.

During the academic year other visiting educators and midwives come to teach at Maternidad La Luz.