Administrators & Directors
Marivette Torres
Co-Owner, Academic Director and Staff Midwife
Certified Professional Midwife; Licensed Midwife in California; Graduate of Midwives College of Utah; Student Council 2018; doula for 20 years, midwifery student in 2016, including doing clinicals at MLL. She has experience running a business since 2004 and has worked at a high-volume birth center in California as a licensed midwife. Marivette has given birth to 8 children, five of which were born at home with a midwife. She is a grandma to 3 boys. She enjoys family, cooking large meals and baking her one-pound butter cookies. |
Patricia Ochoa
Co-Owner, Head of Administration
Patricia has been working with Maternidad La Luz since 1998. Born in Juarez, MX, Patricia studied Administration, Computer and Applications, as well as Stenography. Patricia now lives in El Paso with her husband, two children, and five grandchildren. She is an avid traveller, excited by what the world has to offer and teach. Patricia is passionate about Maternidad La Luz, and serves the clients with compassion and care each and every day. |
Patricia A. Gimler
Clinical Director and Academic Faculty
Licensed Midwife in Texas. Trisha is a graduate of Maternidad La Luz, and has been practicing midwifery since 1999. She is gifted in the art of suturing. Trisha is a native El Pasoan, and mother of three, all born at home.. When not at the clinic, she can be found skydiving, working in her garden, and perfecting her pinball skills. |
Midwives
Patricia Gimler
Licensed midwife in Texas. Pat has been practicing midwifery since 1986. Pat enjoys all that life has to offer, including traveling and spending time with her family, which are based in and around El Paso.
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David Carter-Plake
Certified Professional Midwife, Licensed Midwife in Texas. David worked as a labor and delivery nurse for 22 years, and made the transition into midwifery in 2016. In addition to working at MLL, David works as a homebirth midwife here in El Paso Tx, serving a wide range of clients in both home and birth center settings.
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Annie Kuntz
Certified Professional Midwife, Licensed Midwife in Texas. Annie has been serving families in both home and birth center settings since 2007. A mother of 4 herself, Annie is passionate about supporting growing families with safe, personalized midwifery care. |
Sarah Whittington
Certified Professional Midwife, Licensed Midwife in Texas. BA in Anthropology, Post-Grad Cert. International Development, Relief and Project Management. Sarah began attending homebirth in New York as an apprentice in 2014, and is a graduate of Maternidad La Luz. Born and raised in Canada, Sarah has spent many years traveling and seeks out adventure whenever possible.
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Alysha Salas
Certified Professional Midwife, Licensed Midwife in Texas. Alysha is an avid birth worker, passionate about serving the community in which she was a born and raised herself. In addition to being a CPM, Alysha is a certified doula, and certified placental encapsulation specialist. When not busy at work, Alysha enjoys spending time with her three young children, family and friends. |
Ambar Alemán
Ambar was train with a local midwife, focusing in home births. Practicing midwifery since 2013 where she begin the journey of midwifery at the Farm with Ina May. Born and raise in Puerto Rico where she study midwifery at Dar a Luz.
Mother of a lovely kid and likes to do yoga and meditate. |
Susy Mejia Peña
Susy is a graduate of Maternidad La Luz's intensive One year immersion program, where she was able to deepen her love for birth work with high intensity hands on training at our busy birth center. As mother of 5 children, Susy knows what it means to multi task and manage many demands at once. When not offering her wonderful services and skilled hands to birth work, Susy enjoys spending time with her family, and community.
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All Midwives working at Maternidad La Luz maintain current certification in CPR, NRP and IV Therapy
AUXILIARY STAFF
Silvia Ruiz
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Celia Ruiz
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