Wendy Trees, MS, CD(DONA), CLC, FACCE, LCCE, LEC
Owner & Program Director of Family Trees Birth Programs
Mother to 4. Doula to hundreds. Educator to thousands.
Wendy is the Executive Director and Instructor for Family Trees Birth Programs. Her exciting and dynamic teaching style makes Family Trees classes and seminars fun and energetic.
Wendy holds a Masters degree in Health Sciences with a concentration in midwifery and women's healthcare. In 2015, she was inducted into the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators and earned Lamaze Accreditation for the Family Trees Lamaze Educator program.
After a 15 year career in early childhood and art education, Wendy answered the call to work with childbearing families. She became a certified doula through DONA International & Lamaze Educator through Duke University's ADHOC program. While in midwifery school, she spent over five years working as a birth assistant in the local Amish and Mennonite communities. She has supported hundreds of mothers as they've welcomed their new babies into this world. A graduate from UC San Diego's Lactation program, she is a Lactation Education Counselor (LEC) and Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC).
As a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) and Program Director for Lamaze, Wendy provides empowering education to parents and professionals. She consistently receives glowing reviews from her students and coworkers. Wendy has taught at major hospital systems throughout the United States and has trained childbirth educators from around the world.
Professionally, Wendy was involved with research at Towson University School of Nursing which was published in the Journal of Perinatal Education. She regularly guest lectures at several universities and hospitals across the US. Wendy was the featured speaker at the regional AWHONN meeting, a co-presenter at the Nurse Family Partnership state conference, and often presents at the Lamaze International and related conferences. She proudly represented her state lobbying for better maternity care on Capitol Hill in 2017 & 2020, holding appointments with multiple members of the US Congress.
Committed to dynamic teaching, Wendy volunteers with multiple organizations. She is the Education Council Chair for Lamaze International and a co-trainer and advisor at Diversifying Doulas Initiative.
Wendy is passionate about addressing the healthcare disparities that exist within the United States maternity care system. She thoroughly enjoys sharing her love for labor support and education with other birth professionals.
Above all else, she is most proud of her four children.
Owner & Program Director of Family Trees Birth Programs
Mother to 4. Doula to hundreds. Educator to thousands.
Wendy is the Executive Director and Instructor for Family Trees Birth Programs. Her exciting and dynamic teaching style makes Family Trees classes and seminars fun and energetic.
Wendy holds a Masters degree in Health Sciences with a concentration in midwifery and women's healthcare. In 2015, she was inducted into the prestigious Fellowship of the Academy of Certified Childbirth Educators and earned Lamaze Accreditation for the Family Trees Lamaze Educator program.
After a 15 year career in early childhood and art education, Wendy answered the call to work with childbearing families. She became a certified doula through DONA International & Lamaze Educator through Duke University's ADHOC program. While in midwifery school, she spent over five years working as a birth assistant in the local Amish and Mennonite communities. She has supported hundreds of mothers as they've welcomed their new babies into this world. A graduate from UC San Diego's Lactation program, she is a Lactation Education Counselor (LEC) and Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC).
As a Lamaze Certified Childbirth Educator (LCCE) and Program Director for Lamaze, Wendy provides empowering education to parents and professionals. She consistently receives glowing reviews from her students and coworkers. Wendy has taught at major hospital systems throughout the United States and has trained childbirth educators from around the world.
Professionally, Wendy was involved with research at Towson University School of Nursing which was published in the Journal of Perinatal Education. She regularly guest lectures at several universities and hospitals across the US. Wendy was the featured speaker at the regional AWHONN meeting, a co-presenter at the Nurse Family Partnership state conference, and often presents at the Lamaze International and related conferences. She proudly represented her state lobbying for better maternity care on Capitol Hill in 2017 & 2020, holding appointments with multiple members of the US Congress.
Committed to dynamic teaching, Wendy volunteers with multiple organizations. She is the Education Council Chair for Lamaze International and a co-trainer and advisor at Diversifying Doulas Initiative.
Wendy is passionate about addressing the healthcare disparities that exist within the United States maternity care system. She thoroughly enjoys sharing her love for labor support and education with other birth professionals.
Above all else, she is most proud of her four children.
Ashley Eaton Denton, BA, LCCE, CYT
Trainer, Family Trees Birth Programs
Arizona & Southwestern United States
Ashley’s mission is to provide evidence-based education, holistic support, and comprehensive resources for moms and babies. She is a certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a certified yoga instructor and certified meditation instructor. She is a passionate educator and an award-winning entrepreneur with a creative soul and background in cultural and critical theory.
For Ashley, her interdisciplinary study set the groundwork for building a love for childbirth, education and advocacy. When pregnant with her first child, Ashley and her husband were eager to get their hands on all the information possible. They signed up for a Lamaze class series, and Ashley immediately fell in love. The birth of her first child was an empowering experience as she saw the knowledge and tools she gained in her Lamaze courses at work. She was hooked.
To prepare herself to engage holistically in the world of childbirth care, Ashley underwent doula training and began teaching movement classes to pregnant moms. The classroom environment was a powerful one, thus leading her into teaching Lamaze and training with Wendy of Family Trees. Ashley has spent the last few years providing education and support to families in an out-of-hospital educational setting. Her goal as a teacher is to empower mothers through education by offering them a unique combination of learning and support through radical inclusivity, thoughtful discussion and most of all fun!
Ashley has been awarded two Best of Phoenix awards and a Big Brain Award from the Phoenix New Times for her entrepreneurial pursuits. She lives in central Phoenix with sons Otis and Cecil and husband Trevor. In her spare time she loves hiking, gardening, crafts and cooking.
Trainer, Family Trees Birth Programs
Arizona & Southwestern United States
Ashley’s mission is to provide evidence-based education, holistic support, and comprehensive resources for moms and babies. She is a certified Lamaze Childbirth Educator, a certified yoga instructor and certified meditation instructor. She is a passionate educator and an award-winning entrepreneur with a creative soul and background in cultural and critical theory.
For Ashley, her interdisciplinary study set the groundwork for building a love for childbirth, education and advocacy. When pregnant with her first child, Ashley and her husband were eager to get their hands on all the information possible. They signed up for a Lamaze class series, and Ashley immediately fell in love. The birth of her first child was an empowering experience as she saw the knowledge and tools she gained in her Lamaze courses at work. She was hooked.
To prepare herself to engage holistically in the world of childbirth care, Ashley underwent doula training and began teaching movement classes to pregnant moms. The classroom environment was a powerful one, thus leading her into teaching Lamaze and training with Wendy of Family Trees. Ashley has spent the last few years providing education and support to families in an out-of-hospital educational setting. Her goal as a teacher is to empower mothers through education by offering them a unique combination of learning and support through radical inclusivity, thoughtful discussion and most of all fun!
Ashley has been awarded two Best of Phoenix awards and a Big Brain Award from the Phoenix New Times for her entrepreneurial pursuits. She lives in central Phoenix with sons Otis and Cecil and husband Trevor. In her spare time she loves hiking, gardening, crafts and cooking.
Ambar Rivera, BA, LCCE, CLC, SBD, LLLI
Trainer, Family Trees Birth Programs, Lamaze Español
Trainer, Family Trees Birth Programs, Lamaze Español
What do participants say about our instructors?
"Very thankful for Wendy. This was absolutely an amazing learning experience!" RN
"The instructor was knowledgeable and well prepared. A+++++ " RN
"Wendy es une excelente profesional, muy comprometida y dinamica" - Professor of Nursing
"Wendy is a really beautiful and kind soul. Please bring more people like her. I LOVE IT!"
"It was a wonderful seminar. Wendy was engaging, supportive, and encouraging"
"Wendy is an angel! She's been amazing. It has been a true blessing having her here"
"Wendy is an amazing instructor and person"
"Thank you so much for this wonderful opportunity. You are truly inspiring and I learned so much!"
"Wendy is a wonderful educator. She had very creative activities to help us learn the material." - RN, CLC
"Wendy was absolutely amazing! So knowledgeable and kind!" - Nurse Manager
"Excellent seminar taught by an excellent instructor." - M.Ed
"Excellent, engaging and informative" - Doula
"Instructor was engaging and organized. Allowed ample time for discussion. She was open and honest. The atmosphere was conducive to learning and sharing." - IBCLC, Doula, Perinatal Nutritionist
"Kudos to Wendy, who has shared up to date Evidenced based practices that have given me a “shot in the arm” in terms of my own practice of childbirth education. Wendy has done a great job of marrying the most recent ACOG position statements regarding promoting healthy childbirth with current excellent standards of Childbirth Education. I encourage anyone that is able to attend any educational class offered by Wendy. Her hands on approach with role plays and manipulatives as well as practical advice to parents is engaging and relevant for all learning styles. This is the kind of stuff that helps fill childbirth education classes with eager learners!" - RN, Florida Hospital for Women
"Wendy was an excellent instructor - warm, knowledgeable, and creative! She was so kind to welcome my baby, too!" - Doula, CLC
"I highly recommend Wendy as a Lamaze trainer. Having taken this seminar 13 years ago, I learned so much more taking it again." - RN, LCCE
"Wendy has a non-hurried, relaxed teaching style which puts all students at ease. She shared a multitude of resources for instructors to share with their students." - RN, LCCE
"I really enjoyed this seminar. The instructor kept us engaged and very interested." - Doula
"Your interactive teaching methods are receiving kudos across the board on the surveys. Raving reviews came from ....on how prepared they were for the process, the laboring and ultimately the OR. What you are teaching is working and the way you are teaching is getting our patients prepared for their big day. Thank you for all you do!" - Program Manager – Women’s Community Education
"Wendy is an excellent instructor. Very warm, engaging, creative. I had a wonderful experience." Doula
"This class was both very informative and enjoyable! Wendy is amazing and I feel totally confident and supported in the new relationship we have." - CLC, Doula
"The content of this course was FANTASTIC!!! Wendy was so professional, kind, informative, yet relatable. I HIGHLY recommend this specific course to anyone interested in taking a Lamaze certification workshop." - CLC, Doula
"Great course. Great instructor." - RN
"This was an excellent seminar. I can't wait for my future as a childbirth educator! Wendy is a fantastic instructor. She makes me feel more confident." - RN
"I want to be Wendy when I grow up" - (a very kind) RN :)
Q: "What did you enjoy most about this class?"
A: "The instructor"
A: "Knowledge of the instructor"
A: "Wendy was so energetic. Kept me attentive"
A: "Wendy is amazing! She made us feel so comfortable!"
A: "The knowledge Wendy has"