Resume

Rean Cross

206 Willow Avenue
Toronto, Ontario
M4E 3K5

416-737-4086
info@lucina.ca

Professional History

September 2002 - Present
OWNER
Lucina Birth Services

  • providing birth and postpartum doula support, breastfeeding support
  • designing and facilitating independent prenatal classes
  • providing placenta printing and encapsulation services
  • offering volunteer service to the community
  • participating in the development of the profession


September 2006 - Present
PARENT EDUCATOR - HEALTH EDUCATOR
The Parenting Partnership

  • facilitating on-line and face-to-face programming from pregnancy through baby's first year
  • evaluating and developing innovative new parent education project


January 2006 - 2007
FACULTY
Institute of Yoga Therapy

  • offering workshops on the childbearing year for trainees as part of the yoga teachers training program


January 2004 - 2007
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR
The 519 Community Centre

  • co-facilitating queer-positive prenatal classes
  • one of a team of midwives, childbirth educators and doulas teaching a developing curriculum that is unique in North America


June - July 2004
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR
Midwife Alliance

  • facilitated prenatal classes for clients of two Toronto midwifery clinics


January 2001 - May 2002
EDUCATION & COMMUNICATIONS COORDINATOR
Association of Ontario Midwives

  • coordinated continuing education opportunities for members
  • researched and prepared training materials
  • prepared media releases and backgrounders
  • responded to media inquiries; gave interviews or referred/redirected as appropriate
  • developed new monthly newsletter for distribution to membership


May 2000 - September 2007
CO-HOST & PRODUCER
"Sex City" on CIUT 89.5 fm

  • ongoing story development and production
  • on-air interviewing


1998 - 2000
PEER COUNSELLOR & MEDIA COORDINATOR
University of Toronto Sexual Education & Peer Counselling Centre

  • volunteer
  • provided counselling and referrals on all matters related to human sexuality
  • gave interviews to campus and external media; prepared press releases
  • interviewed, selected and trained new volunteers


1991 - 1995
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR
Ottawa-Hull Childbirth Education Association

  • taught prenatal classes to women and their partners
  • trained new educators
  • developed and ran a class for siblings attending a birth
  • achieved International Childbirth Education Association certification (ICCE)


1990 - 1995
LABOUR SUPPORT PROVIDER (DOULA)

  • provided support to women and their partners, including:
  • two prenatal consultations
  • attendance at the birth (24/7 on call)
  • follow-up support by both home visit and telephone
  • breastfeeding support and referrals


1988 - 1990
CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR
Greater Vancouver Childbirth Education Association

  • taught prenatal classes to women and their partners
  • coordinated North Shore Region of the GVCEA
  • planned inservices; arranged and chaired meetings
  • completed hospital birth observations


Professional Service

CONTRIBUTOR
Bearing Witness: Childbirth Stories Told by Doulas

  • published May 2010
  • Lisa Farun, ND and Lisa Caron, CD & PCD (DONA), eds
    Fox Women's Books

CO-PRESENTER
Queer Family Planning: Preconception and Prenatal Issues and Insights

  • 29th Annual Guelph Sexuality Conference, June 2007

REVIEWER
Postpartum Depression: A Guide for Front-Line Health and Social Service Providers

  • Published March 2005


Education & Training

March 2010
OSHA Bloodborne Pathogen Training

September 2009
CAPPA Canada Lactation Educator Training

May 2009
Hypnobirthing for Doulas workshop

March 2009
Standard First Aid

March 2003
LACTATION MANAGEMENT COURSE
INFACT Canada

  • facilitated by Linda Smith, BSE, FACCE, IBCLC
  • compliant with WHO/UNICEF 18-hour Lactation Management Course guidelines


October 2002
POSTPARTUM DOULA TRAINING
L & M Associates

  • successfully completed first Canadian training for new DONA Postpartum Doula Certification
  • four day workshop


September 2002
BIRTH DOULA TRAINING
Choices Childbirth Education & Doula Services

  • successfully completed DONA approved training


Graduated Fall 2000
HONOURS BACHELOR OF ARTS
University of Toronto

  • majored in Psychology, special interest in personality and social psychology
  • minored in Women's Studies, special interest in sexuality; and Bioethics, special interest in reproductive technologies


1995
ICCE (ICEA CERTIFIED CHILDBIRTH EDUCATOR)
International Childbirth Education Association

  • certification achieved following two years of self-directed study
  • internationally recognized credential
  • (certification not current)


Memberships & Affiliations

  • Childbirth International
  • DONA (Doulas of North America)
  • CAPPA (Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association)


Personal Details and Interests

  • mother of three
  • enjoy music, walking, cycling, writing
  • member of Singing Out