Kristyl is a social impact enthusiast with a specific interest in activating communities to support
birthing parents and parents of children from ages birth to age 5. Kristyl holds a BAS-Integrative Leadership from the University of Wisconsin Green Bay. Course work included - the study of human development/behavioral sciences across the lifespan and nonprofit management/public administration. Kristyl is a professionally trained birth doula, lactation specialist and parent infant massage educator. She has served communities in Wisconsin to include Brown County, Milwaukee County, The Fox Cities Valley area and the Southside of Chicago as parent mentor/early intervention specialist/home visitor/case manager/community-based doula/lactation consultant. Kristyl has supported birthing moms in a variety of settings from home visitation programs, homeless shelters, birth -to-three settings and family health programs.
Currently in her capacity as consultant Kristyl is working with First Five Fox Valley as Community Outreach Specialist; her focus currently is activating Parent Ambassadors that are parenting children birth to age 5. Kristyl is also currently working with People of Progression (POP), also based in the Fox Cities; her impact areas have been delivering community conversations among black & brown mothers to discuss "trust and safety" regarding their preterm/postpartum healthcare experiences. Kristyl will soon be leading doula led informational sessions for birthing moms that are served by People of Progression.