Our Headquarters team is made up of four birth professionals with a combined 30+ years experience. They are a passionate group that loves to work hard and play hard.
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Birth Boot Camp
We believe birth can be a defining moment for families. We provide the knowledge and tools needed to make informed decisions and have amazing births through quality education and support from a growing community of certified childbirth educators, birth doulas, and postpartum doulas.
-The Birth Boot Camp Headquarters Team
We Believe...
You can have an amazing birth and breastfeeding experience.
Couples can work together and grow closer through childbirth education.
Learning to relax – physically, mentally, and emotionally – is an important skill needed for birth.
Nutrition, exercise, preparation, knowledge, and support are an integral part of having a wonderful birth experience.
Your support team matters! Your childbirth educator and doula are an imperative part of this team.
Breastfeeding is the best start for you and your baby. Education is key to getting off on the right foot.
Meet Our Headquarters Team
Hollie Hauptly, Owner & CEO
Hollie began her journey as a doula and childbirth educator in 2010 after the birth of her first child. Her first birth lit a light in her that nothing else had and completely changed the course of her life. She completely changed career paths and signed up for a doula training just months later. She joined Birth Boot Camp in 2013 and is now the owner and CEO of Birth Boot Camp . Hollie has four amazing kids, delivered both in and out-of-hospital with midwives. She is married to an amazing prenatal and pediatric chiropractor. Their lives and careers revolve around pregnancy and birth on a daily basis. Hollie also has a B.S. and M. Ed. In Education.
When she’s not working on projects for Birth Boot Camp or working with her own birth clients, Hollie loves to read! Her nightstand constantly has a stack of books she’s working her way through and she’s always listening to an audiobook when she can. She also enjoys sewing and quilting, playing D&D and board games with her family and friends, and hanging out with her husband.
Cheryl Amelang,
Certification Coordinator
Cheryl Amelang is the Certification Coordinator at Birth Boot Camp. Her job is to help upcoming childbirth educators, birth doulas, and postpartum doulas work through the training and certification process. With your trainer, she will walk alongside you from the moment you sign up, to completing your certification, and throughout your Birth Boot Camp career. Giving birth is life changing and being a part of a birth story is magical. Watching amazing women go out into the world and make a positive impact in the lives of so many families is something that never gets old.
She has been a childbirth educator with Birth Boot Camp since February 2014 and joined the Headquarters team in January 2020. She enjoys working on many behind-the-scenes projects that make Birth Boot Camp unique as a company. She loves that Birth Boot Camp works hard to keep materials up-to-date, evidence based, and the best on the market. When she’s not filling out a spreadsheet, you can find her homeschooling her children, teaching childbirth classes, sipping on a Sonic Dr Pepper, and avoiding making dinner at all costs.
Liana Wolfe, Administator
Megan Busk, Head of Marketing
What's In the Name
Why do we call it “Boot Camp?” The day someone gives birth should be one of the most amazing, memorable days in their lives. It is worth investing time, energy, and money in working hard to prepare for this big day. We believe in putting forth the effort to be fully prepared for birth, postpartum, breastfeeding, and parenting.
The Advisory Board
The Birth Boot Camp curriculum was designed with the help of professionals from a variety of specialties to help us create the most comprehensive classes and trainings on the market. Meet everyone that is currently on our Advisory Board.
Andrea Brannock, BBCI, BBCD, LMT, Birth Boot Camp Trainer
Katie Dudley, HHC, CPT, CES, PES, BBCD
Mellanie Sheppard, ICBLC, RLC, BBCI
Dr. Kristen Hosaka, Chiropractor
History of Birth Boot Camp
Birth Boot Camp was founded by popular blogger and childbirth educator, Donna Ryan, in March 2012. Birth Boot Camp has been a part of thousands of birth since then. Our CEO, Hollie Hauptly, took over in January of 2021 and we have added new trainings, classes, certifications, and experience to our company. Each year has brought us exciting growth and change. Hear from the founder of Birth Boot Camp, Donna Ryan, as she shares some of the many milestones we’ve celebrated through the years.