Hi, I’m Nellie.

I started my nursing career in 2004 at Mills Peninsula Hospital in the Bay Area, and from the very beginning, I was drawn to the moments that matter most — the ones where a family is just finding its footing. Over the years, I’ve worked in medical-surgical units, public health departments, birth centers, and home visiting programs. I’ve taught childbirth education classes in Palo Alto living rooms and coached first-time parents through their earliest days in Dallas homes.

At Parkland Health in Dallas, I helped develop a home visiting program aimed at reducing the equity gap in maternal health outcomes. I conducted weekly postnatal home visits, educated families on breastfeeding and newborn care, evaluated social determinants of health, and served on the Dallas Fetal Infant Mortality Review Board. That work — connecting the clinical with the personal, meeting families where they actually are — shaped everything about how I practice today.

At Allen Midwifery & Family Wellness, I managed nursing staff, supported births, created and taught Baby Care classes, and served as both a clinic and home visiting nurse. At Blossom Birth in Palo Alto, I taught evidence-based classes on pregnancy, birth, postpartum, and newborn care to Bay Area families.

In 2005, I was the charge nurse at a Hurricane Katrina disaster relief clinic at the Houston Astrodome — an experience that crystallized my belief that healthcare is about showing up for people when they need it most, with whatever resources you have.

Now I live in Redondo Beach with my family, and The Feed is where all of these experiences come together. I bring the clinical expertise of two decades of nursing, the warmth of a neighbor who’s been through it herself, and a deep conviction that every family deserves this level of support.