Mary Sommers, Owner
Mary Sommers is Director of a Free-Standing Birth Center for a community health center and the Academic Affairs Director of the Midwest Maternal Child Institute where she trains midwives and doulas. She is a Certified Professional Midwife. She holds a Master’s degree in Public Service from DePaul University. She also has a diploma in Jungian Studies from the C.G. Jung Institute in Chicago. Mary has many years of experience and the wisdom that comes from witnessing more than 2,000 deliveries over the past 40 years. Mary in her limited free time does tarot readings, dream interpretations and creates mandala art and jewelry.
Meet Our Partners:
Dominique Betancourt, Owner/Founder Zemi Coffee LLC
Dominique Betancourt is on a mission to bring the taste and culture of Puerto Rican coffee to you! While she actively seeks to acquire and rebuild her abuella’s coffee and fruit/vegetable farm in Canovanas, Puerto Rico, Dominique offers a coffee direct from a small farm in San Sebastián, Puerto Rico and has recreated island flavors like Limeade and Parcha juice.
Greta White, Program Manager
Greta has a background in Peace and Justice Conflict studies, as well as art, design, theater, and hospitality management. A longtime resident of Logan Square, she has gotten to know Avondale, where her parents live, as well. She was born in raised in Chicago, and the city means the world to her.
“It’s always been a dream of mine to build something like this and to produce programing and infrastructures that support community activation, empowerment, and autonomy.”
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