BOLD, Birth On Labor Day, Maui, Hawaii

BIRTH Tribe Bios

photo_linda_andersen_sm.jpgLinda Andersen worked as a Park Ranger for the National Park Service for 16 years. She is an intuitive healer and channeler. Linda has never given birth and is amazingly playing the main role of Jillian in BIRTH.
photo_kathy_collins_sm.jpgKathy Collins got her theater training at Baldwin High School under the famed Sue Ann Loudon, and since has spent her entire working life in radio and stage performance. She has given birth twice, to son Jimmy and (with her late husband Barry Shannon) to Mana'o Radio (91.5 FM), an all-volunteer, non-commercial station. She plays Natalie in BIRTH.
photo_robin_garrison_sm.jpgRobin Garrison is a mother of 4, assistant midwife, massage therapist, massage instructor, childbirth educator and nursing student. Bringing BIRTH to Maui was a dream that came true. In addition to producing, she is making her directing and acting debut with BIRTH. She plays the part of Vanessa.
photo_cassaundra_jah_sm.jpgCassaundra Jah is a wife and mother of two - a son Denali and a daughter Inara. She is currently switching careers from engineering to midwifery, with an active life as a doula, childbirth educator, and lactation mentor. BIRTH will be her acting debut as Janet.
photo_tina_mason_sm.jpgTina Mason was born and lived in Southern California most of her life. She moved to Maui, Hawai'i in 2004. Tina teaches chair yoga at Kaiser and is also a personal trainer. Tina has never given birth but is delighted to play Lisa in BIRTH.
photo_sodengi2_sm.jpgSodengi C. Orimaladi Mills is originally from Philadelphia, PA. She has a MEd in Deaf Education and has taught Special Ed on Maui for 9 yrs. Sodengi has taught and performed West African Dance for 15 years. Married with a step son, Sodengi's dramatic flair brought her to BIRTH and the part of Beth.
photo_jeana_naluai_sm.jpgJeana Naluai is a mother of one. She is a licensed massage therapist and Lomi lomi massage instructor. As a native Hawaiian, Jeana is committed to perpetuating her culture through the healing arts and owns a Hawaiian Healing Spa Retreat and Ethno-botanical garden in Upcountry Maui. She plays the part of Amanda in BIRTH.
photo_andrea_padilla_sm.jpgAndrea Padilla is a mother of one and a alternative clothing designer. She also designs flower arrangements for weddings and enjoys dance and movement. She is playing the part of Sandy in BIRTH.
photo_angeline_sm.jpgAngeline Chew Longshore co-produced BIRTH with Robin Garrison. Angeline is a Los Angeles born Emmy nominated television producer and news journalist of 15 years. Angeline gave birth to her second child in August 2007 and enjoys the personal growth that unfolds during pregnancy and birth.

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Updated: 27 Aug 2008