Maia Earle: President
Maia works as a Firefighter Paramedic in the state of Washington. After experiencing her own issues with fertility and realizing how complicated treatment would be financially and emotionally, she decided to start a non-profit to help others in the same position.
The Beltane Guild has grown to a nationwide resource for research and policy writing regarding firefighter reproductive health and has also provided numerous grants to firefighter families in need.
Dr. Brittany Hollerbach: Director of Research
Dr. Brittany Hollerbach is an Associate Scientist and Deputy Director for the Center for Fire, Rescue & EMS Health Research (CFREHR), part of NDRI-USA, Inc. She received her Ph.D. in Kinesiology from Kansas State University and recently completed a postdoctoral research fellowship at Skidmore College under the direction of Dr. Denise Smith where she focused on cardiovascular disease in the fire service.
Dr. Hollerbach has extensive experience working with the fire service on a number of federally funded firefighter studies. She recently received FEMA funding as the PI on a project examining firefighter perceptions of protective strategies used to mitigate the spread of COVID-19.
Dr. Hollerbach has an interest in firefighter health in general and female firefighter health specifically, given her background as a former firefighter. She also has experience teaching at the fire academy and is well-connected to the fire service community in Kansas City.
Melissa Lawlor: Director of Education
Melissa Lawlor is a culturally sensitive, goal-oriented and passionate Certified Nurse Midwife (CNM, Family Nurse Practitioner (FNP-C), Lactation Consultant, support Firefighter/EMT, Fire Commissioner and dynamic public speaker working to provide diverse educational, change maker opportunities in current healthcare issues relating to advocacy of women, infant, children, firefighters and mental health disparities.