Our Team
MomsBloom is powered by a small staff who oversees about 250 volunteers!
Kimber Wager (She/Her),
Executive Director
Kimber has been with us since 2018 working as an Admin Volunteer, and is now our Executive Director! Kimber loves being outdoors in the warm weather with her kids and spending quality time with her family in northern Michigan. She studied social work at GVSU, where she became a Master’s Level Clinical Social Worker.
Postpartum support is important to Kimber because she saw the gap in services in her area when she was providing clinical social worker/counseling in family's homes. Kimber is part of the LGBTQ+ community which fuels her passion for equity. Postpartum support is especially important to her due to her own postpartum experience of not having a local village and feeling guilt when asking for help. Kimber sees the true impact we have been making on family’s mental health as well as the trust and support that we are building for BIPOC families.
Ilena Cheatom (She/Her), Director of Programs
Ilena became our postpartum aide in June of 2024 and recently moved up to the Director of Programs! Ilena is a mother of two boys and enjoys art, cooking and baking, and spending time with her friends and family. Ilena got her Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration & Leadership from Cornerstone University. She also has a women’s ministry that focuses on building a community through unity, sisterhood, and empowerment.
Ilena believes that MomsBlooms aligns with her own morals and values. She has a huge heart for women, especially those who are going through what she has been through. Ilena loves connecting women so that they can find a village where everyone supports, grows, and thrives. The MomsBloom mission means so much to her because she knows what it’s like to have little to no support or resources while trying to raise children.
Amani Hendrix (She/Her),
Program Manager
for Kent County
Amani joined us in 2023 as a Postpartum Support Coordinator and now serves as the Program Manager for Kent County! Amani is dedicated to making positive connections with families while also leading the Kent team. With over six years of experience working with children, Amani has seen firsthand how supporting families positively impacts children in the long run. Amani is passionate about the work we do and is committed to making a difference in our community.
Amani feels that MomsBloom has not only enriched her professional life but has also been a wonderful addition to her journey as a stepparent. It has opened her eyes to the unique challenges and joys that come with motherhood, and it reassures her that no family has to navigate this path alone.
Mary Rolinski (She/Her),
Program Manager
for Ottawa County
Mary is our Program Manager for Ottawa County! She enjoys practicing yoga, caring for her plants, and spending quality time with her family and friends. Mary is also a birth doula, supporting families during pregnancy and childbirth while providing lactation support in the Holland community!
Postpartum support holds a special place in Mary’s heart because she knows how challenging it can be for mothers to find the emotional and physical support they need while caring for a newborn. It can feel overwhelming during this transformative time. Mary is truly honored to be a part of the MomsBloom team, where we strive to walk alongside families, offering compassionate and nonjudgmental support. Together, we can help connect them to valuable resources in their community, ensuring they don’t have to navigate this journey alone.
Kendra DeFazio (She/Her),
Marketing and Communications Manager
Kendra joined us in 2022 as our Marketing and Fundraising Coordinator and now serves as our Marketing and Communications Manager! Kendra grew up in California, but is now a true Michigander and lives in Grand Rapids with her two cats, Goose and Grizzly. She got her Bachelor of Business and Dance degree from Hope College in 2018, and is also the Executive Artistic Director of her own company, Currents Dance Theatre.
Working at MomsBloom is special to her because she gets to honor the legacy of her grandmother who lost her life from her battle with postpartum depression. Kendra loves being a part of creating a shift in culture that could have saved her grandmother's life, one that values mental health and a strong sense of community.
Kaitlin Chaffin Munoz (She/Her),
Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator
Kaitlin is our Volunteer and Outreach Coordinator! Kaitlin loves to dance, read, and spend time with her family and friends. She studied Spanish, Latin American Studies, and Juvenile Justice at GVSU. Kaitlin has been part of the MomsBloom team since July of 2024 and has over 6 years of experience serving the Global Community.
Kaitlin is passionate about the MomsBloom mission, empowering the community to work together, helping our neighbors. Postpartum support is specifically important to Kaitlin because she experienced the impact a lack of support can have on mental health. She loves working for a culture that focuses on parents’ wellbeing.
Ashley Vasser (She/Her), Postpartum Support Coordinator for Kent County
Ashley is our Postpartum Support Coordinator for Kent County and is also a full spectrum doula and lactation consultant that specializes in the BIPOC community! A fun fact about Ashley is that she is the oldest child of 10 kids on her father’s side and she loves everything self-care. Ashley started with Momsbloom back in 2023 as a postpartum aid helping families in their home. She then took on the position of our Postpartum Support Coordinator for Kent County.
Ashley loves working at MomsBloom because she feels she gets to be a second or third set of hands to families that are in need of support. Postpartum support is so important to her because she also suffered in her postpartum stage of having her son. Ashley wished she had the extra help through her journey of recovery from birth and so she believes that everyone deserves a community to help them without judgement.
Meghan Cyphers (She/Her), Postpartum Support Coordinator for Kent County
Meghan joined MomsBloom in August of 2024 as an aide and is now our Postpartum Support Coordinator and Postpartum Aide for Kent County! Meghan has been a mom since she was 19 and has five children. She previously worked in the furniture industry before transitioning into her current role and even worked as a program director for a local martial arts studio!
Meghan is honored to be able to work for MomsBloom as she, herself, had a difficult recovery when she had her fifth baby in 2023. She suffered from postpartum depression which is when she first heard about MomsBloom and was able to receive the help she needed and deserved!
Megan Chudzinski (She/Her), Executive Assistant and Postpartum Support Coordinator for Ottawa County
Megan is our Postpartum Support Coordinator for Ottawa County and our Executive Assistant! Megan loves expressing her creativity through macrame and DIY Projects and making memories with her two young kiddos. Megan got her Bachelor of Social Work degree from NMU while having the privilege of working with individuals across all age groups and diverse backgrounds.
She enjoys individualizing support and getting to know people for who they are and has found that MomsBloom uses a positive and impactful way to do that. After recognizing the need for postpartum support following her own postpartum journeys, Megan was thrilled to find an organization that is prioritizing that need and finding a solution to support families in our community.