Lisa Catterall

Lisa Catterall received her Bachelor of Science in Nursing from California State University, Chico in 1979.  She worked as a registered nurse in labor and delivery in Florida, Arizona and California for 5 years and then attended the University of Arizona to receive her Certificate of Nurse-Midwifery in 1983.  She established the first nurse-midwifery service in Chico, receiving Allied Health Professional privileges in 1984 at Enloe Medical Center.  Since then she has attended over 3000 women in childbirth.  She has been a chapter chairperson for the American College of Nurse-Midwives and is a founding member of the California Nurse-Midwifery Association.  Lisa received a Certificate of Added Qualification as a menopause clinician in 2007.  She was elected Outstanding Clinical Practitioner in 2004 by the Nurses Honor Society Sigma Theta Tau and was chosen the 2009 Woman of the Year by Beta Sigma Pi.  Lisa is married to Steve, a jeweler, who owns Olde Gold Estate Jewelry in downtown Chico.  They are celebrating their 30th anniversary in 2009. Lisa and Steve have 2 wonderful kids – Chelsea, born in 1986 and Seth, born in 1991. Lisa loves gardening and travel, hiking in Bidwell Park and spending time at her mountain sanctuary in McCloud, Ca.

Cheryl Struve

Cheryl was born and raised in Paradise and has lived here most of her life, with short periods away to attend school.  She graduated Cum Laude from CSU, Chico in 1981 with a Bachelor of Science Degree in Nursing.  She worked 8 years as an RN in labor and delivery, postpartum and nursery.  She was involved with the Childbirth Education Program and development of the Early Pregnancy Class, the Sibling Preparation Class, and the new Mom’s Support Group.  In 1988 she attended the University of San Francisco for Nurse Midwifery and Nurse Practitioner training.  Her internship was spent at Mount Zion Hospital and Birth Center.  She has received her Masters Degree in Nursing from the University of Phoenix.  She hold special certification from the Association of Women’s Health, Obstetrics and Neonatal Nurses and has been inducted into Sigma Theta Tao, a Nurse Honor Society.  She is a clinical preceptor at Sonoma State and is a faculty member for the Nurse Practitioner Program at UC, Davis and University of Phoenix.  Cheryl is married and has 4 children, and 2 grandchildren.  She enjoys gardening, camping, fishing, and reading, but mostly spending time with her family.

Marie Roberts

After graduating from nursing school, Marie worked in labor and delivery as an RN. She became an Ob/Gyn Nurse Practitioner in 1981 and she joined forces with the Arizona Department of Health Services and the Office of Nursing to begin a legislative effort to re-legalize midwives in Arizona. A direct entry Midwifery school was started in Holbrook, Arizona to educate those already attending births and others who desired to become licensed midwives. Northland Pioneer College and the University of Arizona sponsored this two year associate Midwifery degree program. She attended this program and became a licensed midwife, and she opened a birthing center in Yuma, Arizona and had this practice for 10 years, Marie then attended a midwifery program at EPA San Jose State College and became a Certified Nurse Midwife in 1985. She sold her birth center and moved with her elderly parents and two children to southern California in 1991 and joined a group practice. She attended hospital births, taught interns, residents and student nurse midwives over the next 14 years. Marie has a Level I certification in OB ultrasound and as a surgical assistant in Ob/Gyn surgery. Marie is married and enjoys spending time at her home in the pines of Paradise.

Kerry Eldridge

Kerry received her Bachelor of Science from California State University, Chico in 1986. She worked as a Labor Delivery Nurse for nearly 20 years before returning to school in 2001 to pursue her Nurse Midwifery education. She attended The Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in Hyden, Kentucky. She earned her Nurse Midwife Certificate in 2004. She is also a Nurse Practitioner, specializing in Women's Health. She taught Childbirth Education classes for Butte College for 7 years.
Kerry is a member of the American College of Midwives and the Northern California Association of Midlevel Practitioners. Kerry is married to David Eldridge, a High School Math teacher who currently teaches for Marysville Unified School District. Together they have four grown children and three grandchildren. Kerry and David live on 20 acres in Forest Ranch where they enjoy music and gardening. Kerry is an avid cyclist and swimmer.