Kimberly Hightower Resume
QUALIFICATIONS & PROFESSIONAL AFFILIATIONS:
25+ Years of Newborn Care Specialist Experience
Extensive International Travel Experience With Newborns
Extensive Preemie & Multiples Experience
Member of NCSA (Newborn Care Specialist Association)
Member of NCSA (Infant Sleep Specialist)
Member of DONA International (Doulas of North America)
Member of Doulas of Southern California (DASC)
Member of CAPPA (Childbirth & Postpartum Professional Association)
Member of RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers)
Infant, Child & Adult CPR & First Aid Certified (Richard Pass/Save A Little Life)
"The Happiest Baby" Educator (Dr. Harvey Karp)
Certified Lactation Specialist (CAPPA)
Infant Massage Training (The Pump Station)
Swim Survival Training for Babies (Swim Bea Babies Method)
Experience Working With High-Profile Families
RECENT EXPERIENCE:
PRIVATE FAMILY - Beverly Hills, CA
Baby: Reign
Newborn Care Specialist, Singleton - July 2018-March 2019
Newborn Doula July, 2018
Infant Sleep Training October 2018
Swim Survival Training September 2018-Jan 2019
Nanny Staff Training Feb/March 2019
MCFERRAN FAMILY
Mike & Nina McFerran - Beverly Hills, CA
Baby: Rye
Newborn Care Specialist, Singleton - March/June 2018
Infant Sleep Training - June 2018
PRIVATE FAMILY - Hollywood Hills
Baby: Maverick
Newborn Care Specialist, Singleton - Dec 2017/Jan 2018
Lactation Training/Education - Dec/Jan
Infant Sleep Training Jan 2018
Swim Survival Training @ 7 Weeks - Dec/Jan
SETHI FAMILY - Bel Air Hotel
Baby: Daniel
Infant Sleep Training November 16-30, 2017
Ongoing Infant Sleep Consultation/London Nov/Dec 2017
CLAYTON & ELLEN KERSHAW - Dallas TX
Cali (2yr 10mos) & Charley (11 months)
Sleep Training/East Coast Time - November 7-13, 2017
JANE MORGAN WEINTRAUB ESTATE
Jody Weintraub - West Hollywood, CA
Baby: Doc Jerry Weintraub
Newborn Care Specialist, Singleton - July/October 2017
Infant Sleep Training - Sept/Oct 2017
Currently sleeping 11pm-6:30am @ 12 weeks
Infant Swim Survival Training @ 8 weeks - Sept, 2017
BARZILAY-MURPHY FAMILY - West Hollywood, CA
Baby: Hope
Newborn Care Specialist, Singleton - June/July, 2017
Infant Sleep Consultant @ 6 weeks - July, 2017 (sleeping 8 hours at night @ 6 weeks)
Infant Swim Survival Training @ 7 weeks - July, 2017
KERSHAW FAMILY- Studio City, CA
Baby: Charley Kershaw
Instant Sleep Consultant, Singleton 2nd Baby - May, 2017
Sleep Training @ 5 1/2 months
CLAYTON & ELLEN KERSHAW (Los Angeles Dodgers) - Studio City, CA
Baby: Cali Kershaw
Newborn Care Specialist, Singleton 1st Baby
Infant Sleep Consultant - March 2015 to May 2015
Lactation Consultant - March 2015
Infant Swim Survival Training @ 7 Weeks
Sleep Training @ 8 weeks
TERRI SEYMOUR (TV Correspondent) - Los Angeles, CA
Baby: Coco
Newborn Care Specialist, Singleton, March, 2015
Postpartum Doula Care, March, 2015
Lactation Consultant March, 2015
SIMON COWELL (Syco Entertainment) - London/Los Angeles/NYC
Baby: Eric
Newborn Care Specialist, Singleton Feb 2014-March 2015
Infant Swim Survival Training Apr - Dec, 2014
Hiring, Training & Management of Nanny Personnel/UK & USA Sept. 2014 - September 2015
24/7 Coverage From Birth
Full term single baby that included extensive domestic and international travel for 6 months. Baby sleeping through the night 7am-7pm at 7 weeks. Swim Survival Training began at 7 weeks with baby swimming independently underwater at 10 months of age. At 6 months hired nanny team in America/UK and provided ongoing training & management of nanny personnel. Other ongoing responsibilities include co-ordinating immunization records with UK/American based pediatricians & overseeing multiple nursery & travel inventories with household managers and assistants.
POUPKO FAMILY - Santa Monica, CA
Twins: Ivy & Isabella
Newborn Care Specialist - Preemie Twins - December, 2012 to October, 2013
Infant Sleep Consultant, Feb 2013
Infant Swim Survival Training, June 2013
24/7 Coverage From Birth
8 weeks premature (4 weeks in NICU). Sleep Training: Babies sleeping 11pm-7am at 3 1/2 months old and sleeping 7am-7pm at 4 1/2 months old. At six months of age I hired, trained and managed nanny team for household before transitioning to leave,
LEMMON FAMILY - Los Angeles, CA September, 2012- December, 2012
Twins: Alex & Beckett
Newborn Care Specialist - Full Term Twins
Infant Sleep Consultant
Night Training Only
Babies were separated as one baby was very ill with RSV and required breathing treatments, suctioning & medications. Babies sleeping from 11pm-7am @ 3 months of age. Responsible for training day nanny on how to care for the twin with RSV, and teaching her the EASY routine to follow.
KATHY GIACONIA (Sr. Exec Producer/Dr Phil Show) Los Angeles, CA July, 2012 - September, 2012
Twins: Gracie & Scarlett
Newborn Care Specialist - Preemie Twins
Infant Sleep Consultant
Infant Swim Survival Training
Night Training Only
6 1/2 week old premature twins (6 weeks in NICU). One twin suffered from GERD.
HANNAH MINGHELLA (President of TriStar Pictures) Los Angeles, CA - May, 2012
Baby: Delilah
Infant Sleep Consultant
6-month old waking up 2-3 times per night trying to transition from a co-sleeper to a crib, and going from breast feeding to bottle feeding. After two nights the baby was sleeping through the night.
REBECCA STEWART (Owner of VIP Nannies) - Sherman Oaks, CA - May, 2012
Baby: Chase
Infant Sleep Consultant
3 month old who was waking up 6-7 times per night. Successfully had baby sleeping through the night after 2 nights.
DEROSNAY FAMILY (Justice Band) Paris/Los Angeles/Las Vegas/Palm Springs - April, 2012
24/7 Travel Newborn Care Specialist
Infant Sleep Consultant
Infant Swim Survival Training
Traveled with musicians family visiting from Paris for 10 days with a 6 month old not sleeping through the night. Had child sleeping through the night in three days after being jet lagged from an international flight. Baby given 2 swimming lessons a day for eight days and able to master "Swim Survival Techniques" and swim "paddle style."
SARAH SMITH (Locksmith Animation/UK - Film Director/ScreenWriter) - Los Angeles/London/NYC April, 2010 - March, 2012
Baby: Grace
Worked 24/7 with a 6 month old - international travel for a week who was not sleeping through the night. Ongoing extensive 24/7 international travel on a consistent basis between Los Angeles, London and NYC. Lived in London for 4 months, as well as traveling solo with baby internationally and domestically while mother finished post production of animated film for Sony Studios.
BADER FAMILY - Los Angeles, CA April, 2008 - April, 2010
Newborn Care Specialist, Preemie Quadruplets
Quadruplet Babies: McLaren, Austin, Cooper & Hudson
Two of the four babies were in the NICU for the first two months of life. They came home on apnea monitors and one had severe reflux and eczema. I worked with a team of baby nurses monitoring babies, charting meds and feedings.
INFANT EDUCATION:
Advanced Midwifery Workshop - Ina Mae Gaskins @ The Farm/TN 2016
Neonatal Resuscitation Workshop - Ina Mae Gaskins @ The Farm/TN 2016
Midwifery Assistant Workshop - Ina Mae Gaskins @ The Farm/TN 2015
NCS (Newborn Care Specialist) - Gentle Ventures, Phoenix, AZ 2012
Postpartum Doula Training - DONA International - Kathrin Auger @ Bini Birth 2013
Birth Doula Training - DONA International - Anna Paula Markel @ Bini Birth 2013
Breastfeeding Workshop - (CAPPA) - Lacey Mackey @ Naturalmom 2014
Certified Lactation Educator Training (CLE) - Christy Jo Hendricks @ Bini Birth 2013
RIE (Resources for Infant Educarers) Training - Los Angeles, CA
*Nuturing Infant Course - Liz Memel 2012
*RIE Professional Development Course: RIE Foundations: Theory & Observation - Liz Memel 2012
"THE HAPPIEST BABY" Educator Training Los Angeles, CA - 2012
Infant Massage Training/The Pump Station - 2011
Swimbea Water Baby Training - Saint Simon's Island, GA - 2006
UNIVERSITY EDUCATION:
National College of Midwifery Taos, NM 2017-Present
Mercer University Atlanta, GA 2000 Special Education Coursework/Emotional Behavior Disorder Emphasis
Oral Roberts University Tulsa, OK 1995-1996 Master's Degree in Secondary Education
University of Texas Austin, TX 1978-1981 Bachelor of Science Degree/Business