Wendi Cleckner LM, CPM, JD Wendi is a midwife, herbalist, lawyer and women's rights activist.

Wendi is a desert child at heart, born and raised on the Arizona clay. In 1993 she helped a friend through the birth of her first child and felt a passion to devote her life to moms and babies. The calling of midwifery has blessed her with travel across the world, taking her to the Philippines, Sudan, and Iraq. She believes in the intrinsic knowledge women hold in the ability to bring forth life and will continue to work both individually and with the community, rallying for women to give birth as they choose.

Wendi is passionate about justice and advocacy. In fact, that passion helped her finish law school in two years and pass the bar with flying colors. She now advocates for women who have experienced obstetrical violence, educates doulas, midwives, friends and families what their rights are in the birthing space, and works toward changes and the policy level so that birthing people feel safe and cared for throughout the childbirth years. Wendi also serves on several boards including: the former Director of Advocacy and Policy on the Midwives Alliance of North America Board of Directors, the former Vice President of Postpartum Support International, Arizona Board of Directors, the former President, VP and Secretary of the Arizona Association of Midwives, current President of The Arizona Community Birth Coalition.

Wendi loves the sun and the earth, and enjoys coaxing new life out of the Arizona ground in her gardens. She continues to study herbalism and a number of other healing modalities. You can find all that plant love here. Wendi has opened several practices including Global Midwifery, Tempe Birth Center, and Freedom and the Seed. As Wendi continues Freedom and the Seed she is also moving on to new adventures in social justice and reproductive justice work locally, nationally, and internationally.