NFP Instructors

Andy Wright, M.D. and Blossom Wright (Certified CCL teachers)

Location: West Madison (Bishop O'Connor Center), Richland Center (Richland Hospital)
Experience: 12 years

Andy and Blossom Wright reside in Richland Center with their four children: August, Liam, Jacob, and Moray. They are also currently fostering a niece and nephew. Andy and Blossom met at UW-Madison in the early 1990s and have been married since 1998. Andy is a family practice physician with OB, including C-sections, at Richland Hospital. He also enjoys time with his family, listening to a wide array of musical styles, reading, exercising, and snow. Blossom enjoys reading, homeschooling, walking in the woods, artwork, exercising, and peace and quiet. They are both fluent in Spanish. Andy is also fluent in French and Blossom is nearly fluent in Portuguese.
 

Jeff and Erin Heller (Certified CCL Teachers)

Location: Madison (Bishop O'Connor Center)
Experience: 9 years (currently on leave)
Jeff and Erin Heller reside in Fitchburg.  They were married in August 2005 and were introduced to the sympto-thermal method of Natural Family Planning during marriage preparation classes.  Jeff works as a Systems Analyst for UW Health and also serves in the Air National Guard.  Erin is a stay-at-home mom to their three young children, Elijah, Isaiah, and Willamina, and has a small, online rosary business, FaithBeads. They are members of St. Mary of Pine Bluff parish. Some of their favorite activities include tending to their vegetable garden and backyard chickens, reading, cooking and spending time with family.
 

Tom and Elaine McDonald (Certified CCL Teachers)

Location: Janesville (St. John Vianney Parish)
Experience: 3 years
Tom and Elaine McDonald reside in Janesville with their three children, Phillip, Francis, and Maria.  Elaine is a stay-at-home mom as well as a classical musician.  She is active in the effort to create the Children's Museum of Rock County.  Tom is an attorney in Janesville.  Tom and Elaine enjoy spending time with family, being outside, singing, traveling, and volunteering.  They are members of Saint John Vianney parish in Janesville and enjoy attending Mass at various churches when they travel.  Elaine and Tom were married in 2010.


 

Jesse and Molly Czech (Certified CCL Teachers)

Location: Madison/Monona
Experience: 3 years

Molly and Jesse were married in June 2012 and reside in Madison. They belong to Our Lady Queen of Peace Parish and joyfully welcomed their first child in August 2016. Molly works as a mental health counselor and social worker for UW Madison and St. Mary’s Hospital. Jesse works as a Change Management Coordinator for UW System Administration.

Molly and Jesse learned the Family of the Americas Method of NFP through their own marriage preparation in 2011-2012. They were immediately interested in practicing NFP as they believed in the many personal, relational, and spiritual benefits of NFP. Since practicing NFP, Molly and Jesse continue to experience and are blessed with so many gifts. They knew early on they wanted to educate and support couples interested in NFP and were excited to have the training opportunity to learn and become teachers of the Sympto-Thermal Method through the Couple-to-Couple League.

In their free time Molly and Jesse are loving the adjustment of having a child, they enjoy traveling to various cities to visit family and friends, going for walks, biking, and even going for “Sunday drives”. Most importantly, they love spending time together as a family. 
 

Richard and Vicki Braun (Certified CCL Teachers)

Location: Reedsburg
Experience: 38+ years (Additional training and experience with interpreting Postpartum and Premenopause transitions and irregular fertility cycles)

Richard and Vicki reside in Reedsburg, but also travel around the diocese to teach NFP.  Vicki is the NFP Coordinator for the diocese. The Brauns worked for the Couple to Couple League in Cincinnati, Ohio for a combined total of almost 30 years, and have moved back to their home state of Wisconsin. They have 3 grown children:  Nathan-married to Theresa who have 3 children:  Ethan, Gavin and Jocelin;  Erich married to Karina;  Heather-engaged to be married. Side interests include:  hiking, walking, reading, gardening, spending time with their children and grandchildren, cooking. Vicki enjoys consulting for NFP and helping couples achieve normal cycles. See  Wise Fertility Choices. She also is a Certified GAPS (Gut and Psychology/Physiology Syndrome) Practitioner who coaches those who wish to heal from digestive, behavioral, hormonal, immune disorders, etc.

Alison Hetue, CFCP

Location: East Madison (home)
Availability: Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday evenings at 7pm, with some flexibility to meet on weekends
Experience: 6 years
Alison resides on the eastside of Madison with her husband Philip and their four children, Michael, Zelie, Josephine, and Gemma. Alison graduated from Marquette University with a B.A. in Theology and previously worked as a youth minister and the diocesan NFP Coordinator. She enjoys homeschooling her children, music, shopping, cooking, summertime, and spending time with family.  She did her Creighton Model FertilityCare Practitioner training with FertilityCare Services of Denver in Denver, CO.

 

Amanda Shoemaker, RN, FCP

Location: Mount Horeb/Pine Bluff (home, St. Mary Parish), West Madison (Our Lady of Hope Clinic)
Availability: Varies (currently on leave)
Experience: 3 years
Amanda resides in Mount Horeb with her husband, John. They have three children: Rowan, Hazel, and Winnie. They are involved in John's videography business, Backflip Films, as well as their Intentional Catholic Community group.  They also enjoy many activities including camping, canoeing, biking, and movies.  Amanda received her Bachelors in Nursing Science at Cardinal Stritch University in Milwaukee in 2009.  Her past work experience includes two years medical/surgical in Milwaukee, two years geriatric experience, and she currently works in outpatient dialysis in Madison.  Amanda completed her FertilityCare training through the Amazing Grace FertilityCare Practitioner education program in Madison. 

Joy Esguerra, FCP

Location: South Madison (home office)
Availability: Contact via email for availability at:   joy.marie@esguerra.info 
Experience: 4 years
Joy and her husband Aristotle reside near downtown Madison with their 2 sons. Joy graduated from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee with a Bachelor of Arts degree majoring in English, history, and religious studies. For five years she was a middle school teacher at two private schools in Milwaukee and taught a variety of subjects, ranging from Latin and English to religion and math. Joy is now continuing her teaching career in the Madison area at St. Ambrose Academy teaching Latin and through the Creighton Model System. Joy also enjoys playing cards and board games, watching football and basketball, and singing in several of her husband's choirs.

Meredith Meinholz, FCP

Location: Monona (Home office)
Availability: Wednesdays and Fridays after 5 PM
Experience: 4 years
Meredith lives in Monona with her husband, Luke, and children, Theodore, Raymond and Adelaide. She works in Graphic and Web Design in addition to providing instruction in the Creighton Model. She greatly enjoys being an NFP resource for the eastside of the Diocese, in particular working with engaged couples.
 

Hayley Stabo, FCP

Location: Madison - near Campus/UW Hospital (home office)
Availability: Currently taking new clients
Experience: 2 years
Hayley lives in Madison, WI with her husband Nicholas, and newborn daughter, Eleanor. She is a recent graduate of UW Madison and studied Communicative Disorders. Her interests include writing, snowboarding, biking, (any sport really!), and she aspires to be an accomplished baker. Traveling and enjoying time with friends and family bring her great joy, as well as being a Fertility Care Practitioner!

 

Kristin Dvorsky, FCP

Location:  Sun Prairie (Home Office)
Availability: Tuesdays and Thursdays after 5 pm (currently taking new clients)
Experience: 1 year
Kristin lives in Sun Prairie with her husband Brian and son John Paul. She received her Bachelors Degree at Iowa State University in 2012 in Religious Studies and Speech Communication. She then went on to become a Youth Minister and later a Kindergarten teacher. Teaching allowed her to discover her true passion. After getting engaged in 2014 and learning the Creighton Model System, she developed another passion for women’s health. In 2015 she combined those two areas and began her studies at the Pope Paul VI Institute in Omaha to become a FertilityCare Practitioner.


 

Please consider becoming an NFP teacher! We are currently experiencing an increase in NFP inquiries and class requests, but don't have enough active teachers to meet every need. We especially need candidates for:

• Spanish speaking teachers
• Dane, Rock, Green, Lafayette, Iowa, Marquette, Sauk, and Green Lake counties
• Medical professionals (Physicians, Nurses, Pharmacists, PAs, etc.)

All you need is a desire to spread the good news about NFP and the motivation to complete initial training. Medical background is a bonus, and NFP medical professionals are always needed, but it is not necessary for teaching most methods. For more information or to request an NFP Teacher Inquiry Packet, please contact the Diocesan Natural Family Planning Coordinator: vicki.braun@madisondiocese.org.