Our Story
While working at a metro-Atlanta hospital in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit together, Ansley and Guy built a deep friendship with each other. They were frequently told what a positive impact they made on the families they took care of and often told by families that they would love for Ansley or Guy to come home to help with their newborn. They often found themselves babysitting for the families after they were discharged home from the hospital. They knew there was a need to provide families with the comfort and confidence that comes from having highly qualified, licensed professionals care for their patients at home. That's when they sat down together and decided to start Rest Assured Infant Nursing, LLC.
At Rest Assured Infant Nursing, we only contract with the most highly qualified nurses. Each nurse is required to have experience caring for newborns and be certified in infant CPR. They also must pass a mandatory background check.
Ansley
Outgoing, energetic, and motivated are three words that would describe Ansley. She graduated with her nursing degree from GA Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University in 2004. She has over 6 years experience in Pediatric and Neonatal nursing. She is also certified in Dr. Karp's Happiest Baby on the Block method.
She currently lives in Suwanee with her husband Bobby and son Christian. In her free time she enjoys gardening, traveling, and spending time with her friends and family.
Guy
Guy graduated in 2004 from Georgia Perimeter College. He began his nursing career at a metro-Atlanta hospital in the Newborn Nursery and the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. He is certified by the American Academy of Pediatrics as a Neonatal Resuscitation Instructor as well as the American Heart Association as an Infant CPR Instructor.
Guy has a son, Chase, who attends the University of Tennessee in Knoxville. He lives in the Grant Park area of Atlanta and enjoys running, movies, and attending any type of sporting event.
Deborah
Deborah Houston graduated from Kennesaw State University in 2007. She began her nursing career in a Metro Atlanta Level III Neonatal Intensive Care unit. She is a Marietta native, but currently resides in Woodstock. She has 2 daughters and in her spare time she enjoys traveling, reading, and taking culinary classes.
Lynn
Lynn Dolan graduated from GA Baptist College of Nursing of Mercer University in 2008. She began her nursing career in a Metro Atlanta Level III Neonatal Intensive Care Unit. She resides in Smyrna and enjoys traveling with friends, going to the movies and is a huge Florida Gator fan!
Casey
Casey Abare graduated with her BSN from Emory University in 2010. She has a passion for working with children and is currently enrolled in the Pediatric Nurse Practitioner Program at Emory. Casey has a long history of nannying for children of all ages and truly enjoys helping families care for their newborns. Originally from Portland, Maine, Casey is a sports enthusiast and spends her free time following her New England sports teams, running, and enjoying time with friends.
Lisa
Lisa has the world's best job as the mother of three little girls. "Being home with them has been the highlight of my life," she says. Lisa went back to school and got her nursing degree in 2009 to help supplement the family's income. Working right off the bat as a Mother/ Baby nurse, Lisa got to use her nursing knowledge and her natural love and ease with newborns at a local area hospital. "I remember what it was like when I first came home from the hospital, and I think that allowed me more compassion and understanding of what those mom and babies needed." Lisa is also certified in Neonatal Resuscitation and worked in the newborn nursery at Kennestone for over a year caring for newly circumcised baby boys, giving newborn baths, feeding, burping, and is a self proclaimed master-swaddler.
Katie
Katie Hale is a native of Atlanta. She graduated with a BS in nursing in 1999. She began her nursing career in the Well Baby Nursery at Bradley Memorial Hospital, in Cleveland, TN. In 2000 Katie returned to Atlanta. She currently works at a level III NICU, where she has worked for the last nine years. When Katie is not working she enjoys traveling, and spending time with friends and family.
Danelle
Danelle Brown graduated from the University of Georgia in 2008 with a degree in Biology. She then went on to attend Emory University to obtain a Bachelor of Science in Nursing and is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Nursing at Emory as well in Primary Care Pediatrics. Danelle has a passion for caring for infants and supporting and educating new parents. She focuses on developing healthy sleep habits and breastfeeding and lactation support. Her interests also include her dogs, Tanner and Sharla, spending time with friends and family, running and cooking.
Gail
Gail Alexander graduated from Dalton State College with a degree in Nursing. She has been a registered nurse for over 16 years with the majority of her time spent in Mother/Baby care, Lactation education, and Childbirth education. Gail is also a Certified Lactation Consultant. She currently works at an Atlanta area hospital on the Mother/Baby floor and loves it. She has two children and two grandchildren who she loves to spend time with. Gail also enjoys cooking, yoga, and anything outdoors.
Mandy
Mandy Giles is a lifelong resident of Atlanta, GA. Her steps of faith have led her to experience and understand this passion through living and loving well within her community of South Atlanta, as well through sharing life with the orphaned and widowed in India. She has spent 7 years working as a Nurse Assistant in the hospital setting, with 5 years experience in NICU/Intermediate Care and 2 years in Internal Medicine. She is currently pursuing her studies to complete her nursing and counseling degrees. Sharing life with her family and close friends are essential to her life of faith, community, grace, and justice.
Dena
Dena Miller graduated from Kent State University with a degree in nursing and also Ohio University with a degree in education. She has worked as a nurse for the last 16 years shortly after relocating to Atlanta with her husband. Her background is in Mother/Baby and Pediatrics. Dena currently resides in Dacula. She has 2 boys, ages 10 and 11, and enjoys spending her free time with her family including their rescue dog Emmie.
Larkin
Larkin is a Registered Nurse who lives in Decatur. She is currently pursuing her Master's degree in Nursing at Emory to become a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner, as well as working towards certification as a lactation consultant. Before becoming a registered nurse Larkin worked abroad in public health as a bilingual maternal-child heath educator. She also began working in the NICU and fell in love with caring for infants and their families all over again! In her free time, Larkin enjoys cooking up new recipes, running and reading by the pool.
Amanda
Amanda Wall graduated from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing with honors in 2008. She began her nursing career and currently works in a local Level III Neonatal ICU. She has a total of 6 years working with neonatal and pediatric patients. During her time off, Amanda likes to go out with friends, travel with family, and be at home with her french bulldog, Toby.
Cathy
Cathy is an Atlanta native. She graduated with a her Degree in Nursing from Georgia Perimeter College in 1980 and has additional college level work from Georgia State University. Cathy has over 10 years working with babies in a hospital setting first as a Nursing Assistant then 7 years as a nurse in the Nursery and NICU. During that time as a nurse she devolped expierence in lactation, as well as nursing her 6 children. She has been married 28 years and has 6 biological children whom she homeschooled. Cathy has served with North American Mission Board working with refugee and immigrant Mom’s and children. She enjoys time with her family, music, reading and overseas travel where she frequent serves on mission trips.
Jackie
Jackie Kaiser obtained a Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Ohio State University in 2004 and graduated from Georgia Perimeter College of Nursing in 2012. Over the past 10 years Jackie has worked as a nanny in Columbus, Ohio before re-locating with her husband to Atlanta. She has a true passion for working with newborns while providing support and education to new parents. Jackie resides in Suwanee with her husband and rescue dog, Harley. In her free time she enjoys traveling, reading, running, and yoga.
Garlene
Garlene Rains is a native of Marietta. She graduated from Brenau University with a bachelor's degree in nursing. She has been a mother baby nurse for over 28 years and holds a certification in maternal newborn care. She enjoys teaching new parents how to care for their newborn. She resides in Powder Springs and enjoys spending time with her family.
Lindsey M.
Lindsey graduated from the College of Lake County in the Chicago suburbs in 2008. Ever since her first rotation in the nursery she knew her specialty would be in neonatal and pediatric nursing. She began her nursing career at Evanston Hospital in the inpatient pediatric unit caring for children of all ages. During her time there she would also work in the ISCU (infant special care unit) caring for premature infants. One of the most rewarding aspects of Lindsey’s nursing career is getting to know families, sharing knowledge and being there for support during difficult times. She is certified in basic life support, pediatric advanced life support and as a CPR instructor. In her free time Lindsey enjoys staying active with yoga and other physical exercise as well as hanging out with friends and family. Lindsey is also a registered yoga instructor which she finds is a great compliment to nursing.
Lindsay B.
Lindsay graduated with her Bachelor’s Degree in Nursing from Georgia Baptist College of Nursing in 2011 after receiving her Bachelor’s Degree in Chemistry from Emory University in 2009. Lindsay began her nursing career at Floyd Medical Center in Rome, GA on the Neuroscience unit. Lindsay has a history of volunteering with children at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta as well as currently babysitting for a family living in the Buckhead area. She currently lives in Woodstock and in her spare time she enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, and learning to play tennis.
