agency owners
PEMA DECHEN SOMMER
Pema (pronounced peh-mah) is a trained Doula and Certified Lactation Counselor. She is also a fully licensed RN and Midwife in India where she was raised in a Tibetan exile community.
Pema has worked as a nanny and adult companion in American homes and has delivered dozens of babies. She is skilled at educating new mothers on advanced care for babies, infants and children.
Pema has deep connections with the Himalayan community in New York City and internationally.
Eric daniel Sommer
Eric is has worked in healthcare and hospital field for several years. He conceived and developed Baby's First Steps, a highly successful booklet/CD program designed to teach foreign language to children from childbirth through age 3.
He earned an MBA from the NYU Stern School of Business in 2011.
The tibetaN CARE LOGO
WISDOM AND COMPASSION, COMBINED
The Tibetan Care™ logo is modeled after the Endless Knot, one of eight auspicious signs in Tibetan Buddhism. This sign is often used to illustrate the union of Compassion and Wisdom at the heart of our mission.