Dr. David Kells
was born in Oklahoma but moved frequently as his father was in the Air Force.  He began elementary school in England (thus "British trained").  From fifth grade through medical school, he lived in Colorado, except for a two year hiatus as a missionary in Germany.  His majors at the University of Colorado (Boulder) were chemistry and international affairs.  After graduating from CU in 3 years, he received his MD from the University of Colorado (Denver).  Dr. Kells' internship and residency were at Maricopa Medical Center.  He then worked with a large multi-specialty group in Arizona for 14 years prior to establishing Boojum in 1998.  Dr. Kells is board certified in Obstetrics & Gynecology.  He has been practicing for 27 years.  He is chair of the multidisciplinary Peer Review Committee at Chandler Regional Hospital and Mercy Gilbert Medical Center.  His interests include sports, exercise and weight training, cooking, and collecting art.  He has five children aged 19 to 30 and three grandchildren.  

Janice Bovee 
was born and raised in Arizona, although she has since then spent time in Washington State.  She received an Associates Degree in Nursing from Eastern Arizona College in 1977, a Bachelor of Arts Degree from the University of Arizona in 1990 and a Masters Degree in Nursing at Case Western Reserve University in Cleveland, Ohio in 1998.  Janice graduated from the Frontier School of Midwifery and Family Nursing in Hyden, Kentucky in 1998.  She is certified by the American College of Nurse Midwives.  She is a mother of two and currently has six grandchildren.  Her greatest joys in life include taking care of pregnant mothers, doing their deliveries, traveling, and spending time with her family.
            Janice has had the honor and privilege of delivering over 900 babies.  She has assisted in over 300 c-sections.  

Ramona Joseph

our nurse-midwife grew up in rural North Carolina and is a member of the Lumbee Indian Tribe.  She graduated from the UNC at Greensboro in Nursing and UNC-Chapel Hill with an MPH. As an officer in the US Public Health Service, she was assigned to various Indian reservations across the country including Oklahoma, New Mexico and California. Her love has always been caring for pregnant women, especially during the laboring period. Ramona graduated from the Frontier Nursing Service in Kentucky in 2002 and became certified as a nurse midwife. Most recently she worked with Indian Health Service in Phoenix for 18 years. She is married and has three children who are all very active in sports. Her hobbies are exercising, cooking, and all sports.
Ramona has had the honor and privilege of delivering over 800 babies.

VenessaThompson
was born in Iowa where she spent her formative years.  She also lived in Tucson, Sacramento and Seattle.  She received a Bachelor of Science degree in Nursing in 1999 from Grand View College in Des Moines Iowa after which she worked in L&D at Good Samaritan Hospital in Phoenix.  In 2003 she graduated from ASU with a Master of Science in Nursing and Certification as a Women's Health Nurse Practitioner.  She has been working as a nurse practitioner since graduation.  She currently resides in Chandler with her teenage daughter.  Her interests include traveling, triathlons, and reading all types of fiction books.