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Natalie is the mother of 3 breastfed children, a Registered Nurse and an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Natalie has worked in the hospital setting in mother baby nursing since 2000. Her nursing career and personal breastfeeding experiences sparked the desire to learn more about breastfeeding and how to help families meet their goals. Natalie currently works for The Birthplace at UPMC Magee-Womens at Williamsport. She has been a Birthplace staff member since 2008 and in the role as lactation consultant with the Birthplace Lactation Team since 2012. Natalie has served as team lead for hospital breastfeeding quality improvement projects including Baby Friendly Designation, PA Keystone 10 Initiative and CDC's national EMPower Breastfeeding Initiatives with focuses on staff education and training. Natalie has enjoyed the opportunity to support families throughout their breastfeeding journeys by providing prenatal education and postpartum support in the hospital and beyond discharge. Natalie engages in community breastfeeding support as a facilitator of UPMC Williamsport's Breastfeeding Support group Baby Cafe and a Member of Lycoming Clinton Breastfeeding Coalition.

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Reecca has worked in our communtity as a maternal/ child registered nurse and breastfeeding advocate for over 25 years. She is the owner of Unity Lactation LLC and recent founder of Unity Collaborative NP. Rebecca currently woks as a labor and delivery travel nurse throughout PA hospitals. She has enjoyed being an advocate for families in Williamsport and surreounding communities and is available for consults for all your prenatal and postpartum lactation needs.

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As a registered nurse, childbirth educator, and International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant, Lisa is honored to care for and to learn from families. Lisa advocates for breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and body feeding people. She is a consultant for the Pennsylvania Chapter of the American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding Programs and a founding member of the Lycoming Clinton Breastfeeding Coalition. Lisa actively participates in Williamsport’s initiative towards a Breastfeeding Family-Friendly Community because all families deserve the freedom and support to meet their feeding goals.

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Business owner, founder, full spectrum doula, lactation consultant, midwife apprentice, station owner. operations manager, radio program director, on-air personality, writer, web designer, and motivational speaker: Gerria ‘Mz Coffee’ Coffee balances her numerous professional titles as a serial entrepreneur with personal roles as a mother of twins, a Kindergardner, and breastfeeding toddler. She founded Genesis Birth Services where the mission is to provide culturally competent and equitable support to the families often underserved and under-represented populations such as Black parents and pregnant or postpartum incarcerated and paroled individuals.