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Claire has been supporting breastfeeding families for over 20 years as a La Leche League Leader and has been an international  board certified lactation consultant (IBCLC) since 2009. She was among the first lactation consultants to be licensed in Georgia.

Claire has been serving the Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition since early 2012, first as the coordinator, then as a member of the Board of  Directors, and was recently elected President of the board. She is also on the board of directors of the Southeast Lactation Consultant Association (SELCA) and on the advisory board of the Georgia Northwestern Technical College Lactation Program.  

Before becoming a lactation consultant, Claire worked in mental health administration.  She has had a varied career in lactation, working at a pediatric practice, in private practice and at Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta.  As of March 2019, she will serve as the Director of the EPIC (Educating Physicians and Practices in their Community) Breastfeeding Program at the American Academy of Pediatrics, Georgia Chapter.  She and her husband are the proud parents of three daughters and her family has enjoyed putting down roots in the Atlanta area for almost 20 years.

Carol is working in Public Health as the WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator at the North Georgia Health District. Her program received the USDA Gold Loving Support Award of Excellence for Exemplary Breastfeeding Support and Practices. She serves on the Board of Directors with both Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition and the Northwest Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition. She spends considerable time counseling Spanish and English speaking mothers. One responsibility is supervising 10 Peer Counselors who refer cases out of their scope to her. With a passion for helping WIC moms return to work and continue breastfeeding, Carol has been actively involved in the Business Case for Breastfeeding since its inception in 2008 reaching out to the carpet mill industry in the North Georgia area. Based on her experiences in Public Health, she has presented at several conferences including ILCA, CDC, SELCA, and Emory. She was an integral part in the production of the Northwest Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition’s DVD, “Breastfeeding: A Guide to Success” released in 2009. Carol has two children, ages 17 and 14.

Kat has been involved in the breastfeeding world since 1977.  In 1980, she was accredited as a La Leche League Leader and a Certified Childbirth Educator, and in 1987, she certified as an International Board-Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC).  In the last 32 years, she has held positions as an IBCLC in a pediatrics practice, a private practice, a group LC practice, and both postpartum and the NICU.  She has also spent years teaching both breastfeeding and childbirth classes. 

Kat has also worked in the breast pump industry as a lactation consultant, sales manager, product manager and a marketing resource for over 10 years.  

Kat has been a member of ILCA since 1987 and has served as President, Past-President, Outreach Coordinator, and Communications Coordinator of the SouthEastern Lactation Consultants Association (SELCA).  She has also served ILCA, in the past, as its International Conference Speaker Chair, and has served for over 20 years on the Georgia Breastfeeding Coalition (GBC), currently holding the position of Past President on the GBC’s Board of Directors.  Kat also administers the ZipMilk Georgia program, a Georgia Department of Public Health sponsored directory of skilled lactation care here in Georgia.

Kat is the proud mother of 3 amazing daughters and 3 great sons-in-law.  She enjoys reading, traveling, plus anything having to do with breastfeeding, mothers and babies.  But most of all, she enjoys her 7 gorgeous grandchildren.