SDCBC Board and Team

The San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition is supported through an all-volunteer board and hardworking volunteers and community leaders. The board consists of physicians, registered dietitians, lactation consultants, and community leaders who are passionate about making breastfeeding attainable for all mothers and babies.

KSHeadshot

Kiera Schminke

SDCBC Secretary

Kiera is an accomplished health education specialist bringing passion to wellness, behavior, and cultural responsiveness. Kiera has worked in a variety of health-focused areas such as program implementation, health promotion, community outreach, tobacco & suicide prevention, maternal child health, advocacy and policy. She is a zealous breastfeeding advocate and always envisioned nursing her children, but when they both presented with tongue-tie she was significantly challenged. With the support of family, a dedicated IBCLC, and the breastfeeding community they were able to overcome! She deeply believes every mom and baby should have equitable breastfeeding opportunity and support. She lives in Carlsbad with her husband, two young girls and a dog named Karl.

2021 Board of Directors and Advisory Team

Aneles

Angeles Nelson

President

Doctor Nancy WIght

Nancy Wight

MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP

Treasurer

Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP

Treasurer

 

Nancy is a founding member of the SDCBC. After 37 years as an attending neonatologist and 18 years as a medical director of lactation services, Nancy retired from clinical practice in 2019. She is board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and has been an IBCLC since 1988.  She established the first Donor Milk Depot at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns in San Diego over 25 years ago. She continues to write and review articles.  She was awarded a 2014 Golden Wave Award by the California Breastfeeding Coalition and the WIC Breastfeeding Champion Award in 2017. Nancy is also a past president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. On a personal note, she is the mother of a (formerly breastfed) student of archaeology, and mother to 2 large dogs.  Nancy and her partner, also a physician, live on Point Loma and love to travel.

Nancy pic

Nancy Saavedra

CLE

Immediate Past-President

Seth Pransky

MD

Board Member

Logo-no-letters-resized-300

Kristin Morrell

Board Member

Logo no letters

Nancy White

BSN, RN, IBCLC

Board Member

unnamed123

Chardá Fontenot

CLC, CLE

Board Member

47680990_10156910373061834_5863507584635371520_n

Marisela Chevez

Board Member

unnamed-1-682x1024

Sarah Lazar

MPH

Board Member

IMG_4423-1024x768

Catherine Sage

Board Member

 

Logo-no-letters-resized-300

Raquel Ramirez

Board Member

Kim E pic 2

Kimberley Elkins

EdM, IBCLC

Advisory Member

Jamie

Jamie Felice

RN, PHN, IBCLC

Advisory Member

Michelle

Michelle Lee

PhD, RN, IBCLC

Advisory Member

Logo no letters

Rose deVigne-Jackiewicz

RN, MPH, IBCLC

Advisory Member

Logo no letters

To-Wen Tseng

Volunteer Blogger

Logo no letters

Meghan Seperack

Advisory Team, Student volunteer

Heidi HHSA Award

Heidi Burke-Pevney

IBCLC

Advisory Member

https://breastfeeding.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-Logo-no-letters.jpg

James G. Murphy, MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC

Former Board Member, Advisory Team

Nicole Trottier

MPH

Advisory Member

https://breastfeeding.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/06/cropped-Logo-no-letters.jpg

Naomi Billups

MPH

Advisory Team

We could not do our important work without our volunteer Board members. Each member of our Board brings energy and compassion to our organization. They all offer diverse skills and valuable information to increase our impact in the community.

To inquire about available Board positions, please email us at sdcbc@breastfeeding.org