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.

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

Angeles Nelson
President

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 Saavedra
CLE
Immediate Past-President

Seth Pransky
MD
Board Member

Kristin Morrell
Board Member

Nancy White
BSN, RN, IBCLC
Board Member

Chardá Fontenot
CLC, CLE
Board Member

Marisela Chevez
Board Member

Sarah Lazar
MPH
Board Member

Catherine Sage
Board Member

Raquel Ramirez
Board Member

Kimberley Elkins
EdM, IBCLC
Advisory Member

Jamie Felice
RN, PHN, IBCLC
Advisory Member

Michelle Lee
PhD, RN, IBCLC
Advisory Member

Rose deVigne-Jackiewicz
RN, MPH, IBCLC
Advisory Member

To-Wen Tseng
Volunteer Blogger

Meghan Seperack
Advisory Team, Student volunteer

Heidi Burke-Pevney
IBCLC
Advisory Member

James G. Murphy, MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC
Former Board Member, Advisory Team

Nicole Trottier
MPH
Advisory Member

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