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Empowering mothers to breastfeed every step of the way
Our Partners
For information on the types of partnerships, designation/recognition processes, and/or existing partners,
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Our partners are essential to the work we do. Together, we aim to implement breastfeeding, chestfeeding, and lactation support in health care practices and worksites, develop support groups and coalitions, and promote activities in community and public spaces.
If you are located in the locations listed below and would like to collaborate with us, Contact Us Here.
Steering Committee Members
Committee Chair:
Committee Vice Chairs:
Community Partner Representatives:
Northwell Health Physician Partners at Glen Cove
South Shore University Hospital
Perinatal and Infant Community Health Collaborative
Cornell Cooperative Extension
Suffolk County Department of Health Women's Services
Parent and Community Representative
Northwell Health OB/GYN Service Line
Postpartum Resource Center of NY
Long Island Center for Independent Living
Allied Physicians Group
WIC
Administrative Assistants:
Henry (Hank) Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP
Pamela Reichert-Anderson, MA, RD, CDN, CLC
Anastasia Schepers, MS, RDN, CDN, CLC
Jennifer Giordano, MS, APRN, FNP, IBCLC
Edward Hill, MD; Mary Goussis, RN, CBC
Donna Moravick RN, NP, MBA & Anthony Aprile, RN
Wendi Andria, MS, RNC-OB, IBCLC
Ellen Higgins, LCSW
Marta Blanco; Zahrine Bajwa, CPH, MS, PhD
Grace Ioannidis
TracyAnn Camarda, RDN, CDN, CLC
Lizeth Villa
Adriann Combs, DNP, NNP-BC
Chanel Jones
Therése Aprile-Brzezinski, MA
Lauren Macaluso, MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC
Sharon Oliver-Murthy, MPA, MSc, RDN, CDN;
Lynne DiGuiseppe, RD, CDN, CLC;
Lauren Brand, MS, RD
Laura Babyatsky, MS, RDN, CDN, CLC
Sarah Yashar-Gershman
Angelica Joshi
Angela Beatriz Cabrera
Siri Peddineni