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Empowering parents to breastfeed every step of the way
Our Partners
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.
For information on the types of partnerships, designation/recognition processes, and/or existing partners,
Click on the following:
Steering Committee Members
Committee Chair:
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 Representatives
Northwell Health OB/GYN Service Line
Postpartum Resource Center of NY
Long Island Center for Independent Living
Allied Physicians Group
Peconic Bay Medical Center
Creating Healthy Schools and Communities
WIC
Women's Diversity Network
Harmony Health Care
La Leche League
New Hour
Administrative Assistants:
Henry (Hank) Bernstein, DO, MHCM, FAAP
Edward Hill, MD;
Mary Goussis, RN, CBC
Donna Moravick RN, NP, MBA
Anthony Aprile, RN
Marie Keogh, MPH, RD, CDN, IBCLC, BSN
Ellen Higgins, LCSW
Marta Blanco
Zahrine Bajwa, CPH, MS, PhD
Grace Ioannidis
TracyAnn Camarda, RDN, CDN, CLC
Lizeth Villa
Sophia Russo
Thea Fry
Lisa Geismar Sharon
Judy Yadgar
Alexis Black
Adriann Combs, DNP, NNP-BC
Chanel Jones
Therése Aprile-Brzezinski, MA
Lauren Macaluso, MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC
Kristen Kramer, BSN, RN, CLC
Karyn Kirschbaum, PhD, LMSW
Sharon Oliver-Murthy, MPA, MSc, RDN, CDN;
Lynne DiGuiseppe, RD, CDN, CLC;
Lauren Brand, MS, RD
Laura Babyatsky, MS, RDN, CDN, CLC
Marlyse Cetoute
Carol Burnett
Bernice Baronville-Jaboin
Jennifer Sokolow, IBCLC
Kristin Klemme
Janet Ricketts-Simon, CLC, PPD, CBD
Helena Lewis
Marlyse Cetoute, CBC
Amanda Acebedo
Kate Metzendorf, BA
Leya Khan, BA
Emma Yeung, BS