She has been an RN since 1979, a Parent-Child Clinical Nurse Specialist since 1987, and an IBCLC since 1993. In her current lactation consultant position, she is primarily responsible for the NICU, and also provides outpatient lactation care. She has been instrumental in developing a formalized Lactation Clinical Internship program at her workplace and is co-author of ILCA’s 2012 book Clinical Instruction in Lactation: Teaching the Next Generation. She leads the Clinical Instruction team of ILCA’s Education Committee and is part of the 2014 ILCA Diversity Summit Design Team. She teaches webinars & conferences several times each year, is a member of several nursing and lactation professional organizations, as well as Toastmasters International.