WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant
Florida Department of Health - Pasco County
Rachel is a WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator and IBCLC with the Florida Department of Health in Pasco County. Rachel is a mother of three boys. She first became passionate about breastfeeding support and advocacy when she gave birth to her first son in 2011 and initially struggled with breastfeeding. She began her career in 2013 as a Breastfeeding Peer Counselor with Hillsborough County WIC. Later that year, she became a Certified Lactation Counselor through the Healthy Children Project and then an Advanced Lactation Counselor in 2014. In 2016, she was promoted to WIC Breastfeeding and Peer Counselor Coordinator in Pasco County. She became an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in 2017. Rachel is former President of the Tampa Bay Breastfeeding Task Force and the current Pasco County Outreach Chair for the group.
Thursday, July 11
11:00 AM – 11:30 AM