Speaker’s Bureau

The following individuals are available as speakers on various topics related to breastfeeding.  You are encouraged to contact them directly to make arrangements

Jane A. Johnston Balkam, PhD, APRN, CPNP, IBCLC

Owner and Lactation Consultant

Babies ‘n Business, LLC

Bethesda, Maryland

(301) 656-2526

jbalkam@aol.com

 

Available: Statewide

Topics: Breastfeeding in the workplace

Target Audience: Employers (or other groups interested in this topic)

Fee: Negotiable

 

Gay Bearzi, RN, IBCLC

Lactation Consultant

Sinai Hospital

2401 West Belvedere Avenue

Baltimore, MD., 21215-5271

gbearzi@verizon.net

 

Available: Statewide
Topics: Process of breastfeeding: Breast is best;
Breastfeeding and the late-preterm infant; Breast pumps

Target Audience:  Student Nurses, Hospital-based Nurses, Medical Residents

Fee: Negotiable fee plus travel expenses

 

JoAnne Silbert Flagg, DNP, CPNP, IBCLC

Assistant Professor,

Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing

Baltimore, Maryland

          and

Pediatric Nurse Practitioner

Columbia Medical Practice

Columbia, Maryland

(410) 614-4082

jflagg@son.jhmi.edu

Available: Statewide
Topics: Breastfeeding process; Maternal and infant factors influencing breastfeeding; Maternal nutrition during lactation; Breastfeeding and the low birth weight infant

Target Audience:  Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Parent Support Groups, Professional Health Care Organizations, Educational Institutions

Fee: Negotiable fee plus travel expenses

 

Vergie Hughes, RN, MS, IBCLC, FILCA

Lactation Consultant

            And

Program Director

Lactation Education Resources

6329 Genoa Road

Tracys Landing, MD  20779

(703) 868-1849

ProgramDirector@LactationTraining.com

http://www.LactatiionTraining.com


Available: Statewide
Topics:
Baby Friendly Hospital; Initiating breastfeeding; Hospital influences on breastfeeding success; Cultural aspects of breastfeeding; Late preterm or preterm Infants
Target Audience:  Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Parent Support Groups, Professional Health Care Organizations, Educational Institutions

Fee: Negotiable fee

 

Nancy L. Mallin, MA, IBCLC, RLC

Private Practice Lactation Consultant

4217 Brookfield Drive

Kensington, MD  20895

(301) 897-3533

nancymallin@rocketmail.com

 

Available: Montgomery County, Baltimore and Washington DC metropolitan area
Topics:
Is breast best?; Tricky situations at breastfeeding support meetings; Subversive support: The "help" that undermines the breastfeeding relationship; Lactation and obesity

Target Audience:  Nursing students, Expectant Parents, Breastfeeding Counselors, La Leche League Leaders and Members

Fee: Negotiable

 

Christine K. Shippen, MS, RNC-OB, IBCLC, RLC

Senior Clinical Nurse II

Mother/Baby/Gynecology Unit

University of Maryland Medical Center

Baltimore, MD 21201

cshippen@umm.edu

 

Available: Baltimore, Frederick area
Topics: Breastfeeding for teens; Breastfeeding and the near pre-term infant; Breastfeeding in obese women

Target Audience:  Registered Nurses, Nursing Students

Fee: No charge

 

Dana Silver, MD, FAAP

Greenspring Pediatric Associates                                                                               

The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai         

5101 Lanier Ave.

Baltimore, MD 21215

(410) 601-5324

danapeds@hotmail.com

 

Available: Statewide
Topics:
Breastfeeding science and promotion; Breastfeeding and medications; Breastfeeding mother - issues and complications; Breastfeeding case studies; Assessment and management of the tongue-tied infant; Joys and challenges of breastfeeding; Breastfeeding – The first few weeks; Breastfeeding infant - One month and beyond

Target Audience:  Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, Medical Students, Nurses, Lactation Consultants, Lay Audiences

Fee: Negotiable, but travel expense if >1 hour travel and stipend appreciated