SDCBC Board and Team

The San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition is supported through an all-volunteer board and hardworking volunteers and community leaders. The board consists of physicians, registered dietitians, lactation consultants, and community leaders who are passionate about making breastfeeding attainable for all mothers and babies.

Kiera Schminke

SDCBC Secretary


Kiera is an accomplished health education specialist bringing passion to wellness, behavior, and cultural responsiveness. Kiera has worked in a variety of health-focused areas such as program implementation, health promotion, community outreach, tobacco & suicide prevention, maternal child health, advocacy and policy. She is a zealous breastfeeding advocate and always envisioned nursing her children, but when they both presented with tongue-tie she was significantly challenged. With the support of family, a dedicated IBCLC, and the breastfeeding community they were able to overcome! She deeply believes every mom and baby should have equitable breastfeeding opportunity and support. She lives in Carlsbad with her husband, two young girls and a dog named Karl.

2021 Board of Directors and Advisory Team

Angeles Nelson

President

Nancy Wight

MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP

Treasurer

Nancy E. Wight MD, IBCLC, FABM, FAAP

Treasurer

Nancy is a founding member of the SDCBC. After 37 years as an attending neonatologist and 18 years as a medical director of lactation services, Nancy retired from clinical practice in 2019. She is board-certified in Pediatrics and Neonatal-Perinatal Medicine and has been an IBCLC since 1988. She established the first Donor Milk Depot at Sharp Mary Birch Hospital for Women & Newborns in San Diego over 25 years ago. She continues to write and review articles. She was awarded a 2014 Golden Wave Award by the California Breastfeeding Coalition and the WIC Breastfeeding Champion Award in 2017. Nancy is also a past president of the Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine. On a personal note, she is the mother of a (formerly breastfed) student of archaeology, and mother to 2 large dogs. Nancy and her partner, also a physician, live on Point Loma and love to travel.

Nancy Saavedra

CLE

Immediate Past-President

Nancy White

BSN, RN, IBCLC

Board Member

Sarah Lazar

MPH

Board Member

Seth Pransky

MD

Board Member

Chardá Fontenot

CLC, CLE

Board Member

Catherine Sage

Board Member

Kristin Morrell

Board Member

Marisela Chevez

Board Member

Raquel Ramirez

Board Member

Kimberley Elkins

EdM, IBCLC

Advisory Member

Jamie Felice

RN, PHN, IBCLC

Advisory Member

Michelle Lee

PhD, RN, IBCLC

Advisory Member

Rose deVigne-Jackiewicz

RN, MPH, IBCLC

Advisory Member

Heidi Burke-Pevney

IBCLC

Advisory Member

Nicole Trottier

MPH

Advisory Member

To-Wen Tseng

Volunteer Blogger

James G. Murphy, MD, FAAP, FABM, IBCLC

Former Board Member, Advisory Team

Naomi Billups

MPH

Advisory Team

Meghan Seperack

Advisory Team, Student volunteer

We could not do our important work without our volunteer Board members. Each member of our Board brings energy and compassion to our organization. They all offer diverse skills and valuable information to increase our impact in the community.


To inquire about available Board positions, please email us at sdcbc@breastfeeding.org