Breastfeeding Innovation Fellows
Thanks to the generosity of our funders and sponsors we are able to run the Breastfeeding Innovation Fellowship program which brings a national group of talented, brilliant people to our event. Breastfeeding Innovators have experience in lactation support, design, community leadership, advocacy, film & photography and more. Some are accomplished national experts and some are young people with tremendous potential.
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Elizabeth Bayne
Filmmaker and Public Health Advocate
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Mallery Chino
Storyteller and
Consumer Loans Specialist
![Nikki_Greenaway.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1520382244127-06CG5JFG0VR7KAFRFC5N/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kGCb664UcacoAMwZT2qyJBR7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UWOTALii6MF9cf87gw4oRSRdA2wJBBdYm1nUN8lY_5JL1KcsXV-dqmPmf9JV4qUaPg/Nikki_Greenaway.jpg)
Nikki Hunter Greenway
Co-Founder, The New Orleans
Breastfeeding Center
Bruce Lamont Lewis (Jr)
Student
Schoolcraft College
![Chelsea Joy.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1520821215072-3X6ZBYF4NCOB84K34BRH/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBtpJ0h6oTA_T7DonTC8zFdZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PIWkiAYz5ghgEgSGJuDQ4e1ZKXpRdhEMT7SgthRpD0vyIKMshLAGzx4R3EDFOm1kBS/Chelsea+Joy.jpg)
Chelsea Joy Wardle
Computer Science Student,
The University of Cape Town (UCT)
![Robena Hill.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1523209182897-M3VF070WHGHKT2Z2T0N6/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kEKGb9HtPXcIBk6D13lUAmRZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpzCRwstFK3bEvUHOBVK2b7D1hPbm-8tGKFIHeEE3Xnv4p-6MUgR_N5EcenHP7bqrso/Robena+Hill.png)
Robena Hill
Mommy Ambassador,
Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association
![Skylar Tate.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1523209583113-2V0AME94OB6SF4EJBO1R/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kPYg6EbuHs_wld3g2anketFZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZUJFbgE-7XRK3dMEBRBhUpwQ1NM4wDh0U7jCpjPLIdxT4BmFjlGkjA1kwP8UvkKkokT1eEzfYBuRkzWjL9wC5_k/Skylar+Tate.jpg)
Skylar Tate
Public Health Sciences Student,
Xavier University of Louisiana
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Oluwaseyi (“Seyi”) Adeyinka
Medical student, Researcher, and Doula
New York University
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Sarah Reyes
PhD Candidate, the Division of Nutritional Sciences at Cornell University
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Quarnisha Brown
CNA, Diversicare Healthcare Services
![Ky Dickens.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1520379863008-I3JNIIXC5XPAIQWIDD7T/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kLqft2Vsipo4Ifoh1fXSisJ7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0p4Wyba38KfG317vYluk459KKpC5Y0I0hhwlI77UzHj_qQqn4mr8xsY8simhp5su_g/Ky+Dickens.jpg)
Ky Dickens
Filmmaker,
Zero Weeks (2017)
Karen Derrico
Mother of 11 children,
The University of Motherhood
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Vanessa Simmons
Photographer,
Founder of Normalize Breastfeeding
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Wanjiru Mburu
ICT4D researcher,
The University of Cape Town (UCT)
![Dr. Tyra Gross.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1523209157948-303PJFECYUH9UQSWA7V0/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kATthOCkjf0ZkZpCicttprlZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWEtT5uBSRWt4vQZAgTJucoTqqXjS3CfNDSuuf31e0tVFK4e_M5mxPgdvH6GJsabxKyODdxjYHf67Ro4WmgveLW6EcAfnVBrEqrgp1UxUHGkY/Dr.+Tyra+Gross.png)
Dr. Tyra Gross
Assistant Professor, Public Health Sciences Xavier University of Louisiana
![Ayanna Smith.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1523213328937-40BER4NC934WJH9KO8AK/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kA_Ksi6rUAMcghH-kTXLxH97gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UcduKWfxEIyTerzyH-R9k5K2Z-iAV1i-qW9ns5B3Z6BawAmYg09eZ-nMcZEAiM1A6Q/Ayanna+Smith.jpg)
Ayanna Smith
Public Health Sciences Student,
Xavier University of Louisiana
![aza-nedhari-1.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1523292383321-BFDUFZPO9P5MMOK2ZBX5/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kA8xmmDawoWDb9mdCPDpNAJZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWhcwhEtWJXoshNdA9f1qD7Xj1nVWs2aaTtWBneO2WM-s1KGPCJ5SaFbPlL1J0tuDJZZbc2S-SlikIvH0AsWjk1A/aza-nedhari-1.jpg)
Aza Nedhari
Midwife, Co-founder and Director,
Mamatoto Village
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Melissa Hanna
Co-founder and CEO of Mahmee
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Willow Brugh
Project Manager, Truss
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Latona Giwa
Co-Founder,
The New Orleans Breastfeeding Center
![Nekisha Killings.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1520381242221-X8OIEL5AYW1VAFO8OOM2/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kNiEM88mrzHRsd1mQ3bxVct7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0s0XaMNjCqAzRibjnE_wBlkZ2axuMlPfqFLWy-3Tjp4nKScCHg1XF4aLsQJlo6oYbA/Nekisha+Killings.jpg)
Nekisha Killings
Lactation Consultant,
Equity & Inclusion Strategist
![Victoria Washington.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1521230753844-XNSIG3AMTO7Y3TFZU12W/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kNiEM88mrzHRsd1mQ3bxVct7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z4YTzHvnKhyp6Da-NYroOW3ZGjoBKy3azqku80C789l0s0XaMNjCqAzRibjnE_wBlkZ2axuMlPfqFLWy-3Tjp4nKScCHg1XF4aLsQJlo6oYbA/Victoria+Washington.jpg)
Victoria Washington
Mommy Ambassador,
Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association
![Destiney Mohammed.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1521230841649-YYRVOKZ44HOPART0VZXS/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kDC8SzWWM0xrbOAySbQ2I8p7gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QHyNOqBUUEtDDsRWrJLTmLLxGPZs9cXJqW7PQ94qJwzlbdVfyCJusPRLyen7YM521uKir9i5yzSKraS6_EZ-0/Destiney+Mohammed.jpg)
Destiney Mohammed
Program Associate,
Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association
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Stacy Davis
Lactation Consultant
Mama Bear Project
![Lizbeth Torres.jpg](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1523292295983-5VIBKE0U19AV9L43X1NC/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kBDKNrTp4DZXL-aRIS6Tmj97gQa3H78H3Y0txjaiv_0fDoOvxcdMmMKkDsyUqMSsMWxHk725yiiHCCLfrh8O1z5QPOohDIaIeljMHgDF5CVlOqpeNLcJ80NK65_fV7S1UaEvR24bn5tHiwmw3kwxVIMr13E7e5I_3baKwgCQhfPWqbZblXxwYYJNDKmDBzLP2w/Lizbeth+Torres.jpg)
Lizbeth Barrios
Visual Strategist,
Space Industry
![Shameka Poetry Thomas.png](https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/594bf43586e6c0d02cd0aa97/1523292439322-T4Y156MQ4JMJ1LN6WSRI/ke17ZwdGBToddI8pDm48kM99qbHe1OsnoULCRyUatEdZw-zPPgdn4jUwVcJE1ZvWQUxwkmyExglNqGp0IvTJZamWLI2zvYWH8K3-s_4yszcp2ryTI0HqTOaaUohrI8PI4D0hBIrutFdMLawNXHw69wEue0Km4I72VF16fuF_reE/Shameka+Poetry+Thomas.png)
Shameka Poetry Thomas
Medical Sociology PhD student, Department of Sociology at the University of Miami