Mayor Jones' Breastfeeding Commission



Mayor Dwight C. Jones

Breastfeeding Commission


Stephanie Ferguson PhD | Co-Chair, Mayor’s Breastfeeding Commission

Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University


Doris Moseley, MSM | Co-Chair, Mayor’s Breastfeeding Commission

Director, Department of Social Services


Health Care


Amy Turner | Community Ed and Outreach Director, Bon Secours Virginia


Stephanie Ferguson PhD | Co-Chair, Mayor’s Breastfeeding Commission

Associate Professor, School of Nursing, Virginia Commonwealth University


Valerie Coleman RN | Lactation Specialist

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems


Susie Dunton, RN | Lactation Specialist, Chippenham Hospital


Alice Freeman CNC | Healthy Heart Plus II, Inc.

Basmah Karriem | This is Your Birth, Birth Doula


Leslie Lytle | OmMamma – Yoga for Childbearing Years


Joyce Branch | Birth Doula, The Rejuvenation Space


Vernessa Holmes | WIC Breastfeeding Coordinator and Nutritionist

Richmond City Health District


Angela D. Davis | Division Director, March of Dimes

Brian Gullins | Program Coordinator, Richmond Family and Fatherhood Initiative

Richmond City Health District


Saba Masho, MD | Department of Epidemiology and Community Health

School of Medicine, Virginia Commonwealth University

Tracy Causey | CEO, Capital Area Health Network


Carolina Lugo | La Leche League


Adrienne Uphoff, AAPL | La Leche League, Skyline Lactation Care


Norma Ryan | Outreach Worker

CHIP of Greater Richmond, a program of Family Lifeline


Lisa H. Akers, MS | State Breastfeeding Coordinator, Virginia Department of Health

Division of WIC & Community Nutrition Services

Martina J. Smith | Post Partum Doula


Laurinda Finn-Davis, RN | Nursing Supervisor

Richmond City Health District


Carol Williams, MD | Pediatrician


Vicki Lovings, MD | Pediatrician


Karen Jefferson, MD | OB/GYN


Sulola Adekoya, MD | OB/GYN, Director of Clinical Services, Richmond City Health District


Gauri Gulati, MD | Pediatrician/Lactation Consultant, Director of Pediatric Residency

Virginia Commonwealth University Health Systems


Business Community


George Peyton | Vice President Government Relations

Retail Merchants Association of Greater Richmond


LaJune D. Fowlkes | Health Educator/Community Relations Liaison

VA Premier Health Plan, Inc.


Lynn Vogel | Program Manager Field Operations

Anthem HealthKeepers Plus


Mr. Chris Bennett | Member Services and Accounting Manager

Greater Richmond Chamber of Commerce


Ms. Guenet M. Beshah | Executive Coach, Capital One


Ms. Freda Thornton | President, FWL & Sons McDonalds


Government


Carolyn N. Graham, Med. | Deputy Chief Administrative Officer for Human Services

City of Richmond


Carol Stanley, DMAS | Quality Improvement Analyst

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Service, Division of Health Care Services


Ashley Barton, LCSW | Division of Maternal and Child Health

Virginia Department of Medical Assistance Services


Theresa Sirles | System Operations Analyst I, Department of Justice Services

City of Richmond


Stormy Noland | Breastfeeding Mother, Department of Social Services


Gurdeep Bhatia | IT Manager, City of Richmond


Valena A. Dixon | Vice President, Community Relations and Marketing

Richmond Redevelopment and Housing Authority


Community


Reverend Deborah Simmons | Director of Women Ministry, Baptist General Convention


Ms Cherry Peters | Interim Executive Director, Friends Association for Children


Rachel Watson | Breastfeeding Mother


Mrs. Shawna Manning


Cecilia Barbosa | Principal, cBe Consulting


Mrs. Anoa M. Marshall


Melanie Headley | Certified Lactation Counselor, Child Birth Educator


Laneka Austin | WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor


Monica Tinsley | WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor


Members at Large


Teri Brown, RN | Richmond City Health District


Kathryn Suyes, RN | Public Health Nurse, Richmond City Health District


Lydia English | Outreach Worker, Project Connect – FAMIS

Bon Secours Richmond Health System


City of Richmond Staff


Tesha Davis | Marketing & PR Manager, Parks, Recreation and Facilities Management


Rose Stith Singleton, MEd | Project Director, Richmond Healthy Start Initiative

Department of Social Services

Carol Jackson, MPA | Clinical Coordinator, Richmond Healthy Start Initiative


Carla Childs, MURP | Project Management Analyst, Department of Human Services


Sadie Johnson | Outreach Case Manager, Richmond Healthy Start Initiative