Regional Coordinators

Most of my experience was as LC in a private hospital.

2016 went into private practice and now work as a RN, RM in GP’s rooms.

I have been a member of LCANZ since its inception.

I have been Regional coordinator for SA for a few years and a member of committee for ever.

I enjoy seeing the new IBCLC come through and now asking for mentorship and asking questions, all helping the Mother Baby Dyad.

I live in Lorn, rural NSW.

I am a Registered Nurse and Midwife, Child and Family Health Nurse, IBCLC, Antenatal Educator, a Women’s Health Nurse and a BFHI assessor.

I work two shifts weekly as a Midwife and hospital Nurse in a rural public hospital both looking after postnatal women and birthing babies as well as general care of patients in surgical ward. The rest of the week I work in my husband and my Private Family Practice and Lactation Clinic, doing antenatals, paps,immunisations and mostly lactation consultations.

I am a Rotarian and enjoy community work and hosting students.

I have a dedicated Woman focused Lactation trained GP husband, 4 beautiful daughters, a gorgeous grandson and son in law.

Dana became an IBCLC in 2018. She has been supporting families in their mothering/parenting through breastfeeding journey since 2015, when she became a La Leche League leader. Dana is passionate about empowering families to reach their infant feeding goals and has a special interest in infant sleeping.

IBCLC since 2011. For the past eight years, she has owned and managed a private lactation consulting practice from Dubbo in regional NSW.

Debra originally qualified as a Registered Nurse in 1983 where she subsequently specialised in perioperative nursing at Prince of Wales Hospital, Prince Henry Hospital and The Scottish Hospital in Sydney and at both Dubbo Base and Dubbo Private Hospitals. She also qualified as a Breastfeeding Counsellor for the Australian Breastfeeding Association and is qualified in remedial massage and baby massage instruction.

Originally coming from the Eastern Suburbs of Sydney, and having relocated to the Central/Western region of NSW, Debra believes that easy access to specialised health services is critical for regional, rural and remote communities. Her practice offers home visits or online consultations within the region to more ideally support breastfeeding mothers and babies.

In Debra’s spare time, she enjoys reading, writing, researching the family tree, travelling and catching up with her three sons (two of whom are now grown).

Lisa White works at Blacktown and Mount Druitt Hospitals as the Clinical Midwifery Consultant for Infant Feeding and loves supporting women and their families in the antenatal and postnatal period, as well as providing support and education for staff in relation to breastfeeding and postnatal care. Lisa believes in empowering and encouraging women and their support people to seek as much information as they can from evidence based sources. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) since 2000 and is a Registered Midwife, Nurse and qualified Child and Family Health Nurse. Lisa recently completed a Masters of Nursing specialising in Clinical leadership at Western Sydney University. Lisa is one of Western Sydney Regional Coordinators of Lactation Consultants of Australia and New Zealand (LCANZ), secretary for the NSW BFHI Reference Group and a member of ACM. Lisa is currently involved in the MAP project with Western Sydney University looking at postnatal care at Blacktown Hospital.

Annie is a Midwife, mother and avid hockey player. Lactation is so much more than “making milk.” Annie purposes to share the super power of breastfeeding with her staff and the families she supports.

I have a Masters in Clinical Midwifery, been an IBCLC since 1990. I am also a registered nurse and Midwife and have a certificate in Child Health. I'm the senior Lactation Consultant at the Royal Hobart Hospital and coordinate BFHI accreditation. I have 25+ years of experience of volunteering with the Australian Breastfeeding Association. I have been the for LCANZ for a number of years. David and I have 3 adult children, all health professionals, we also have 2 dogs.