2010 WALC - Wisconsin Association of Lactation Consultants Conference

Tieraona Low Dog, MD
Dr. Low Dog has had an extensive career in natural medicine. She studied midwifery, massage therapy, and was a highly respected herbalist, serving as President of the American Herbalist Guild prior to earning her Doctor of Medicine degree from the University of New Mexico School of Medicine. She is currently the Director of the Fellowship at the Arizona Center for Integrative Medicine at the University of Arizona School of Medicine. www.drlowdog.com/

Gill Rapley, RM, RHV, MSc Gill’s fascination with the introduction of babies to solid foods began in her early years as a health visitor. Starting in 2001 she began research for a Master’s degree into the way babies are introduced to solid foods. She is credited with coining the term ‘Baby-led weaning’, an approach to the introduction of solid foods which has a rapidly-growing following on the world- wide web. She is co-author of the book Baby-led Weaning and has produced a DVD by the same name. She comes to us from Kent, in the United Kingdom. www.rapleyweaning.com/

Jeanette Panchula, BSW, RN, PHN, IBCLC
Jeanette has been a La Leche League leader since 1976, an IBCLC since 1985, and a nurse since 1989. She has lead group meetings in five states and Puerto Rico in English and Spanish. Currently, she works as Senior Public Health Nurse and Lactation Consultant for Solano County Health and Social Services in California.

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