• The following individuals are available as speakers on various topics related to breastfeeding.  You are encouraged to contact them directly to make arrangements

    Jane A. Johnston Balkam, PhD, APRN, CPNP, IBCLC
    Owner and Lactation Consultant
    Babies ‘n Business, LLC
    Bethesda, Maryland
    (301) 656-2526
    jbalkam@aol.com

    Available: Statewide
    Topics: Breastfeeding in the workplace
    Target Audience: Employers (or other groups interested in this topic)
    Fee: Negotiable

    Gay Bearzi, RN, IBCLC
    Lactation Consultant
    Sinai Hospital
    2401 West Belvedere Avenue
    Baltimore, MD., 21215-5271
    gbearzi@verizon.net

    Available: Statewide
    Topics: Process of breastfeeding: Breast is best; Breastfeeding and the late-preterm infant; Breast pumps
    Target Audience: Student Nurses, Hospital-based Nurses, Medical Residents
    Fee: Negotiable fee plus travel expenses

    JoAnne Silbert Flagg, DNP, CPNP, IBCLC
    Assistant Professor,
    Johns Hopkins University School of Nursing
    Baltimore, Maryland
    and
    Pediatric Nurse Practitioner
    Columbia Medical Practice
    Columbia, Maryland
    (410) 614-4082
    jflagg@son.jhmi.edu

    Available: Statewide
    Topics: Breastfeeding process; Maternal and infant factors influencing breastfeeding; Maternal nutrition during lactation; Breastfeeding and the low birth weight infant
    Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Parent Support Groups, Professional Health Care Organizations, Educational Institutions
    Fee: Negotiable fee plus travel expenses

    Vergie Hughes, RN, MS, IBCLC, FILCA
    Lactation Consultant
    And
    Program Director
    Lactation Education Resources
    6329 Genoa Road
    Tracys Landing, MD  20779
    (703) 868-1849
    ProgramDirector@LactationTraining.com
    http://www.LactatiionTraining.com

    Available: Statewide
    Topics: Baby Friendly Hospital; Initiating breastfeeding; Hospital influences on breastfeeding success; Cultural aspects of breastfeeding; Late preterm or preterm Infants
    Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurses, Parent Support Groups, Professional Health Care Organizations, Educational Institutions
    Fee: Negotiable fee

    Christine K. Shippen, MS, RNC-OB, IBCLC, RLC
    Senior Clinical Nurse II
    Mother/Baby/Gynecology Unit
    University of Maryland Medical Center
    Baltimore, MD 21201
    cshippen@umm.edu

    Available: Baltimore, Frederick area
    Topics: Breastfeeding for teens; Breastfeeding and the near pre-term infant; Breastfeeding in obese women
    Target Audience: Registered Nurses, Nursing Students
    Fee: No charge

    Dana Silver, MD, FAAP
    Greenspring Pediatric Associates
    The Herman and Walter Samuelson Children’s Hospital at Sinai
    5101 Lanier Ave.
    Baltimore, MD 21215
    (410) 601-5324
    danapeds@hotmail.com

    Available: Statewide
    Topics: Breastfeeding science and promotion; Breastfeeding and medications; Breastfeeding mother – issues and complications; Breastfeeding case studies; Assessment and management of the tongue-tied infant; Joys and challenges of breastfeeding; Breastfeeding – The first few weeks; Breastfeeding infant – One month and beyond
    Target Audience: Physicians, Nurse Practitioners, Nurse Midwives, Medical Students, Nurses, Lactation Consultants, Lay Audiences
    Fee: Negotiable, but travel expense if >1 hour travel and stipend appreciated