2019 Conference Speakers
Lisa Marasco, IBCLC, FILCA, has been working with breastfeeding mothers for over 30 years and has been internationally board certified since 1993. She holds a master’s degree in human development with specialization in lactation consulting and was designated a Fellow of ILCA in 2009. Lisa is co-author of The Breastfeeding Mother’s Guide to Making More Milk, a contributing author to the Core Curriculum for Interdisciplinary Lactation Care, and a new Cochrane Collaborative author. She is employed by WIC of Santa Barbara County while she continues to research, write and speak. In addition, Lisa is an Associate Area Professional Liaison for La Leche League of So. Calif/Nevada, and serves on the Breastfeeding Coalition of Santa Barbara County.
Angela Graper, DC, CACCP, is a chiropractor who loves working with women in the perinatal period. She graduated from Northwestern Health Sciences University and is the founder of Family Focus Chiropractic, LLC in Chanhassen. She is certified by the Academy Council of Chiropractic Pediatrics (CACCP), certified in Webster Technique through the International Chiropractic Pediatrics Association, and has additional training in soft tissue breech balancing techniques to better serve pregnant women.
In conjunction with chiropractic services, Dr. Graper has extensive training in functional medicine and has completed courses through the Carrick Institute in functional neurology. She believes in using real food first as a primary tool for healing with additional support from supplements to speed up the process.
In conjunction with chiropractic services, Dr. Graper has extensive training in functional medicine and has completed courses through the Carrick Institute in functional neurology. She believes in using real food first as a primary tool for healing with additional support from supplements to speed up the process.
Vickie Albright, IBCLC, is a former La Leche League Leader and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant in private practice with MamaWise Lactation. She lived in Japan for 5 years and has traveled to China and Korea. Her interests include thinking and reading about how culture shapes our views of parenting.
Anna Brauch, IBCLC, became a nursing parent in 2013. They are a retired La Leche League Leader and former Area Equity Advocate and District Advisor for LLL of Minnesota and the Dakotas. With a passion for advancing equity in lactation and infant feeding support, they have presented on topics related to inclusion and social justice for La Leche League, iLactation, the Queer Birth Project, the Minnesota Breastfeeding Coalition, and the Breastfeeding and Feminism International Conference. Anna holds a BA in gender, women and sexuality studies from the University of Minnesota. She lives in Minneapolis, where she juggles homeschooling two children, managing her household, and working as an Environmental Educator, in addition to her lactation work.
Christina Forga, La Leche League Leader, has been an LLL Leader since 2016 and a public school teacher since 2005. She is the mother of two boys (ages 5 and 2). As a public school teacher she has taught special education K-1, students with autism grades 6-8, and she is now an 8th grade English Language Arts teacher. Christina also enjoys reading, writing, baking, urban farming, and art of all mediums.