Meet Our Team

OLCA is comprised of dedicated lactation professionals in Ohio who volunteer their time to work towards OLCA's mission - "To be the voice of Ohio Lactation Consultants in their efforts to transform society into a breastfeeding culture. To empower, support, and educate our membership enabling them to be articulate agents for change."

Chris Smith, RN, BA, IBCLC, ANLC

President
​president@ohio-olca.org

Heather Spada, BA, IBCLC

Secretary
secretary@ohio-olca.org
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Pat Bucknell, BA, IBCLC
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Membership Chair
membership@ohio-olca.org
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Melissa Courts, BS, IBCLC

Southwest Representative
swrep@ohio-olca.org
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Lauren Robinson, MFN, RDN, LD, IBCLC

Central Representative
centralrep@ohio-olca.org
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Allyson Wessells, PT, IBCLC

President Elect
allyson@nurturecolumbus.com​

Terri Baumer, RNC-MNN,BSN,IBCLC

Treasurer
treasurer@ohio-olca.org
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Stephanie Carroll, BS, IBCLC, CLC, CLS

Website Editor
webeditor@ohio-olca.org
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Julia McAfee, RNC, IBCLC

Southeast Representative
serep@ohio-olca.org
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Joni Gray, Ed.D, MA. BA. CLC

Librarian
librarian@ohio-olca.org
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Lori Nester, RD, LD, IBCLC

Vice President
vicepresident@ohio-olca.org​

Lisa Davidson, IBCLC
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Publicity Chair
​publicity@ohio-olca.org
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Mary Ann Blatz, DNP, RNC-NIC, IBCLC

CEU/CERP Coordinator
ceu-cerp@ohio-olca.org
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Annette Nedrich, BSN, RN, IBCLC

Northeast Representative
nerep@ohio-olca.org
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Angela Williams, IBCLC
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Northwest Representative
nwrep@ohio-olca.org
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