Mary-Margaret Coates, MS, IBCLC

Mary-Margaret Coates is the mother of three breastfed children, two of whom began life in intensive care nurseries.

She has held the following positions/roles:

La Leche League International group leader, 1977-1992

International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), 1985 (first year certification offered) to present

Wrote first chapter in all three editions of Breastfeeding and Human Lactation

Speaker at La Leche League of Colorado/Wyoming biennial conference in 1990 and 1992

Speaker at International Lactation Consultant Association annual meetings in 1989, 1991, 1996

Speaker at Australian International Lactation Consultant Association annual meeting, 1998

Jan Riordan, EdD, RN, IBCLC, FAAN - Wichita State University College of Nursing, Wichita, Kansas

Jan Riordan, author, lecturer, researcher, and consultant on breastfeeding is a Professor of Nursing at Wichita State University. She is a Fellow of the American Academy of Nursing, a La Leche League Leader, and a practicing IBLCE certified lactation consultant. A member of La Leche League, International Health Advisory Council, Dr. Riordan has served on International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and as a Chair of the Research Committee for the International Lactation Consultant Association.