Molly Pessl
Molly is a registered nurse, childbirth educator and IBCLC. She has spent most of her 60+ year nursing career with a focus on family-centered maternity care. After 5 years as a health educator, clinician and lactation consultant for a hospital midwifery service, Molly moved to Evergreen Hospital Medical Center in Kirkland, Washington, a suburb of Seattle. During her years there, Molly developed comprehensive parent and professional education programs, a regional breastfeeding center, a postpartum follow-up clinic and Baby-Parent Groups. These programs led to the first US designation of “Baby Friendly” by UNICEF and the World Health Organization. Molly served on the US Breastfeeding Committee and the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners and is a past president of that board. Molly is currently the owner/director of Evergreen Perinatal Education, a consulting and education program for health professionals.
Ginna Wall
Ginna ran the lactation program at the University of Washington Medical Center in Seattle Washington for 35 years. She led the way to Baby-Friendly Hospital certification in 2009 and recertification in 2019. Before that she was an acute care inpatient pediatric nurse, a camp nurse, a childbirth educator, and a doula. She enjoys teaching healthcare workers about all the things she learned along the way.
Therese O’Sullivan
Therese O’Sullivan is Associate Professor in Nutrition and Dietetics She is involved in research into helping new mums with breastfeeding, and the use of respectful principles in both paediatric research projects and parenting.
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