Becky is a Certified Lactation Counselor (CLC) through the Academy of Lactation Policy and Practice (ALPP) and holds a Master of Science in Education from The College of Saint Rose. With a deep passion for lactation support, advocacy, and community-building, Rebecca has dedicated her career to empowering families and professionals through compassionate, evidence-based care that focuses on biological, physiological and anthropological norms in human lactation.

Her additional training and areas of focus include:

Specialty Topics

• Oral dysfunction assessment

• Bottle refusal and aversion

• Effective and efficient milk expression

• Prenatal education

Trauma-Informed & Inclusive Care

• Intersectionality and trauma-informed lactation care

• Lactation and trans parenting

• Recreational drug use and human milk

Infant Feeding & Weaning

• Reflux management and airway inflammation 

• Relationship-based weaning

• Supporting families through feeding transitions

Clinical Skills & Case-Based Learning

• Tethered oral tissues and airway development

• Engorgement, clogged ducts, mastitis, blebs and other common concerns 

• Interpreting infant growth patterns

• Milk supply challenges

Becky brings experience in corporate lactation program development, having designed and implemented lactation spaces across a college campus system. Her work ensured equitable access to functional, dignified lactation rooms equipped with hospital-grade pumps, refrigeration, sinks, private space for pumping parents and led workplace lactation initiatives. 

In addition to her professional background, Rebecca brings over a decade of lived experience breastfeeding her own children—including pregnancy, tandem nursing, pumping, returning to work, milk donation, and navigating complex lactation challenges.

As the founder of The Milk Mentor and The Upstate Lactation Collective, Rebecca is deeply committed to building community—not only for families, but also for fellow lactation professionals. She believes in collaboration over competition and works to create inclusive spaces where education, advocacy, and compassionate care can thrive. You can find her facilitating support groups around the capital district, provides individualized lactation consultations and offering up education sessions and workshops for families and professionals alike.

Amy is a Certified Lactation Counselor and educator with a deep passion for supporting families throughout their feeding journeys. She brings over 16 years of experience as an elementary school teacher and is currently in her third year of her own breastfeeding journey—experience that deeply informs her empathetic and practical approach to care.

Amy believes that families thrive when they feel supported, informed, and respected. Her work is grounded in evidence-based practice and shaped by her background in education, allowing her to break down complex information in a way that feels approachable and empowering.

As both a parent and an educator, Amy understands how important it is to feel seen and supported during the feeding journey. She strives to create a welcoming, judgment-free space where families can ask questions, build confidence, and find solutions that work for their unique situations.

Amy is honored to support families through the joys and challenges of infant feeding and is proud to be part of The Milk Mentor team.

Lawren is honored to be part of The Milk Mentor team, a practice grounded in biological and anthropological understandings of the lactation relationship. Her approach reflects a deep respect for infant feeding as both a physiological process and a relational experience shaped by connection, culture, and responsive care.

Lawren’s professional background spans both education and clinical care. She spent four years as an Early Childhood Educator, building a strong foundation in infant development, attachment, and family-centered support. For the past four years, she has also worked as a Birth, Bereavement, and Postpartum Doula, walking alongside families during some of their most meaningful and vulnerable moments.

She is a Certified Lactation Educator and is currently completing nursing school while working per diem in a local emergency department. These experiences have strengthened her ability to provide calm, evidence-based care while honoring the emotional realities of pregnancy, birth, and postpartum life.

Lawren approaches lactation care with a whole-family lens, meeting parents where they are and supporting informed, confident decision-making. She is passionate about creating a supportive, nonjudgmental space where families feel empowered in their feeding choices.