HALCEA Board
The officers of the Executive Board of the Houston Area Lactation Consultant and Educator Association voluntarily serve HALCEA. An officer must be a member of the Houston Area Lactation Consultant and Educator Association (HALCEA) and an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). HALCEA members can vote for candidates for the positions of President, Vice-President, Secretary and Treasurer at the Annual General Meetings.
President
In progress.
OPEN
Vice President
Please contact us at admin@houstonlactation.org if you are interested in serving on our board.
Suzanne Juel IBCLC
Treasurer
Suzanne is an IBCLC working in private practice and a past president of HALCEA. She has been helping families with breastfeeding since 2003. She founded the group practice Bayou City Breastfeeding, which provides comprehensive lactation support to the greater Houston Area.
Megan Smith RN IBCLC
Recording Secretary and Acting Treasurer
Nicole Kerbow RN IBCLC
Co-Corresponding Secretary
Nicole has always had a passion for caring for others. She has dedicated the last 12 years of her career to working with new parents both inside the hospital and in her community. Her education includes both a degree in Psychology from Texas A&M Corpus Christi and a Bachelor of Science in Nursing from the University of Texas Arlington. She dedicated to growing our community of HALCEA members. She currently lives in Houston with her husband and two daughters.
Leah Jolly IBCLC
Co-Corresponding Secretary
Leah has been supporting breastfeeding families for over 15 years. She is the owner of BABE (Bay Area Breastfeeding and Education), a group practice serving the greater Houston area, and runs a lactation clinic through a pediatric office in Pearland. She has launched corporate lactation programs in several large corporations in the Houston area. Leah is dedicated to advocating for the role of IBCLCs in our community. She is the mother of 4 boys, ages 19-10.
Elena Nicolaou RN IBCLC
Sergeant at Arms
Maureen Rooney MS, APRN, IBCLC, RNC-OB
Past HALCEA President
I have been helping families achieve their breastfeeding goals for over 35 years, and I have loved every minute! I was very fortunate to be mentored and to be a part of one of the first Baby Friendly Hospitals in the USA, this instilled my love for breastfeeding.
Maureen served as HALCEA President from 2012 to 2019.