Dear Subscribers of Lactnet,

My name is Joanne Burke Snyder.  In July of 1995 I moved from Los Angeles to
Indianola, Iowa.  I wear two separate lactation hats.  My professional hat:
MA, CLE, IBCLC.  I have a master of arts degree in human development with a
specialization in lactation consulting from Pacific Oaks College (Pasadena,
Ca.)in conjunction with The Lactation Institute and Breastfeeding Clinic
(Encino,Ca.).  I was a staff lactation consulant and clinical faculty at the
Lactation Institute for 3 1/2 years.  Here in Indianola, I have opened up a
private practice just last month, in April.  The name of my business is
Latch-On Services.  I sit on the Iowa Lactation Task Force (State level) and
Polk County Breastfeeding Committee (a subcommitee of Healthy Polk 2000 -
County level).  My volunteer hat:  I was accredited as a LLL Leader in
N.Y.S. East in 1985 and moved to Los Angeles.  My group there was the Echo
Park group later changed in name to Hollywood/Silverlake.  My last year
there my co-Leader and I ran a Downtowm group at St. Anne's part of a county
pregnant minor program.  In L.A. I held the LLL area jobs of AACL and ACL of
Southern California/Nevada.  I am still an active Leader without a group in
Iowa, presently serving as Area Professional Liasion of Iowa.
I am very excited to be on Lactnet.  Thank you for making it possible.
Joanne