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