Meet Our Board

President
Kavisa Wood, BSc, IBCLC
Kavisa Wood is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC) and Prenatal & Vinyasa Yoga teacher. She provides in-home and virtual lactation support via her private practice Nourishing Justly. Her work is centered around justice, health equity, and nourishing community well-being. She and her husband have 4 kiddos and her favorite things are reading, running, yoga, boxing, and coffee.

Secretary
Danielle Bernardo, DN, IBCLC
Danielle is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She has been working full-time at CRP WIC for the past 5+ years as a lactation consultant. She has a background in mathematics as well as a nutrition degree from UC Davis. Danielle has a deep passion for community nutrition and a particular interest in wound care, specifically in lactation. When she isn't working you can find her exercising, indulging in her guilty pleasures like true crime shows and chips or watching movies with her husband, Daniel, at home.

Treasurer
Carrie Underwood, IBCLC
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Media Coordinator
Brittany Estrada, CLE, La Leche League Leader
Brittany is a Certified Lactation Educator and a La Leche League Leader for the Greater Sacramento Area. She graduated from Sac State, double majoring in Mass Media Communication Studies and Human Resource Management. She enjoys spending time with her family exploring nature. When she's not in the great outdoors you can often find her at a live sporting event or at a concert.

Community Partnership Liaison
Samantha Slaughter, BS, IBCLC
Samantha is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). She graduated from UC Davis with a BS in Nutrition Science before pursuing the IBCLC path. She has been with WIC for nearly 20 years, and with CRP WIC since 2013 where she has worked as an IBCLC, a Regional Breastfeeding Liaison (RBL), and most recently their Breastfeeding Program Supervisor. She is passionate about health equity and helping parents achieve their feeding goals, and enjoys collaborating with others in the perinatal field to improve knowledge around breastfeeding and strengthen support systems for parents. She and her husband have one daughter, and she enjoys spending time in nature, yoga, cooking, and exploring all cultures.

Healthcare Liaison
Debbie Albert, IBCLC
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African American Subcommittee
Jacalyn Washington-Ansley, RN, BSN, Sr. PHN
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