Susan has always wanted to be a nurse! Susan was a member of her 7th grade Future Nurses Club and many years later still enjoys what she does. Susan has worked her entire life in the field of Maternal Child Health. Her many roles included: Pediatric and PostPartum staff nurse, Pediatric Nurse Practitioner specializing in newborn and followup care, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Susan received a BS from Boston University School of Nursing and an MS from University of Illinois @ Chicago. She worked most of her career at UI Medical Center and retired from there. Susan currently works as a Lactation Consultant at Swedish Hospital and at New Mother New Baby. Her expertise comes from many years of experience working with new mothers and their babies. Her almost 30 years of being a Certified Lactation Consultant provides her insight to the realities of being parents. Susan spends her free time giving back to her community as an elected official on the Skokie Park District Board of Commissioners. She has 3 children (a set of twins) and 6 grandchildren (a set of twins). Although Susan is very active in her community she always finds time for her family.