Dawnita is an IBCLC Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant along with being a Registered Nurse, Certified Public Health Nurse and Board Certified Nursing Instructor. Dawnita has a well rounded experience with the birthing process, care of the newborn, maternal recovery and breastfeeding. She has had the valuable opportunity to work as an IBCLC in the hospital setting and in her Private Lactation Practice in the comfort of mothers' homes. Her schooling from Loma Linda University with an emphasis on Social and Cultural Diversity. While working with at risk populations, traveling to Botswana, Africa and providing health care on the Navajo Indian Reservation a deep appreciation was formed both in recognizing important differences and connecting on common ground with patients.