OWLA Board Members

Megan Dunn, B.S., RLC, IBCLC

PRESIDENT

Megan Dunn, is an experienced Lactation Consultant and Health Educator, with nearly two decades of experience supporting families and professionals through lactation education and clinical care. Presently, Megan works as a Lactation Consultant Provider in a Portland metro pediatric clinic, where she provides holistic, evidence-based care within family systems, Trauma-Informed framework, and crafting innovative care plans. Beyond her clinical role, she maintains a part-time private practice, conducts community prenatal classes, and offers professional education, with a strong focus on enhancing clinical skills and advancing equity.

Megan Dunn is an unwavering advocate for maternal and infant health through education, support, and evidence-based practices, and has served on the Oregon Washington Lactation Association’s board of directors since 2021 and its President since 2023.

Cynthia Jackson, RN, MPH, IBCLC

Vice President & Secretary

Cindy was an early OWLA board member in the late 1990s as the organization was becoming established. She returned in 2017 as a board member and became board president from 2018-2022. She is currently serving as vice president and secretary for OWLA. She retired in 2022 after a 39-year career as a NICU staff nurse and IBCLC specializing in lactation training and care of NICU families and staff.  She is the board chair for NW Mothers Milk Bank as well as on the advisory board at Lewis & Clark College for the Center for Community and Global Health. She enjoys family time with her husband of 43 years, two grown-married children, and 2 grandchildren. Being a church musician fills her heart and soul as music is an integral part of her life.  Spending time outdoors and having an outlet for creativity is also a priority. She is starting a 2-year training program this fall to be a music thanatologist.

Kathy Schmitt, RN, IBCLC

Treasurer

Kathy is an original charter member of our organization (she began in the mid 1990s). She has been an IBCLC long enough to have taken the exam 3 times and has been happily retired since February of 2018. She has been serving as treasurer since she began. She is happy to provide continued support to OWLA’s mission of education and mentorship.

Michelle Bressler, MPH, IBCLC

Board Member At Large &
World Breastfeeding Week Coordinator

Michelle comes from a public health background in maternal child health. She currently works for Legacy Good Samaritan Hospital as an on-call lactation consultant and is the Lactation Program Director at OHSU-PSU School of Public Health. Michelle is always on the lookout for preceptors for the program! She has been coordinating OWLA’s World Breastfeeding Week activities for years.

Sabrina Visser, B.A., RN, IBCLC

board member At Large (Cerps coordinator)

Sabrina is a RN and IBCLC who works as a Lactation Consultant in a level 3 NICU in Springfield, Oregon. On occasion, Sabrina sees breastfeeding families in their homes via her private lactation practice called Ready, Set, Latch! Set the Stage for Breastfeeding Success. She thrives on serving families with education, compassion, and loving support as they navigate their feeding journeys.

Lucy Hillenbrand BA ,CLC, IBCLC (Board Member at Large)

Lucy is a wife, mother, and lactation consultant with an artist background in printmaking.  When Lucy moved from Indiana to Portland in 2016, she started off volunteering at Legacy Emanuel in their lactation department and Women’s Services. She received her certificate In Human Lactation from the PSU-OHSU Lactation Program in 2019 and passed her exam the following year. Her passion lies in wanting to give back to breastfeeding families in her community whilst on their feeding journeys. Currently, Lucy works at one of her clinical placement sites, Good Samaritan Regional Medical in the role of IBCLC.   Lucy also works with NW Mother’s Milk Bank in various roles and is fascinated with what a precious and important gift donor milk is in our society. She wants to send the message to people just how empowered they can be by what our bodies can do.  

Katrina Rogers IBCLC, Certified Postpartum Doula (Board Member at Large)

As a Postpartum Doula and Lactation Consultant, Katrina feels a tremendous passion for supporting families during this tender and special time in their lives. She works as a lactation consultant for Legacy Meridian Park and does home visits and some doula work with Bridgetown Baby. Katrina feels so fortunate to have had so many great volunteer opportunities and feels it has given her such a wide view of our amazing community and how important lactation support is. Her volunteer experiences include NW Mothers Milk Bank, Washington County WIC and WEBMAC (Workplace Expression of Breastmilk Advisory Committee) at OHSU. She truly feels that postpartum care is her calling and is excited for the opportunity to find more ways to contribute to the field she so deeply cherishes.

In Katrina’s free time, she is spending quality time with her husband and two young children (also her cat, and dog). She loves spending time with friends and family, making wire-wrapped jewelry, and singing.