Welcome to LactSpeak

This is your one-stop destination when you need a professional speaker for your lactation conference.

Our site hosts an impressive cadre of talented speakers in the field of lactation, including many top-notch clinicians, authors, and researchers. These are the speakers your audience wants to hear.

Feel free to browse our site to meet our excellent speakers and discover the tools that will help make your next conference a tremendous success.

Featured Speaker

Melissa Cole, MS, IBCLC, RLC

Melissa Cole, MS, IBCLC, RLC is a board certified lactation consultant, neonatal oral-motor assessment professional, and clinical herbalist in private practice. Melissa has been passionate about providing comprehensive, holistic lactation support and improving the level of clinical lactation skills for health professionals. She enjoys teaching, researching and writing about wellness and lactation-related topics. Melissa holds a bachelor of science degree in maternal child health and lactation consulting and her master’s work is in therapeutic, clinical herbalism. Melissa actively conducts research and collaborates with several lactation and health care professional associations. Before pursuing her current path, Melissa’s background was in education and cultural arts, which has served her well in her work as a lactation consultant and healthcare educator. She loves living, working and playing in the beautiful Pacific Northwest with her 3 children.

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Melissa Cole

San Diego County Breastfeeding Coalition

Jun 10th 2023
virtual/in-person San Diego, CA

Lisa Marasco

LATCH Arizona Virtual Conference

Aug 3rd 2023
Virtual

Melissa Cole

A Mindful Approach to Care

Oct 6th 2023
Olathe, Kansas

Alyssa Schnell

2023 Kansas Breastfeeding Conference

Oct 26th 2023
Wichita, KS