GOLD Learning Speakers
Robin Kaplan, M.Ed, IBCLC, FNC
Chardá Bell, IBCLC
- Speaker Type: *WEBINARS
- Country: USA
Biography:
Robin Kaplan received her Bachelors degree from Washington University and her Masters in Education from UCLA. After teaching for several years, Robin decided to switch careers and became an IBCLC and opened up the San Diego Breastfeeding Center in 2009. In 2016, she founded the San Diego Breastfeeding Center Foundation, a nonprofit organization whose mission is to reduce breastfeeding/chestfeeding disparities among local marginalized groups, such as BIPOC and low-income families, as well as provide scholarships for BIPOC individuals to become lactation professionals. Robin was the founding host of the Boob Group podcast and published her first book, Latch: a Handbook for Breastfeeding with Confidence at Every Stage in 2018. In 2022, Robin completed her Functional Nutrition Counselor certification at the Functional Nutrition Alliance so that she could provide additional recommendations and treatments for families dealing with food sensitivities, reflux, and inflammatory conditions. In her free time, Robin enjoys hanging out with her two teenage boys, hiking, traveling, weaving, relaxing at the beach, cooking, and searching for the best chai latte.
Chardá Bell is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC), Doula, Spinning Babies Certified Parent Educator private practice serving families in San Diego, CA. Marrying her love of birth with lactation, her clinical interest is in the influence of labor and delivery factors, including fetal positioning as well as social determinants of health that may impact initiation and duration of breastfeeding success. When she is not immersed in all things lactation, she volunteers her time to causes related to human milk, Black maternal child health & reproductive justice as well as those that serve to increase diversity in the lactation field. Whether she is helping new families navigate the early days or teaching birthworkers and parents, she is passionate about connecting with other people and encouraging them to spread their knowledge to others. Chardá resides in the eastern region of Southeast San Diego, with her partner Dr. Watkins and their five kids.