Susan Fuchs, MS, IBCLC

Program Director/Clinical Instructor

Susan Fuchs is an international board certified lactation consultant with a background in nutrition. She was in one of the first cohorts of Drexel’s Lactation Certificate program while obtaining her graduate degree in nutrition. She was then a preceptor for the program while working at WIC (Women, Infants and Children), an adjunct clinical instructor and is now the program director. Having been part of many aspects of the program, she can see it, not only through the eyes of the faculty but also the students. Through this lens, she works to empower the students to grow their skills and confidence while helping families throughout the clinical sites and the community.

Susan is also a clinical lactation consultant at Jefferson Health NJ and is on their Baby Friendly committee. She is a part of multiple professional lactation organizations, both locally and nationally. She is a board member of LEAARC (Lactation Education Accreditation and Approval Review Committee), where she works to advance the global development of lactation education with a team of passionate lactation advocates. She also guest lectures and speaks at a variety of events and classes, looking to create an interdisciplinary approach to lactation care.

With a 20-year background of working with special needs children and being a mom herself, Susan looks to empower all families on their feeding journeys, no matter their goal, and provide them education and resources to make the best decisions for their families.

When not working, Susan likes to travel, garden, and spend time in the woods with her daughter.

Jabina Coleman, LCSW, IBCLC

Adjunct Faculty

Jabina Coleman is a United States Breastfeeding Committee Cultural Change Maker awardee, dynamic speaker and leader and educator of maternal health. She is a licensed clinical social worker and an international board certified lactation consultant. Jabina has dedicated over a decade to serving women, children, and families locally and nationally.

As the owner of Life House Lactation & Perinatal Services, Jabina provides psychotherapy and lactation consultation services. Jabina is the co-founder and president of Perinatal Mental Health Alliance for People of Color, providing resources and support to professionals and communities of color who are treating and dealing with the complications of perinatal mood disorders. Jabina is the co-founder of Breastfeeding Awareness & Empowerment (BAE), an organization created in response to the public outcry surrounding adverse perinatal health outcomes for Black families in the United States, and the founding member of the Maternal Wellness Village, whose mission is to function as an action-oriented task force providing support services to empower communities throughout the African Diaspora.

Jabina's professional experiences in hospital social work, community organizing and engagement, and private practice have drawn many to her for mentorship and leadership. Jabina is the creator of “Everyone wants to hold the baby, who will hold the mother?®” a call to action highlighting the lack of support Black women and birthing folx are receiving before, during and after pregnancy. This call to action addresses the maternal mortality crisis that is affecting Black women. It is educating medical professionals, birth workers, families and communities on the importance of advocacy for equitable and safe maternal health practices. It addresses breastfeeding and infant feeding choices and disparities. Lastly, it is holding legislators accountable for holding Black, Indigenous and People of Color at the center of policy-making. Her work is grounded in reproductive justice and trauma-informed care. Make no mistake, it is not just what she does, it is who she is! Guided by her lived and professional experiences she is committed to being a social change agent, and a leader on the frontlines closing the gaps in maternal health care.

Chanelle Andrews, BA, IBCLC

Adjunct Faculty

Chanelle Andrews is an international board certified lactation consultant and educator hailing from New Jersey. She is, at her core, an avid supporter of parents and communities. Chanelle has a passion for the “aha!” moments and providing people with the education and information they need to make the best decisions for their families and their goals. Chanelle spends her time volunteering for local community breastfeeding organizations, counseling families about breast and chestfeeding. Her bachelor of science degrees in education and writing arts come in handy, particularly when she engages in building a strong foundation for individuals, community organizations and professional organizations to succeed.

When not changing the landscape of lactation, Chanelle can be found baking cookies and pastries in her cozy kitchen, parenting her kids through a pandemic, and exploring new flavors by supporting local restaurants with her husband.

Ellen Maughan, JD, IBCLC

Adjunct Faculty

Ellen Maughan is an international board certified lactation consultant and a retired attorney who has been helping families achieve their lactation goals for over 25 years in hospital, WIC (Women, Infants and Children) and pediatric office settings as well as in her own private practice.

Ellen’s lactation support journey was birthed from the struggles and empowerment she experienced while breastfeeding her premature firstborn son and her two daughters. As a policy analyst, she is the primary author of the New Jersey Breastfeeding Strategic Plan under review by the New Jersey Department of Health (DOH) and serves on the Healthy NJ 2030 Maternal Child Health Subcommittee. Ellen also champions innovative lactation programs and policies as a trustee of the New Jersey Breastfeeding Coalition and chair of its Advocacy Committee.

Ellen also loves to garden and explore nature.

Jessica Libove, PhD, IBCLC

Adjunct Faculty

Jessica Libove is a cultural anthropologist and international board certified lactation consultant who serves as the lactation program manager for the City of Philadelphia Department of Public Health. In this role, Jessica brings her clinical and teaching experience to the public health field and focuses on reducing racial disparities in breastfeeding.

Before assuming her role with the PDPH, Jessica was a staff lactation consultant at Lankenau Hospital, where she provided culturally sensitive and evidence-based care to all lactating patients. She also participated as a preceptor in the lactation education of nurse interns, medical students and OB residents.

Before moving to Lankenau, Jessica worked as the breastfeeding program administrator at a WIC program in New Jersey. In this position she managed a staff of breastfeeding peer counselors and an international board certified lactation consultant, and forged partnerships with other health care and child care practitioners in the community.

Jessica has a PhD in cultural anthropology from Rutgers University and over ten years of ethnographic research experience, which gave her the opportunity to work among diverse and often underserved populations both in the United States and abroad. She speaks both French and Spanish fluently.

In addition to breastfeeding, Jessica’s passions include good books; cats; her new puppy; watching gymnastics and dance (since gravity, childbirth and arthritis now impede her own practice); and her two daughters, both of whom breastfed full-term.