Our Team
Nichelle Clark, CBS
Nichelle Clark is a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist (CBS), wife, and mother of one residing in Chesapeake, Virginia. She is the owner of SonShine & Rainbows Lactation Services. Born and raised in Upper Marlboro, MD, Nichelle joined the United States Navy in 2010 and served honorably for 7.5 years. In her spare time, she admins multiple online support groups for People of Color, providing breastfeeding support and lactation education to her local community. As an exclusive pumping mom, is a champion for breastfeeding parents to write their own rules and breastfeed their way. When she’s not spending time with her husband and 2 year old son, she serves as a United States Lactation Consultant Association (USLCA) Advisory Board Member.
Shondra Mattos, IBCLC
Shondra Mattos is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, LLL Leader, and Owner of Mattos Lactation, a location-independent Lactation Practice. She also owns and operates SM Business + Marketing consulting, helping lactation professionals and birth workers build long-lasting businesses.
In addition to serving families and helping business owners, she helps lactation professionals gain a deeper understanding of complicated topics relevant to the lactation field and offers one-on-one and group tutoring to lactation students. When she is not nerding out on boob-related science, she spends her time hanging out with her husband and daughter, watching Youtube, and eating cookies.
Courtney Lomax Polk, IBCLC
Courtney is a Registered Nurse and International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. After completing her bachelors in 2006, she began her career as a labor & delivery nurse and went on to earn a masters in nursing education in 2012. Although she has always been an avid supporter of breastfeeding, it wasn't until 2014 when she had her first baby that she realized her passion for lactation support and education. Breastfeeding was really challenging for her in the beginning. She almost quit because she was struggling so much. Once she saw a lactation consultant to help, breastfeeding became an enjoyable experience. It was then she knew she wanted to obtain the highest certification possible to provide competent, individualized professional support to others. Since becoming board certified, she has supported countless families in the DFW area, offering judgement free guidance and advice on the best attainable way to meet each family’s specific needs.
Chanelle Andrews, CBS
Chanelle is a stay at home wife and mom of two. After facing many challenges while breastfeeding her son for a year, including a less than stellar lactation consultant experience, an overactive letdown, and milk overflowing with lipase, she was determined to have a different experience with her daughter. After googling more than google could handle and living part time on breastfeeding websites like Kelly-Mom, she realized with her second child, knowledge is power. With this newfound power she was able to nurse and pump for her daughter for 15 months. Through her experiences with breastfeeding, she became the go-to expert in her group, which led to the realization that perhaps lactation consulting and helping Black breastfeeding families could be a career. This “Titty Tech™ ” can be found operating her private practice, Hey Mama Lactation and Perinatal Care, in Southern New Jersey. She is also a member of the New Jersey Breastfeeding Coalition, La Leche League, and a WIC breastfeeding peer counselor. When she’s not talking boobs, babies, and breastmilk, she enjoys baking and binge watching Hulu and Netflix.
Whitney Dula, CBS
Whitney is a native-born Marylander, having lived in the DMV region her entire life. She began her journey into lactation support after noticing a lack of providers in her immediate area, as well as providers that looked like her. She’s been a Certified Breastfeeding Specialist since 2019, working for the Babies Born Healthy Program in Montgomery County as a lactation counselor providing prenatal breastfeeding education and postpartum support. In addition to her counselor duties, she’s the current President of the Maryland Breastfeeding Coalition, formerly serving on the Board of Directors as an At- large member. Her advocacy focuses on closing the gaps in maternal/infant mortality, increasing Black breastfeeding rates and education, and increasing the number of lactation professionals of color. In January 2020, she was appointed to the inaugural Advisory Board for USLCA, working to improve support, access, and equity for all lactation professionals. She created The Mama’s Dula to give a platform to issues surrounding the perinatal period- focusing on family, breastfeeding, and mental health. Whitney is the proud mom of two breastfed babies.
Tiara Caldwell, IBCLC, Doula
Tiara Caldwell is owner of Crowned and Cradled, a doula and lactation practice serving families in the DC Metro area for the past five years. She has a passion to educate and encourage all parents, no matter their goals, to have a flexible plan surrounding feeding and support. Tiara recognizes the "first food desert" that is prevalent in many communities of colors and does her best to serve and fight for lactation equity. She also has a passion to make more opportunities for upcoming lactation professionals of color.