Our team
Meet our Fort Worth & DFW lactation consultants
We are a team of International Board Certified Lactation Consultants serving families throughout the Dallas–Fort Worth area, with backgrounds in nursing, NICU, labor & delivery, newborn nursery, speech-language pathology, nutrition and maternal health. Most of our providers offer home visits depending on location. Click any face to read each story in their own words.
Clinical team
Meet the providers who care for you and your baby.
Nichole McCloy
RN, IBCLC · Founder
Fort Worth
Registered nurse, mom of three, and the accidental founder who drove 27,000 miles in her first year visiting families at home.
“Fort Worth Lactation was never about building a big business. It was about helping one mom and one baby at a time. And even as we’ve grown, that’s still the heart behind everything we do.”
Read Nichole’s story
Abbey Knox
SLP, IBCLC
Fort Worth
A speech-language pathology background, now focused on oral function, tongue ties and starting solids.
Read Abbey’s story
Annika Gill
RN, IBCLC
Home visits
Nine weeks of triple feeding with her first daughter is what led her to become an IBCLC.
Read Annika’s story
Brooke Doak
RN, IBCLC
McKinney
Bio coming soon
Catharine DeMore
IBCLC
Fort Worth
Ten years as an IBCLC, and every new mom and baby is still as fascinating as the first.
Read Catharine’s story
Doreen Brass
RN, IBCLC
Mansfield
The Mama Coach: 20+ years of nursing from Labor & Delivery and high-risk OB to the NICU.
Read Doreen’s story
Haylie Crawford
RN, IBCLC
Fort Worth
You may know her as The Lactation Lady. Nipple pain, oral ties, supply, mastitis and bottle-feeding.
Read Haylie’s story
Jackie Drusch
RN, IBCLC
Mansfield
IBCLC since 2018, with hospital, outpatient and private-practice experience across the country.
Read Jackie’s story
Jessica Koiner
IBCLC
Fort Worth
Founder of The Milk Box, with a background in biology, nutrition and dietetics.
Read Jessica’s story
Jorilyn Tasker
IBCLC
Burleson · Cleburne
Oral function, tongue and lip ties, supply and bottle refusal. Also a certified ASL interpreter.
Read Jorilyn’s story
Katie Hollmer
RN, IBCLC
Allen
More than 16 years in Labor & Delivery, then six as a hospital lactation consultant and childbirth educator.
Read Katie’s story
Lanna Davis
IBCLC
Fort Worth
Nutritional Science at Texas A&M, 2.5 years at The Milk Box, and an IBCLC since December 2025.
Read Lanna’s story
LaToya Pierre
RN, IBCLC
Home visits
A postpartum and nursery nurse since 2002 and an IBCLC since 2018, who breastfed through a NICU stay and a tie.
Read LaToya’s story
Lindsey James
RN, IBCLC
Home visits New patients from January 5, 2027
Early newborn feeding, pumping, latching, bottle-feeding and tethered oral tissues, with a few laughs along the way.
Read Lindsey’s story
Marianne Graham
RN, IBCLC
Home visits
Almost three decades with new mothers and babies. A nurturer at heart, and a “young” Grandma to you and your little one.
Read Marianne’s story
Morgan Retton
RN, IBCLC
Fort Worth
An experienced L&D nurse who still found herself in the bleeding, red nipple club, and wants you to have an expert in your corner.
Read Morgan’s story
Stephanie Housley
RN, IBCLC
Fort Worth
A 20+ year nursing career, five years in private practice, and a DFW Child Approved lactation consultant.
Read Stephanie’s story
Susan MacKenzie
RN, RLC, IBCLC
Sanger
A certified pediatric nurse with three grown children and ten grandchildren, all of them breastfed.
Read Susan’s story
Mary Kobran
RD, IBCLC Candidate 2027
Registered dietitian and mom of four who looks after our families’ nutrition, from pregnancy and postpartum to starting solids.
Read Mary’s story
Operations & support
The team behind your care
The people who answer the phone, check your benefits, coordinate your visit and work with your insurance so you can focus on your baby.
Roselle Guinta
Patient Experience & Care Coordination Specialist
Often your first conversation with us, from a mom who has been through mastitis, clogged ducts and nipple pain herself.
Read Roselle’s story
Eileen Flores
Patient Experience & Care Coordination Specialist
Answers your questions, walks you to the next step, and makes the process feel a little less overwhelming.
Read Eileen’s story
Ellison McCloy
Revenue Cycle & Claims Manager
Nichole’s oldest daughter, trained in medical billing and coding, so insurance works for your family.
Read Ellison’s story
Mayet Cagas
Revenue Cycle & Insurance Operations Specialist
Around eight years of medical billing, insurance verification, prior authorizations and referrals.
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Rodel Sinapilo
Director of Digital Strategy & Technology
Looks after our website, online forms, AI tools and automations, so families can find us and reach our team easily.
Read Rodel’s story
Ready when you are
Not sure who to see? Start with your insurance.
Tell us about your baby and your plan and we’ll match you with the right consultant, in the office, at home or by video.
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