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Northern Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition

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LXCL:Enjoy the full program with access to lectures before lunch, discounted for early bird registration.

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Student Virtual Attendance

Join Us for a Day of Learning, Connection, and GrowthThis November, we&#39;re bringing together lactation professionals for a conference designed to sharpen your clinical skills and deepen your practice. Whether you&#39;re navigating a fussy feeder in session or supporting a family through the shift into complementary feeding, this day is built around the real challenges you see every week. We&#39;re thrilled to welcome Kinzie Matzeller, who opens the day exploring how lactation care evolves through the complementary feeding era and beyond &mdash; and Susan Howard, who will lead us through fussy feeder strategies, real case studies, and (for our in-person attendees) a hands-on breastfeeding tools workshop.Choose the experience that fits you:<ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">In-Person (Full Day) &mdash; 5.5 CERPs: Join us from check-in through our closing mocktail hour, including the full afternoon workshop.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Virtual (Half Day) &mdash; 3.5 CERPs: Tune in from home for the morning sessions, wrapping up at lunch.</li></ul>Whichever way you join us, you&#39;ll leave with practical tools, fresh insight, and a little more connection to the community of professionals doing this work alongside you.Save your spot today &mdash; space is limited. Options for attendees:We are thrilled to once again have a hybrid option of attendance for this year&#39;s conference. Virtual attendance will be 1/2 day. In-Person Attendance:<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For those who would like to attend in-person, we will view the live conference together at MCR in Loveland.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Susan Howard and Kinzie Matzeller&#39;s presentations will take place live in person, and our breastfeeding toolkit workshop will be available only for in person attendees.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">Light breakfast, lunch, and mocktails included in in-person ticket price.</li><li fr-original-style="" id="isPasted" style="box-sizing: inherit;">5.5 L- CERPs will be available for in person attendees.</li></ul> Virtual Attendance:<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For those who would prefer to attend virtually or live at a distance, the first half of the conference will be available live via Zoom Webinar. &nbsp;When we break for lunch the virtual conference will end.&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">3.5 L-CERPs will be available for virtual attendees.&nbsp;</li></ul> Recording:<ul fr-original-style="text-align: start;" style="text-align: start; box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">For those who are unable to attend live, the event will be recorded and sent via email after the event.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">All ticket options will have access to the recording after the event.</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">3.5 L-CERPs will be available for recording viewers.&nbsp;</li></ul> Event Schedule: <ul fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;"><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">8:00 to 8:30 AM - Check-In Time</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">8:45 AM - Welcome, Introduction, Sponsors</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">8:45 to 9:45 AM - How Lactation Adapts in the Complementary Feeding Era and Beyond - Kinzie Matzeller (online &amp; in-person)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">9:45 to 10:00 AM BREAK</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">10:00 to 11:30 AM - The Fussy Feeder - Susan Howard (online &amp; in-person)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">11:30 to 11:45 AM BREAK</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">11:45 to 12:45 PM The Fussy Feeder (continued) &amp; Fussy Feeder Case Study - Susan Howard (online &amp; in-person)</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">12:45 to 1:45 PM Lunch&nbsp;</li><li fr-original-style="" style="box-sizing: inherit;">1:45 to 3:45 PM Susan - Breastfeeding Tools Workshop - Susan Howard (in person only) 3:45 to 4:45 PM - Mocktails and Networking (in person only)</li></ul> Meet Our Presenters:Susan Howard MSN, RN, IBCLC<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786419370/wysiwyg/nk7r983mvcmf0ieubrtp.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Susan Howard is a Registered Nurse and International Board Certified LactationConsultant with over two decades of experience supporting families with complexfeeding challenges. Susan holds a Master of Science in Nursing, having worked inpublic health before focusing on maternal-child health. Her clinical roles have includedlabor and delivery nurse, childbirth educator, clinical research nurse, and clinical facultyat Georgetown University. Susan founded Arlington Lactation &amp; Feeding Therapy, aprivate practice near Washington, DC in 2013. Through her practice, Susan providesadvanced clinical lactation care with a focus on tethered oral tissues, bottle refusal, andcomplex feeding situations. Susan mentors lactation professionals, consults on productdevelopment, and presents nationally on strategies ranging from infant sucking skills toclinical bottle feeding skills. Kinzie Matzeller, MS, RDN, CLC<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786419477/wysiwyg/yq4zrfbyy6mqudyspi7r.jpg" style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center; cursor: pointer; padding: 0px 1px; user-select: none; max-width: 100%; position: relative; box-sizing: inherit;" fr-original-style="width: 600px; display: block; vertical-align: top; margin: 5px auto; text-align: center;" fr-original-class="fr-draggable"> Kinzie Matzeller is a Ph.D. candidate in Nutrition at Colorado StateUniversity and a member of the Pediatric and Lifespan Nutrition Laboratory. Herresearch focuses on infant nutrition and feeding, with particular emphasis oncomplementary feeding and how early dietary exposures influence growth and bodycomposition. Kinzie brings both research and clinical experience to her work with infantsand families. As a Certified Lactation Counselor, she has supported families with arange of infant feeding and lactation concerns, including milk supply, returning to workwhile breastfeeding, baby-led weaning, and allergen introduction. She has alsocontributed to NIH-funded clinical trials focused on infant feeding and nutrition and hasworked directly with parents and infants in clinical and community settings. In addition toher research and clinical work, Kinzie is passionate about translating nutrition scienceinto accessible, evidence-based information for families and professionals. She hasexperience in teaching, mentoring, and public-facing science communication, with aparticular interest in helping families navigate the complex and often conflictinginformation surrounding infant feeding. Thank you to our Sponsors! Presenting Sponsors:<a fr-original-style="" href="https://milkbank.rmchildren.org/?gad_source=1&gad_campaignid=22836306645&gbraid=0AAAAAqUjPfJw5wlPIW9qSMU-42eAjxDJG&gclid=CjwKCAjwtp7VBhBjEiwAJfpV-2q_8zTySKwV6CiQ07CDTibUc4e8MqnBX0g9efJdcnN_uoB4ZwzcpxoC9TgQAvD_BwE" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Mother&#39;s Milk Bank</a><a fr-original-style="" href="https://untetheredairwayhealthcenter.com/lakewood/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Untethered Airway Center</a>Mike Schwan Supporting Sponsor:<a fr-original-style="" href="https://biliblanketbaby.com/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">BILI BLANKET BABY</a><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.msudenver.edu/nutrition/programs/certificate-lactation/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">MSU Denver</a><a fr-original-style="" href="https://www.cobfc.org/" rel="noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition</a>

Hi <span contenteditable="false" data-custom-variable="{{firstname}}" fr-original-class="fr-deletable styled-tag-chip" fr-original-style="" style="color: rgb(42, 42, 196); overflow-wrap: anywhere; user-select: none; background-color: rgb(248, 248, 255); border: 1px solid rgb(191, 191, 255); border-radius: 4px; margin: 0px; padding: 1px 8px; font-size: 11px; display: inline-block; box-sizing: inherit;">First name, Thank you for registering for the fall conference, we are looking forward to learning together. &nbsp; Here is the link if you are attending virtually for the first half of the conference: NCBC is inviting you to a scheduled Zoom meeting. Topic: NCBC Fall ConferenceTime: Nov 6, 2026 07:00 AM Mountain Time (US and Canada)Join Zoom Meeting<a fr-original-style="" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87159864891?pwd=EGauWJDaMaB1mJ5GSS3zQSbEgn4Ngi.1" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/j/87159864891?pwd=EGauWJDaMaB1mJ5GSS3zQSbEgn4Ngi.1</a> Meeting chat link<a fr-original-style="" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/87159864891" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/launch/jc/87159864891</a> Meeting ID: 871 5986 4891Passcode: 584734 --- One tap mobile+17193594580,,87159864891#,,,,*584734# US+16699009128,,87159864891#,,,,*584734# US (San Jose) --- Join by SIP&bull; <a fr-original-style="" href="mailto:87159864891@zoomcrc.com" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">87159864891@zoomcrc.com</a> Join instructions<a fr-original-style="" href="https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/87159864891/invitations?signature=TPPGsa3JUqj8QDhFBc7qtMInwsLUqbZfLWpKyJM8Idw" rel="noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer noopener noreferrer" style="text-decoration-color: currentcolor; user-select: auto; box-sizing: inherit;" target="_blank">https://us02web.zoom.us/meetings/87159864891/invitations?signature=TPPGsa3JUqj8QDhFBc7qtMInwsLUqbZfLWpKyJM8Idw</a> If you would like to contribute further, contact us to become a volunteer, or sponsor! See you there! Kailin Hamiltonnocobreastfeeding@gmail.com

Join Us for a Day of Learning, Connection, and GrowthThis November, we're bringing together lactation professionals for a conference designed to sharpen your clinical skills and deepen your practice. Whether you're navigating a fussy feeder in session or supporting a family through the shift into complementary feeding, this day is built around the real challenges you see every week. We're thrilled to welcome Kinzie Matzeller, who opens the day exploring how lactation care evolves through the complementary feeding era and beyond — and Susan Howard, who will lead us through fussy feeder strategies, real case studies, and (for our in-person attendees) a hands-on breastfeeding tools workshop.Choose the experience that fits you:<ul><li>In-Person (Full Day) — 5.5 CERPs: Join us from check-in through our closing mocktail hour, including the full afternoon workshop.</li><li>Virtual (Half Day) — 3.5 CERPs: Tune in from home for the morning sessions, wrapping up at lunch.</li></ul>Whichever way you join us, you'll leave with practical tools, fresh insight, and a little more connection to the community of professionals doing this work alongside you.Save your spot today — space is limited. Options for attendees:We are thrilled to once again have a hybrid option of attendance for this year's conference. Virtual attendance will be 1/2 day. In-Person Attendance:<ul><li>For those who would like to attend in-person, we will view the live conference together at MCR in Loveland.</li><li>Susan Howard and Kinzie Matzeller's presentations will take place live in person, and our breastfeeding toolkit workshop will be available only for in person attendees. </li><li>Light breakfast, lunch, and mocktails included in in-person ticket price.</li><li>5.5 L- CERPs will be available for in person attendees.</li></ul> Virtual Attendance:<ul><li>For those who would prefer to attend virtually or live at a distance, the first half of the conference will be available live via Zoom Webinar.  When we break for lunch the virtual conference will end. </li><li>3.5 L-CERPs will be available for virtual attendees. </li></ul> Recording:<ul><li>For those who are unable to attend live, the event will be recorded and sent via email after the event.</li><li>All ticket options will have access to the recording after the event.</li><li>3.5 L-CERPs will be available for recording viewers. </li></ul> Event Schedule: <ul><li>8:00 to 8:30 AM - Check-In Time</li><li>8:45 AM - Welcome, Introduction, Sponsors</li><li>8:45 to 9:45 AM - How Lactation Adapts in the Complementary Feeding Era and Beyond - Kinzie Matzeller (online &amp; in-person)</li><li>9:45 to 10:00 AM BREAK</li><li>10:00 to 11:30 AM - The Fussy Feeder - Susan Howard (online &amp; in-person)</li><li>11:30 to 11:45 AM BREAK</li><li>11:45 to 12:45 PM The Fussy Feeder (continued) &amp; Fussy Feeder Case Study - Susan Howard (online &amp; in-person)</li><li>12:45 to 1:45 PM Lunch </li><li>1:45 to 3:45 PM Susan - Breastfeeding Tools Workshop - Susan Howard (in person only) 3:45 to 4:45 PM - Mocktails and Networking (in person only)</li></ul> Meet Our Presenters:Susan Howard MSN, RN, IBCLC<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786419370/wysiwyg/nk7r983mvcmf0ieubrtp.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Susan Howard is a Registered Nurse and International Board Certified LactationConsultant with over two decades of experience supporting families with complexfeeding challenges. Susan holds a Master of Science in Nursing, having worked inpublic health before focusing on maternal-child health. Her clinical roles have includedlabor and delivery nurse, childbirth educator, clinical research nurse, and clinical facultyat Georgetown University. Susan founded Arlington Lactation &amp; Feeding Therapy, aprivate practice near Washington, DC in 2013. Through her practice, Susan providesadvanced clinical lactation care with a focus on tethered oral tissues, bottle refusal, andcomplex feeding situations. Susan mentors lactation professionals, consults on productdevelopment, and presents nationally on strategies ranging from infant sucking skills toclinical bottle feeding skills. Kinzie Matzeller, MS, RDN, CLC<img src="https://res.cloudinary.com/hxn9dbuhd/image/upload/v1786419477/wysiwyg/yq4zrfbyy6mqudyspi7r.jpg" style="width:600px;display:block;vertical-align:top;margin:5px auto;text-align:center;cursor:pointer;padding:0px 1px;user-select:none;position:relative;box-sizing:inherit;max-width:100%" /> Kinzie Matzeller is a Ph.D. candidate in Nutrition at Colorado StateUniversity and a member of the Pediatric and Lifespan Nutrition Laboratory. Herresearch focuses on infant nutrition and feeding, with particular emphasis oncomplementary feeding and how early dietary exposures influence growth and bodycomposition. Kinzie brings both research and clinical experience to her work with infantsand families. As a Certified Lactation Counselor, she has supported families with arange of infant feeding and lactation concerns, including milk supply, returning to workwhile breastfeeding, baby-led weaning, and allergen introduction. She has alsocontributed to NIH-funded clinical trials focused on infant feeding and nutrition and hasworked directly with parents and infants in clinical and community settings. In addition toher research and clinical work, Kinzie is passionate about translating nutrition scienceinto accessible, evidence-based information for families and professionals. She hasexperience in teaching, mentoring, and public-facing science communication, with aparticular interest in helping families navigate the complex and often conflictinginformation surrounding infant feeding. Thank you to our Sponsors! Presenting Sponsors:<a href="https://milkbank.rmchildren.org/?gad_source=1&amp;gad_campaignid=22836306645&amp;gbraid=0AAAAAqUjPfJw5wlPIW9qSMU-42eAjxDJG&amp;gclid=CjwKCAjwtp7VBhBjEiwAJfpV-2q_8zTySKwV6CiQ07CDTibUc4e8MqnBX0g9efJdcnN_uoB4ZwzcpxoC9TgQAvD_BwE" target="_blank">Mother's Milk Bank</a><a href="https://untetheredairwayhealthcenter.com/lakewood/" target="_blank">Untethered Airway Center</a>Mike Schwan Supporting Sponsor:<a href="https://biliblanketbaby.com/" target="_blank">BILI BLANKET BABY</a><a href="https://www.msudenver.edu/nutrition/programs/certificate-lactation/" target="_blank">MSU Denver</a><a href="https://www.cobfc.org/" target="_blank">Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition</a>

Northern Colorado Breastfeeding Coalition

Stronger Together: Hands-on skills for the Lactation Community

2500 Rocky Mountain Ave

In Person Attendance

$130

Virtual Attendance

$70

Student In Person Attendance

$25

Student Virtual Attendance

$25