ABOUT US
THE ORGANIZATION
North Country Baby Blessings is a non-profit organization enhancing local childbirth choices by providing means to access pregnancy and newborn care information for families in Saint Lawrence, Franklin, and Jefferson Counties. It further provides education and promotes health literacy among at risk populations. North Country Baby Blessings supports midwifery care and birth in the community, both home birth and birth center birth, along with education about community birth and its integration into the local medical system. North Country Baby Blessings is governed by a board of directors organized into committees, namely an Executive Committee, Public Relations Committee, Fundraising Committee, and Grants Committee.
North Country Baby Blessings is a non-profit organization enhancing local childbirth choices by providing means to access pregnancy and newborn care information for families in Saint Lawrence, Franklin, and Jefferson Counties. It further provides education and promotes health literacy among at risk populations. North Country Baby Blessings supports midwifery care and birth in the community, both home birth and birth center birth, along with education about community birth and its integration into the local medical system. North Country Baby Blessings is governed by a board of directors organized into committees, namely an Executive Committee, Public Relations Committee, Fundraising Committee, and Grants Committee.
NORTH COUNTRY BABY BLESSINGS BOARD OF DIRECTORS
Regina Willette CM(ret), LM, RPA
Regina Willette has been working for mothers and babies since 1977 and has resided in the North Country since 1974. She is a nationally Board Certified Midwife, licensed in New York State. Since retiring from clinical work, she has been a published author, teacher, mentor and activist around midwifery and women/infant health issues. She is a founding member of several national, state, and local professional and advocacy organizations, including North Country Baby Blessings. She is also a retired physician assistant.
Regina Willette has been working for mothers and babies since 1977 and has resided in the North Country since 1974. She is a nationally Board Certified Midwife, licensed in New York State. Since retiring from clinical work, she has been a published author, teacher, mentor and activist around midwifery and women/infant health issues. She is a founding member of several national, state, and local professional and advocacy organizations, including North Country Baby Blessings. She is also a retired physician assistant.
Dawn Rosenbarker, RN, BSN
Dawn Rosenbarker has lived in Potsdam, NY since 1991 and has been working with birthing mothers and babies since 1998. She is a registered nurse working primarily with the Plain communities in the North Country in a community birth setting. She is one of the founding members of North Country Baby Blessings.
Dawn Rosenbarker has lived in Potsdam, NY since 1991 and has been working with birthing mothers and babies since 1998. She is a registered nurse working primarily with the Plain communities in the North Country in a community birth setting. She is one of the founding members of North Country Baby Blessings.
Marie Olsen, RN, BSN, CLC
Marie has been a resident of St. Lawrence county since 2002. She is a registered nurse who has been working in Labor and Delivery and teaching childbirth classes since 2000. Currently, she is home full-time, caring for her family of 9 and doing some private work as a lactation counselor, supporting new breastfeeding mothers. It has long been her dream to continue assisting pregnant mothers, babies and their families outside the hospital. She is excited to join North Country Baby Blessings and discover new ways to serve women in this area.
Marie has been a resident of St. Lawrence county since 2002. She is a registered nurse who has been working in Labor and Delivery and teaching childbirth classes since 2000. Currently, she is home full-time, caring for her family of 9 and doing some private work as a lactation counselor, supporting new breastfeeding mothers. It has long been her dream to continue assisting pregnant mothers, babies and their families outside the hospital. She is excited to join North Country Baby Blessings and discover new ways to serve women in this area.