What does it take to help mothers and babies thrive? A dedicated team, evidence-based care, and a commitment to continuous learning. CHEER is proud to recognize the Centro Médico Menonita de Cayey team in Cayey, Puerto Rico, for their dedication to supporting mothers, babies, and families throug

Anna Chappell has dedicated her career to supporting women and families through vulnerable, life-changing moments. As CEO of Hope House Women’s Clinic and Parenting Center in Moultrie, Georgia, she leads a team of nurses, staff, volunteers, and community p

Anna Ashenfelter (she/they) believes every family deserves the knowledge and confidence to make informed decisions about nourishing their baby. As a WIC Breastfeeding Peer Counselor in Nome, Alaska, she offers that support in the community where she was born and raised. Anna knows firsthand how m

As Parent Education Coordinator for the Women's and Children's Department at Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas, Kylie Marshall, RN, is passionate about ensuring familie

Congratulations to South Central Regional Medical Center, CHEER's CHAMPion of the Week! After years of dedication and continuous quality improvement, the team has officially earned re-designation as a Baby-Friendly hospital. Located in Laurel, Mississippi, South C

The Deaf and Hard of Hearing Breastfeeding Collective (DHHBC) is breaking down barriers to breastfeeding support by ensuring Deaf and Hard of Hearing (D/HH) families have access to education, resou

For more than eight years, Verónica Guilloty Sánchez, RN-BSN, has worked directly with pregnant and nursing women across Labor & Delivery, Maternity, Nursery, and Pediatrics, building a broad, hands-on understanding of what families need at every stage of the childbirth journey. Since 2015,

Tiana E.H. Pyles, MHA, CLC, grew up in a family where breastfeeding was tradition—passed down through three generations of mothers before her. Now a proud mother of four herself, Tiana has spent her career turning that inherited sense of strength and heritage into work that reaches far beyond her

Sarah Hand, RN, BSN, IBCLC, CKC, CCE, PHM-C, has dedicated her career to supporting mothers, babies, and families through maternal-child health, breastfeeding support, childbirth education, and perinatal mental health. As a Maternal Child Health Nurse for the City of Bangor, Maine, Sarah draws on he

Amber Granite, MPH, ILC, GPCE, has dedicated her career to supporting Hawaiʻi's mothers, babies, and families through breastfeeding promotion, maternal and child nutrition, and culturally grounded care. As the WIC Program Supervisor at Waimānalo Health Center