A Little About Us the Volunteers

Lesley Alter

Lesley is a mom of two ages 10 and 7, She is a BBC board member and involved in the fundraising committee. She is a mental health provider. She decided to join the BBC board to work on expanding services to moms and families coping with PPD/A. What Lesley likes best about BBC is that we are a grassroots organization that is run by committed volunteers supporting, promoting, and developing community awareness of PPD/A.

Brittani Berg

Brittani has a daughter age 2. She first heard of BBC from a Lactation RN at Salmon Creek Hospital. When her daughter was 3 months old she began experiencing PPD. She called BBC and began attending the BBC NE Portland support group. For Brittani, the most important aspect of BBC is letting women know that there are other people out there. No one is alone, someone is there for you at BBC to listen and provide resources.

Rebecca Coren

Rebecca has a son age 10 and twin girls age 6. She contributes to BBC through phone support and being a psychotherapist on the BBC resource list. In addition, she is a speaker on postpartum depression and anxiety. Rebecca first heard of Baby Blues Connection when she returned to work wanting to specialize in postpartum and parenting issues. She found BBC through web research and met with Wendy Davis. She was very inspired with what BBC had to offer and the caring people that make up its volunteers.

Tad Davis

Tad has two boys ages 13 & 10. He currently serves as the board president. For him, creating community awareness is Baby Blues Connection's most important contribution.

Ali Greco

Ali is the mom of an active 3 year old. She first learned of Baby Blues Connection through a Provident New Mom's Group where Mary Breithaupt facilitated. She wanted to give back and joined the BBC Board. For Ali, the most important aspect of BBC is their support and normalization of mom's experiences.

Tanya Ignacio

Tanya has a 2 1/2yr old son and serves as BBC's email support tech. She first heard of BBC when Wendy Davis spoke at her maternal-child nursing class. For Tanya, the most important aspect of BBC is letting women and their families know that they are not alone and that there is a light at the end of the tunnel.

Tacey Jones

Tacy has four children ages 34, 31, 28 & 25. She is the BBC phone coordinator and SW Portland group facilitator. She first heard about Baby Blues Connection seven years a go in the Oregonian. To Tacey, the most important aspect of BBC is reaching out to women with perinatal mood disorders and helping them get the help and hope they need to overcome their symptoms and triumph so they can experience the joy that comes with motherhood.

Kim Karper

Kim has two children ages 2 & 4. Kim first heard about BBC from her Baby & Me coach at Saint Vincent's Hospital. She experienced PPD/A first hand. Kim began attending BBC support meetings. Once she had recovered she wanted to give back. She began volunteering with phone support. For Kim, the most important aspect of Baby Blue's Connection is being able to call and relate to someone who is in a similar place. When suffering from a mood disorder, you feel very alone. BBC helped Kim feel less isolated and helped her to connect with others and deal with her issues in a healthy way.

Jocelyn Mozak

Jocelyn is a mom of two boys: 2yrs & 4 1/2yrs. She is the BBC Web Master. She makes sure all information and link are working as they should on the website. She first heard about BBC at Wildwood when she was attending a PPD support group. It took a while but after her second son turned 1 1/2 she felt ready to give back and become a volunteer. For Jocelyn, the most important aspect of BBC is being an approachable resource. BBC is there to listen and can recommend many additional resources.

Ramona Orr

Ramona is a mother of a 8yr old girl and 6yr old boy. She volunteers at BBC and her son's school. Ramona is diligent about spreading the word about BBC as a resource to mom's. She knows that trying to be a good parent and juggling everything can be overwhelming. Ramona is grateful that BBC exists to lend a helping hand.

Meg Poehler

Meg has two nieces ages 4 & 1  that she dotes on. She serves as the Baby Blues Connection secretary. Meg enjoys supporting an organization that supports all the moms in the community.

Helen Rodman

Helen has two children ages 13 & 10. She first heard about Baby Blues Connection at a Nurse training by Wendy Davis. For her the most important contribution that BBC makes is being a form of direct support in addition to informing the public about PPD.

Tory Schechter

Tory has 2 children ages 4yrs and 16 months. She heard about Baby Blues Connection in her new mom's group and wanted to contribute through volunteering. Tory feels that the most important aspect of BBC is the education that they provide.

Vicky Talmadse

Vicky has a 5 year old daughter and 1 1/2 year old son. She serves as the BBC treasurer. As a new mom she experienced PPA and attended BBC weekly support group for many months. Vicky feels BBC is a wonderful resource to provide help for families who experience PPD/A. BBC lets women know that they are not alone and help them to find resources in the community.