Board of Directors & Medical Advisory Committee

Jennifer Sargent is a healthcare leader with 20 years of experience in sales, business development, client management, and go-to-market strategies. She holds an MBA from the University of Minnesota’s Carlson School of Management and MS in Kinesiology from the University of North Dakota. Currently she serves as President of Pacify Health, utilizing her marketing expertise to drive growth and communicate complex ideas into simple messages that resonate with market needs.

Jeanne Friebe brings 35 years experience in hospital/ in-patient settings on post-partum, labor and delivery, Special Care Nursery and NICU. She supports women on their journey with achieving their breastfeeding goals and providing human milk to their little ones.

As a certified public accountant (CPA), Kelsey has spent over 10 years providing financial audit and assurance services to clients across the Midwest.  A mother herself, she is passionate about human milk and supporting families in the community to reach their breastfeeding goals.

Aida Mejia-Fergen is the Senior Development Officer at Comunidades Latinas Unidas En Servicio (CLUES). Aida has fifteen years of nonprofit, development and event experience. She is a board member at Conversations with Friends, an organization that provides social support to detained immigrants in the state of Minnesota. Aida feels a deep connection to the MN Milk Bank for Babies and relied on donor milk with both of her babies during their first days of life.

Gretchen has worked in public health for 10 years with a focus on assisting child care, workplace and community settings to create supportive policies, systems and environments for families & parents to meet their breastfeeding goals.

Alana Wright is an accomplished leader with 25+ years of success in public health, health equity, philanthropy, and aging services. Alana has a strong passion to help individuals most in need, particularly those underserved due to their socioeconomic status. In addition to desiring to bring her professional talents to support MMBB mission, Alana and family utilized MMBB donor milk after the birth of their child while establishing breastfeeding.