Media Release: La Leche League International Appoints New Executive Director

La Leche League International, the oldest and largest breastfeeding mother support organization, has announced the appointment of Hedy Nuriel as Executive Director.

Ms. Nuriel formerly served as President/CEO of HAVEN, a multi-service county-wide organization for victims and perpetrators of child abuse, sexual assault and domestic violence in Oakland County, Michigan.

The mother of two breast-fed children, Nuriel first became acquainted with La Leche League as a young mother in Israel and has been an active proponent of breastfeeding and La Leche League ever since.

The new head of La Leche League International holds a Master's Degree in Social Work from the University of Michigan. She is a certified social worker in Michigan and has held senior leadership positions with several nonprofit agencies for over 20 years.

"It is wonderful to belong to an organization that helps so many mothers and babies. I look forward to many years of spreading the word of the importance of breastfeeding," said Ms. Nuriel.

The headquarters office of La Leche League International is in Schaumburg, Illinois. La Leche League was founded in 1956 by seven Chicago-area women and has grown into an international organization with members in over sixty countries. Over 7,200 accredited Leaders world wide are helping mothers
breastfeed their babies through monthly meetings, by telephone or email and by working with health care professionals

LLLI, a nonprofit organization, reaching over 300,000 women each month, publishes materials for parents and professionals and offers information in 23 languages and English Braille. In January 2004 LLLI published the seventh revised edition of THE WOMANLY ART OF BREASTFEEDING. For more information contact LLLI at 847-519-7730 or visit the LLLI web site at www.lalecheleague.org.