GOLD Speakers

Elizabeth Montez, ILC, IBCLC

• Speaker Type: 2025 Main Presentations
• Country: United States of America

Biography:

Elizabeth (she/her/kwe) is a mother of two sparkling human beings, an Indigenous Lactation Counselor, International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, perinatal mental health advocate, a retired professional chef, and eternal food justice advocate. She is an enrolled citizen of Little Traverse Bay Band of Odawa Indians, descendant of Forest County Potawatomi, and carries heritage from Mexico, Germany, and Appalachia.

She strives to honor these pieces of her life and all her ancestors through her work. In her role at Open Arms Perinatal Services, she provides community-matched, relationship-based direct service to bodyfeeding dyads and mentors rising lactation professionals of color. Additionally, she provides robust lactation education to midwifery students attending the Cedar Medicine School of Midwifery and is the Michigan WIC Indigenous Breastfeeding Liaison, as well as frequently speaking for audiences at conferences and educational engagements across Turtle Island.