DayOne Center, Inc.

DayOne Staff

Our staff is comprised of many Registered Nurses and Certified Lactation Educators and Consultants who provide one-on-one consultations and facilitate groups, workshops and classes.

The DayOne Team

Andrew Zenoff, Founder/CEO

Andrew is an entrepreneur, CEO of Zenoff Products and creator of "My Brest Friend," the nation's leading breastfeeding support pillow. His product has won praise from hundreds of thousands of new moms, hospital, lactation consultants, physicians and infant caregivers worldwide. Working directly with new parents, doctors and lactations consultants, Andrew began to envision DayOne; a comprehensive, one-stop resource for new and expectant parents.

Patty Kampmann, President

Patty is an industry veteran with 25 years of in-depth multi-category knowledge and experience across all facets of retail; specialty retail, catalog, ecommerce and wholesale manufacturing, with more than half of her career specifically focused on children’s products and services. Patty has a proven track record of establishing retail strategy and developing brands with work experience ranging from Fortune 500 companies to early stage start-ups. Patty began her career in Corporate Marketing at Liz Claiborne, Inc. and has held management positions at Coach, Gap, Gymboree, Esprit, and Hanna Andersson. She has first hand knowledge of fund raising, IPO and corporate acquisition and has been recognized for her leadership and ability to build and develop “Best in Class” teams. Patty’s most recent position was EVP/GMM of American Pacific Enterprises. Patty is the mother of two outstanding little boys – Jack and Ricky, and was one of the first DayOne members.

Nancy Held, RN, MS, IBCLC, Vice President of Clinical & Educational Services

Nancy earned her Bachelor's degree in Nursing from NYU where she first was encouraged to think about nurses expanding their roles into the community. Nancy found her passion in working with new and expectant parents as she gained experience as a labor and delivery, postpartum and well-baby nursery nurse. She later went on and became certified as a childbirth educator and lactation consultant and earned her Master's Degree as a Perinatal Clinical Nurse Specialist from UCSF. She has spent the last 25+ years enjoying supporting new families. Nancy is married and has two wonderful adult children.

Nancy is currently living her dream of helping to get new and expectant parents off to a good start by helping to provide a place for community, support and education. She enjoys facilitating several new parents groups a week and seeing new parents for one-on-one consults.

Paul Macomber, VP Operations & Logistics

Paul received a B.S. in business administration from Babson College in 1989. He first moved to California in 1996 to work in operations for Zenoff Products, the makers of My Brest Friend feeding pillow. He has been with DayOne since our inception, serving in operational and logistical capacities.. Paul lives in the North Bay with his wife who is pregnant with their first child.

Annie Dean, MBA, Executive Director of Operations, Buying and Planning

Annie had over a decade of successful buying, management, marketing and merchandising experience in big box and department stores including Nordstrom, World Market, and Bed Bath and Beyond, prior to coming to DayOne as the Retail Manager of San Francisco and Palo Alto. After a year in the stores she was promoted to her current role in 2007. She attended Diablo Valley College, UC Berkeley, and obtained her MBA in Business Administration from Almeda University. She now supports DayOne as Lead Buyer, Webmaster, Systems Administrator, Internet/ email Marketing Manager, General Operations Director, and Visual Director for new and existing locations. She is hard at work planning our 4th and 5th centers. Annie lives in the East Bay with her husband and son.

Kelly Yee, CLC, Director of Education

Kelly earned her Bachelor’s Degree in Child Development and Psychology with interest in pregnancy and early infant development. She has worked in the perinatal field for more than 8 years and is Certified as a Lactation Counselor as well as postnatal educator. Kelly joined DayOne as the Education Coordinator for Palo Alto and now manages education for all 3 centers. Kelly lives in the Foster City with her husband and twin girls.

DayOne San Francisco Team

Carrie Danforth, Store Manager

Ami Burnham, LM, CMT, IBCLC, Staff Lactation Consultant

Ami is a Certified Professional Midwife, a Certified Massage Therapist, an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, childbirth educator, and doula specializing in home birth, lactation consulting home visits, Swedish Esalon, Shiatsu, Jun Shin Do and prenatal and intrapartum massage. Ami teaches Breastfeeding, CPR and Childbirth Preparation classes at DayOne, facilitates a New Parent Support group, as well as sees patients for one-on-one lactation consultations

Bonnie Rosenstein, CLE, Lactation Educator, Education Coordinator

Bonnie is a UCLA trained Lactation Educator, original member of the DayOne staff and the mother of two school age children. Bonnie has worked with pregnant and new moms for over ten years. At DayOne, Bonnie coordinates classes, instructors and educational materials. She also answers breastfeeding questions at the Center and teaches the very popular Using Your Breastpump workshop.

Sara Duskin, IBCLC, Lactation Consultant and Instructor

Sara is a British trained nurse and has worked in the maternal child health field for the past 15 years. She trained as a lactation educator through UCLA and is an Internationally Certified Lactation Consultant. Sara has organized pre-schools and child development programs locally. She has worked at DayOne since its inception and gives her "common sense" support and counsel to new parents, whom, she believes, know more than they think they know. She is married with three children, three stepchildren and five grandchildren. Sara sees parents for one-on-one consults for help with breastfeeding, sleep, starting solids and helping new parents get their families off to a good start. Sara also facilitates new parents groups and teaches the Introducing Solids workshop.

Irene Byrne, MA, Instructor

Irene Bryne, MA, is a preschool director in San Francisco and coauthor of Finding a Preschool in San Francisco and author of a second book entitled Birthing: Choices You Have to Create the Best Birth Experience For You and Your Child. Irene is the mother of two young children and teaches DayOne's very popular Finding a Preschool workshop.

Kathy Curran, ICCE, Instructor

Kathy Curran, MSW, is a Social Worker, adult educator, and ICEA certified childbirth educator who is passionate about supporting pregnant women and their partners as they prepare for the birth process and beyond. Kathy has been teaching birth preparation classes for over ten years and has an outstanding reputation for her balanced presentations of challenging issues surrounding birth. Kathy's birth classes include techniques from many different birthing philosophies. Couples leave her classes feeling supported, confident, and more relaxed and informed. She is the mother of 3 young children and teaches DayOne's Childbirth Preparation classes.

Susan Norris, CMT, Instructor

Susan is a Certified Infant Massage instructor, massage practitioner, experienced trainer and the mother of two children. She has been practicing and teaching massage for over eight years, since her babies were babies. She is committed to helping people understand and experience the lifelong benefits that nurturing touch brings. At DayOne, Susan teaches Infant Massage & Dad and Baby Massage.

Ellen Pack, Instructor

Ellen is President of Town and Country Resources, the Bay Area's leading nanny and home staffing agency. Ellen lives with her husband and daughter in San Francisco. Their nanny, Heather, has become a much-loved member of the family. Ellen teaches DayOne's very popular and helpful workshop Finding Quality Childcare.

Ceres Rutan, Psy.D., Facilitator

Ceres is a psychologist with an emphasis on postpartum adjustment and child development. Ceres has been leading support groups for new mothers for five years and is the mother of a baby girl. At DayOne, Ceres facilitates several weekly New Parent Support Groups and provides her special warmth and caring as she works with new families.

Emily Skaff, Newborn Care Instructor

Janet Christensen, MA

Janet is the parent of two boys and is the Director of the Auditory Oral School of San Francisco at the Hearing and Speech Center of Northern California. Janet holds a Master of Arts degree and an Education Specialist Credential in Deaf and Hard of Hearing and currently teaches infant and toddler classes for children with hearing loss or who have language delays. Through personal and professional experience Janet understands the importance of developing a child’s communications skills as early as possible and has found sign language to be an effective tool to increase and enhance infant-parent communications.

Annie Dean, American Sign Language Group Facilitator

Annie grew up in a household with three deaf adopted older brothers and parents working actively in the deaf community, so American Sign Language was her native language. She began teaching sign classes as an elementary school student to support her parents work. After teaching her hearing son and some friends Sign Language for their infants, she became a proponent of baby sign support groups to educate, and motivate families to continue with this important endeavor. She founded the popular Sign Language Play Group in 2006, with graduates of this program reporting far fewer tantrums, and verbal abilities far beyond their peer group. Annie is married, has a 7 year old son who still remembers some signs, and she works full time as an Executive for DayOne.

Jessica Axelrod, PNP, Instructor

Jessica Axelrod received a BA in International Relations and History at Brown University, and worked for a few years in both the for profit and not for profit sectors. However, with a growing interest in children's health, she went to nursing school at UCSF to become first an RN and then a Pediatric Nurse Practitioner. Jessica currently work part-time at San Francisco General Hospital and facilitates New Parent Groups and workshops at DayOne. She is married and has a 9 month old daughter.

Dr Nancy Hsieh, DDS, MS, Instrucor

Dr. Nancy Hsieh (pronounced “Shay”) was born and raised in Los Angeles. She fell in love with the Bay Area while attending UC Berkeley where she majored in psychology. She graduated with honors from the University of the Pacific, School of Dentistry here in San Francisco in 2002. Dr. Hsieh completed her pediatric training at UC San Francisco where she was Chief Resident. During her residency, she continued her education and received a Masters in Oro-facial Sciences. Dr. Hsieh has won national and local awards for her research which involved educating dentists on recognizing the signs and symptoms of domestic violence. She has also published her research in the Journal of the American Dental Association. Her passion is treating children and making it a fun and memorable experience. She also enjoys spending time with her husband and two daughters.She leads the "Your Baby's Teeth" workshop.

Caroline McGrillen, IBCLC Lactation Consultant, Facilitator, Instructor

Caroline teaches Breastfeeding and Newborn Care, she sees patients in one-on-one lactation consultations, and facilitates a New Parents Group. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and four school aged children.

Meghen Kurtzig RN, Instrucor

Megan teaches our American Red Cross Infant and Child CPR for Friends & Family, and Practical First Aid & Safety. She lives in San Francisco with her husband and baby.

Michelle Wing, RYT, CIMI, Instructor

As Founder and Executive Director, Michelle is responsible for the vision and operations of It's Yoga, Kids. She has dedicated herself to the nurturing development, health and well being of children of all ages and abilities through yoga and infant massage. A classically trained ballet dancer from the age of 7, she trained and taught movement to children for 8 years and danced professionally at Walt Disney World, Florida, and Royal Caribbean Cruise Line. She graduated with a B.S. in Marketing from Arizona State University, and completed her 13 year corporate career in sales and marketing at Microsoft to create It’s Yoga, Kids. Michelle and her husband, Rich, have been married and living in San Francisco for 16 years. They are truly passionate about living in this city by the bay with their children, Kate, 6 years old, and Jack, 3 years old.

Angelique Millette, PhDc, PCD/CD (DONA),Instructor

Angelique Millette is a parent coach, infant/toddler sleep and postpartum depression researcher, doula and infant/child therapist intern. For the past 10 years, she has worked with families across the Bay Area, US and Europe, answering questions related to infant/child development, infant and toddler sleep, and how parents can meet their sleep needs while helping their young ones to get the sleep they need. Angelique does not believe that there is only one method, or sleep program- “no cookie cutter approach”- rather she helps families by developing a unique approach that takes into account family schedule, infant/toddler developmental needs, and parenting philosophy while keeping an eye on sleep deprivation, parental overwhelm, and depression. Angelique’s doctoral research is a mixed methods study addressing the intersect between infant sleep locations/methods, postpartum depression/anxiety, and attachment, and her research is part of her forthcoming book. Angelique teaches the popular "Let's Talk About Sleep" workshop.

Arika Larson, Instructor

Arika holds her Life and Health Insurance licenses, her Series 7 and 63, and her Long Term Care Insurance certification. She sits on the Agent Advisory Board to the State of California's California Partnership for Long Term Care program, is a member of NAIFA, and has launched a company called Women Be Wise which focuses on supporting women and their families in creating a secure financial future. Arika now educates and empowers women and their families to manage their finances and prepare for a future of financial well being. Arika teaches the Wills, Trusts, and Life Insurance workshop.

Dr. Oded Herbsman, Instuctor

Dr Oded Herbsman completed medical school at Duke University and pediatric residency at the University of California in San Francisco. He served as Medical Director of Pediatric Inpatient Services, Chief of the Pediatric Hospitalist Division, and Vice Chair for the Department of Pediatrics at California Pacific Medical Center. He helped found the Sutter Health Childhood Asthma Initiative to standardize guidelines for the treatment of asthma. He is a certified medical acupuncturist and Chinese herbal practitioner with a special interest in complementary and alternative medicine. Dr. Herbsman is a Fellow in the American Academy of Pediatrics and resides in Marin County with his wife and two children. He teaches the "All About Vaccines" workshop.

DayOne Palo Alto Team

Sadiee Phillips, Store Manager

Cherie Zappas Tannenbaum, NP, CLE Lactation Consultant, Facilitator

Cherie attended UCLA and El Camino College, and upon graduation, practiced as an RN in a family practice office. She later went on to graduate from CSULA and became certified as a Nurse Practitioner, maintaining her focus on Family Practice. About ten years ago, Cherie sought out further education in order to help families maximize their potential for successful breastfeeding, and became certified as a Lactation Educator. She is currently completing certification as an Internationally Board Certified Lactation Consultant.

As participants in her parenting and breastfeeding groups and individual consultations quickly learn, Cherie is a knowledgeable, warm and empathic professional who dedicates herself to helping DayOne patrons make some of their first important parenting decisions. Cherie is married and the mother of 4 wonderful, college-age daughters (2 of whom are twins) and lives in Menlo Park.

Ali Byrd, EMT-B

Ali is a certified MedicalTechnician and Anesthesia Technician and a certified American Heart Associaiton CPR Instructor. He has been teaching CPR classes through his own business for years and is a proud father of two. Ali teaches the highly recommended CPR classes at DayOne.

Arika Larson, Instructor

Bill White, Instructor

Bill White, Certified Baby Sign Language Educator and father of two, is passionate about the field of sign language. Students walk out of his workshop introduced to over thirty signs - and eager to learn more. Bill teaches both the Introduction to Baby Sign Language and Dad and Baby Sign Language classes.

Marcie Bertram, RN, BSN, IBCLC, Instructor

Marcie is a board certified lactation consultant since 1995 and a Pediatric nurse for over 23 years. She enjoys working with expectant and new parents, helping them prepare for and learn about their precious newborn. She is married and a proud mother of 3 (breastfed) children!

Kara Kikini, MA

Kara Kaikini has a Masters degree in Human Development and is a postpartum doula and Certified Lactation Counselor. She has worked with new and expectant famlies for over 4 years as a doula, a home visitor, and a Newborn Parenting and Breastfeeding class instructor. Kara loves working with parents and babies and is pursuing certification on as an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant. Kara is a newlywed and lives in San Francisco with her husband, and says they can't get enough of California since moving from the East Coast in 2006!

Jessica Axelrod, PNP, Instructor

Heather Ward, BD(DONA), PD, CCE, CLE, Instuctor

Heather has an AA in early childhood development/education and have been working with young children and parents since 1993. She has been a certified birth doula and postpartum doula through DONA since 2004. She is a certified childbirth educator through B.A.B.E. and has been teaching childbirth preparation and babycare classes since August 2003. She is an international board certified lactation educator and the proud mother of two.

DayOne Walnut Creek Team

Cathy Denny, Store Manager

Melissa Patterson, CLE, Lactation Educator, Education and Clinical Services Coordinator

Melissa received her BA in Spanish and studied Health Science at UC Davis. She worked as a clinical perinatal educator where she counseled new mothers in nutrition, breastfeeding and postpartum adjustment. She is a UCSD trained Lactation Educator, and enjoys helping pregnant moms and new parents. At DayOne, she answers breastfeeding questions and coordinates classes, instructors and education materials. She and her husband are expecting their first baby in December.

Linda Brooks R.N., I.B.C.L.C, Lactation Consultant

Linda is an RN with over 20 years experience in maternal child nursing. She began her career as a neonatal intensive care nurse at UC Davis Medical Center and has been at the birth of hundreds of babies. After training at the University of San Diego, Linda became a Board-Certified Lactation Consultant and was a leader in establishing a world-class lactation program at the Long Beach Memorial Hospital. Before joining DayOne, Linda was a Lactation Consultant at John Muir hospital and the Walnut Creek Women’s Health Center, where she earned great praise for her knowledge and personable, non-judgmental manner.

Linda is delighted to work at DayOne, a place that feels like a second home, where “you can just drop in anytime for a quick diaper change or feel comfortable staying all day to chat with other mothers.” At DayOne, Linda facilitates the breastfeeding support group, several new parents groups, the prenatal breastfeeding class, and sees new parents for one-on-one lactation consultations. Linda lives in Alamo with her husband Mike and has 2 children in college.

Joan Moss Facilitator

Joan Moss received a B.A. in Political Science and a Paralegal Certificate from California State University, Chico, California; she also completed nine ECE units and served as a parent volunteer in their Early Childhood Education Lab. She worked as a legal assistant for 18 years. She is now volunteering in a county-sponsored literacy program tutoring a woman who has dyslexia. Joan raised four children and has four grandchildren, ages 3-16, and a fifth grandchild is expected in August, 2008. Her love of children began when she was a teenager and taught a church class of five-year-olds and continued as she has served in the church nursery, taught children ages three through the teenage years and served as a cub scout den leader and treasurer. She resides in Walnut Creek with her husband, Peter. She is Grandparenting 101 Co-facilitator.

Beth Hammond

She is Grandparenting 101 Co-facilitator.

Lia Johanson, Facilitator

Chrissy Jordan Smith, Instuctor

Chrissy Jordan-Smith has an Associates degree with an emphasis in Early Childhood Education and Psychology. She loves teaching parents that they do not need to be musicians to share music and all its developmental benefits with their little ones. Chrissy is passionate about children, music, and dance and has always incorporated all three in her life. She is the proud mother of two small children and enjoys incorporating music in every part of their lives.Chrissy Jordan Smith teaches Musical Play

Arika Larson, Instructor

Arika holds her Life and Health Insurance licenses, her Series 7 and 63, and her Long Term Care Insurance certification. She sits on the Agent Advisory Board to the State of California's California Partnership for Long Term Care program, is a member of NAIFA, and has launched a company called Women Be Wise which focuses on supporting women and their families in creating a secure financial future. She now educates and empowers women and their families to manage their finances and prepare for a future of financial well being. Arika teaches Wills Trusts and Life Insurance..

Shannon Jorgensen, Instructor

Shannon Jorgensen, an associate of Touch Blue Sky's baby sign language program, received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from Chapman University and has completed coursework for her graduate degree in education. Shannon studied ASL at Diablo Valley College. After experiencing firsthand the importance of baby sign language through interacting with her hearing son, she became a baby sign language instructor for Touch Blue Sky's East Bay Region. Shannon is dedicated to educating parents and parents-to-be how to easily integrate sign language into their already busy lives and have fun doing it.

Jessica Axelrod, PNP, Instructor

Dr Janesta Noland, MD, Instuctor

After completing her residency at Stanford, Janesta joined the Menlo Medical Clinic where she has practiced since 2000. While growing a thriving pediatric practice, she was also growing a small but very vocal family. Her children are 6, 5 and 2. In addition to professional and family life, Janesta volunteers her time as the medical consultant and a parent participant for GeoKids and as a camp pediatrician for The Painted Turtle, a camp for children with medical needs. For the past 5 years, she has been an elected member of the Medical Board of Lucile Packard Children's Hospital and she also participates in LPCH's Peer Review Committee and Care Improvement Committee. She is recomended by Dr. Sears on his "Vaccine Friendly Doctor's list", and teaches the "All About Vaccines" workshop at DayOne.

Stephanie Orloff RN, FNP, MSN

Stephanie received her Master of Science in Nursing from the University of San Francisco. She has worked as a FNP in Women’s Health for 4 ½ years before taking her current position as a registered nurse in Labor and Delivery at Kaiser San Francisco. Stephanie enjoys teaching expectant parents about pregnancy and their amazing newborn. She lives in Oakland with her husband and they are expecting their first child in September.

Kim Gustavson MA, Instructor

Kim has a Master's Degree in Education from San Jose State, a CA Teaching Credential from Fairleigh Dickinson University, a BA in Psychology from Ithaca College, an AFAA Advanced Personal Trainer Certification and she is an ACE Certified Personal Trainer/ AFAA Aerobic Instructor. She spcializes in Pre/Post Natal Fitness for people of all ages and fitness levels. She teaches mom and baby postnatal strength training at DayOne.

Krisy Vicari C.N.C, RYT, Instructor

Kristy has more than ten years of study and practical experience as a certified Nutritionist, Yoga Teacher and Doula. With compassion, insight and a wealth of practical knowledge, she leads workshops and yoga classes throughout the Bay Area that are safe, nurturing, informative and life enhancing.

Dawn Campagnola, MA, Instructor

Dawn Campagnola received both a Bachelors degree in Psychology as well as a Masters degree in Psychologoical Services from Kean University in Union, NJ. While completing her MA, she graduated with 200 hour yoga teachers certification in 2002. She received certification as a Kundalini Yoga & Meditation teacher from 3HO at The Omega Institute for Holistic Studies and completed the KRI taught 100 hour - Conscious Pregnancy course. She just completed her second Masters degree in Counseling and is currently working towards licensure as a Marriage and Family Therapist. She teaches prenatal yoga for DayOne.

Anne Sinh, Instructor

Caroline Walker, Instuctor

Kathleen Harper CMT, Instructor

Kathleen Harper holds an advanced certification in pregnancy and postnatal massage. She is also trained in Swedish massage, deep tissue, Reiki and Craniosacral Therapy. Kathleen is a certified infant massage instructor. She teaches Infant Massage, and Dad and baby massage at DayOne.

Mary Kate Harazin, Instructor

Lisa Pineda FNP, MSN

Lisa Pineda is a nurse practitioner at Palo Alto Medical Foundation. She received her Master’s Degree in Perinatal Nursing from UCSF and her Post Graduate Family Nurse Practitioner certificate from San Francisco State University. Prior to her advanced degrees she worked as a labor and delivery nurse. She enjoys educating couples on the birth process and has a strong interest in maternal and women’s health. She is married with two young sons and enjoys “just being a mom.” She teaches our Childbirth Preparation Class.

Lisa Eiben, Instructor

Kristine DiTano, Instructor

Sandi Smith-Grove, Instructor

Sara Duskin, IBCLC, Instructor

Karen Pollak, Instructor

Karen Pollak is the founder of DoubleTalk; A Resource for New Parents of Twins and Babies2Sleep, a baby sleep coaching service. For the past decade Karen has provided support and education to expectant and new parents through classes, workshops and private consultations throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Karen teaches the "Let's Talk About Sleep" and "Preparing for Multiples" seminars at Day One along with the drop-in group for new parents of twins. Karen is the mother of three wonderful sons, including fraternal twins.