Andrea Serano, MPH, CHES, IBCLC, CLC

Andrea Serano, MPH, CHES, CLC, IBCLC, is the Executive Director of Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE), a national nonprofit organization advancing breastfeeding equity and maternal-infant health justice through culturally grounded, community-led solutions. A clinician and public health advocate, Andrea brings extensive lactation experience and systems-level leadership to building sustainable pathways for communities historically underserved by maternity and lactation care. 

At ROSE, Andrea helps lead strategy, partnerships, and program implementation, including

coordination of trainings, events, and program-related activities that strengthen the national lactation workforce and expand mother-to-mother and peer support models. 

She is also a key driver of ROSE’s annual summit planning and fundraising efforts, ensuring

convenings remain mission-aligned, community-centered, and action-oriented. 

Andrea holds a Master of Public Health from Georgia Southern University and earned a

Bachelor of Science in Maternal Child Health with a concentration in Human Lactation from Union Institute and University. Her professional pathway reflects a rare blend of bedside lactation expertise and public health leadership—supporting families directly while also shaping the systems, policies, and partnerships that determine whether families can access respectful, evidence-based breastfeeding support. 

Andrea’s leadership extends nationally through service on the U.S. Breastfeeding Committee Board of Directors, where she contributes to broader efforts to advance maternal and child health equity and reduce disparities through breastfeeding as a preventive public health strategy.