About
Thrive Lactation Center was founded in 2020 in Estero, Florida. Since then we have expanded to serving many cities and areas throughout Florida. Our mission is to bring quality lactation education and assistance to families throughout Florida through, ongoing supportive relationships.
Each of our consultants is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant (IBCLC). Many are also a Registered Nurse with a background in maternal/child health.
Meet the Team
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Sarah Schooler, RN, MSN, IBCLC
Founder/Owner
Lee and Collier County
Sarah has two Bachelor’s Degrees from the University of Florida, one in Health Education and the other in Nursing. She also has a Master’s Degree in Nursing Administration from Jacksonville University. She is an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant and has additional certifications in infant oral function. She has 5 years of experience as a Neonatal ICU nurse and has been a full-time lactation consultant since 2016.
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Avery Desalvo, Practice Manager
All Florida Locations
Avery is the smiling voice you hear on the phone. She helps get patients matched with consultants, verifies insurance coverage and assists with the billing process.
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Jayme Bolander, RN, BSN, IBCLC
St. Lucie, Martin and Palm Beach County
Jayme is a bachelor-prepared registered nurse with 6 years of experience in the pediatric ICU as well as experience with pediatric home health and pediatric urgent care. After breastfeeding her own two daughters she became a licensed lactation consultant. Jayme is looking forward to helping other moms on their lactation journey!
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Lisa Conroy, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Duval and St. Johns County
Lisa is a bachelors prepared registered nurse with extensive experience in postpartum and Neonatal Intensive Care Unit lactation education in the hospital setting.
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Kelly Tucker, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Duval and St. Johns County
Kelly is a bachelor-prepared registered nurse with 13 years of experience in maternal child nursing in a hospital setting. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant since 2013 and is honored to have helped so many mothers reach their breastfeeding goals.
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Rhonda Harper, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Lee and Collier County
Rhonda is a bachelor’s prepared registered nurse with 42 years of experience in Maternal Child Health and Lactation Support/Education. She has breastfed all 6 of her children which has led her to be passionate about helping Moms reach their goals and supporting them and their families through their individual lactation journeys.
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Denise Magarelli, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Duval and St. Johns County
Denise is a bachelor’s prepared registered nurse with extensive experience working in the NICU. Most recently, she works as an IBCLC on a hospital based postpartum unit and enjoys helping families meet their breastfeeding goals in their home setting.
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Roslyn Morrow, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Duval and St. Johns County
Roslyn is a bachelor’s prepared nurse who spent the first 5 years of her nursing career as a bedside nurse on a Women’s services unit. After having her daughter in 2012 and twin boys in 2014 she was greatly impacted by both the challenges and rewards that motherhood created and decided to pursue a career in lactation. Roslyn knows first hand the challenges that can arise along the breastfeeding journey and is excited to have the opportunity to support breastfeeding.
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Evelyn Vo, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Palm Beach County
Evelyn is a bachelor’s prepared nurse with over 7 years of experience helping families and their babies in the pediatric ICU. She attributes the support she received from Thrive Lactation Center with helping her successfully
breastfeed her 2 boys subsequently leading her to join our team in order to help more moms on their journey.
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Kara Lozano, RN, BSN, IBCLC
Palm Beach County
Kara is a bachelor’s prepared nurse who spent the beginning of her nursing career providing care in the Pediatric ICU. She has 3 children that she has been breastfeeding for over 4 years collectively and has overcome a range of breastfeeding challenges on that journey. With this experience, she is grateful to be able to provide education and support to families and their babies by assisting them in the rewarding and empowering experience of breastfeeding.
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Donatella Nesti, IBCLC
Wellington area
I was born and raised in Italy… and after college, I moved to NYC to grow and develop my career.
After a few years, I decided to take Salsa dance classes… where I met my husband, Anthony. 😍
Becoming a mother allowed me to discover my real passion for the prenatal and neonatal period and I switched my career.
Currently, I am an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant, CLC, Baby Care Specialist, Childbirth Educator and Birth Doula. I am constantly learning and love connecting with new families!
I love sports, outdoor activities and spending time with my family.
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Crystal Farnsworth, RN, IBCLC
Crystal is a BSN/RN/BCLC with over 15 years of experience in maternal newborn nursing in the hospital setting. She has been an International Board Certified Lactation Consultant since 2012. She serves the greater Jacksonville area with home and virtual visits.
I have two kids who were a challenge to feed. It became a passion and a mission to help other mothers succeed.