Maternal and Family Health Services Announces Staff Promotion

At Maternal and Family Health Services (MFHS), Laurie Waskovich, MS, RD, CLC, has been promoted to Nutrition Services Administrator. This newly created role reflects an expansion of nutrition services at MFHS and Laurie’s oversight of existing and newly developed service lines.  

As Nutrition Services Administrator, Waskovich oversees nutrition education, breastfeeding support, and quality management in the Women, Infants, and Children Nutrition Program (WIC), and has expanded her responsibilities to include oversight of nutrition and lactation support for the maternity program. In addition, Waskovich launched and oversees the innovative TeleWIC clinic at MFHS, maximizing access to WIC through remote options for WIC visits.   

For the last twenty years, Laurie has been ensuring high quality nutrition and breastfeeding services at MFHS in various roles in the WIC Program.  Waskovich holds a BS in Nutrition Sciences from Penn State University and a Masters in Food and Nutrition from Marywood College, and is a Certified Lactation Counselor.