GrowBaby Life Project Team

  • Emily Rydbom, BCHN, CNP, Founder of GrowBaby Life Project & Executive Director

  • Lisa Portera-Perry, DC, IFMCP & Board President

  • Leslie Stone, MD, FP/OB, IFM-CP, Director of Trans-generational Health

  • Lindsey Wilkens, FNP-C, FNP-BC, IBCLC & Maternal Health Specialist

  • Michael Stone, MD, MS, IFM-CP & Director of Scientific Research

  • Senior Medicaid Advisor

    David Dzielak, PhD & Senior Medicaid Advisor

  • Project Manager

    Dr. Fessler holds a PhD from Arizona State University. Her research has focused on nutritional strategies targeting the interplay between inflammation and metabolism to improve health outcomes, particularly in perinatal nutrition and its impact on maternal and child health. As Project Manager, she leverages her extensive background to lead impactful initiatives, advancing GrowBaby Life Project’s mission to revolutionize maternal care through nutrition.

  • Advisor

    Former CEO of Asante Ashland Community Hospital and current CEO of Mercy Flights, Medford OR - the nation’s first civil air ambulance company.