Marian Leonard Tompson

Background

Tompson, Marian Leonard was born on December 5, 1929 in Chicago, Illinois, United States. Daughter of Charles Clark and Marie Christine (Bernardini) Leonard.

Education

Student public and parochial schools, Chicago and Franklin Park, Illinois.

Career

Co-founder La Leche League (International), Franklin Park, 1956, president, 1956-1980, director, since 1956, president emeritus, since 1990. Executive director Alternative Birth Crisis Coalition, 1981-1985. Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer AnotherLook, Inc., since 2001.

Consultant World Health Organization. Board directors North America Society Psychosomatic Ob-Gyn, Natural Birth and Natural Parenting, 1981-1983. Member advisory board National Association Parents and Professionals for Safe Alternatives in Childbirth, American Academy Husband-Coached Childbirth.

Member advisory board Fellowship of Christian Midwives. Member professional advisory board Home Oriented Maternity Experience. Guest lecturer Harvard University Medical School, University of California at Los Angeles School Public Health, University Antioquia Medical School, Medellín, Columbia, University Illinois School Medicine, Chicago, University Würzburg.I., Jamaica, University North Carolina, National College of Chiropractic, American College Nurse Midwives, University Parma, Italy, Institute Psychology, Rome, Rockford (Illinois) School Medicine, Northwestern University School Medicine, non-governmental organization Forum/4th World Conference on Women, Beijing.

Member family committee Illinois Commission on Status of Women, 1976-1985. Member perinatal advisory committee Illinois Department Public Health, 1980-1983. Member advisory board International Nutrition Communications Service, since 1980.

Board consultant We Can, since 1984. Executive advisory board United Resources for Family Health and Support, 1985-1986. Member international advisory council World Alliance of Breast Feeding Action, 1996.

Member, delegate United States Breastfeeding Committee, since 2006. Vice chair, 2008-2009.

Achievements

• Marian Leonard Tompson has been listed as a noteworthy Professional society administrator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Member advisory board Shelters for Healthy Environments, 1998—2002. Founder, president, Chief Executive Officer Another Look, since 2001. Member National Association Postpartum Care Services (advisory board), Chicago Community Midwives (advisory board), World Alliance for Breast Feeding Action (member international advisory council 1997).

Connections

Married ClementR. Tompson, May 7, 1949 (deceased 1981). Children: Melanie Tompson Kandler, Deborah Tompson Mikolajczak, Allison Tompson Fagerholm, Laurel Tompson Davies, Sheila Tompson Dorsey, Brian, Philip.

Father:

Charles Clark Leonard

Mother:

Marie Christine (Bernardini) Leonard

Spouse:

ClementR. Tompson

child:

Deborah Tompson Mikolajczak Tompson

child:

Sheila Tompson Dorsey Tompson

child:

Philip Tompson

child:

Brian Tompson

child:

Allison Tompson Fagerholm Tompson

child:

Melanie Tompson Kandler Tompson

child:

Laurel Tompson Davies Tompson