Our Story    |    Who Benefits    |    Our Staff Inside Mom's Breastaurant    |    FAQ Our Staff: At this time Mom's Breastaurant is staffed entirely by volunteers, from our owner right down to the helpers handing out flyers at the events where a Mom's Breastaurant booth is set up. We hope to make Mom's Breastaurant self-sustaining, and maybe even profitable enough to offer a small stipend to our volunteers. Photo by Tony Juniper Mom's Breastaurant is run by Nonie Veccia. Nonie lives in the California Bay Area with her husband Mark, their daughter, Sayer-Bug, their son, Duncan-Punkin, and their furball, Maille-cat. Nonie has a BA in Literature from the University of Arizona, and a background in Marketing Communications. A follower of Attachment Parenting practices, Nonie had both children in natural, unmedicated births, breastfeeds, baby-wears, co-sleeps, cloth diapers, and is delaying the selected vaccinations her children will receive. She is an avid supporter of breastfeeding, natural childbirth, the use of doulas to support laboring mothers, and of allowing a child's natural curiosity to drive the learning process. When Nonie is not busy enjoying her children she looks for local events at which Mom's Breastaurant can set up their booth or spends time maintaining her AP mommies website. Her hobbies, which are too numerous to count, include gardening, cooking, reading, and crafting - not that she has too much time for hobbies while homeschooling two kiddos and running two businesses! Photo by C. Businelle Catherine P. Businelle, the Volunteer Staff Writer for Mom's Breastaurant, lives on the Oregon Coast. She spent two years working with a church in Ecuador after high school and has a BA in Spanish from Harding University. She and her husband Chris expect their third child in June of 2007, who will join their daughters Ariel and Maya, who still enjoys nursing. Catherine has written for several magazines, including ByLine, Verbatim, Christian Home & School, and American Iron Magazine. She has also written for non-profit organizations, translated books into Spanish, and is currently working on a proposal for a book of birth stories. Some of her favorite things include reading silly novels, chatting with her online mom friends at EarthyMommies.com, and taking her girls on walking adventures around town in their double stroller