Meet the 2013 Supermoms and Superdads

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Meet the 2013 Supermoms and Superdads

We have an amazing roster of more than fifty moms, dads, and other caregivers who took Washington by storm. Hailing from 25 states, each supermom and superdad has a unique story to tell about why we need to stop overusing antibiotics on industrial farms, including moms who almost lost children to antibiotic-resistant infections and pediatricians who fight superbugs every day.

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supermom_adamsYolanda Adams
Racine, WI		 supermom_aidellsBruce Aidells
Kensington, CA		 supermom_balckomCarrie Balkcom
Denver		 supermom_barlowJeremy Barlow
Nashville		 supermom_barnetMary Kathryn Barnet
Myersville, MD		 supermom_birminghamDiane Birmingham
Denver
supermom_brinkmanLori Brinkman
Minnesota 		supermom_buchananAmanda Buchanan
Weiser, ID		 supermom_chin
Brittany Chin
Greenville, SC		 supermom-dipentima-100
Dr. Cecilia Di Pentima
Nashville		 supermom_durand2
K. Bartlett Durand
Black Earth, WI		 supermom_egonzalez
Esperanza Gonzalez
Round Lake Beach, IL
supermom_goodpastureDiana Goodpasture
Akron, Ohio		 supermom_gottliebMichelle Gottlieb
Marblehead, MA		 supermom_gouldRobert M. Gould
San Francisco		 supermom_grabaMary Graba
Champlin, MN		 supermom_harperRock Harper
Alexandria, VA		 supermom_jharrisJenni Harris
Bluffton, GA
Will Harris
Will Harris
Bluffton, GA		 supermom_hedin_newAmanda Hedin
Minneapolis		 supermom_herbert1Lauren Herbert
Eugene, OR		 supermom_hittingerGrant Hittinger
Bethlehem, PA		 supermom_margie_kellyMargie Kelly
Chicago		 supermom_kentAlyssa Kent
Fairfield, CT
supermom_kimJanice Kim
Oakland, CA		 supermom_kblockDevora Kimelman-Block
Silver Spring, MD		 supermom_klieverCourtney Kliever
Sherwood, OR		 supermoms_koehler
Ken Koehler
Old Orchard Beach, ME		 supermom_lutsepMarja Lutsep
New York City  		 supermom_macario_2013Everly Macario
Chicago
supermom_madsenCindy and Vic Madsen
Audubon, Iowa   		 supermom_amckinnonArica McKinnon
Owings Mills, MD		 supermom_mcnallyRachel McNally
Cranston, RI  		 supermom_millikenMary Sue Milliken
Santa Monica, CA  		 supermom_mirmanDana Mirman
Naples, FL  		 supermom_mosesJanelle Moses
Wapato, WA
supermom_newlandJason Newland
Kansas City, MO		 supermom_nobleMarilyn Noble
Denver  		 supermom_oakesNancy Oakes
San Francisco  		 supermom_persmarkAnna Persmark
North Field, MN		   supermom_reusingAndrea Reusing
Chapel Hill, NC		 supermom_riveraMaggie Rivera
Crystal Lake, IL   
supermom_robertsMarilyn Roberts
Seattle  		 supermom_dan_rosenthal
Dan Rosenthal
Chicago		 supermom_lin_rosenthal
Lin Rosenthal
Chicago  		 supermom_rosmannRosmann Family
Harlan, Iowa  		 supermom_schmidtDiane Schmidt
Chicago		 supermom_spitzJennifer Amdur Spitz
Chicago
supermom_sam_spitz2Sam Spitz
Chicago		 supermom_sprinkleRobert H. Sprinkle
College Park, MD  		 supermom_tammaPranita Tamma
Baltimore  		 supermom_thompsonLynn Thompson
Osseo, WI  		 supermom_wadsworthDanielle Wadsworth
Lewiston, ME		 supermom_whisnantPatricia Whisnant
Doniphan, MO
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