Meet A Mom

Meet a Mom: Richmond Native and Local Business Owner of Any Lab Test Now
Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I am from Richmond, VA. I’ve lived here all my life! Tell us about your Child(ren) and Age(s) I am a mother of identical twin girls! They are nine years old in the 3rd grade What’s your favorite...

Meet a Dad: Paralympic Snowboarder Noah Elliott
The Beijing 2022 Paralympics ran from March 4 to 13, 2022, and one of the athletes we followed was Noah Elliott. Four years ago in Pyeongchang South Korea, this Paralympic Snowboarder won the gold medal in the banked slalom event and a bronze medal in snowboard cross....

Meet a Mom: Rosemary D’Urso of Library Mom
Rosemary D’Urso, also known as the “Library Mom,” has been The Local Mom Network's go-to resource for fantastic book recommendations (for both kids as well as moms) for the past few years. From books to read to toddlers to summer reading picks, she never...

Meet a Mom: Professional Organizer Teresa Dinneen
Teresa Dinneen is a mom of two who lives with her husband and kids in Redondo Beach, CA. She’s also a professional organizer and stylist who works with a team of five to simplify her clients’ homes, and lives, and along the way shares her secrets on her...

Meet the Moms behind RAINRAPS: Richmond based Entrepreneurs Rachel Teyssier and Stacy Struminger
Read more about the Richmond local moms that founded RAINRAPS, the pashmina for the elements.

Meet a Mom: Richmond Local Mom and Founder of Vana Chupp Studio
Where are you originally from? Where'd you go to school & what's your current profession? I went to school in Chicago and received a masters in architecture. I currently own my own business, Vana Chupp Studio which I founded 13 years ago. I am the creative...

Meet a Dad: Diary of a Wimpy Kid’s Jeff Kinney
Diary of a Wimpy Kid has sold over 150 million copies, making it one of the bestselling children’s series of all times. Author Jeff Kinney is a verified celebrity in the genre, and was even named one of Time magazine’s Most Influential People. This week, we’re...

Meet a Mom: Alison Alford, MD, Founder of the Pediatric Headache Center of Richmond
Where are you originally from? I am originally from Lancaster, PA. Where'd you go to school & what's your current profession? I went to Conestoga Valley High school and then University of Miami for my Bachelor’s. I went to medical school at...

Celebrating Moms of RVA
“I love that you are always happy to see me in the morning,” my son Evan said a few years ago. “That’s one of the reasons you’re such a great mom.” I won’t even pretend that I didn’t love that honest compliment from my firstborn. It made me feel appreciated, as...

Meet A Mom: Blessing Adesiyan of Mother Honestly
This story was shared Katy Moms Network, one of the Texas sites of The Local Moms Network. This is a slightly edited version of the original. Meet Blessing Adesiyan, Founder/CEO of Mother Honestly. Blessing Adesiyan is the inspiring Founder & CEO...

Meet a Mom: Kaitlin Strobel of Sound Shore Moms
This week’s Meet a Mom is one of our own—Kaitlin Strobel, the mom of two behind Sound Shore Moms! She lives in Harrison, NY (a suburb of NYC) with her husband Billy, her daughter Penelope (“Penny”) who is 3.5, her son Stan, who is 1.5, and their mini...

Weeknight Chicken Tortilla Soup (from our newest recipe contributor!)
A local version of this story originally appeared on New Canaan & Darien Moms. We are thrilled to introduce our new food/recipe contributor, Kathleen (Kat) Ashmore. Kat recently launched the CatwithaK Cooks food blog with a focus on healthy recipes that are...

Meet a Mom: Dr. Bre Haizlip
Recently, Bre Haizlip (“Dr. Bre”) gave an end of year motivational Zoom talk to the moms of The Local Moms Network. We all loved her down-to-earth advice and her commit to helping woman. For this week’s Meet a Mom interview, we spoke to Dr. Bre about her...

Meet a Mom: Founder and Owner of Richmond Local Business – Brighten the Load
For this week’s Meet a Mom is Richmond based mom and local business owner Marni Rosen. She launched her local business, Brighten the Load, which has allowed her to put her love of interior design and decorating into an opportunity to help others!

Meet a Mom: Elyce Arons, Co-Founder of Frances Valentine
Elyce Arons is co-founder of the Frances Valentine clothing brand, which she launched with the late, legendary designer Kate Spade and her husband Andy Spade after selling Kate Spade. (She and Kate were college best friends and since Kate’s tragic death in...

The Local Moms Network Book Club: Mothers Before
The next book in our book club series is Mothers Before: Stories and Portraits of Our Mothers as We Never Saw Them. This fascinating collection of essays and portraits of women—writers, poets, teacher and more—was edited by New York Times bestselling novelist...

Female Founder: Kathryn Richardson of YearCheer Holiday Delivery Subscription Boxes
Kathryn Richardson is the founder of YearCheer, a holiday subscription box that each month contains the items that help busy families decorate, connect, and celebrate holidays throughout the year. Designed for kids age three to tween, YearCheer boxes come with...

Meet a Mom: Melissa Face!
Recently I had the pleasure of "meeting" local author, Melissa Face! She's both a writer and teacher, who is not only teaching virtually this year, but has two children learning virtually under the same roof. Read below to learn more about this talented local mom, her...

Race, COVID-19 & More: Our Chat with a Psychologist Mom
This story originally appeared on Greenwich Moms. This week’s Meet a Mom is Reon Baird-Feldman, PhD. Born in Guyana, South America, she moved to White Plains, NY when she was 7. “We lived with several of my aunts and their families until moving to Teaneck, NJ...

Meet a Mom: Auctioneer and Author Lydia Fenet
As Global Manager Director, Strategic Partnerships and Lead Auctioneer at Christie’s Auction House, Lydia Fenet certainly has a big job. As one of the most sought after auctioneers in the world, she’s raised over half a billion dollars for nonprofit...