Meet A Mom
Meet a Mom – Recycled Linens – Christina and Michelle
Christina Boehk and Michelle DeMartino, owners of Recycled Lines, always dreamed of owning a small business together. Friends since high school in Lincoln, RI, with boys the same age, they saw a unique opportunity to use their knowledge and skills to buy Recycled...
Meet a Mom – Lydia Thibodeau founder of Sommet Nannies
Finding reliable and top-notch childcare is at the top of every new mom’s list—but can often feel next to impossible, akin to finding a unicorn. Jumping from nanny to nanny can be stressful for both parents and kids, so finding the right person without a lot...
Meet a Mom – Black Rock Books Owners Meg and Emily
Meg Flynn and Emily Welch are two moms who opened up Black Rock Books, a bookstore in their beloved neighborhood of Black Rock. They offer a curated selection of new and used books, gifts, as well as a variety of community events for all ages. Where are you...
Meet a Mom – Shoshana Snyder
Shoshana Snyder is local Realtor, team leader of a small team at William Raveis Real Estate, and of course, a mom of a 10-year-old year little boy. After graduating Syracuse University, she lived her corporate dream of an Advertising and Market Account Executive, only...
Meet a Mom: Dr. Corinna Franklin, Pediatric Orthopedic Surgeon with Yale New Haven Children’s Hospital
This week’s Meet a Mom interview is with Dr. Corinna Franklin, MD, AB, FAOA, chief of pediatric orthopedics at Yale School of Medicine. She has been an orthopedic surgeon for almost 11 years, with a focus on female pediatric and adolescent athletes. She sees...
Meet a Mom – Owner of Fairfield Skating Club and local Photographer – Kristina Staal
I'm Kristina Staal, owner and photographer at Kristina Staal Photography and I'm also the owner of the new Fairfield Skating Club! I'm a wife to a really supportive husband and am a stay-at-home mom to our two beautiful little girls. I absolutely love dogs (we have...
Meet a Mom – Meg Lahey
Meg joined Steinbrecher Educational Advisors in 2008 and became a senior partner in 2012. Prior to that she spent nine years working as a school counselor at Mamaroneck High School. While at Mamaroneck, she designed a multi-session college prep program and...
Meet a Mom, Chrissy Khachane of Gowan Placement!
Meet a Mom, Chrissy Khachane, is a career-long educator, and part of Gowan Placement, an innovative Independent School consulting firm composed of former school leaders–people who have taught classes, coached teams, advised students and parents and as such know young...
Meet a Mom – Fairfield Dermatology – Dr Kim.
Fairfield Dermatology newest addition is Dr. Yesul Kim—I am a board-certified dermatologist and fellowship-trained Mohs surgeon to treat skin cancer which is the largest form of cancer here in the US. Mom to a son Emmett who is currently looking to settle down here...
Meet a Mom – LUX Poppin – Sonny Meza
Hi! My name is Sonny Meza and I am a wife and mom to two residing in the Brooklawn County club area of Fairfield! I own LUX POPPIN, an event rental and balloons company! We met Sonny last year when she blew us (literally) away with her balloons and decor at the Taste...
Meet a Mom – Corey Allen
A Mom of three who grew up in Trumbull. In her career she has maintained her Private Practice for over 10 years, where she provides psychoanalytic therapy. With the breakthrough research of Psychedelic Assisted Psychotherapy, Corey has been trained by the OGs...
Meet a Mom -Lauren Brown West-Rosenthal
I’m a writer and producer—storytelling is my great love and passion. I moved to New York City four days after graduating college to pursue a career in magazines and never looked back. The ride my career has taken me on has been a whirlwind—I have to pinch myself...
Meet a Mom: Bethenny Frankel
Bethenny Frankel; Credit: Celeste Sloan Bethenny Frankel instantly became a household name in 2008, as a breakout star on Season 1 of Real Housewives of NYC. A year later, she launched Skinnygirl, first with a wildly popular pre-packaged margarita, then later...
Meet a Dad – Tom Keyes
Meet our Last Dad for the month of June, Thomas Keyes, a native Long Islander who has been in Fairfield since 2009. He started Triple Double in 2019 never knowing how much it would grow to what it is today! He has been married to Kristin for 14 years and have 3...
Meet a Dad – Nick Aysseh
A man of many hats Nick Aysseh. Some know him from the Board of Ed or on his children's PTA, some saw him working the inflatable obstacle course at this weekend's Family Fun Day but his day job is at Yale New Haven Hospital Center for Injury and Violence Prevention...
Meet a Dad – Fairfield Police Sergeant – Evan Kaesmann
Meet a Dad week 2 is one of Fairfield's finest Sergeant Evan Kaesmann. Sgt. Kaesmann has been with the Fairfield Police Department for 14 years and recently retired his K9 partner Maverick. Father of 5 and a half year old Lucas who inspires to be a Policeman and...
Meet a Dad – Layla’s Owner – Dino
The month of June we feature local Dad's for Father's Day. Every year we find dad's who stand out in our community and make a difference! We have always loved Layla's on Black Rock Turnpike for their delicious Middle Eastern food. Not only is it great but everyone is...
Meet a Mom – Jennifer Coassin
As we end mental health awareness month we interviewed local mom and therapist Jennifer Coassin. Just because the month is over doesn't mean mental health ends. Jennifer offers talk therapy to teens, young adults, and adults. She provides individual therapy in-person...
Meet a Mom – Brooks Dibble
Brooks Dibble is a Fairfield mom and Reiki Master, Breathwork + Meditation Guide + Writer. Before diving into energy work Brooks spent 15+ years working in the Marketing + Media industry at publishing brands like Real Simple, Health, Travel + Leisure and Food &...
Meet a Mom – Joy Hood
May is Mental Health Awareness month–a time to raise awareness of and reduce the stigma surrounding behavioral health issues. Joy Hood is a mental health advocate who has turned her personal struggles into an evolving career aimed at removing barriers to care by...