Meet A Mom
Meet a Mom: Meet Jessica Cancelliere!
This week I am so excited to introduce you to local mom Jessica Cancelliere! Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town?I am originally from Clark, NJ – My husband and I bought our first house in Westfield in 2012. We have since moved, but...
Meet a Mom: Meet Allison Slater!
This week I am so excited to introduce you to local Chatham mom Allison Slater! Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I was born in Chicago, but moved to Toledo, OH when I was 10 years old. I moved to NYC after college, and then to NJ...
Meet a Mom: Lifestyle Brand Founder Kimberly Snyder!
Kimberly Snyder is this week’s Meet a Mom! We love highlighting female founders, especially ones that are in the business of helping other women, and that certainly describes Kimberly. She’s the founder of Solluna, a lifestyle brand which incorporates so many areas of...
Meet a Mom: Meet Alice Lonero!
Check out our latest Meet A Mom interview below with local Madison mom Alice! Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I am originally from NYC and was born and raised there in the lower east side of Manhattan and Williamsburg, Brooklyn. Once...
Meet a Mom: Meet Ann Tallinder!
Check out our latest Meet A Mom interview below with local Madison mom Ann! Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I am originally from Finland, but due to my husband's hockey career we have had the opportunity to live in Western NY and in...
Meet a Mom: Meet Linda Tribuna!
Check out our latest Meet A Mom interview below with local Berkeley Heights mom Linda! Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I’m originally from Queens, came to Summit in 1990 and purchased our house that we presently live in BH in 1994....
Meet Karen Zilinski of The Janet Fund
I am honored to introduce you to this week's Meet a Mom, Karen Zilinski, who is the Executive Director of The Janet Zilinski Memorial Fund (The Janet Fund) - a vital initiative that was established in honor of her daughter Janet...
Meet a Mom: Meet Sally Allen!
Check out our latest Meet A Mom interview below with local Chatham mom Sally! Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I was born and raised in Chatham Township (even born at Overlook Hospital). We left Chatham when I was in high school and...
Meet a Dad: Arthur Lih III of LifeVac!
Arthur Lih, III is the Inventor and CEO of LifeVac, an upper airway clearance device that can save someone from choking to death. The device has saved 78 lives around the world to date—including the lives of 27 children. We spoke to Arthur, dad to Jackie (15), about...
Meet a Mom: Meet Elizabeth Girouard!
Check out our latest Meet A Mom interview below with local Summit mom Elizabeth! Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? Prior to Summit, we lived in London, England. We’ve been here 17 years. Child(ren) and Age(s)? B/G twins 17 and a Girl...
Meet A Mom: Meet Liza Sloan LaBarbera!
Check out our latest Meet A Mom interview below with local Summit mom Liza! Where are you from originally and how long have you lived in town? I was born in Williamsburg, Brooklyn (July 15th, 1983) and raised in Park Slope, Brooklyn. Before moving to Summit in 2014, I...
Meet a Mom: Celebrity Trainer Anna Kaiser!
Anna Kaiser is known for transforming the bodies of some of Hollywood and the music industry’s biggest stars. She’s trained bold-faced names like Kelly Ripa, Karlie Kloss, Sarah Jessica Parker and Shakira. Her signature workout is a mix of dance, interval training,...
Beyond Mom’s Randi Zinn on Raising Biracial Children
Randi Zinn, the mom behind the popular podcast, The Going Beyond with Randi Zinn Podcast, has made a career out of helping other moms find themselves again after having kids, through mindfulness, wellness and self-love. Previously, we featured this talented mama of...
The Local Moms Network Book Club: Eliza Starts a Rumor!
We’re thrilled to launch The Local Moms Book Club with Eliza Starts a Rumor! The book revolves around Eliza Hunt, a mom who created the Hudson Valley Ladies’ Bulletin board when her twins were in preschool. Cue the mom forum drama (a la today’s social media groups)...
Catching Up with Donte Palmer of Squat for Change!
Photo credit: Kate Gardiner Last year, we spoke to Donte Palmer, dad to three boys, about his amazing Squat for Change movement. It started with a single viral photo of him trying to change his youngest son’s diaper in a public restroom, on his lap—and resulted in an...
Meet a Mom: Dr. Reon Baird-Feldman!
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 where I...
Meet Leslie Readlinger of The Store Next Door Project!
Meet Leslie Readlinger, a local mom, photographer and founder of The Store Next Door Project! How many children do you have and what are their age(s)? 3 kids: Scotty 11, RJ 9 and Haley 4 How long have you lived in (your town)? What made you decide to live here? 14...
Meet the Moms Behind My Super Foods!
Meet Katie and Silvia, local moms and founders of My Super Foods!
Meet Andrea Zembilis!
Meet Andrea, a mom and owner of Sugar Rush in Madison!
Meet the Moms behind Keep Chatham Thriving!
Meet local moms Michelle and MJ of Keep Chatham thriving!



















