Michelle is the Owner and Editor of Fairfield County Mom and Westchester County Mom. Born and raised in Norwalk, she now lives in Fairfield, CT, with her husband, Chris, whom she married in 2008, back when she thought she was “busy.” Fast forward to life with her son Shane (2011), twins Blake and Brynn (2013), a black Lab named Hank, and a Frenchie named Bruce, and she now laughs at her pre-mom self. By day, Michelle is a second grade team leader at a local public school, which means she’s a chaos-managing, data-collecting superhero in sensible shoes. By night, she’s a list-making, laundry-folding, sideline-cheering multitasker who runs on coffee and Diet Coke (RIP tequila). She believes in storytelling, building community, and finding the humor in this wild ride called motherhood (preferably from the quiet of her parked car).
Meet Your Fairfield County Mom Team
Elisabeth :: Sponsorship Coordinator
Elisabeth is a mom of three daughters (2010, 2013, and 2016) who lives in Fairfield with her husband, Andrew. She grew up in Litchfield County and moved to Fairfield in 2014. Elisabeth was previously an elementary school teacher but now teaches part-time at a local preschool. She also is the Sponsorship Coordinator for Fairfield County Mom and enjoys working with local businesses. She loves to bake and cook, go to the beach with her family, jam out to country music, and drink cocktails with friends!
Lindsay :: Social Media Coordinator
Lindsay is a first-time mom to daughter Kamila (2021), married her (almost) high school sweetheart, Dan, in 2015 (although they started dating in 2005!), and lives with their two crazy dogs, a chihuahua (Chico) and a pittie (Dallas) in Norwalk. She is also a business owner in partnership with her sister in the retail environment. She loves to vacation in Sebago Lake, ME, where she spent most of her childhood summers, and is excited for her daughter to have the same experience. She loves to be outdoors, taking the dogs off leash, cooking, and spending time with friends to decompress from this crazy mom life!
Maria :: Senior Contributor
Maria is a high school English teacher who naturally finds herself reflecting upon the routine and randomness that accompany each day as a working mommy. She relies upon humor and some sort of chocolate or frozen treat as survival tactics. She and her husband live in East Norwalk with their three kids, Abbie (2012), Charlie (2014), and Phoebe (2018). You can find Maria F. driving in her beloved dream car, a minivan, listening to audiobooks during her commute, or playing DJ and climate controller when she’s shuttling her kids around town. Forever a sorority girl and Ohio State Buckeye, she will (almost) always choose socializing over chilling on the couch.
Caroline :: Senior Contributor
Caroline is a mom of four, D born in 2011 (a son who left us at 3-years-old after significant medical issues), H born in 2013 (daughter), and A & M born in 2016 (twin daughters). Originally from Westchester, she and her husband settled in Wilton in 2010. She became a stay-at-home mom after D was born. She serves on the board of STAR Inc. and is also very involved with the Ronald McDonald House of the Greater Hudson Valley, where she stayed for almost three months. She enjoys reading, tennis, cooking, baking, and grocery shopping!
Daria :: Senior Contributor
Daria lives in Norwalk with her husband, son (2015), and daughter (2017). She grew up in Connecticut (Hartford County) but spent most of her adult life in New York City and traveling the world until moving back to Connecticut with her husband when they started their family. Daria juggles two young kids and a full-time international career. When she’s not spending time with her family or working, she’s daydreaming about where she’ll travel next.
Charity :: Senior Contributor
Charity is a newly-single mom of three with a son born in 2012 and identical twin daughters born in 2017. She lives in Monroe and has been writing for Fairfield County Mom since 2019. Charity is a full-time speech-language pathologist, working with patients all across the lifespan. She is also an intuitive medium. In her life before children, Charity was a professional stage manager, working in theatres throughout Fairfield County. Charity is passionate about her family, career, ballet (which she began at 39 years old!), musical theatre, and her amazingly-supportive friends as she begins a new chapter in her life. She firmly believes that you are never too old to stay stuck in a situation that is causing you pain. You can follow her on Instagram at @charityferris.
Lauren :: Senior Contributor
Lauren is a full-time working mom to Madelyn (2012) and Amelia (2016). Born and raised in Brooklyn, NY, Lauren and her husband Scott moved to Fairfield County in 2008. A self-proclaimed “indoor girl,” in her spare time you can find Lauren in her favorite corner of the couch, binge-watching whatever “everyone’s” watching.
Jamie :: Senior Contributor
Jamie is a mom to a daughter (2014) and boy/girl twins (2016). She was born and raised in Westchester County, NY and together with her husband (married in 2011), made Danbury, CT their hometown. Jamie is a real estate agent with William Raveis Real Estate. In the present day, more than ever before, “home” is an essential and safe place in an ever-changing world. Helping clients achieve their homeownership goals, searching for the home that’s “just right,” or helping them move on from a home that no longer serves them drives Jamie in her real estate career. Home for Jamie is Northern Fairfield County, and she never gets tired of spending time in the community with her family, visiting her favorite parks, and exploring local shops and restaurants. Jamie can be found on the Peloton leaderboard at 6:30 every morning, which fuels her long days of work and momming. Morning workouts are as athletic as she gets, and her favorite thing is tucking her children in at night and catching up on whatever show she is streaming. As much as she loves staying in, she doesn’t pass up a night out with her childhood girlfriends or a date night with her hubby.
Alisa :: Senior Contributor
Alisa is a psychotherapist who specializes in maternal mental health. She resides in Fairfield with her husband and four kids (2012,2015,2018,2020). Following the birth of her second child, Alisa pursued her dream of starting her private practice by founding Balanced Being Counseling, LLC. Her office is in downtown Fairfield, where she works with women to find balance and reduce stress. Alisa is trained in treating perinatal and postpartum mental health concerns such as Anxiety, Depression, and OCD. You can often find Alisa sweating through a bootcamp class, cooking, folding laundry, or driving her flock of kids all over town.
Melissa :: Senior Contributor
Melissa was born and raised in Fairfield County. She currently lives in Stamford with her husband and their three children. She spends most of her free time driving her children to various activities and making sure they are living the dream! She does make time for solo Starbucks and Target runs because self-care is important! You can also find her on Instagram @the_storied_mind, where she creates posts in the hopes of helping others and breaking the stigma for people to reach out for help regarding their mental health.
Janice :: Senior Contributor
Janice is an at-home mom in Monroe with her three kids (’05, ’08, ’11) and numerous pets, including two dogs, a snake, a leopard gecko, and a hamster. She has been married to her high school sweetheart, Justin, for over 20 years. When her oldest child came out as transgender in 2020, Janice found her voice, becoming involved in volunteer work and advocating for children in her community. Janice is a nature buff who prefers to be outdoors and frequently drags her children skiing, hiking, and tortures them with the beach. She writes about her adventures and passion for style on her blog, Momma Wanderer.
Caitlin :: Senior Contributor
Caitlin is a proud girl mom of Irish twins Liliana (2017) and Kinley (2018). She was born and raised in Shelton, where she currently resides with her husband, Tim, girls, and their Goldendoodle Boomer. A former kindergarten teacher, Caitlin is currently an Instructional Leader for Literacy in Bethlehem, CT. In her free time, Caitlin enjoys vacationing to sunny destinations, a girls’ night out, a good book, trashy TV, and going out to eat with her friends and family.
Jackie :: Senior Contributor
Jackie lives in Fairfield with her husband and three children (2013, 2016, 2019). She is the author of several novels that encourage tween and teen girls to listen to their inner voice, from saving the family fishing business in On the Line to following a passion for crafting in Salted Carmel Dreams and exposing a friend’s hurtful social media platform in Populatti. She is currently working on a new children’s book series and a novel on new motherhood. She also shares her own motherhood experiences on her Instagram @jnbwrite. When not writing, you can find Jackie and her family enjoying Fairfield’s beautiful coastline, where they love fishing, swimming, and sailing.
Nancy :: Contributor
Nancy is a mom of three girls (2016, 2018, and 2022) and lives in Trumbull with her husband Tom, daughters, and black lab Norman. Originally from Farmington, CT, Nancy met her husband while living in Baltimore after college. In 2014 Nancy moved back to her home state of Connecticut, living in West Hartford, Norwalk, and finally settling in Trumbull. Nancy is a full-time high school teacher who loves to make the most of her time outside the classroom. Cape Cod, family dinners, and a fresh manicure are some of Nancy’s favorite things.
Cindy :: Contributor
Cindy lives in Trumbull with her husband, two active little boys (2014 and 2017), and an equally active Jack Russell. Born and raised in New Jersey, Cindy went to college out west (CU Boulder) and met her husband while living in Hoboken and working in NYC. She started in corporate fashion, left after eight years to pursue her acting career, and also worked in social media for a nonprofit. She is now a full-time mom, a member of the Wellness Committee at her sons’ school, and enjoys reading and attending book club each month. She loves moving her body, especially anything active with her boys, and quieting her mind with tapping and meditation.
Vanessa :: Contributor
Born and raised in a suburb of Buffalo, NY, Vanessa moved to the Bronx, NY after college, where she met her husband and gradually migrated north together. Now they reside in Newtown, CT with their three children; two sons (2013 & 2019), a daughter (2016), and two dogs – Gracie (2022 lab mix) and Penny (2022 pitbull mix), and Bella (a 14-year-old Persian cat). By day she’s a school administrator; by morning/night, she’s a taxi for her kids’ activities. In her “free time,” she enjoys being in her pool or hiking with her family, listening to 80s/90s hip-hop, watching the Bills game, and sharing sarcastic mom memes with friends.
Amber :: Contributor
Amber is a stay-at-home mom who lives in Trumbull with her husband, Kevin, and two very active boys. After moving from Queens, she can’t imagine living anywhere else. As a homeschooling mom and habitual list-maker, she’s learning to savor a slower pace of life, and making memories along the way, even if it means not getting everything done.
Shannon I. :: Contributor
Shannon is a stay-at-home mom of three littles: Kennedy (2018), Brayden (2020), and Kameryn (2022) who recently went back to work after spending the last six years as a stay-at-home mom. Born and raised in Stamford, CT, she traded in her NYC suburb upbringing for the farm life, now residing on a 36-acre family farm in Monroe, CT. A self-proclaimed “hot mess mom,” she seeks to find the funny side of parenting and shed light on the fact that being a parent is challenging and hilarious at the same time. You can find her on the running trail in her spare time with a single or double running stroller and a “tiny coach” or two in tow. You may even catch her chatting with her backyard chickens and Henry, the rooster.
Jen :: Contributor
Jen and her husband, Keivon, reside in Trumbull with their six-year-old twins, Nora and Kaden, and Charlie, their overall attached French Bulldog. Jen is a Certified Relationship Coach, Household Systems Strategist, and unofficial CEO of “Why am I the only one who knows where the scissors are?” She helps busy couples ditch the resentment and chaos by creating fair household systems, improving communication, and creating a little more room for connection (and maybe a nap).
Erin :: Contributor
Erin lives in Trumbull with her husband, Konrad, their three children (born in 2015, 2016, and 2019), and a new puppy. While raising her children, Erin balanced a full-time job with attending law school at night after earning her Ph.D. in organic chemistry. Now, both Erin and Konrad are intellectual property attorneys who enjoy spirited debates on law and science. In addition to managing their careers, Erin stays involved in her community, keeps up with her kids’ busy schedules, and nurtures her love for reading in her free time.
Brittany :: Contributor
Brittany is a first-time mom to her son, Vadim (2024). She married her husband, Dmitriy, in 2022 after the two met while living in San Francisco, and they now call Easton home. After years on the West Coast, Brittany is embracing this new chapter of motherhood back on the East Coast. She is also a business owner, partnering with her sister across retail, property management, and family philanthropy. When she’s not balancing work and mom life, Brittany enjoys cooking, spending time outdoors, and exploring New England with her family, experiencing the region through the lens of motherhood.
Gina :: Contributor
Gina lives in Fairfield with her husband, two daughters (2014 and 2016), son (2020, a true Covid baby), and sweet Bernedoodle puppy. She is a math specialist in the Weston school district, loves exercising, spending summers at the beach and Cape Cod, and filling the rest of her overflowing cup volunteering for just about anything connected to her kids. Originally from the small town of Northford, CT, Gina played college soccer and met her husband, who was on the basketball team there. She has transitioned from the field to soccer-mom life and loves cheering on her kids as they learn the values of dedication, hard work, and the special bond that comes with being part of a team. Gina also owns Mini Math Minds, which offers play-based math enrichment classes to schools and centers throughout Fairfield County. (You can follow along on Instagram at @mini.math.minds for math motivation, class fun, and all things early learning.)
Lauren :: Contributor
Lauren (known to most as Lo) is a full-time RN for Orthopedic and Neurosurgery Specialists. She is also a clinical instructor for nursing students at Quinnipiac University. Lauren was born and raised in Shelton and has lived in CT all her life. Lauren loves sports, and you can find her at the courts or fields most weekends. Lauren enjoys spending her downtime outside, hanging with her best friend and black lab Carl, reading, and traveling, especially to Block Island.
Ashley :: Contributor
Ashley lives in Fairfield, Connecticut, with her husband, Milas, their three children—Micah (2014), Selah (2017), and Izzy (2020)—and their puppy, Javy. Born and raised in North Carolina, she now considers herself a true New Englander after spending more than a decade building a life, career, and community in Connecticut. Fully immersed in her sports-mom era, Ashley can often be found on the sidelines of a baseball or softball field, at training camps, working out at Burn Boot Camp, listening to true-crime podcasts on the go, or enjoying a beach day with her family.
Katie :: Contributor
Katie lives in Trumbull, Connecticut, with her husband, Bryan, her parents, and their two dogs, Lilly and Murphy. She is part of a dedicated co-parenting team raising Lucas (2015) and Natalia (2018). A proud Disney enthusiast, Katie is always chasing the joy and excitement she felt at The Eras Tour. She feels incredibly fortunate to have some of her closest friends nearby and loves that they are raising their children together.
Rachael :: Contributor
Rachael is a Fairfield resident, certified divorce coach, and proud mom of twins. After spending more than 20 years building a successful career in event planning—creating memorable experiences for corporate conferences, retreats, weddings, galas, and special events—her priorities shifted following motherhood and a major life transition. Rachael moved to Fairfield and quickly immersed herself in the local community. Inspired by her own divorce journey and the support she received along the way, Rachael became a certified divorce coach. She is passionate about helping individuals navigate the challenges of divorce and single parenthood with confidence, clarity, and support. When she’s not coaching clients or juggling multiple projects, you’ll find her cheering from the sidelines at soccer, basketball, baseball, and softball games. An avid sports enthusiast herself, Rachael enjoys pickleball, tennis, beach volleyball, and spending time by the water with her family. She is also an enthusiastic Mahjong player and organizer who loves the sense of connection, friendship, and community the game creates. Whether hosting open play, tournaments, or bringing people together around a Mahjong table, she enjoys creating opportunities for meaningful social connections and lasting friendships.
A huge thank you to Lydia Patry of Three Anchors Photography for taking our beautiful team photos and headshots.
Three Anchors Photography specializes in family portraits, maternity, fresh 48/newborns, weddings, and more! To Lydia, photography is about being authentic, minimalistic, and capturing those “natural moments” that light up your soul. With over 10 years of experience, she feels it is important to create a familiarity with her clients that is the right balance of personal and professional. She enjoys creating a “no pressure” vibe at her sessions. As a mother of three, she understands the importance of going with the flow. Her goal is to capture your family in the rawest and organic moments of authenticity, with a few posed shots to create the perfect balance. As a family photographer, it is a top priority of Lydia to remain incredibly flexible, with the ability to adjust to her client’s busy schedules. She offers various affordable packages that cater to each family’s needs, including digital images at no extra cost!