NANC Leadership

2008 National Association for Nanny Care Board of Directors

Lora Brawley, Chairperson

Donna Saunders, Secretary

Sue Downey

Executive Committee

Lora Brawley, President

Sue Downey, Vice-President

Donna Saunders, Secretary

Lora Brawley

For those seeking expert assistance in the recruitment, screening and retention of quality in-home caregivers and the creation of successful nanny / family relationships, Lora Brawley offers a wealth of experience and expertise. During her 18 years in the nanny industry, she’s earned a reputation for providing a unique blend of common-sense strategies and intuitive guidance to the nannies and parents she works with.

Ms. Brawley has developed a variety of exclusive tools to help caregivers and families find the right job / nanny match. Among those, her Ready, Set, You’re Hired! job prep intensive helps nannies accurately assess a family’s needs and evaluate their ability to successfully meet those needs. Her Smart Hire program helps parents explore the six discussion areas that are crucial to finding the right nanny for their family. And her popular A to Z Nanny Contract guides caregivers and parents through the ins and outs of a developing and maintaining a successful employment relationship.

Throughout her diverse career within the nanny industry, Ms. Brawley has been a sought after expert on a variety of in-home care topics. She’s been a guest on Rolanda, Sally Jessie Raphael, The Geraldo Show, Dateline and more recently, an expert on CNN fn as well as a resource for CHILD magazine and the British journal, The Professional Nanny. She has also been a speaker at various local nanny organizations, the International Nanny Association’s annual conference, the National Association for Nanny Care’s annual conference, and for six years, the National Association for the Education of Young Children’s annual conference. She has recently become a Washington STARS approved trainer and has expanded her communication trainings to include all types of childcare providers.

Community service is also an important part of Ms. Brawley’s professional life. From the time she began working as a nanny, Ms. Brawley has served as a leader within several of the organizations that serve the nanny profession. Her commitment to bringing across-the-board standards to the in-home care industry led her to found NANC, the National Association for Nanny Care. She is one of the primary architects of the NANC three tier nanny credential. She has also forged alliances with organizations in the larger childcare industry to help demystify the role of a nanny and encourage a greater understanding of what defines quality in-home care.

Contact Info for Lora Brawley

253 517-8025

Lora@AllAboutNannyCare.com

www.AllAboutNannyCare.com

Donna Saunders

Donna Saunders returns to Nannypalooza for a second year as a presenter. She has been a nanny for 21 years. More than 10 of those years she has offered extensive household management as a part of her services. She specializes in multiples from birth to age 5. She is a past INA board member as well as a member of NANC and NAEYC. Past workshops she presented include, The Savvy Nanny's Work is Never Done, The Savvy Nanny Strikes Again, Breaking the Mary Poppins Myth, Interviewing & Contract Negotiations, and Basic to Big Time.

Contact Info for Donna Saunders

realsavvynanny1@aol.com

Sue Downey

Sue Downey has been a nanny for more than 14 years. Currently she has 3 darling charges that she has been with for 6 years. She has presented at the NAEYC national conference as well as at Nannypalooza. She is the co-founder of Philly Nannies, a local support group as well as a founding member and board member of NANC. Sue likes to keep her kids busy with lots of outings and activities all around Philadelphia where she has lived for the last 11 years.

Contact Info for Sue Downey

SueDowneyPA@aol.com

Jodi Lepp

Jodi Lepp grew up in beautiful on Cape Cod, MA. She is one of eight children, with great memories of family times together. She spent many years working in child care centers, focusing on caring for 2 and 3 year olds. After having her own children she ran a family care center, allowing her to care for her own children. After receiving her associates degree in Early Childhood Education from Fisher Collage, Jodi Lepp began working as a nanny. In 2005, Jodi moved to Naples, FL and continued to work as a nanny. She also started a nanny support group, Nannies Of S.W. Florida.

Jodi has a passion for teaching children. She believes making a difference in a child’s life is the biggest reward one can receive.

Contact Info for Jodi Lepp

leppy2@comcast.net

Melanie K. Nesbit

Melanie was born in Wewoka, a small town in Oklahoma. When she was 8 years old, her family moved to Midwest city, Oklahoma. Here, Melanie succeeded in school, graduated high school, and went to college to further her studies.

Shortly after entering college, Melanie decided to work temporarily as a nanny. Immediately, she knew she found her calling! 20 years later, and in Dallas, Melanie continues to do what she knows and loves, she never thought being a nanny would be so rewarding!

Throughout Melanie’s career, she has been fortunate to work for celebrities and high profile families. Having doing so, Melanie has mastered the ability to remain consistent in her professionalism and humble in character. Because of Melanie’s impeccable personality, she has a reputation for being dependable and trustworthy. Melanie’s degree of experience has given her the utmost respect for confidentiality and discretion.

Melanie being a nanny and her love for children has led to the next journey in her career. Which has brought us to where we are today; Nanny On The Move was born!

Melanie’s dedication to being a nanny has inspired her to become a proud member of International Nanny Association and National Association of Nanny Care. She was also a former member of National Nanny Association.

Contract Info for Melanie K. Nesbit

thenannyonthemove@yahoo.com

Kimberly Tellus

A native Nebraskan hailing from the town of Cambridge, Kimberly received her Nanny Certification from the Bryan Nanny School in Lincoln, Nebraska in 1988. Moving to the northeast shortly thereafter, she has had extensive experience working for several families in New Jersey and New York. Kimberly maintains a strong relationship with several of these families today. After being a full-time nanny for seven years, and living in financially-minded New York City, Kimberly decided to enter the business world. She joined John J. Grogan and Associates, a real estate management company, as a full-time Assistant Transfer Agent. Children were still part of her life, however, as she simultaneously worked one day a week at Rhythm and Glues, a parent/toddler program for music, arts and crafts. Always seeking to learn and improve her skill sets, she left John J. Grogan Associates and took a position with Waterhouse Securities, in their Retirement Plan Division. Kimberly also enrolled as a full-time evening student at Fordham University, subsequently taking an administrative position at the law school. Kimberly successfully completed a BA in Sociology from Fordham University, in 1998. Kimberly continued her education by taking several graduate courses in early childhood education at The Bank Street College, in New York City. It was her always present love for children and an interest in education that initially led her to the teaching profession. From 1999-2000, Kimberly taught two and three year olds at the Episcopal School, a traditional preschool environment on the Upper East Side of Manhattan. Presented with an opportunity to widen her teaching experiences, Kimberly taught at The Manhattan Country School, a progressive school that prides itself on its racial and cultural diversity, where she taught four and five-year olds from 2002-2003. Kimberly then moved her teaching skills across town to the Riverside Church Weekday School, a progressive academic program located within the historic confines of the church campus on the Upper West Side of Manhattan, where she taught three year olds from 2003-06. Never short on energy or her commitment to children, Kimberly also taught in the after-school enrichment programs at each of her private schools. In addition to the National Association for Nanny Care (NANC), Kimberly is a member of the Association of Teachers in Independent Schools (ATIS), the National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC), the International Nanny Association (INA), and the Association of Premier Nanny Agencies (APNA). Drawing upon her past teaching experiences, Kimberly is currently focusing all her intensity and enthusiasm on running NannyCare Connections full-time, with her business partner Amanda Marsh. Kimberly’s outside interests include yoga and reading.

Contact Info for Kimberly Tellus

646 415-8833

kimberly@nannycareconnections.com

http://www.nannycareconnections.com

Kathy Webb

Kathleen Webb, President, co-founded HomeWork Solutions in 1993 to provide payroll and tax services to families employing household workers. She has extensive experience preparing 'nanny tax' payroll taxes. Webb is the author of numerous articles on this topic and has been featured in the Wall Street Journal, Kiplinger's Personal Finance, and the Congressional Quarterly. She also consulted with Senate staffers in the drafting of the 1994 Nanny Tax Law.

Ms.Webb is also a co-founder of 4nannies.com Inc., the first online nanny recruiting venue. Ms. Webb is a magna cum laude graduate of Boston College. She resides with her husband and three children in Northern Virginia.

Contact Info for Kathy Webb

703 404-8151

kathy@homeworksolutions.net