Our Fabulous Co-Hosts!
Pregnancy to Elementary Age Children
Corinne Phipps
Corinne is mom to a new baby girl and lives in the Bay Area. With a deep understanding of how looking good makes you feel good, Corinne Phipps founded Urban Darling in 2006. A fashion consulting firm for the entrepreneurial fashionista, Urban Darling was created to improve the confidence of others through innovative wardrobe advice. An expert on fashion and personal style, Corinne has helped a broad range of people fine-tune their style and improve their confidence. Corinne's efforts have paid off; not only does she have an intensely loyal client base, but in 2008, she was voted as one of Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Magazines “Top 40 Under 40” people to watch. She has also been featured in a number of media outlets, including MyStyle.com, The View from the Bay, E! Online, and MSNBC. Corinne, a Bay Area native, received her B.A. from San Francisco State University. She currently lives in San Jose, California.
Corinne is mom to a new baby girl and lives in the Bay Area. With a deep understanding of how looking good makes you feel good, Corinne Phipps founded Urban Darling in 2006. A fashion consulting firm for the entrepreneurial fashionista, Urban Darling was created to improve the confidence of others through innovative wardrobe advice. An expert on fashion and personal style, Corinne has helped a broad range of people fine-tune their style and improve their confidence. Corinne's efforts have paid off; not only does she have an intensely loyal client base, but in 2008, she was voted as one of Silicon Valley/San Jose Business Magazines “Top 40 Under 40” people to watch. She has also been featured in a number of media outlets, including MyStyle.com, The View from the Bay, E! Online, and MSNBC. Corinne, a Bay Area native, received her B.A. from San Francisco State University. She currently lives in San Jose, California.
Michelle Gannon
Michelle is mom to a five-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter and lives in Saratoga with her husband, Jim. She has had three essays published in the popular series, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and has recently started a company called The Language Playground, which offers learning tools for children to make teaching a second language fun to learn. She also worked as a technology consultant in New York for a number of years, taught Humanities and Film, and lived in Japan for 3 years where she taught at Temple University in Tokyo. When she is not running after her two children, Michelle runs even more with a local running group. She loves bringing people together and has formed a business woman's group called Brainstorming & Bubbly where women can meet to share business ideas and gain support in their business ventures.
Michelle is mom to a five-year-old son and a two-year-old daughter and lives in Saratoga with her husband, Jim. She has had three essays published in the popular series, Chicken Soup for the Soul, and has recently started a company called The Language Playground, which offers learning tools for children to make teaching a second language fun to learn. She also worked as a technology consultant in New York for a number of years, taught Humanities and Film, and lived in Japan for 3 years where she taught at Temple University in Tokyo. When she is not running after her two children, Michelle runs even more with a local running group. She loves bringing people together and has formed a business woman's group called Brainstorming & Bubbly where women can meet to share business ideas and gain support in their business ventures.
Amy Trayer
Amy is a mom to 4-year-old boy/girl twins and lives in San Jose with her husband, Todd. She has served on the board of Gemini Crickets Parents of Multiples club, has written for their blog, Mad About Multiples, as well as other mom blogs. She also serves on the board of her children's parent participation preschool. In her pre-mom days, she taught first grade in the Moreland School District and worked as a Features Assistant at San Jose Mercury News. When Amy is not involved in the busyness of being a mom, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, going to the theatre and movies, and finding new and exciting places to take her kids.
Amy is a mom to 4-year-old boy/girl twins and lives in San Jose with her husband, Todd. She has served on the board of Gemini Crickets Parents of Multiples club, has written for their blog, Mad About Multiples, as well as other mom blogs. She also serves on the board of her children's parent participation preschool. In her pre-mom days, she taught first grade in the Moreland School District and worked as a Features Assistant at San Jose Mercury News. When Amy is not involved in the busyness of being a mom, she enjoys spending time with friends and family, going to the theatre and movies, and finding new and exciting places to take her kids.
Susan Lee
Susan Lee is the mother of two extremely energetic boys, ages 3 and 5. When she's not trying to tire them out, she writes about issues ranging from technology to Bollywood films. She's written for Stanford Magazine, Red Herring, the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Magazine, salon.com, and many other publications. Her reviews of children's books appear regularly at www.sweetpeasandstilettos.com.
Susan Lee is the mother of two extremely energetic boys, ages 3 and 5. When she's not trying to tire them out, she writes about issues ranging from technology to Bollywood films. She's written for Stanford Magazine, Red Herring, the San Jose Mercury News, San Francisco Magazine, salon.com, and many other publications. Her reviews of children's books appear regularly at www.sweetpeasandstilettos.com.
Tweens and Teens
Lenora Montoya Heuchert
Lenora is a full-time mom of four boys: 6-year-old twins, a 9-year-old, and an 11-year-old. She lives in Sunnyvale with her husband, Mark, and has great stories to share on the humorous situations that come along with being a mom of four active young boys. Before becoming a mom Lenora worked for 16 years in the tech industry. During that time she traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe giving product presentations and training sales teams. When she's not juggling the responsibilities of caring for her "den" of males, Lenora enjoys working out at her local Y, biking, skiing, and selling & buying items on Ebay!
Lenora is a full-time mom of four boys: 6-year-old twins, a 9-year-old, and an 11-year-old. She lives in Sunnyvale with her husband, Mark, and has great stories to share on the humorous situations that come along with being a mom of four active young boys. Before becoming a mom Lenora worked for 16 years in the tech industry. During that time she traveled throughout the U.S. and Europe giving product presentations and training sales teams. When she's not juggling the responsibilities of caring for her "den" of males, Lenora enjoys working out at her local Y, biking, skiing, and selling & buying items on Ebay!
Pragati Grover
Pragati is a mom of two boys, an 18-year-old at Duke University and a 13-year-old at a local Middle School. She lives in Saratoga, CA with her husband, Mahesh. She strongly believes in being actively involved in her community and has served on the Saratoga School Board, Saratoga Library Commission, Saratoga Education Foundation, Saratoga Senior Coordinating Council Task Force, PTA and AYSO Board. She holds two degrees in Social Work and Mass Communications. Her professional experience includes working for non-profits and corporate marketing for several Silicon Valley companies. When not working, Pragati enjoys baking, watching movies, reading, traveling with her family, and walking half marathons.
Pragati is a mom of two boys, an 18-year-old at Duke University and a 13-year-old at a local Middle School. She lives in Saratoga, CA with her husband, Mahesh. She strongly believes in being actively involved in her community and has served on the Saratoga School Board, Saratoga Library Commission, Saratoga Education Foundation, Saratoga Senior Coordinating Council Task Force, PTA and AYSO Board. She holds two degrees in Social Work and Mass Communications. Her professional experience includes working for non-profits and corporate marketing for several Silicon Valley companies. When not working, Pragati enjoys baking, watching movies, reading, traveling with her family, and walking half marathons.
Rehmat Kharal
Rehmat is the mother of three girls, ages 8, 7, and 3 and lives in San Jose with her husband, Asaf. She received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and her Masters in Finance & Marketing. After completing her graduate work, she worked as a corporate trainer for three Fortune 500 companies. During that time she discovered that many of her clients were not succeeding in their careers because of problems in other parts of their lives. That is when Rehmat decided to focus more on communication inside the home and how it affects who you are. Since then, she has been invited to speak about spousal relationships, parenting issues, conquering your fear of speaking, mastering a sales presentation and how to close a deal.
Rehmat is the mother of three girls, ages 8, 7, and 3 and lives in San Jose with her husband, Asaf. She received her B.A. in Sociology from the University of Toronto, and her Masters in Finance & Marketing. After completing her graduate work, she worked as a corporate trainer for three Fortune 500 companies. During that time she discovered that many of her clients were not succeeding in their careers because of problems in other parts of their lives. That is when Rehmat decided to focus more on communication inside the home and how it affects who you are. Since then, she has been invited to speak about spousal relationships, parenting issues, conquering your fear of speaking, mastering a sales presentation and how to close a deal.
