Authors

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Ann Brauch is a mother of three, wife, and software R&D program manager. She earned a BS degree in Electrical & Computer Engineering from the University of Colorado Boulder and a MS degree in Electrical Engineering from Stanford University.
​Working Parent Story:  Lesson Learned

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​Cliff is a dad, husband, and executive assistant.
Working Parent Story:  Wednesdays and Why I Endure Them

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​Judaline Cassidy became the first female plumber to be accepted into the Plumbers Local Union 371 in Staten Island, NY, and the first woman elected to the examining board of Plumbers Local Union No. 1 in New York, NY. She serves on the Advisory Committee of the soon-to-be constructed Women's Building of New York City, and she recently established the nonprofit Tools & Tiaras organization that strives to introduce young women to the field of construction.
Working Parent Story:  Above and Beyond

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​Kim Darrow is a Support Project Manager who earned an MBA degree from Colorado State University.
Working Parent Stories:  Divide and Conquer ~ Packing School Lunches

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​​Jenna Bush Hager is a mother, wife, NBC News correspondent, Editor-at-Large for Southern Living, and founding Chair of UNICEF's Next Generation.
Working Parent Story:  ​Jenna Bush Hager

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​Jessica Duff is a mother, wife, and senior accout executive at Team SI. She earned BS degrees in Sport Management and Communication, Journalism and Related Programs. You can follow her via Twitter @jduff84
Working Parent Story:  ​Because I Work ~ Evening Texts From "the Boss"

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Laurie Fontaine is a mother, wife, and Director in a Software Sales organization.
Working Parent Story:  ​Career Pacing

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​FitMom_LawyerMom is an attorney.
​Working Parent Story:  ​Improved Efficiency. Who Knew?

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​Lisa Giles is a mother, wife, and senior manager of Sales Operations and Compensation programs at Philips Healthcare. She earned an MBA from Bellevue University, and BS degreess in journalism and PR from the University of Nebraska at Omaha.
​Working Parent Story:  ​The Telecommuting Challenge

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​Mary Anne Gale is President of Careerscape, held VP roles at Proctor & Gamble, and is co-author of the book Running for Office, Getting yourself elected to the career you really want by Mary Anne Gale with Shelley Cowan. A graduate of Michigan State University, she has been recognized as one of their Distinguished Alumni.
​Working Parent Stories:  Work and LIfe: Inseparable

Rachel Freier is a wife, mother, and judge.
Working Parent Story: Breaking the Mold

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Jim Haselmaier worked full time for 33-years in high tech business strategy & product management positions. He's a husband, father of two grown children, and earned a BS degree in Mechanical Engineering from Colorado State University.
Working Parent Stories:  How Wed Did It ~ Stress Test ~ Cultural Experience ~ Sheer Determination ~ Back to School Bugs

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​Kathy Haselmaier is a mother, wife, and the editor of Working Parent Stories. She and her husband worked full-time while raising their children. Kathy worked in high tech marketing and business operations roles, and earned a BS degree in Computer Science from Michigan Tech.
Working Parent Stories:  Surprise Contentment ~ Saturday Breakfast ~ Don't Forget Your Lunch ~ The Dessert Tray ~ Did I Mention the Meltdowns? ~ Interview with a Working Mum ~ Holiday Perspective ~ How Clean is Your House?

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​​Mark Haselmaier is a partner solutions coordinator for Oracle Data Cloud and the son of working parents. He earned a BS degree in Business Marketing from the University of Colorado at Boulder.
Working Parent Stories:  ​Help Yourself ~ Halloween Fun

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Paul Helbling is a father, grandfather, husband and retired educator.
​Working Parent Stories:  Laundry Lineup

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​Patrick Hickey, Jr. is the Founder, Editor-in-Chief, Master Jedi and Grand Pooh-bah of ReviewFix.com and is the author of, The Minds Behind the Games: Interviews with Cult and Classic Video Game Developers (Fall 2017 release). He is also the Assistant Director of the Journalism Program at Kingsborough Community College, in Brooklyn, NY, as well as the former News Editor at NBC Local Integrated Media and a National Video Games Writer at the late Examiner.com. He has had articles and photos published in The New York Times, The New York Daily News, Complex and The Syracuse Post-Standard. 
Working Parent Story:​  A Haven For Her Soul​

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This Irreverent Papa works in marketing. You can follow him via Twitter @IrreverentPapa
​Working Parent Story:  I Have To Go To Work On Monday - NOOOOOO!

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Kelly Irwin is a mother and wife who spent 26 years working at Farmer Jack grocery stores, mostly in deli departments. She now provides help and personal care for senior citizens. 
Working Parent Story: Christmas Eve All-Nighters

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Vance Johnson is a full time student at Utah Valley University studying communications.
Working Parent Story:  Vance Johnson's Dad

Jas Kaur is a mother, wife and the founder of Goodwill Glasses.
Working Parent Story: Goodwill Glasses

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Pamela F. Lenehan was one of the first female partners on Wall Street, a former C-suite executive of an NYSE company and a high-tech startup. An avid believer in the power of women to lead as well as parent, she serves on the boards of three publicly traded firms, and is also the author of multiple books including her newest My Mother, My Mentor: What Grown Children of Working Mothers Want You to Know.
Working Parent Story:  Benefits of a Working Mom

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​Bruce Lundeby is a husband, father, and Software Development Program Manager.
Working Parent Story:  Mom's Work ~ Watching Our Kids ~ A Family of Teachers ~ What Others Think

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​Maggie is a mother, wife, daughter, sister, friend, and marketing manager. She earned master's degrees in business and English literature.
Working Parent Stories:  ​Some Days I Really Dislike Facebook

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​The Mama Politic is an early-thirties mom, wife, research faculty member, and blogger.
Working Parent Story: Role Models

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​Modern Cynical Dad is a modern man with a rather honest view on fatherhood. 
​You can follow him via Twitter @ModernCynical.
Working Parent Story:  ​Full-Time Parenting

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​Mom Engineer is a mother, wife and software engineer. She holds a BS degree in computer science and and a MS degree in electrical engineering.
Working Parent Story:  Practicing Assertiveness (at age 8)

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​Indra Nooyi​ is Chairman and Chief Executive Officier of PepsiCo and a graduate of Yale.
Working Parent Story:  Leave That Crown in the Garage

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​Ibinye Osibodu-Onyali is a mother, wife, therapist and life coach who helps working moms create balanced lives. You can follow her via Instagram @thehappyworkingmom.
​Working Parent Story:  Get Real

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Jaclyn Perovich is a mother, wife, former au pair, current host mom, and an au pair consultant who has over 10 years of experience helping working parents find childcare they can trust. Jaclyn earned a degree from George Mason University and can be reached at +1.571.207.8084.  
Working Parent Story:  ​

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 Jaiess Rabbit is a mother and blogger.
Working Parent Story:  ​I Want to be A Working Parent

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Jay Rooney is a Freelance Commercial Writer, University Professor, Self-Published Author, and Publicist who holds a ​MS in Integrated Marketing Communications from Golden Gate University. He offers copywriting, copyediting, and brand storytelling solutions to small businesses, nonprofits, and marketing agencies in the San Francisco Bay Area and nationwide. Keep up with his (and Josie's) journey by following @RamblingRooney on Twitter.
Working Parent Story:  ​The Incredible Challenge

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​Susan Sarate is a mother, wife and healthcare administrator. She earned a business degree from Ferris State University.
Working Parent Story:  ​I Think My Mom Would Have Been Proud

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​Tina Schmiedel is a mother, wife, and partner at Sareja LLC where she provides strategic development, engineering, and project leadership consulting services. Tina earned BS degrees in Chemical Engineering and Business Engineering Administration from Michigan Technological University and an MBA from the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.
Working Parent Story:  ​The "Best Mom"

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Laura Schreiber is the mother of twins, a wife, and a full time, professional voiceover actress who earned degrees from Barnard College and Columbia University.
Working Parent Story:  ​A Rhythm That Works

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Laurie Steele is a mother, wife, and Senior Vice President of Account Management at Burns Marketing. She earned a BS degree in Business/Marketing from Colorado State University.
​Working Parent Story:  ​The Knife Drawer

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Rick Steffens is a father and husband. He retired as a Vice President position at Hewlett-Packard. He earned a BS degree in Computer Science from Colorado State University and an MBA from the University of Denver.
​Working Parent Stories:  Once-A-Month Lunches ~ Is It Time To Go Home?

​Kelsey Sprowell is a mother, wife, and strategic relationship manager at Zen Planner. She earned a BS degree in Biochemistry from Colorado State University and an MS degree in Systematic & Philosophical Theology from Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary.
Working Parent Story:  My Fear Evaporated

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Jon Thorne, The New Papa, is first and foremost a father and husband. He's also a university teacher, amateur health and wellness enthusiast, and once in a blue moon artist. He blogs at TheNewPapa.com and can be reached via email.
​Working Parent Story:  From Fear to Joy

Chatón T. Turner is a mother, wife, senior associate counsel (attorney) at the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center, and adjunct professor at the University of Pittsburgh School of Law. You can follow her via @Chatonsworld on Twitter,@chatonsworld on Instagram, and via her chatonsworld.com web site.
​Working Parent Story:  They Say I'll Be Glad

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​Bo Viger worked full-time in high-tech marketing roles while he and his wife raised their two daughters.
Working Parent Story:  Family Time

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​Sharron Viger worked full-time in high-tech marketing roles while she and her husband raised their two daughters.
​Working Parent Story:  Family Time

​Karen Whitefoot is a mother and Registered Nurse.
​Working Parent Story:  Different But Right

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​​Jim Zafarana is retired from a VP/General Manager position at HP Inc. He earned Business, Finance and MBA degrees from Michigan State University.
Working Parent Stories:  ​Jim Zafarana on Goals ~ Charli's Angels

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