Michelle LaRowe
Michelle LaRowe is the editor-in-chief of Nanny Magazine. Michelle LaRowe has more than 20 years of nanny industry experience. As an International Nanny Association credentialed nanny and Nanny of the Year™ award recipient, Michelle has authored several parenting books including Nanny to the Rescue!, Nanny to the Rescue Again! and Working Mom’s 411. Michelle has also served as executive director of the International Nanny Association, executive director of Morningside Nannies, editor in chief of eNannySource.com, and as an expert content contributor, product reviewer and consultant for a variety of major brands. To educate the next generation of nannies, Michelle launched NannyTraining.com where she serves as lead educator. Her formative course, offered exclusively in partnership with NannyStella, Inc., is the only US Based CACHE Endorsed Customized Qualification for nannies.
Stella Reid
For 30 years, Nanny Stella has positively impacted the lives of families all over the world, with her expertise and passion as a solution-based family consultant. Stella is a real-life British Nanny and is regarded as one of the top authorities on parenting. As an author, former TV star, and consultant to celebrities and families, her renowned parenting methods are accredited and proven.
Cate Matijevich
Cate Matijevich is an advisory board member for Nanny Magazine. Hailing from Chicago, Illinois, Cate has been in the private service industry for over 15 years. During this time, she has served in many household roles including nanny, house manager, and cook. Cate is passionate about her nanny work and takes great joy in caring for children and managing her principals’ homes. Cate is an avid learner, always seeking the best solutions for children and their families. She enjoys staying current with childrearing trends through ongoing professional development trainings. Cate actively participates in events that support the nanny industry, including traveling internationally for conferences and supporting the industry groups she holds membership in. As the founder and chair of the International Nanny Association’s Ambassador Program, Cate’s desire is to strengthen and grow international nanny relationships and build stronger local nanny communities.
Daniel Butcher
Daniel is the eldest of four children, born and raised in England. After graduating university with a degree in forensic science, he worked at a summer camp in Los Angeles and never looked back. Daniel’s schedule became full, first working with children outside of camp and then accepting long-term family assistant positions. Realizing the demand for his services and recognizing that he could not meet it alone, Angeles Mannies was born. What started as a manny agency, has flourished into Los Angeles Nannies, a fully fledged and gender inclusive domestic recruiting agency providing referrals for all roles within the home. Los Angeles Nannies is always seeking caring, professional, and educated individuals who wish to elevate and further legitimize the nanny profession. With their newly created Ambassador Program and Honest Home Promise, Los Angeles Nannies is poised to serve families and nannies well.
Louise Dunham
Louise Dunham is the CEO of Placement Solutions, a Kew, Melbourne based Childwise accredited Nanny Agency specializing in referring nannies and household management staff. Established in 1988 and government approved in 2000, she has expanded her offerings to include Just Family Nannycare Payroll Pty Ltd and Nurture Training College RTO (Registered Training Organisation) to fulfill her mission of providing professional and screened household help and supporting families in paying all outlier staff legally. Louise has served on the board of directors of the International Nanny Association, sponsored and organized the first Melbourne interNational Nanny Training Day, and sponsored and hosted, the first Australian Nannypalooza Oz conference. Placement Solutions served as an inaugural provider of the Dept. of Ed. approved in-home care scheme (metro Melbourne) and served as the Victorian provider for the Nanny Pilot. Louise also served on the Senate Steering Committee that wrote the in-home care standards. Louise is the author of The State of the Nanny where she shares her expert insights into the nanny industry.
Angela Sutherland Johnson
Angela Johnson Sutherland has worked with families for over 40 years. She has been a preschool teacher, speech and motor clinician, playgroup director, child development instructor, home daycare owner, church nursery director, parenting coach and nanny. Most recently she has become a Newborn Care Specialist, Lactation Educator and New Parent Educator. Angela holds a degree in early childhood education and is certified in special education. She has also studied business management/accounting and American Sign Language. Angela hosts a weekly Facebook Live broadcast for the nanny community called Ask The Nanny. She also started a local monthly Sunday Social for nannies which has expanded throughout the United States. Angela serves as the Director of Nanny Services for the US Nanny Association, is a member of the National Domestic Workers Alliance, a member of Childbirth and Postpartum Professional Association. Angela travels throughout the United States and Canada doing motivational speaking engagements, interviews, and professional development workshops. She also owns and operates The Third Parent Academy.
Tonya Sakowicz
Tonya Sakowicz is an INA Credentialed Nanny, newborn care specialist, postpartum doula, and parent educator. Along with her husband, Todd, Tonya founded Newborn Care Solutions, a company that trains high-level newborn care specialists and exclusively offers the Master NCS® training program. Tonya has served as co-president of the International Nanny Association, Scottsdale Chapter President for the Domestic Estate Management Association, and was voted the Professional Childcare Provider of the Year in 2003. Tonya has received the Domestic Estate Management Association Educator of the Year, the Domestic Estate Management Association Lifetime Achievement Award, and was an INA Nanny of the Year nominee and a National Association of Nannies Harriette Grant Memorial Award nominee. Tonya is called on to be a speaker at nanny and newborn care training events across the country and has been featured on television and in print, where she most notably made an appearance on the Today Show.