Meet A Mom

Meet a Mom, Chrissy Khachane, is a career-long educator, and part of Gowan Placement, an innovative Independent School consulting firm composed of former school leaders–people who have taught classes, coached teams, advised students and parents and as such know young people. 

Meet Katherine MacLane, a Darien mom of three boys, and an amazing Energy Healer and Coach.

Meet Tiffany Florio, a Darien mom of three girls. A breathwork practitioner, Tiffany focuses on “connecting the soma (body) and psyche (mind) back together.”

Meet Wendy Ward, a Darien native and local mom who founded futuresTHRIVE.

      Meet local artist Tara Blackwell of BWell Studios located in Norwalk. This local mom, who was born and raised in the area, grew up in a household of artists.  After majoring in advertising, she became interested in pop culture and symbolism. Some...

Meet Ariane Triay, a local mom and the interior designer behind La French Goose in New Canaan. As a designer, she considers herself “a godmother for your house that you never knew you needed.” Learn more about Ariane and some of her favorite design tricks.

Meet Asli de Munnink, a New Canaan mom of two who moved here last year from Istanbul. She works for Gartner and enjoys living in town because of “the sharing community of moms willing to shape the future of New Canaan.” This month, she is leading a fundraising...

Meet Autumn Elmazi, a local mom of three who stumbled upon a business idea after creating a summer activities calendar for her children. A friend saw a draft of the calendar and encouraged her to offer it to other families. Autumn’s friend told her, “This is a mom’s...

Meet Casey McBride, a mom of four boys who has been teaching yoga for 22 years. Very active in the community, she serves on the Board of Directors for The Depot Youth Center and is Event Chair for the organization’s largest fundraiser of the year, 80’s After Dark, which is coming up on March 25.

  Meet Kathleen Keady Walsh, one of the co-founders of the Harney Pender Keady Academy of Irish Dance, which has been serving the community for over 20 years. Kathleen is launching a new program called Little Jigz, a toddler class starting in March at the Darien...

Meet Hayley Marcous, the mother of two behind Darien After School. After volunteering for her children’s school to create enrichment activities, she was inspired to start a company with similar offerings that are “fun, easy, and accessible for the students and their...

Meet Katharine Gray Bunoski, a Darien native who moved back to town after getting married. She is a mom of two young children and a real estate agent at Douglas Elliman. A member of The Jennifer Leahy Team, Katharine loves sharing snippets of daily life in Darien,...

Meet Haley Davidson, a Norwalk mom and personal trainer who moved here from New York City. She started her health journey when she was getting in shape to pursue a dance career. Fitness became her “new passion,” so she got her personal training certification and...

Today’s Meet a Mom is artist Lori Leckliter, a mother of two who moved to town in 2014. A former fashion designer at Ralph Lauren, Lori started focusing on painting and action portraiture when she left New York City for the suburbs. For Lori, her career in fashion...

    Meet Jeanne Collins, the New Canaan mom behind JerMar Designs. Jeanne, who grew up in Greenwich, settled here for the "small-town vibe and friendly atmosphere" as well as the "sophistication and culture." She started her company in 2020 after leaving her...

Meet Kristin Pierce, the New Canaan mom behind Shooting Stars NYC! Kristin and her husband lived in New York City for over 20 years before moving to New Canaan with their daughter, Harper. She created Shooting Stars, a competitive dance and performing arts company,...

  Meet Dr. Sarah Lacarrubba, a mother of two boys who practiced family medicine in Manhattan and Westchester County before transitioning to medical aesthetics. Looking for a “coastal town with a strong sense of community,” she and her family moved to Darien in...

Meet local mom Arianne O’Donnell, a halotherapist and the owner of Salt Cave of Darien.