Amanda Beylo, Secretary
Amanda is the new Secretary for Vienna Moms. She joined the group after recently moving to Vienna in March 2018 along with her husband Pete and their almost three-year-old daughter, Maddison. Originally from Upstate NY, Amanda and her husband have lived in the Northern Virginia area since 2010. Amanda works full-time as an HR Manager and when she isn’t working you can catch her around town with her family and friends. She is excited to give back to the organization and to meet other Vienna Moms in her new role!!
Andi Sanborn, Treasurer
I am a mom of two girls, Anna (3) and Claire (born July 2018). We moved to Vienna from California a year ago due to my husband's Air Force career. I work as a CPA for EY in Tysons. We really enjoy living in Vienna, and often participate in the various town events on the Town Green and love going to the farmers market. You may also find us running or biking on the W&OD trail or at Caboose Brewery. We enjoy being a part of VMI and look forward to a year of fun events and activities.
Kimberly Steimel Howard, VP Membership
Kimberly is a native Virginian who has lived in Vienna for almost a decade now. She and her husband, Paul have two daughters, Alexa (four years), and Veronica (four months). She previously worked in communications for associations and is currently staying home full-time. You can find her at almost every Vienna Moms Book Club meeting, any nearby coffee shop, or at a local concert venue. Joining Vienna Moms helped her connect to her local community and found her moms willing to tackle the W&OD, stroller-style (mostly for the Caffè Amouri coffee at the end, of course!).Â
Jessica Jones, VP Social
Jessica has lived in Vienna since 2014 and this will be her fourth year as a part of Vienna Moms Inc. Prior to her current role, she has served as one of the Play-date Coordinators and as one of the Monthly Featured Event Coordinators. Jessica has a 4 year old daughter and a 7 month old baby boy. In her spare time, she loves to spend time with her "mommy friends", explore different parts of the DMV, and bargain shop.
Social Chair: Kids
Kristin Longwood
Kristin has been a member of Vienna Moms for just over a year. She is originally from Albany, New York and moved to DC to attend college. She and her husband, Fred, moved to Vienna in 2014. Kristin previously worked as a music teacher and as a program director at a community music school and is now a freelance musician while being a full time mom to Caroline (13 months). She is looking forward to planning fun events for kids and their parents!
Katie Valentine
Katie grew up in Virginia and went to MWC a few hours away. Up until this past year she was a teacher for PWC and APS respectively. She has taught Kindergarten, 1st Grade, 2nd Grade, and 4th Grade. She loves working with children and families. Katie moved to Vienna exactly one year ago from Arlington. A few months later (October 22, 2017) she gave birth to her son Austin Levi Charnoff. She joined VMI because she stays home and needed to meet other Moms in the area so she could have a reason to get dressed a couple of times a week;-). Katie look forward to working with you ladies. You have a fantastic organization and she feels so lucky to be a part of it.Â
Baby Playdate Coordinator
MT Cleaver
MT was born and raised in Guaynabo, PR. She moved to Vienna with her husband in March 2016 and got married in November (same year). They are now expecting their first child this summer. She has been a Vienna Moms member since March 2018 and currently holds the new Baby Playdate Coordinator position within the Board.Â
Playdate Coordinator
Pinar ErturanPinar moved to Vienna from Istanbul 2 years ago and love being a part of this community. Her background is in interior design/furniture, but she became a stay-at-home mother after her son was born. He is now 4 and goes to Early Steps preschool. She looks forward to planning fun playdates this year!Â
Renee Lindberg Renee's lived in Vienna for six and half years and have been in the DC area for just over twenty years. She has three kids: a 6 year old boy (Max), and 4 year old girl (Evelyn), and a 1 year old boy (Elliot). Renee's attended many Vienna Moms events since becoming a member six years ago and is looking forward to paying it forward by planning some fun events this year. Â
Beth Verderese, Playgroup Coordinator
Beth has been a member of Vienna Moms since 2012. Beth is born and raised in Vienna and is excited to be raising her family in her hometown. Beth worked as a social worker and is now a full-time stay at home mom to her three children: Claire (6 years), Michael (5 years) and Aldyn (10 months).
Mom's Night Out Coordinators
This year’s Mom’s Night Out coordinators (Leanne McDougall, Jessica Fairley and Jess Fecher) are Vienna transplants who met during a VMI playgroup for their two-year-olds. They’re excited to plan a year of moms-only events that you won’t want to miss and are eager to connect with more members of the Vienna community!Â
Speaker Series
Peggy Yee
Peggy has been a member of Vienna Moms for 3 years.  She and her husband, David, have 2 kids — Alex (5) and Emily (3) — and they love taking family trips to children's museums across the country. Peggy works full time as a real estate agent with Frankly Realtors.  Last year, she was one of the playdate coordinators and is excited to continue volunteering with Vienna Moms as one of the speaker series coordinators!
Lauren Forbes
Lauren Forbes moved to Vienna 2 years ago from Florida and is originally from Pennsylvania. She is so happy to be back somewhere with all 4 seasons! Her and her husband, Scott, have 2 kids - Dylan (4) and Ethan (6). Lauren currently works part time as a Corporate Meeting Planner and enjoys her time off playing with the kids and exploring everything that Northern Virginia/D.C. has to offer. They are always trying to find a new park or play place to try out, but also love having a good old fashion pajama day. They love the friendliness and community that Vienna offers and love being a part of Vienna Moms. Â
Welcome Committee
Abby YuAbby has been a member of Vienna Moms for a little over a year and a half. Originally from Houston, Abby and her husband Clinton moved to the DC area in January, 2016 and then to Vienna later that year. Abby is a registered nurse and is now a full-time stay at home mom to her two children: Theodore (4 years) and Caroline (7 months). She’s really enjoyed living in Vienna and exploring all the DMV area has to offer. She is eager to help meet and welcome more new members to the Vienna Moms Group!
Alice Bottcher
Alice has been a member of Vienna Moms for two years. She and her husband, Derek, have almost two-year-old twins, Summer and Ben.They enjoy spending time outdoors with the kids, and occasional date nights (when they can arrange them). Alice works full-time as an account manager for an IT company in Herndon. She looks forward to welcoming all the moms who join Vienna Moms at all the fun events!Â
Michele Myauo
Michele is a new member of Vienna Moms and this year she is one of the welcome committee coordinators. She and her husband, Ting, have 1 child Wyatt (11 months). Michele works full time as a director of cybersecurity with Microsoft.
Monthly Featured Events
Rose Sirianni
Rose is a native Northern Virginian, moving to Vienna in 2009. She and her husband, Mark, have three children, Alyssa, 16, Mark, 12 and Olivia, 4. Olivia will be attending OLGC’s new preschool in the fall and Alyssa will be attending Madison as a junior while Mark is attending Thoreau as an incoming 7th grader. Rose works part time at an accounting firm in Tysons, Dixon Hughes Goodman, LLP. She decided to serve as monthly featured events coordinator to meet other moms/families and plan some really fun events for the kids.
Sarah Son
Sarah has been a member of Vienna moms for 2 years. She and her husband have 3 kids - Josiah (5), Isla (3), and Levi (9mo). She works full time in DC in women's health policy and is passionate about public health. This is her first year volunteering with Vienna Moms and is very excited to get involved and meet other moms! Â
Philanthropy
Jill Christensen
Originally from Pittsburgh, PA (Go Steelers!), Jill moved to the DMV area with her husband Peter after college 15 years ago. After spending 10 years in Reston, they have lived in Vienna, VA for nearly 6 years. Jill joined Vienna Moms shortly after the birth of her daughter Charlotte (Cece, for short) in November 2014, and this is her first year volunteering with the group. Jill works full-time as a business operations lead for a global consulting firm, and is really excited to help Vienna Moms continue to make an positive impact on our community through our philanthropic pursuits!Â
Sara McIntosh
Sara has been a member of VMI for a little less than a year. Originally from Shawsville, Virginia, Sara settled in Richmond, Va where she was a Social Worker for 13 years and met her husband Chris. Sara and Chris moved to Vienna in September 2017 after spending 3 years in Southern California. Sara is now a SAHM raising two beautiful little girls; Abby (4.5 years) and Finley (2 years). In her spare time Sara likes to workout and spend time outdoors with her family. She feels like shes found a home in Vienna and the family is excited about putting down roots here. She looks forward to meeting more members of VMI!Â
Cristina Ward, Social Media Manager
Cristina has been a member of Vienna Moms for 4 years. Her and her husband are both originally from NJ and have lived in the Nova area for 8 years. 6 of those years have been in Vienna. Cristina is a registered nurse and enjoys being able to be at home with her 3 kids (Benjamin 5, Mariella 4, & Samuel 1 1/2) during the week. Her and her family enjoy living in the wonderful town of Vienna. She is looking forward to volunteering her time to this year to VMI.Â
Emily Yahn, Newsletter
Emily joined Vienna Moms two years ago after the birth of her first daughter. Her girls, Zoe (2) and Clara (10mo), love the fun events VMI puts on and she looks forward to giving back to the group. Emily runs a full time graphic design business out of her home in Vienna. She hopes you enjoy the new format!