About Us

The Chester County Moms Blog is a community website dedicated to providing you with more local information in five minutes than in five hours of surfing the web.

sarah@chestercountymoms.com

Sarah is a long time resident of Chester County, mother of two and a self proclaimed "blog-a-holic". After a long career in sales & finance management, Sarah "retired" from the business world to stay at home with her children and started blogging in 2007 after the birth of her second child as a way to stay connected to family and friends spread out throughout the United States. Merging her new life of "Mommyhood" with her sales expertise, in the summer of 2008, Sarah launched Chester County Moms (chestercountymoms.com), a regional "Mommy Blog" for women living in Chester County where moms can find information on local events, activities, products and fun places to go with their kiddos. In October 2008, Sarah and the Chesco Mommy Bloggers participated in the GM Ride & Drive to the Blog Her Reach Out Tour in Boston. In May of 2009, Sarah appeared alongside her friend and fellow Chesco Mommy Blogger, Shannon, on a local ABC segment on the influence of Mommy Bloggers. In June 2009, Sarah and Shannon, launched Montco Moms (montcomoms.com), a regional blog for moms in Montgomery County. Sarah is a Social Media Consultant, Cookie Magazine "Queen Bee" blogger, Regular contributor to The Savvy Grouse, member of The Philly Mommy Bloggers and the Organizer of The Chester County Mommy Bloggers. When not blogging, Sarah enjoys crafting, traveling, shopping, surfing the ‘net and spending time with her husband, children and their dog Duke. Sarah is an active member of The Chester County Playgroup, The Chester County Moms Night Out Group and The Greater Philadelphia Boston Terrier Club.

shannon@chestercountymoms.com

Shannon is a Chester County Mom to 2 beautiful girls. She came to Chester County as an undergrad at West Chester University and fell in love with the area. She decided to stay in the region when she started her career in Project Management and eventually obtained her MBA from Penn State Great Valley. The blogging bug bit Shannon in early 2008 as a way to keep her friends and family updated on her childrens' lives. Soon after, Shannon became a regular contributor and then "Mom"-ager of ChesterCountyMoms.com, In October 2008, Shannon and her fellow Chester County Mommy Bloggers participated in a GM Ride & Drive to the BlogHer Reach Out Tour in Boston. In May 2009, Shannon and Sarah appeared on a local ABC segment on the influence of Mommy Bloggers. Following the great success of ChesterCountyMoms.com, Shannon and Sarah launched MontcoMom.com, a regional blog for moms in Montgomery County in June 2009. Shannon is a member of both The Chester County Mommy Bloggers and The Philly Mommy Bloggers, is a Kiwi Magazine Ambassador, and is a bit of a social media junkie. When not blogging, facebooking or twittering, Shannon loves to spend time with her husband and daughters camping, traveling, hiking and enjoying the fresh air. Shannon is passionate about going green, organic eating and the environment. She feels going green is something that can be done by everyone in small steps through education and dedication. Click here to be directed to Shannon's personal blog.

nicole@chestercountymoms.com

Nicole, is a Chester County Mom of two children – one girl and one boy. She met her husband while attending college in Wisconsin and is now a former preschool teacher turned stay at home mom. After growing up and living in Wisconsin for many years, her husband’s job moved them out to the Philadelphia area in late 2007. She started blogging in early 2008 as a means to share her life with family and friends all over the country, but that soon grew into an obsession for all things HTML! Nicole is a member of The Philly Mommy Bloggers, The Chester County Mommy Bloggers, as well as a contributing writer for the Busy Mom blog. If she’s not at her computer, you can find her in the kitchen cooking up some delicious dishes with her kids! She loves all things crafty and is desperately begging for a craft room to lock herself into! Nicole is excited about the opportunity of being the “resident foodie” on the Chester County Moms blog and is anxious to bring other Chester County Moms info about delicious family friendly meals, local food and community activities and great household and kitchen tips for busy moms!

When she isn't baking, Nicole is busy crafting.. see what her latest project is at her Etsy shop,

Chester County Moms Contributors

Kelly, the blogging mom behind "TheCentsiblelife.com"is a freelance writer, mom to 4 amazing kids, and wife to an amazingly supportive husband. She has been a stay at home parent for the last 12 years and has recently been featured on the TODAY Show, the NBC10! Show and published in many, many newspapers, blogs and magazines. Kelly's goal is to "inspire other families to take charge of their finances and make their money work for them".



Andrea lives in Berwyn with her husband and two daughters, works in Human Resources and is learning how to balance work, family and entrepreneurship. You can see what Andrea's up to at parentise.com where she is working on creating a database of information built from the expertise of parents like you.

Yvonne is a Chester County wife, mother of two girls, and freelance writer and independent communications consultant. As a former journalist, she enjoys reading and writing about the challenges of working mothers and the issues that surround them. A native of Connecticut, Yvonne has lived and worked in several cities including New York and Philadelphia, but has called Chester County home since 2001.

Sarah Peppel is the Frugal Living Column for a local Chester County paper, The Phoenix. She blogs at DIY Frugal and Genesis Moments. Sarah interests include knitting, bible study, skiing, writing fiction, spending time with her children and husband, baking and acting opportunities that come her way.

Kristen lives in Chester Springs with her husband, daughter, Sprout (10); son, Tater (7); and two dogs. Be sure to read more about Kristen's exploits as she attempts to keep her kids busy and entertained at http://www.thefunmommies.com/

Tara is a Chesco Mom of two, and a fitness enthusiast, teaching Body Pump and Silver Sneakers classes at Tennis Addiction in Exton. Tara has worked in advertising for Main Line Today Magazine and marketing for Duke's Firehose Company.

Caitlin is an on-location natural light photographer who specializes in "capturing the art of daily living". She will be contributing a weekly Photography 101 post. In addition to being an amazing photographer, Caitlin is a new mom to her adorable daughter, Ava, and a special education teacher in Bucks County. Learn more about Caitlin and view her work at http://www.caitlindomanico.com/.

K.C. is a "household coordinator", designer and breast cancer survivor. Originally from St. Louis, she moved to the Philadelphia area in 2000 after graduating from the University of Kansas School of Fine Arts with a BFA in Design. When her daughter was born in 2006, she started a small indie-craft business called The Diaper Bag Wrangler- which is a line of handmade accessories for practical mommies. When she's not sewing, crafting, or managing her family- she enjoys traveling and being with her friends. At just 30 years old, she was diagnosed with Stage 2 Breast Cancer and with the love and support of her husband, daughter, friends and family has kept an extremely positive attitude throughout her treatment. She will be contributing craft projects to the Chester County Moms Blog on a bi-weekly basis.

Devon posts regularly on her blog, http://www.mamacheaps.com/. When she is not blogging or designing personalized candy wrappers for her store, Winterwood Press, she is spending time with her husband and daughter.

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Advertising, Community Relations & PR: sarah@chestercountymoms.com
General Information & Reviews: shannon@chestercountymoms.com

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Chester County Moms.com In the News

• August 2008 - Featured in Daily Local News article “Moms in Cyberspace”
• October 2008 - Participated in the GM Ride & Drive to the Blog Her Reach Out Tour in Boston.May 2009 - Featured on 6ABC segment about influence and popularity of "Mommy Bloggers"
• June 2009 - Welcome Sister-site Montco Moms to the Blogosphere.
• June 2, 2009 - Sarah posts to The Savvy Grouse.
• June 11, 2009 - Shannon posts to The Savvy Grouse.
• June 11, 2009 - Sarah & Shannon are interviewed by Michelle Paiva, host of "Pulse" on WCHE Talk Radio 1520.
• August 2009 -Happy 1st Birthday Chester County Moms.com
• September 2009 - Sarah & Shannon attend Type A Mom Conference in Ashville, NC
• September Sarah attends Jillian Michaels Fitness Ultimatium Launch in NYC with Tara of Tennis Addiction and Beth Feldman of RoleMommy
• October 2009 - Sarah & Shannon attend Time to Play Holiday Showcase in New York, NY
• October 2009 - Shannon attends Wisk Promotional event
• November 12, 2009 - Sarah & Shannon organize See Mom Run book tour of Chester County with Tara from Tennis Addiction.
• November 2009 - Sarah attends Jakks Pacific Cabbage Patch Kid weekend at The Golden Inn in Avalon, NJ
• December 10, 2009 - Chester County Moms Holiday Extravaganza to benefit Toys for Tots of Chester County.