Family Focus Media is powered by a team of creative, motivated women who channel their shared passions for family and community connection to publish Main Line Parent, Philadelphia Family, and Bucks County Parent.
Out team loves connecting with the Main Line Parent community. We keep local families in the loop with our weekly email newsletters featuring the latest stories from MainLineParent.com with handpicked recommendations from our curated calendar of family-friendly events. But it doesn’t stop there. We’re actively involved in facilitating referrals and helping parents connect in our Main Line Parent Community Facebook Group every day. Then on Instagram as @MainLineParent, we offer more exclusive content and giveaways. We strive to provide valuable resources, tips, opportunities to connect, and we’re so glad you’re here!
Our team also helps organizations big and small connect with their ideal customers through comprehensive, multi-channel marketing campaigns. We’d like to invite family-focused local business and nonprofit leaders to join Main Line Parent as a Member to start collaborating! You can read our team bios below and get in touch to explore how we can help you grow with the Main Line Parent Community.
SARAH BOND, FOUNDER & CEO
Sarah’s desire to make friends and foster connection, while championing local businesses and nonprofits has propelled her company forward since 2010. She contributes to all areas of her small business, but she especially enjoys nurturing her team, creating beautiful and useful resources, hugging clients and Members, and supporting her family.
PAMELA BADOLATO, CONTENT DIRECTOR
Pamela is a busy mother of four who uses her background in early childhood education to not only entertain her darling brood, but understand the youngest audience members of Philadelphia Family. A people person with passion and perseverance, she works one-on-one with local businesses to understand their marketing needs and creates a venue for their voice to be heard. Her warm smile and welcoming attitude make her a partner many now call friend.
LORI ROBBINS, DIRECTOR OF SALES & CLIENT MARKETING
Lori is a dedicated community leader, Main Line Native and mom of three. She thrives on connecting with people, both new and old. Her years of experience in both marketing and research proved her strengths are in her perceptibility and creativity. She can often be found waiting in car lines, cheering on the sidelines at various youth sporting events, or running the streets of Wynnewood.
SARAH HEYMAN, PUBLISHING MANAGER
Sarah is a recent marketing graduate from the University of South Carolina and a Montgomery County native with a passion for creativity and connection. She loves bringing fresh ideas to life and enjoys experimenting in the kitchen, taking barre classes, and spending time with family and friends. She’s always on the lookout for new local spots to enjoy in the Philadelphia suburbs.
BETH GILBERT-CROWELL, CALENDAR EDITOR & WRITER FOR MAIN LINE PARENT
Beth joined the team in November 2021 and is happy to bring her writing skills and meticulous proofreader’s eye to the pages of Main Line Parent. She has a keen interest in web publishing and enjoys learning new technologies to present compelling content and images. After living in the Fishtown neighborhood of Philadelphia, she and her husband and their two children moved to a cute little rancher with a big yard on the outskirts of Phoenixville, where she likes to spend time in the garden and to observe the resident birds, deer, and other wildlife.
Get in touch with Beth at beth@familyfocus.org
BECKY ORMSBEE, PUBLISHING ASSISTANT
Becky is a mom (to 3 humans and one fur baby) and former lawyer turned full-time volunteer with a passion for forging connections among members of her local community. She has a deep appreciation for the vibrant Main Line area and enjoys being of service to and building relationships with community groups and organizations. Her experience in the legal world helped her develop excellent communication skills and a detail-oriented working style. In her free time, Becky enjoys supporting her kids in their athletic endeavors, gardening and playing racquet sports!
Get in touch with Becky at becky@familyfocus.org
LAUREN SZKOLNICKI, MARKETING COORDINATOR
Lauren is a communications and content design expert on a mission to help you express yourself! After four years in healthcare marketing, becoming eager to break into new industries, she started offering freelance marketing support for businesses of all kinds! Lauren currently resides in Mount Airy, Philadelphia. When she’s not zoned-in on her laptop during business hours, you will probably find her playing volleyball, cuddling her cats, hanging with friends, or she hopes – at a concert!
MAIRIN PETRONE, DIRECTOR OF DEVELOPMENT
Mairin joins us from Pittsburgh and hopes you won’t hold her love for the Steelers, Penguins, and Pirates against her. She received both her BS in Marketing and Leadership/Change Management and Master of Business Administration from Duquesne University. She has been a member of the Family Focus Media team since 2016 and also does work for the Philadelphia Flower Show and Pittsburgh Irish Festival.
STEF ARCK-BAYNES, CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Philly born-and-raised (go Lancers!), Stef is a nonprofit communications professional, toddler and dog mom, and co-owner of 2StreetSammies food truck. As a freelance writer, she covers what she knows — the trials and tribulations of parenting, as well as resources to help moms feel supported – and hopefully, a little more sane! She also mentors young women, and volunteers for mission-driven causes to help make the city where she grew up a kinder and better place.
TARA BEHAN, CONTRIBUTING WRITER
Tara brings to Main Line Parent more than 20 years experience covering the Main Line and Western Suburbs full-time for another local publication. Currently, she is fully dedicating her working hours to freelance projects from writing articles to consulting on social media and marketing endeavors for small companies. After growing up in Delaware County (she’s very proud of her DELCO roots), and spending the years after graduating from Saint Joseph’s University in Chester County, she now has been further north in the Bucks County area for close to a decade. Give her the opportunity and she loves to share what makes Bucks such a special place to live and raise a family! She recently spent two years as an expat in England with her husband and two young sons, but is now on her preferred side of the pond enjoying all that the Philadelphia suburbs has to offer. If she’s not on the sidelines of her sons’ flag football and baseball games, she can be found checking out the area’s newest restaurants and shops or on any of the beaches along the Jersey Shore when the weather permits.
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