Our Board seats 15 members who serve in 6 or 12 month rotations in the following positions:

Co-Leader- Jessica Thayer

Jessica lives in Aurora with her husband and her 3-year-old son and works full time as a legal secretary.  Jessica joined Moms & More in 2016 to meet other moms in the area. She regularly attends Bunco and Recipe Club and has also participated on both the resale and the open house committees.  Jessica loves to spend her free time with her son and husband working on crafts, playing games and traveling.

Treasurer- Heather Daley

Heather joined Moms & More in 2015. Prior to her current stint as treasurer, Heather served as secretary, care coordinator, and three terms as a member of the Childrens’ Resale Committee. She lives in Aurora with her husband of nine years and her sons, Kyle (6) and Evan (infant). She recently became a stay-at-home mom after eight years in the banking industry. In her free time, she enjoys reading and planning learning activities for her son and his friends.

Secretary and Interim Co-Leader - Kathy Mayyou

A former middle school teacher, Kathy currently is a stay-at-home mom of two boys (7 and 4). She loves to attend book club, family parties, and mom and tot events. She thinks the best part of Moms & More are the new relationships she's made and commiserating with other moms about the joys and trials of parenting.

Marketing/Social Media (co-chair)- Grace Gould

Grace lives in Aurora with her husband of seven years and their two children, Simon (4 years) and Laurel (born summer 2018). She joined Moms & More (at the time Mothers & More) the first long, hard winter after her son was born, and was both delighted and relieved to find such a great group of fellow moms to hang out with and get ideas and advice from. Grace is a stay-at-home mom still figuring out the whole "two kids" thing but overall loving mom life. She has an art background so she also enjoys everything artsy and craftsy and will never be done with all the DIY projects around her house.

Marketing/Social Media (co-chair)- Stephanie Spencer

Stephanie lives in Aurora with her husband, two daughters (7 and 4) and the best dog in the world. She joined Moms & More in 2017 when her oldest went off to kindergarten and she wanted activities and a playgroup for her youngest, as well as the chance to meet some new mom friends after relocating to Illinois from Ohio. Stephanie can often be found at the center of a game of tag or Simon Says with a swarm of children, as she is a kid at heart herself! When she's not busy with family obligations or Moms & More activities, Stephanie works part-time as a Career Counselor for Northern Illinois University, as well freelance coaching work with CareerArc, helping displaced workers find new employment.

Membership - Vicki Petersen

Vicki and her husband, Chris, live in Aurora with their son, Calvin. Vicki juggles being a mom with her full-time job in communications for a health care association in Chicago and freelancing for Neighborhood Tourist, a regional travel magazine. When she’s not riding the train or negotiating with her son to go to bed, Vicki enjoys practicing yoga and meditation, cooking, and reading. She also volunteers at events in her neighborhood and serves on the board of the AAUW Aurora Area Chapter. As a Moms & More member, Vicki enjoys the freezer meal swap, book club and family activities. 

Community Outreach - Jenna Seabold

 Jenna lives in Oswego with her husband, 5 year old son and 2 1/2 year old daughter. She joined Moms & More in 2016 after moving to Illinois from Colorado. While she was excited to stay home for this season of life, she quickly realized she needed a support system of other moms. In Moms & More, Jenna enjoys the playgroups, Mom & Tot events, book club and large group events. On any given day you can find Jenna reading, serving at her church, dancing in her kitchen, taking her kids on walks to the playground, and listening to podcasts. 

Fundraising- Amy Lawler

 

Amy joined Moms & More early in 2018. Looking to dive right in and make new friends, she put her name in for a board position and became a Kids Coordinator. Amy lives in Montgomery with her husband, Aaron, 4-year-old son James, and 1-1/2-year old-daughter Tess. As a full-time stay at home mom and a full time founder and Executive Director to a local charity, everyday turns into an adventure in the Lawler house. Between dropping off and picking up donations to neighbors in need, she and her sidekicks can be found creating elaborate works of kid art, fighting off dragons and other make believe creatures around town, making rocket ships out of boxes and flying to galaxies far, far away. They also love to explore local parks, read and play at all the nearby libraries, and find unique places to visit in the area.

Care coordinator- Amanda Dill

Amanda is a stay-at-home mom of two boys. She joined Moms & More after relocating from California to Illinois. She was in search of a tribe of other mothers to befriend. She enjoys cooking meals that her children rarely eat, attempting to read novels in between toddler tantrums, and trying to figure out where all the missing socks went. When she’s not cooking or reading, you can find her traveling the globe, consuming unhealthy amounts of coffee, cheese and tabasco hot sauce while answering the question “Why” for the eleventy-bajillionth time.Amanda loves going to freezer meal swap, Mom’s Night In, playgroup and all the Mom and Tot events!



Kids Coordinator (co-chair)-Kerry Torgusen

Kerry joined Moms & More shortly after her move to Oswego in 2016. While she was looking to meet some other moms and learn more about the area, she ended up finding a great group of friends, playmates for her two sons ages 7 and 3. As a stay-a-home mom to Carter and Jacob, Kerry can be found driving all over carnation exploring some park, children's museum or kids play place. After a fun filled day, Kerry wonders how her clean kitchen is a giant mess again and unwinds with a good book. Kerry enjoys playgroup, mom & tot activities, coffee clutch and book club.

Kids Coordinator (co-chair)-Kimberly Allgaeuer

Kimberly has been an active member of Moms and More (formerly Mothers & More) since she joined in 2012 while pregnant with her son. She has served on the Resale Committee for numerous sales, as well as previously served on the board as Leader, Newsletter/Social Media & Resale Chair. She lives in Aurora with her husband of 12 years and their two grade school children Ashley & Johnny, and infant Hailey. Kim is a stay-at-home mom who works part-time at Board & Brush Oswego and stays actively involved as Secretary of the school PTG, as well as her oldest daughter's jazz & hip-hop dance companies. In her otherwise limited free time, Kim can be found staring at her coffeemaker questioning how many cups she's already consumed, unintentionally memorizing Disney Jr theme songs, and pinning thousands of ideas on Pinterest that she most likely will never attempt.


Socials (co-chair)- Nikki Karl

Nikki and her husband have lived in Oswego for 10 years. They have two boys that are 5 years old and 2.5 years old. While she stays home with their boys full time, Nikki is also a Health and Fitness Coach, and does volunteer work for Meals on Wheels and her church. She joined Moms & More a little less than a year ago. She served on the Resale committee in the spring and is on the committee again this fall. She loves that we get local moms together multiple times a month and do fun stuff with the kids too! She has really enjoyed the connections she has made and the impact the group has in the community.

Socials (co-chair)- Molly Whitman

Molly has lived in Oswego with her husband, Chad, for almost 12 years. She has three children- Tessa, age 9; Corinne, age 8; and Lucas, age 4. She enjoys reading, spending time with family and friends, volunteering at her daughters’ school, and going to her MMA gym. She joined Moms & More 4 years ago and has been on the Resale Committee the last six resales. She enjoys meeting new people within the group, as well as getting together with those that she has developed friendships with!

Resale (co-chair)- Erika Sieh

Resale (co-chair)- Dana Mac

Dana and her husband, Mike, live in Oswego with their three children Aubrie & Ryan (3.5) and Gavin (10). Dana joined Moms & More (then Mothers & More) in 2015 primarily due to her interest in resale. Dana works full-time as a school social worker in 308. Dana enjoys crafting and low-key time with friends and family. She has truly appreciated all of the women she has met and social opportunities of this group.