{"id":1769,"date":"2009-09-11T06:29:58","date_gmt":"2009-09-11T13:29:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/about\/"},"modified":"2021-02-26T12:29:31","modified_gmt":"2021-02-26T17:29:31","slug":"about","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/about\/","title":{"rendered":"Meet the Counselors"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center;\">Meet your community counselors:<br \/>\n<strong>Christine Connally &amp; Lisa Maxwell<\/strong><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft size-large wp-image-3609\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/09\/capitol-pic-1024x1024.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"625\" height=\"625\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/09\/capitol-pic-1024x1024.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/09\/capitol-pic-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/09\/capitol-pic-300x300.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/09\/capitol-pic-768x768.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/09\/capitol-pic-624x624.jpg 624w, https:\/\/blogs.aupairinamerica.com\/mdf\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2009\/09\/capitol-pic.jpg 1080w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 625px) 100vw, 625px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Our service area includes:\u00a0Takoma Park, Silver Spring, Southern Anne Arundel County &amp; Prince George\u2019s County, Maryland.<\/p>\n<p>We are each responsible for specific au pairs and host families, yet we work together to offer a large network of friends and variety of activities and combined resources.<\/p>\n<p>We strive to provide host families and au pairs with lots of extra services to make participating in the program easier and more rewarding:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Matching assistance<\/li>\n<li>Monthly cluster news emails<\/li>\n<li>A private cluster map<\/li>\n<li>Private Facebook &amp; WhatsApp groups for au pairs to connect and stay informed<\/li>\n<li>Private Facebook group for host parents to connect and stay informed<\/li>\n<li>Monthly activity ideas for au pairs to do with kids<\/li>\n<li>Camp Au Pair, weekly themed activities during the summer months<\/li>\n<li>Our cluster blog with lots of links and info.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Christine Connally has been an Au Pair in America Community Counselor since 2003. 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