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Board and Staff

MOM’S HOUSE IS HIRING:

Mom’s House is currently seeking a Director of Fundraising and Outreach and a Teaching Assistant to join our team!  If interested in any either of these positions, please send your resume to Kristine Cunningham at admin@momshouseny.org or call Kristine at 607-644-9972 ext. 311. 

Click here to learn more: Job qualifications and requirements

Board of Directors

  • Susan Bock
    President
  • Helen Sacco
    Vice-President 
  • Sarah Creery
    Secretary
  • Todd Trencansky
    Treasurer
  • Deacon Ed Blaine
  • Margaret Fetsko
  • Eliott Lupo
  • Clare McGovern-Lind
  • Donna Rahner
  • Jennifer Ryan
 

Staff

Staffing consists of an Executive Director, Program Director, Assistant Program Director, Director of Family Services, Administrative Assistant, Receptionist, three lead teachers, two teacher assistants, a Food and Nutrition Coordinator and approximately thirty volunteers. The staff child ratio is one-staff/four infants, one-staff/five toddlers, and one-staff/seven preschoolers, plus the several classroom volunteers.

  • Kristine Cunningham

    Executive Director
    admin@momshouseny.org
    607-644-9972 x311

    In 2019, Kristine was re-hired as the Executive Director of Mom’s House. She worked at Mom’s House from 1992-2005, when she resigned to stay home and raise her children. Kristine has a Bachelor’s of Science in Applied Social Science and an MBA, both from BU. She is very excited to be back at Mom’s House and is looking forward to helping the program grow and thrive!

 
  • Diane Avery

    Receptionist
    607-644-9972 x301

    As a Founding Mom’s House Board Member, Diane has been involved with Mom’s House since 1987. In her position, Diane works closely with the staff, clients, their children and the Mom’s House volunteers. She is usually the first point of contact for all visitor of Mom’s House.

  • Charlene Grinnell

Administrative Assistant
momshouseny1@gmail.com
607-644-9972 x312

Charlene has been a part of Mom’s House since 2007. In her position as an Administrative Assistant, Charlene assists not only the Executive Director but the teaching staff as well as various tasks; she helps to keep the organization running efficiently. She also has 15 years of experience as a preschool teacher prior to coming to Mom’s House.

  • Mary Gilroy

Food & Nutrition Coordinator

After joining the Mom’s House team in February 2020 as a Teacher’s Assistant, Mary became our Food & Nutrition Coordinator in 2021.   She follows the CACFP guidelines as she prepares nutritious meals for the children.  Mary comes to Mom’s House with many years of experience through raising her own children, being a caregiver for children in their home, mentoring in the Binghamton school district, and volunteering in a variety of areas. 

  • Lynne Walck

    Toddler Teacher

    Lynne has been a Toddler Teacher at Mom’s House since 2000. She attended Dana College and SUNY Broome Community College and has received an Infant Toddler Credential. Lynne works closely with each child, enhancing their various developmental stages. As a mother of 3, Lynne has worked with children for many years at church as 6th grade Sunday School teacher, 7th grade confirmation teacher, vacation Bible teacher and directed Christmas plays. In addition, she also served as Sunday school and vacation Bible School coordinator.

  • Elizabeth Frey

    Preschool Teacher

    Elizabeth joined Mom’s House in 2019 as our younger Toddler Teacher, and now is working as our Preschool Teacher.  She has a Bachelor of Science degree in Education and several years of experience as a pre-kindergarten and elementary school teacher.  Elizabeth’s gentle spirit embraces each child with love and guidance. 

  • Elizabeth Goodwin

    Infant Supervisor

    Liz has been volunteering with the infants in the Lamb Room for many years.  In September 2017, she joined the Mom’s House team as a Teacher Assistant.  In January 2021, Liz became the Infant Supervisor in our Lamb room.  With a Bachelor’s degree in Math and a Masters in Numerical Analysis from Syracuse University, Liz came to us after retiring from Lockheed Martin and having raised her twin daughters. In addition to her expert multi-tasking, her calm and loving way is contagious – soothing even the most inconsolable child.

  • Ashley Cunningham
    Infant/Toddler Teacher

    Ashley graduated in May 2022 with her Bachelor’s in Psychology with a minor in Deaf Studies and Sign Languages.  She aspires to be a Clinical Psychologist and currently works as a Psychiatric Evaluator at Guthrie Cortland.  Ashley attended Mom’s House while her mom was an employee and now works alongside her former teacher Ms. Lynne!  She joined the team in September 2022 as a teacher’s aide and now will become our Infant/Toddler Teacher.

  • Susan Lindley

Teacher Assistant

After volunteering at Mom’s House for eight years, Sue joined the team in January 2021 as a Teacher Assistant.  Sue was a registered nurse for over 30 years.  As a mother of eight children, and growing up in a family that fostered many children, she has considerable experience with caring for little ones.  Sue brings her love for children and many gifts and talents to the program.