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Meet the CityMom Content Team
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Sarah Harker
Sarah is mom to three boys. Some may say a night in her house is the best show in town (ha!). She is a lover of plants, coffee, avid cookbook reader, and laughing until her sides hurt. As one of our content creators, Sarah harnesses her videography and influencing skills gathering content theCityMoms can use across a number of channels. Find her on insta @sarahjessicaharker.
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Emily Heck
Originally from Columbus, Indiana, Emily has called Indianapolis home for nearly 15 years. During the day she bounces between running a marketing agency and teaching college students but enjoys writing as a creative escape from the day-to-day grind. Emily lives for hot and humid weather and loves gardening and spending time on the lake. When she’s not chasing her free-spirited toddler, you’ll find her on a yoga mat. See her posts here!
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Daviana James
Daviana James is an Indy native, working in hospital information technology after spending ten years as an elementary school teacher. You can find her all around the city sampling the best kid-friendly food spots with her son and daughter to post on their foodie Insta page @munchingwithminis, on a date night with her high school sweetheart-turned-husband, or out out on the town with her family and friends. She's an avid book reader, excellent macaron maker, enjoys frequent traveling, and loves all podcasts and television shows related to true crime. See her posts here!
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Kim O'Connell
Kim is a couples and family therapy associate, music therapist, and co-owns Joyful Counseling with her husband, Mike. Kim finds that helping women, couples, and families discover their inner wisdom and thrive is both a passion and a privilege. She delights in witnessing her three free-range children grow and explore this big world, while also holding space for the hard times and sticky surfaces that come with guiding three kids! Kim loves dining at local restaurants, hiking Indy’s amazing parks, and perusing local vintage shops to bring the Mid-century vibe back to her Broad Ripple home.
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Kristina O'Connor
Kristina O'Connor is an Indy-area writer and mom of two. As a copywriter, she uses her writing skills to support small businesses. She also shares her passion for writing as a volunteer instructor with the Indiana Prison Writers Workshop, leading creative writing classes at a local prison. In her spare time, she enjoys visiting local museums and festivals with her family and date nights at the HiFi with her husband, Justin. You can find her website here and see her posts here!
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Emily O'Malley
Emily grew up in the Chicagoland area and has called Indy home for the last three years. When she's not chasing after her two young boys and long-haired dachshund (Oscar), she's checking out live music or new restaurants with her husband. Emily's professional passion lies in Public Health and has worked in the health care field for the last 13 years. Outside of work, you can catch her watching Bravo, reading the latest psychological thriller, or dreaming up some DIY project for her house. And if you see her rooting for Chicago sports teams that continue to lose...no you didn't.
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Melissa Ranck
Melissa Ranck is an Indy-native and social worker turned stay-at-home mom (who “stays at home the least” according to her friends–she loves ALLLL the play dates) to three boys ages 9, 7, and 4. She is a preschool volunteer extraordinaire and also spends lots of time with the teens she leads in her church’s youth group.
Melissa’s favorites include binge watching trash TV, McDonald’s Coke, napping, cooperative preschool, and novels with unbelievable happy endings. See her posts here!
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Morgan Studer
Morgan is an Alabama native who found her way to the Midwest by way of graduate school. As a higher education professional, she has found a career that brings together her passion for deep learning and connecting with people seeking to make good change in their communities. She’s a mom of 2 learning to lean into what her kiddos love and can be found in her downtime enjoying a cup of coffee and a good book. See her posts here!
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Claire Trost
Claire is a writer in rural Indiana and can almost always be found in the kitchen paging a worn cookbook, listening to a podcast, chasing her two kids, cooking alongside her husband or chatting with friends around the island (and many snacks!). Her words on food, love, and life have been featured in Today Parents, Cherry Bombe Magazine, Edible Indy, Coffee+Crumbs and her own personal blog, Bloom. See her posts here!