Our Team
When women support each other, incredible things happen
Why We Do What We Do:
"Becoming a mother is the hardest job in the world, even if you have everything. Imagine if you had nothing."
~ Danielle Krupa
Our Team:
Danielle Krupa, Founder & Executive Director
Raised by a single mother that worked 3 jobs while simultaneously putting herself through school, Danielle Krupa experienced firsthand the hardship a mother faces when she doesn’t have financial security. This served as her inspiration in starting Moms for Moms once she became a mother herself. And it continues to serve as her motivation in providing new and expecting mothers the critical items needed most after childbirth.
Danielle lives in NYC with her husband and 2 daughters. She holds a B.S. in Human Development and Family Relations from the University of Connecticut and an M.A. in Psychology from The City University of New York. Prior to establishing Moms for Moms, she worked in healthcare research at Memorial Sloan-Kettering Cancer Center and Weill Cornell Medical College, and more recently as a culinary professional specializing in health & wellness.
Susan Miller, Program Distribution Director
Susan is a lifelong New Yorker, born and raised in Brooklyn. She holds a J.D. and M.P.H. from Columbia University and has spent the past fifteen years of her career working in New York City's not-for-profit sector in legal, policy and volunteer positions focusing on public health.
Mara Holmgren, Program Director
Mara Holmgren is a mother and entrepreneur who worked in the fashion industry in New York City for 15 years before taking time off to raise her two young daughters. Community service has been a driving force for her from working at soup kitchens as a young adult to activist counseling for moms groups during the pandemic. Helping ease the acute needs and stress of new motherhood for others has been an imperative call.
Chris Anderson, Marketing Director
After life in the suburbs raising her four children, Chris returned to NYC six years ago thrilled to be re-immersed in the wonderful chaos of city life where a simple walk around the block can yield an abundance of stories. After a career supporting nonprofits and small businesses develop and share their stories, Chris is honored to be working with Moms for Moms as they bring their inspiring mission to life.
Larissa Creighton, PR & Partnerships | Caroline Nguyen, Programming |
Imani Appleton-Renfro, Research
Board of Directors:
Maya Rom Korin, Ph.D., Founding Member
Maya Korin is an NYC-born mom of two boys. She is also an Associate Professor at the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai, where she is a public health educator and researcher. When she isn't working on trying to make the world a better place, she enjoys drinking oat milk lattes, going to barre class, making elaborate flower arrangements and reading a good book.
Ann Joo
Originally from Seoul, South Korea, Ann Joo has called New York City home for most of her life. Ann works in higher education as a finance professional and is also the owner of a sports bar in Manhattan. She holds a BA from Columbia University and an MBA from NYU. Ann is the proud solo parent of her two daughters.
Raquel Roxanne-Nowak
Lauren Tetenbaum
Lauren Tetenbaum is a mom, a New Yorker, a writer, and a social worker specializing in supporting millennial mothers and young women through life transitions. Through her counseling practice, Lauren facilitates psychoeducational groups, coaching, and workshops to empower postpartum and other women, provides therapy in New York & Connecticut, and contributes to media on topics like maternal mental health, gender equity, and working parenthood.
Advisors:
Katie Galvin, Founding Member and Mother of 3
Lindsey Page, Founding Member and Mother of 3
Cara Belvin, Founder & Executive Director Empower