Staff

Please feel free to contact any of our staff with your questions, concerns or suggestions.

Sarah Rintamaki, Executive Director

Sarah is the founder and Executive Director of Connecting for Kids.  She has an MBA from University of Chicago in Finance and Strategic Management.  She was a management consultant for The Boston Consulting Group and a Product Manager for Progressive Insurance Company before becoming a stay-at-home mother of two adorable boys.  She loves reading and is passionate about exercising, ice cream and outwitting her husband at board games.  She can be contacted at sarahrintamaki@connectingforkids.org.

 

Jen Marcano, Nonprofit Alliance Coordinator

Jen took a four-year vocational course and received a degree in Early Childhood Education.  She worked as a head preschool teacher before becoming a stay-at-home mother of two wonderful boys.  She enjoys working in our childcare room and coordinating with our nonprofit partners.  She can be contacted at jenmarcano@connectingforkids.org.

Paula C. Papp M.A.Ed., Early Childhood and Special Education Consultant

Paula attended Slippery Rock University earning a BS in Elementary and Special Education. She has a MA in Reading Instruction from Baldwin Wallace College, where she focused her studies on early literacy development.  Committed to being a "life-long learner," Paula has continued to take classes and attend trainings throughout her 36 year long career.  She retired in 2012 from Cuyahoga County Board of Developmental Disabilities.  Paula is excited to be working with Connecting for Kids so she can continue to foster young children's development in cooperation with families, other professionals, and the greater community.  At home in her "empty nest," Paula enjoys trying new recipes with her husband, exercising her setters, and cuddling up with her pug and a good book.  She can be contacted at paulapapp@connectingforkids.org.

Lorilynn Wolf, Newsletter Editor and Public Relations Officer

Lorilynn Wolf serves as the editor of The Monthly Connect, the Connecting for Kids email newsletter.  She also handles the publicity for the organization's programs and is responsible for updating the Connecting for Kids website.  Lorilynn holds a bachelors of arts degree in Communications from Valparaiso University.  For the past five years, she has served as a part-time marketing coordinator for Cornerstone Among Women. Before becoming a mom, Lorilynn spent 15 years in full-time public-relations work, most recently serving as a Senior Account Supervisor with Falls Communications. Lorilynn and her husband, Dennis, have two boys.  

Kim Wylie CPA, Treasurer

Kim has her BA in Management with a concentration in Accounting from Wittenberg University.  She earned her CPA while working at Ernst & Young LLP.  Kim worked in Internal Audit for the Scott Fetzer Company prior to coming to American Greetings Corporation where she is an Accounting Supervisor in the Enterprise Accounting Department.  Kim is also on the Associate Board for the Foundation for Retinal Research.  When not at her "day" job, Kim enjoys spending time with her husband and two sons.  She can be contacted at kimwylie@connectingforkids.org.

 

Sarah Rintamaki and Kim Wylie's photographs were generously donated by Studio South photography.  www.studiosouthphoto.com