For more information on each
state, click below:
Regional Presence:
Au Pair In America has more than 30 clusters in Connecticut and
New York. The majority of the families live in Westchester and Fairfield
Counties but population centers are served across both states.
Quarterly Message:
July 2008
NY and CT clusters are gearing up for planning many outdoor activities that will introduce au pairs to American activities. Counselors will take au pairs to local baseball games, host barbeques, and travel down rivers in canoes. Canoe trips are a favorite activity, and each year brings new adventures to document in photos and emails home. Several clusters take a yearly walk across the Brooklyn Bridge, focusing on the view as they begin in Brooklyn Heights and end up in Chinatown for a lunch of dim sum -- a unique cultural exchange activity! As we head toward summer, many counselors focus their quarterly childcare meeting on summer safety. There are many useful tips on the Au Pair in America website at http://aupairinamerica.com/safety.htm. We're all looking forward to "springing forward" to warmer weather!
Regional Representative:
Gail Tomanelli, Regional Representative for Region 9, CT and NY,
joined APIA in 1991 as a Community Counselor in Greenwich, CT. She
became the Regional Representative for this very busy region of
32 clusters in 1996. Her responsibilities in this position include:
- Interview and train new CCs
- Realignment of cluster territories
- Support of the field staff
- Support of region's marketing efforts
- Liaison between management and field
- Arrange and facilitate meetings for the region's counselors
- Special projects
Gail is the proud mother of a "Rock Journalist" and a
student at Muhlenburg College. She recently completed an MBA at
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