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Jennifer Hill
Jennifer Hill is a mom, child advocate, professional speaker and stage and television actress. As a child advocate and professional speaker, Jennifer has traveled the nation on behalf of various child safety issues. In her tenth year of membership, she is currently serving as Chairperson of the Mercer County Commission for Abused Neglected and Missing Children.
She holds a B.A. in Communications from Rider University, which she attended on a full, four year performing arts scholarship. She has an extensive background in live theater as well as film and television with small screen credits including daytime dramas As the World Turns and Another World. A former Miss New Jersey, Jennifer was also 2nd runner-up in the 1994 Miss America Pageant and finished in the Top Ten of the 1997 Miss USA Pageant. Jennifer was the host TLC's parenting series, Surviving Motherhood.
Jennifer and her husband Ken have been married for ten years and have three children. When she is not working or shuttling her kids to various activities, she enjoys studying American and World History, collecting antiques, reading, practicing martial arts and volunteering at her church.
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Josh Lerman
Josh Lerman has served as Senior Editor of Parenting magazine since 1996. In addition to writing and editing various feature articles and essays, he is also the editor of the monthly “Parenting Picks” section of children’s book, music, software and DVD reviews.
A frequent media spokesperson for Parenting, he has been a guest on numerous television broadcasts to discuss a broad array of parenting topics, ranging from the rising costs of child care to the effects of marketing to children. His most recent appearances include NBC’s TODAY, the CBS Early Show, CNNfn, CNN Headline News, WABC-TV, WCBS-TV and Inside Edition.
Josh's previous magazine experience included six years as an editor at Skiing magazine, for which he also penned the "Ask Josh" reader question-and-answer column. He began his career in advertising, as a media planner for NW Ayer, Inc.
A 1985 graduate of Vassar College, with a Bachelor of Arts degree in English, he resides in Brooklyn, NY, with his wife and two children, ages 5 and 10.
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Dr. Inas Anderson
As we all do, I wear several hats in my day-to-day activities. First and foremost, I am the mom of three awesome kids: Julia, Olivia and Joseph. It is a challenge and a humbling blessing to watch them grow and nurture their own individual personalities and interests.
I have been married for 18 years to Kevin Anderson, my friend and partner in life. Without him and his daily support as a dad and husband, our family would not be as it is. He is very involved with the kids, coaching Julia's basketball team for five years and Olivia's soccer team for six years. Joe has now asked him to be his soccer coach; we'll see how many hours we can put in a day. We subscribe to the saying that the family who plays together stays together. Achieving this is easier on most nights than having dinner together, although we strive to do that too. Kevin works as a financial analyst.
Kevin and I both grew up in Maryland. I was born in Kumasi, Ghana, to Egyptian parents. With both their families still in Egypt, my parents and I came to the United States when I was 3 years old. It became clear to me after my seventh-grade science (biology) class that I wanted to be a physician. The human body seemed unbelievable, and to be able to keep such an incredible structure healthy seemed to be a great thing. As an undergrad, I studied at The George Washington University, where I received a B.S. in biology and went on to attend medical school. Afterward, I did my residency at Children's Hospital, also in Washington, D.C. My deep interest in pediatrics evolved from witnessing the wonderful ability of kids to be so resilient in healing, and from experiencing the joy and privilege of being a part of a family’s life. I have been a partner at Primary Pediatrics since 1998. Today, I see kids whom I began with at the start of my practice going to college as accomplished students, athletes and musicians. Watching your patients grow up is what pediatrics is all about. We also have our share of healing to do and trips to the hospital to take, to care for the children in our practice who are sick enough to be admitted. Our practice is growing and young.
As my children grow older, I'm finding it easier to regain some of my hobbies. I have started reading again. I also play tennis, walk/run, volunteer at Joe's school as needed, participate on several church worship boards and enjoy teaching Sunday school.
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Dr. Jennifer Trachtenberg
Jennifer Trachtenberg, M.D., F.A.A.P., is a board-certified pediatrician and a fellow of the American Academy of Pediatrics. Nationally renowned, Dr. Trachtenberg has been practicing pediatric and adolescent medicine in New York City for over 10 years. She currently serves as a pediatric consultant for Johnsons ®.
Dr. Trachtenberg specializes in the development and behavior of children. In her practice, she cares for typically developing children, as well as for children with special needs. Using her extensive knowledge of pervasive developmental disorder, autistic spectrum disorders, ADHD and other developmental disabilities of early childhood, Dr. Trachtenberg helps children and their families select the treatment options that best meet their needs.
Currently, Dr. Trachtenberg serves as chair of the Years Ahead Scientific Review Board, an online resource dedicate to helping parents and children establish healthy habits that can help prevent disease in the future.
Frequently called on by the media, Dr. Trachtenberg has appeared on numerous television programs such as NBC's TODAY, New York's Channel 1 (NY1) News Report, and Living it Up! with Ali & Jack. Since 2001, she has contributed easy-to-read articles on various children's health topics, including child development and childhood obesity, to iVillage.com and Parentsoup.com.
Dr. Trachtenberg received her Bachelors of Science in Clinical Nutrition from Cornell University and was awarded the National Collegiate Award in Nutritional Sciences. Upon graduating from Mount Sinai School of Medicine, she completed her internship and residency in pediatrics at Mount Sinai Medical Center.
Dr. Trachtenberg is married and is the mother of three young children, two boys and one girl.
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