Hi, I'm Dot.  I live in NJ with my husband and our 5 children - as well as my parents and a couple brothers. We are originally from Philly so we moved here to stay close to our family. For the past 10 years, I have worked in a nonprofit agency - first as a therapist in specialized foster care and currently by supervising a family therapy program. In my free time, I love to play with my kiddos and craft.

I love working with my kids to design birthday celebrations that tell a story about where they're at in their lives that year.

My daughter, Emilee, is my partner on this project. She is an 18 year old college student at Rowan College at Gloucester County. She is a socially conscious environmentalist as well as an awesome sister to her little brothers. In her free time, she loves to read and do puzzles. She also likes to bake and come up with creative ideas for how to make events special for her younger siblings.