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Hand in Hand Parenting Staff

 

Patty Wipfler

Founder, Director, and Trainer

Patty is the mother of two sons and the grandmother of three. She lives in Palo Alto, California. 
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Paul Russell

 

 

Paul Russell

Executive Director

Paul is the father of two boys with whom he enjoys Special Time every night. Paul's experience in for-profit and non-profit management has given him all the necessary skills to expand the reach of Hand in Hand while staying true to our mission of supporting parents. Paul is excited to build the infrastructure that will allow us to share the lessons of Parenting by Connection with parents everywhere.

Julianne Idleman

Julianne Idleman

Communications Director, Trainer & Consultant

Julianne Idleman has been with Hand in Hand since January of 2006. Juli has a school age daughter and two adolescent stepchildren. She has been using Parenting by Connection tools since 2002 and enjoys sharing them with other parents. Read about Juli's use of Parenting by Connection in her family on our blog. See Juli talk about the science behind Setting Limits.  Juli also edits the monthly Hand in Hand newsletter, Connecting!
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Molly Pearson

Communications Assistant

Molly works on the marketing and advertising side of things. As a PR and Advertising major from Chapman University and the daughter of two psychologists,
Hand in Hand is the perfect place to combine her two passions. In her free time, she plays rides horses, goes to music festivals and designs jewelry.

 

 

Elizabeth Elias

Office Assistant

Elizabeth has been the Office Assistant at Hand in Hand since 2009. She has a few years of experience and is eager to learn as much as she can.  During her free time she enjoys playing sports, photography, and playing rock band.

 

Usha Sangam

Program Assistant

Usha Sangam has been a Certified Teacher for Parenting by Connection since Feb 2007, having been introduced to this parenting approach in 2002. After many years in the high-tech industry as a software developer and manager, Usha switched gears and now has California Teaching Credentials to teach elementary grade levels as well as math at the secondary level. She enjoys giving talks, teaching classes and leading parent support groups for Hand in Hand Parenting in the South Bay.