Meet the Team at Washington Parent Media

 

Jacky Dooly Martin

With more than 20 years with Washington Parent, Jacky is the COO and Co-Publisher. A mom of three boys, who are now adults, she has always appreciated that she was always able to volunteer and attend all their school functions while working for Washington Parent. She loves swimming, spinning and Pilates. She has raised money for diabetes research for over 30 years, and “Fun Fact” is an identical twin.

Karen Kullgren

Karen is Local Marketing Advisor & Contributing Editor for Washington Parent. She is author of the book “Grace in the Gray Areas: Thriving in Life’s Paradoxes” and has been a prolific freelance writer and editor. Mom to one son, Karen is a lifelong avid reader. She has an M.A. in East Asian Studies.

Maddy Lambergman

Maddy is our Event Manager and Media Press Liaison. As a mother of triplets (yes, three!) she is the queen of juggling. Maddy received a B.S. from the S.I. Newhouse School of Public Communications, Syracuse University. Born in the Bronx, she was raised in northern N.J. She loves Carolina beaches and spending time with her dog, a Bernedoodle named Yogi.

Karen Washburn

Karen Washburn is a Multi-Media Sales Advisor. She is from Northern Virginia and received a BS Degree in Business/Marketing at GMU. She has three children; a girl in Seattle, twin identical boys in FL who work at Disney and a rescued Pit Bull, Daisy. She spends her free time RVing with her husband of 35 years, fermenting kefir and fast walking many miles. She enjoys helping clients improve their businesses through advertising and digital outreach, which she has been doing for the past 28 years.

Ronel Hentschel

Ronel is Washington Parent’s Digital Editor, overseeing online content, strategy as well as SEO, social media and newsletters. She has her MBA from the University of London.

Kathy Cullen

Kathy is our Editorial Designer and works hard making us look good! She enjoys walking, hiking and is an avid birder.

We even have fun!