I welcome Micki Whelan as the new account executive at Kidoinfo.com. She will be the new go-to person for advertising and sponsorship opportunities on the website and newsletter. Micki and I worked together for over five years as co-directors of the Providence Craft Show – a venue we created to bring together juried artists from all over the country to sell their handmade work in Providence. Micki and I believed that forming partnerships within the community makes good sense so we worked with the city, the tourism council, local area restaurants and hotels, and the RISD museum to make the Craft Show a complete arts destination weekend.

In the same spirit, my mission for Kidoinfo has always been to create a central, inviting space for family-oriented businesses, services, and information. As parents we always seem to be juggling responsibilities and commitments, and we welcome ways to make our days a little easier while nurturing our children’s creative well-being. To that end, Kidoinfo provides useful resources and creative ideas for parents locally in Rhode Island and beyond.

You can reach Micki Whelan at Micki (at) kidoinfo (dot) com. She is looking forward to meeting and expanding the Kidoinfo community.

Kidoinfo is just over a year old and thanks to a growing number of contributors, my fabulous editor, Nancy King, and my tech husband, Douglas (who set up the site and handles many major tech-related issues after his day job is done and the kids are in bed), I have made Kidoinfo into a site for kids—and the people who raise, teach, and entertain them—that is full of local flavor and appeals to a national audience. As Kidoinfo continues to grow and (hopefully) becomes as important to some parents as their morning cup of coffee, so do the responsibilities to keep Kidoinfo up to date and running smoothly. I am looking for the right people to join the Kidoinfo family: a few summer interns and part-time sales associates. Email Anisa if you’re interested, or pass this on to someone you think would be!

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