Angela Lehmann, Vice President

Angela has been involved with TLC since she entered college in 1987. After working as a temporary nanny for five years, Angela joined the office staff in 1992. She specializes in matching families with the best available temporary nannies. She also coordinates TLC's newborn and postpartum care as well as group child care for events, meetings, weddings and religious organizations. Her experience and incredible attention to detail keep TLC organized and efficient. She always does her best to accommodate all of your special requests and needs. Please ask for Angela when you need help in our temporary division!

Angela has also been active in the International Nanny Association where she has presented workshops and consulted with many agencies in the development of their temporary services. In 2003, Angela joined Mentor St. Louis and currently mentors a 3rd grader in the St. Louis Public Schools. In her free time, Angela enjoys Cardinals baseball, travel, and cooking.

Jessica Friedman - Placement Counselor

Jessica joins TLC with a solid background in the areas of child care, education, and business. She is a graduate of the University of Kansas, earning a double major in English and American Studies. While in college, Jessica worked at conventional as well as early intervention preschools. Jessica joined TLC after three years being employed at a major educational multi-media company in the St. Louis area. There she was involved in all aspects of the company including marketing, operations, and administrative duties.

As the Placement Counselor she personally meets with both families and nannies seeking full and part-time placements. Jessica will advise families on expectations, salary and benefit packages, taxes and contracts. Jessica also thoroughly screens all candidates and personally interviews each one. After meeting with both parties and considering their needs, she matches families and nannies together. Her goal is to make introductions based on child care philosophy, experience, location,salary and personality. Jessica's knowledge and skills working with children and parents make her an integral part of TLC.

Before joining our management team, Kimberly worked as a temporary nanny for TLC. Her experience includes five years of teaching preschool, where she worked with a diverse population that included many at-risk children and children with disabilities and their families. She also worked in development, fundraising, and marketing for several local non-profit agencies. Kimberly holds an undergraduate degree from Maryville University, is married to a local chef and is the mother of three year old son.

Kimberly is responsible for recruiting, interviewing, screening and orienting caregivers for Temporary, Short Term, After School, and Summer positions. She also works personally with each family matching their needs with the appropriate candidates for these assignments. It is her job to make sure caregiver files are completed as thoroughly as possible and to uphold the highest possible standards for quality and safety. She also coordinates CPR certifications for all TLC nannies and sitters. She is an integral part of all aspects of our temporary services. She is always available for questions or concerns.

Maria Goggio, After Hours/Emergency Service Coordinator

Maria, mother of two young children herself, runs TLC when the office is closed. She works mornings from 6:30-8 AM and evenings from 8-9:30 PM. She works hard to accommodate last minute requests, caregiver cancellations and emergencies. Maria personally answers calls during the hours stated above from her home office. She will do her best to help you when emergencies occur. If you reach our voice mail, please leave your full name and phone number where you can be reached as well as the details of your needs.

About The Owners

Sharon Graff-Radell (right) and her sister, Stephanie Graff-Yaffee, both mothers of two, developed TLC to help parents find safe quality in-home child care. They were the first to make sick child care, on-call nannies, and in-home nanny care available to St. Louis parents. Sharon is currently serving the Board of Directors for the International Nanny Association (INA), of which she has been a member since 1988. Sharon was named Young Entrepreneur for the state of Missouri in 1990.Ä Stephanie has been recruiting and matching nannies with families since she graduated from Emory University in 1989. Together with the assistance of the other TLC staff members, they have developed specialized training programs for nannies and postpartum care providers.