parents like you, navigating the tech world

A certified Child and Teen Coach, Adrienne blends the latest research on child development with real-world parenting wisdom to offer practical, values-based strategies for healthy tech use. She co-founded the Concord Promise, serves on the MA Distraction Free Schools Policy Project, is a founding member of the Children's Screen Time Action Network's Screens in Schools Working Group, and sits on the Emerson Health Foundation Board of Directors. Adrienne lives in Concord with her husband, their four busy and very different kids, and their dog, Gus.

Emily founded the Intentional Tech Coalition in Concord and is a dedicated advocate for community-based partnerships that help parents, caregivers and schools make intentional, developmentally aligned technology decisions. She's deeply committed to protecting childhood, supporting mental health, and strengthening family and community connections. Emily holds a master's degree in Animals and Public Policy and brings a background in finance, nonprofit leadership and strategic consulting. She lives in Concord with her husband, children, and rescued pit bulls.

Wendi founded Lex Kids Be Kids and is a passionate advocate for a more human, less digital childhood. At Turning Life On, she builds the framework that connects community leads so they can support one another, a network that has proven especially valuable when advocating for change with school districts. Wendi works for a separate nonprofit and has led one, and she channels that experience into meaningful change for families and vulnerable communities. She lives in Lexington with her husband and three diversely-abled children.

Jeff founded Tech-Wise Arlington, a parent-to-parent guide that helps local families think through smartphones, phone-free schools, classroom tech and AI, including a plain-language guide to AI for parents. He's an advocate for Wait Until 8th and phone-free schools and works to share ideas and resources across communities. Jeff is EVP of Strategy and Acquisition at Acxion Foodservice and has served on 10 corporate boards. He also sits on the boards of Smartphone Free Childhood U.S., the Arlington Libraries Foundation, and the Humanist Chaplaincy at Harvard and MIT. Jeff holds an A.B. in Economics from Harvard and lives in Arlington with his wife, two children, and two dogs.

Kelsey is a public health professional with more than 10 years of experience translating community data into strategic programming that improves health, including local Youth Risk Behavior Survey data showing growing concern about youth mental health. She is passionate about bringing people together for shared learning and program development. Kelsey first worked with Turning Life On in 2020, developing an educational campaign through website content and a mini podcast series, and as Director of Development she now leads TLO's fundraising through grants and sponsorships. She holds an MPH and lives in Bolton with her husband and two children.

Jennifer founded Reconnect Nashoba Valley and is a certified Digital Wellbeing coach committed to changing the norms around tech use. Since beginning her advocacy work in 2021, she has served as co-lead of the Distraction Free Schools Policy Project and was a founding member and co-lead of Smartphone Free Childhood U.S. Jennifer is Head of Supply Chain at a rare disease pharmaceutical company. She lives in Stow with her husband, daughter, and her two dogs.

Sheila works with Sudbury for Digital Balance and spent many years as a teacher and administrator in public schools, after-school programs and summer programs. She was Executive Director of Summer Ink, a Boston nonprofit creative writing program that welcomes middle schoolers from a wide range of backgrounds, and helped design K–12 English Language Arts curriculum at the Writers' Express, later acquired by the education technology company Amplify. Sheila serves on the board of the Goodnow Library Foundation, which supports Sudbury's Goodnow Library, and is active in The Reconnect Movement, which creates more screen-free social time for all ages.