on the minds of moms

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Otmom Mission Statement

On The Minds Of Moms Magazine is dedicated to providing parents of all ages a bi-monthly resource they can trust. A fresh approach to traditional parenting publications, we are modern and inspiring while offering a community of local support and real-life advice for today’s family.

On The Minds Of Moms contains views from across the parenting spectrum. These views do not necessarily reflect those of the publisher. All activities listed in these pages are at your own risk and require appropriate supervision.

OTMOM is a FREE publication available at all Fargo-Moorhead Hornbachers, Sunmart and Grand Forks – East Grand Forks Hugos grocery store locations. Distribution also includes all partnering advertisers. Copyright 2013 All Rights Reserved.

erica lemna grand forks | nd

Currently a senior at the University of North Dakota where she will graduate with her Bachelors of Science in Nursing, Erica works in the Family Birthing Center at Altru Hospital in Grand Forks. Following graduation, her plan is to work at Sanford Health in the Family Birthing Unit. When Erica is not studying or working, she enjoys spending time with her family and friends, snowboarding, and volunteering with The ALS Association. Recently, Erica handed over her title as Miss North Dakota International 2012 where she represented the state throughout 2012.

Jade Rosenfeldt

moorhead | mn

Jade works as an attorney with the Vogel Law Firm in Moorhead, MN. She concentrates her practice on criminal defense, environmental matters and civil litigation, including water law litigation and real estate. Jade graduated from Concordia College with degrees in Sociology and Social Work. She then graduated, with distinction, from the University of North Dakota School of Law. A native of Moorhead, Jade lives in Moorhead with her husband Steve and their child, Weston [2]. Jade enjoys spending time at the lake and is an avid runner in local race events.

Deb Uglem

moorhead | mn

Raised in Finley, ND, Deb has called Moorhead her home for the last 11 years. A graduate from Drake University in Des Moines, IA with a degree in Journalism and Mass Communications, she is currently Communication Director for Wanzek Construction. Deb welcomes the pleasant distraction that writing brings and thanks her children Jake [19], Tony [18], Nick [18] and Emily [15] for inspiration. Deb and her husband Tim like to spend their free time running in several directions with kids and on the golf course.

Patricia Carlson

What do you get when you mix a full-time, freelance writer with a 1-year-old girl, two cats, a dog, a husband who works evenings, a house that needs picking up and nearly a dozen publications and clients who need their deadlines met? Welcome to Patricia Carlson’s life. She is an award-winning journalist whose work spans magazines, television, radio, newspapers and the internet. She has produced, written, edited and directed programs for ESPN Radio, History Channel and Hallmark Channel. And she hosts customized media training workshops for groups like the North Dakota National Guard. You can view her work at www.patriciacarlsonfreelance.com

Katie Lukens Pinke

wishek | nd

Katie is the mom to Hunter [15], Elizabeth [5] and Anika [3 ½] and wife to Nathan. Together they live 97 miles from a Starbuck's on the remote prairie of south central North Dakota where they moved to in 2007 from Fargo. Katie is a lifelong North Dakotan, raised in Grand Forks and near a small town, Aneta, where she is the first of the fifth generation to have lived and worked on her family's farm. Katie works for the North Dakota Department of Agriculture as the Marketing and Information Division Director and now commutes 98 miles to her office, passing Starbuck's along the way. Katie shares her passions for family, farming, food and the chaos of being a working mom on the rural prairie on her blog www.thepinkepost.com.

Cystal Irene Ennen

fargo | nd

Crystal is an Early Interventionist with Anne Carlsen KIDS Infant Development Program in Fargo, and earned her degree from Minnesota State University Moorhead. She is also a Certified Infant Touch and Massage Instructor and a Reiki Master. With a passion for holistic health and wellness, Crystal offers individualized sessions in the comfort of your home and will work around your schedule to meet your needs. Crystal lives in Fargo with her husband Jesse, stepson Christian, three dogs [Oscar, Weirdo, Tina] and cat, Lola.

Growing up in Bemidji, MN, Marcie [Campbell] Vesey, token sister to older brother Andy and younger brother Joel, was very active in church, sports and school With both her parents teachers, mom a 2nd grade teacher and dad 11th grade American history teacher, Marcie was determined not to follow her parents into teaching, but rather pave a new path for herself Originally declaring a Criminal Justice major with a Social Work minor, it took only a year for her newly paved path in life to drive straight into an Elementary Education degree from MSUM and later land her a Kindergarten teaching position with Fargo Public Schools at Longfellow Elementary Marcie and husband, Patrick are mom and dad to three busy beauties, Brenna [3], Kailyn [2] and Claire [9 months] Marcie loves to scrapbook, be at the lake, garden and absorb every moment of life with her girls Someday she wants their home to be on the Fargo Garden Tour, but first needs landscaping around the house and the time to maintain it!