Annual Motherhood Conference
our 2024 Conference was Held Sat, feb 24 from 9:15 am - 1:00 pm EST
Save the 2025 Date! February 22, 2025
ABOUT THE CONFERENCE:
Mothers, too, need professional development in order to become the best version of themselves. Access to fresh ideas, experiences and insights brings with it a sense of fulfillment in work and a desire to serve family and society joyfully. This half-day conference brings mothers of all ages together to hear inspiring lectures and share insights on the adventures, challenges and importance of motherhood!
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Keynote Address: Bearers of Beauty: Within and @ Home
Jolene Streiff, Founder and Lead Creative Talent of Designing Life, LLC, will present an inspiring “how to” talk that will have you thinking deeply about why Beauty Matters in your home and in how you personally look and feel. The why behind creating beautiful spaces and a beautiful self is transformative and very much a service
Insights and tips from Jolene will guide women in discovering the beauty that already surrounds them by making connections through line, colors, proportion, and function, and successfully applying these concepts to achieve a sense of serenity, balance, and harmony, which are the foundations of beauty and integral to enhancing one’s life.
Meet our Keynote
Jolene Streiff
Jolene Streiff, the inspiration behind Designing Life, LLC studied at the Fashion Institute of Technology and began her career in apparel design working in New York City for fashion icon Mary McFadden.
Jolene’s cultivated eye and creative flair helped establish her as a clothing designer, textile designer, wardrobe stylist, and patternmaker in the couture and prêt-à-porter markets on 7th Avenue, in SoHo, and for Henri Bendel.
Eventually, she launched her own line of unique women’s accessories that were offered at Nordstrom, Bloomingdale's, Saks Fifth Avenue, Talbots Kids, and East Coast boutiques.
As the accessory business thrived, so did Jolene's interest in other fashion-related industries. Melding the elements of design with her talents, keen eye, experience, and ability to connect with clients and industry professionals, she began to create and redesign interior spaces of private homes and commercial spaces.
Her transition to interior design took off and in 2013, Jolene founded her lifestyle company, Designing Life, LLC, whose mission it is to enhance the beauty in one’s life by incorporating the elements and principles of design in to four specific areas: interior spaces, event planning, personal care, and major life-transitioning. Her clients span throughout the US and Canada.
Over the years, Jolene’s distinctive design projects have been featured in the New York Times Magazine, St. Louis Bridal Magazine, The Bergen Record and the St. Louis Post-Dispatch newspapers, St. Louis Bride and Groom Magazine, Nordstrom ads, and Churchill Downs Kentucky Derby social circle.
Jolene lives in New York and is a wife and mother of eight grown children.
View Projects by Jolene and learn more about her company by visiting Designing Life, LLC
Meet Our Breakout Speakers
Jenya Tucker
Jenya Tucker, born in St. Petersburg, Russia, previously worked as a sales manager at the Four Seasons Hotel in Washington, D.C. Then she began her organizing journey six years ago working for Neat Method Company for three years where she started as a regular organizer and was promoted to the lead organizer and assistant to the owner after one year. Jenya left to start a family but her passion for organizing did not waver.
Two years ago, she decided to start her own company. Currently, she has four wonderful women that work with her part time. Jenya has two children, ages 3 and 5, and loves having her own business because it provides some flexibility when planning projects with different clients. She is proud to be an organizing partner of the Container Store and is very enthusiastic about helping families to stay organized and decluttered.
View projects and more information about her company visit, at Minimize and Organize LLC
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Breakout #1: Let’s Get Organized, Mom!
Speaker: Jenya Tucker
Description: As a busy mom, do you try to be organized? Does the thought of it sound grueling and overwhelming? If so, come join us as Jenya Tucker, a professional organizer, teaches us to reduce stress and increase productivity, because physical clutter creates emotional clutter! She will share best practices and inspire you to create beautiful contained spaces in your home.
Ellen Connolly
Ellen is passionate about connection, communication and the constant pursuit of that extra mile. Tortoise shell accessories, Boom Chicka Pop kettle corn, and predawn workouts are just a few of her favorite things.Ellen was a founding contributor to CanaVox, an organization that forms reading groups to study and discuss the truth and beauty of marriage. She currently manages its online program, CanaVox Connect. Ellen is also a trained Mom-Talk Ambassador with Girl Talk.
In 2020, she started working full time at The Heights School, coordinating hospitality for campus events. Both D.C natives, she and her husband Mike have been married for 18 years and have five crazy kids. Ellen earned a B.A. in Theology from Providence College.
Breakout #2: Finding Grit, Grace, and Gratitude in Your Daily Rhythm
Speaker: Ellen Connolly
Description: As a busy mom, what does your daily rhythm look like? Does your Monday differ from your Tuesday? Come join us in this breakout as Ellen Connolly, mother of five kids, inspires us with new perspectives about how to incorporate sleep, exercise, nutrition, and friendship into our daily lives!
DeeDee Maloney
DeeDee is a licensed architect in Maryland, and her work previously focused on health care and corporate interiors projects for two separate D.C. architecture firms. After having children, she chose to devote herself entirely to the work of the home. During those years, she became involved in many activities that promote family and marriage health and success, especially Family Enrichment.
DeeDee re-entered the workforce as the Business Manager at her husband’s law firm, Maloney Law Office LLC, in 2008. She has six adult children and lives in Kensington, Maryland. In her spare time, DeeDee is a substitute teacher at a local girls’ school and for parish CCD, and does private tutoring for sacrament preparation.
Breakout #3: Navigating Transitions in Motherhood with Finesse
Speaker: DeeDee Maloney
Description: There are so many phases of motherhood that we experience: those early postpartum days, to toddler years, to young children, to pre-teen then those teenage years, to college bound and beyond! Yet, do we approach these transitions with grace? Come join us with DeeDee Maloney who will encourage us to have a positive attitude and perspective as she shares how to approach these seasons of motherhood with finesse!