Metro DC moms sharing their challenges and triumph about motherhood, womanhood and life in general. Each issue of I Am Modern Moms, we select a group of women who represent not only modern motherhood but our area, culture and diversity. Linda Blum Huntington, originally from New York, is an amazing mom of a 16 year old son, wife, and a successful entrepreneur
Having spent her entire career in the music industry, Linda has been involved with helping to build the careers of many successful songwriters, producers, and recording artists including Macy Gray, Marilyn Manson among many other big talents. Since 1989, Linda has co-owned, an independent music publishing company, Emerald Forest Entertainment representing and owning the copyrights of several multi-million selling artists and writers. She is currently working on a project to create a children’s music program for both moms and the little ones.
Tiffany is a spirited young mother whose goal is to improve and beautify the lives of women. She works as the head aesthetician at the offices of Dr. Ha and Dr. Moreland at Loudoun Dermatology. Using cutting edge technology, Tiffany makes women look and feel their best by streamlining their skincare and providing much needed pampering. You can always count on her to pass on her inner enthusiasm and happiness.
Maureen Carey-Back is a wife, mother and business owner. She is an International Board certified Lactation Consultant working with over 200 mother-baby pairs a year. She lives in Waterford, VA with her husband of 23 years, John Back and their three children, Jeff, 19, Jessica, 16 and Al, 13.
Kelly Mclaughlan of South Riding, ranks as a premier and trend-defining member of the “Modern Loudoun Moms 30-Something” Club. Raising four children under the age of 10 at home, Kelly has her hands full as the family’s COO , CFO and President of Human Resources. She shares Executive Leadership with her husband, Ted (a 20-year Computer Consulting veteran), who focuses on the other elements of McLaughlan Inc. - CIO , CTO , Chief Marketing Officer and Garage/Yard Detail. These titles aren’t simply metaphors for family management responsibilities. Kelly owns and operates several businesses out of her home under the umbrella of “
Andrea Roane is very familiar to all Loudoun Moms as the weekly morning anchor on WUSA 9. She currently coanchors 9 NEWS NOW from 5-7am and 9-10am with Mike Walter. Andrea is also known for her passionate promotion of the importance of early detection in the fight against breast cancer through her Buddy Check 9 program. On the ninth of every month, Andrea encourages viewers to team up with a friend or relative to follow the National Cancer Institute’s 3-step breast examination early detection program. Since its inception in 1993, thousands of Washington-area women and men have signed on to the program.
Perhaps you can look at her achievements for an explanation: Tracy is a former flight nurse for the National Guard, President and founder of the Loudoun Foundation (the same who put on the Loudoun Summer Music Fest (LSMF) outdoor concert series at the Belmont Country Club in Ashburn). She is also always on the lookout for local musical talent to manage. Maybe you only need to look at her humanitarian efforts for justification: running a foundation for orphans and clinics in Haiti, starting Project Virginia Cares’ as a joint partnership between the Loudoun Foundation and Loudoun Medical Group to provide medical care to residents affected by Hurricane Katrina. Not to mention that LSMF raises quite a bit of money for community charities How about her parenting skills? Her children appear to be both confident and well-adjusted. “We don’t do video games and cell phones,” she says. Instead, her kids are involved in all her efforts. Particularly in the music industry. In fact she will proudly tell you, her 5 year old son’s favorite band is the Police. “AHA,” you think then it’s got to be her spirituality. After all this is the woman who gets inspired when she receives, what she calls, a “tap on her shoulder from a higher source.” “I do what I love and every time money is secondary and just happens,” she says. Then continues: “we all get to a point in life when education and career leave an empty hole in your soul and you search for the opportunity to do something purposeful. All you ever have to do is listen. You will always be lead to what you were meant to do.” “That’s it,” you say to yourself, “it must be a combination of all of these things.” But no. Tracy will be the first to tell you: “Retire the cape—you weren’t meant to be Superwoman.” So you throw your hands up in frustration and give up. “Perhaps,” you think as you walk away, “she’s no Superwoman, but she sure is one heck of a super woman."
Define Modern Mom The modern mom understands that in order to love and care for others, she must love and care for herself first because you cannot give what you do not have. 
