Our Team
Karen Kysar
We all know it takes a village to raise a child - our village provides different perspectives to caregiving and offer enrichment to our children in ways we never imagined. As a first time parent with no living parents, and siblings and in-laws living far away, Karen had to build her own village.
Karen started The First Milestones after recognizing a crucial need in offering families with a strong support network through comprehensive parenting resources and qualified, loving caregivers.
She also recognized that parents need resources to navigate managing their caregivers. Though we often consider our nannies a part of our family, we still have a responsibility to be people leaders and help our nannies grow in their careers. With years of experience managing teams in a marketing agency, Karen has applied her direct knowledge to develop employee management resources for parents.
Karen brings the parent’s perspective to each placement - evaluating each candidate for fit with the prospective family and gauging caregiving approach to ensure alignment.
Meredith Sims
Meredith is compassionately focused on the right fit for both the family and the caregiver.
She is a mother of two and focuses her placement process on seeking candidates she would place in her own home. Meredith is a Baylor Graduate in Family and Consumer Sciences. Meredith is an educator of Fashion Design and Art for both children and adults.
Hannah Kanengiser
As a placement agent with over a decade of childcare experience, Hannah brings her expertise as a professional childcare provider as well as her education in psychology and social work.
Hannah focuses her placement process with a psychosocial approach, seeking out candidates that meet our standards and objectives cognitively, behaviorally, socially and professionally.
We love the balance Hannah brings to the placement process, focusing not only on the family’s needs but also making sure our nannies’ professional needs are met.