Meet Child Life On Call
Our team is passionate about creating tools and solutions to empower every child and family facing medical experiences.
Katie Taylor, CCLS
CEO and Founder, Child Life On Call
Even though I supported children and parents day-in and day-out as a child life specialist, it wasn’t until I became a mom myself that I realized just how deeply terrifying and lonely it can be to parent a sick child.
I worked even harder during my shifts, trying to connect with as many families as I could. I felt their pain more deeply, and saw their fear more clearly. And when I passed parents in the waiting room at the end of my workday, I was gutted to know they wouldn’t have the help they deserved.
It was here that the idea for Child Life On Call began to take shape.
By leveraging technology, and putting education and support into an easy-to-use app, I found a way to empower patients, their families, and the care team, and expand access to child life services to people who needed it the most.
The key to better care is here, and it fits in the palm of your hand. Let me show you what the Child Life On Call app can do for you.
Jim Donovan
Co-Founder and Chief Strategy Officer
Emily Martinec
Customer Success Specialist
10+ Years as a Certified Child Life Specialist at Dell Children’s Medical Center and Ochsner Hospital for Children
Experience in several specialties including an outpatient clinic.
Bachelor in Science in Child and Family Studies from Louisiana State University
Lyndsey Fedorko
Experienced preschool teacher
Associate of Arts, Itasca Community College
Annie Gunning
Child Life Virtual Services
22+ Years of Child Life Experience
Experience in Acute, Critical, Emergency, NICU, Rehab, Hem/Onc and Private Practice
B.S. in Human Development and Family Sciences, University of Missouri
Child Life On Call Parent Advisory Council
The Child Life On Call Parent Advisory Council gives input and insight into ensuring our content and tools are impactful, relevant and compassionate for every parent.
Kate Kostolansky
Katie is a mom and the founder of the Brave Bears Club. Their mission is to empower children with epilepsy through educational & inclusive resources that provide comfort and representation.
Alex Zavala
Alex is the founder of The NICU Dad and The NICU Dad Podcast. He works with several NICU organizations and am a NICU dad advocate.
Tanisha Burke-Wormley
Tanisha is the creator of Medical Moms of NICU LLC helping NICU Moms of medically-complex children navigate the medical system with ease through Medical Mom Tips, MMON Podcasting, and Postpartum Consultations.
Mijha Godfrey
Mijha is the founder of Jambo Books and race-positive educator and activist. Jambo Books is a children’s book box subscription company that exists to shine a spotlight on children of color and their stories through the power of literature. I offer presentations to parents teaching them how to celebrate diversity and nurture feelings of belonging using children’s literature.
Kim Reyes
Kimberly Reyes is an educator, historian and parent to a preschooler who was born at 26 weeks. She speaks often on the NICU experience and other challenges facing parents whose journey has been anything but the ordinary.
Courtney Morey
Courtney is the founder of the Annie Louise Foundation and she is so grateful to help uplift and validate the experiences of other medical families. Proper support and access to resources changes everything and Courtney wants that for all families, no one left feeling isolated!
Emma Springer
Emma became a caregiver to a medically complex child through a prenatal diagnosis of Trisomy 18. Although hard, it was the honor of a lifetime to be her daughter’s voice and advocate. As a bereaved mother, it is her hope that every parent and child would get as much as they can out of life, no matter what challenges that includes.
Cortney Given
sCortney is a mom to three daughters, one who has Hypoplastic left heart syndrome. She help other medical moms build confidence, find parenting solutions, and create self care practices through emotional health skills.
Ryan Sheedy
Ryan created Mejo, your ultimate digital assistant for caregiving, revolutionizing how you support you and your loved ones by centralizing all information to make caregiving more efficient and effective. Ryan is a Dad, Rare Disease Caregiver and the lives in Bentonville, AR with his wife and 3 sons.
Child Life On Call Board of Advisors
These highly qualified individuals ensure the delivery of accurate, innovative, and practical resources to every user.
Jamie Gentille, MPH, CCLS
Billy Baker, MPH
Leslie Lipscomb
Jody Thomas, PhD, LCP
Kami Stone, RN, MSN, CPN
Miriam Damvar, CCLS
Annie Jones, CCLS
Dr. Carla Laos, MD
Lisa Sykes
Hannah Lewellen
Brady Lucas, M.Ed., CHES
Meet our Partners
Child Life On Call is proud to recognize and support these outstanding organizations.
