Introducing: Oakton Patch Moms Council

Oakton Patch has organized a Moms Council, made up of experts and smart moms to take your questions, give advice and share solutions.

Before the Moms Council kicks off its first Moms Talk Q&A at 1 p.m., they want to introduce themselves.

Judy Beattie is an 86-year-old mother of four and grandmother of seven. She is a widow and former Foreign Service wife, who works full time running Hunter Mill Country Day School and is an active member of the Friends of Oakton Library. I'm sure her experience at the school will add valuable insight to this group.

Bree Bell is the mother of 4-year-old Grant and 2-year-old Emily. She and her husband, both of whom are lifelong residents of the Vienna/Oakton area, work from home.

Linda Byrne is a mother of two grown children. Her daughter is a curator at the Museum of Fine Arts in Boston, and her son is a commercial officer with Rolls-Royce. She is the president of the Oakton Women's Club, a board member of the Friends of Oakton Library, a part-time employee in Providence Supervisor Linda Smyth's office, and vice president of Fairfax4Horses. She is also in a group called Womenade, which meets six or more times a year for a potluck dinner at a member's house and pool money that would've been spent on a dinner at a restaurant to donate to women in need in the area.

Jen Drake is the mother of a 1-year-old son and is a full-time mom with every intention to return to her career in a few years. She runs a blog called My Boss is Teething.

Ashli Matus George is an office mom, who works from home and commutes to an office in D.C. She has two kids, 4-year-old Thomas and almost-2-year-old Reagan.

Jane Leylegian is a wife and mother to 14-month-old Elizabeth, who was adopted at birth via a domestic, open adoption. She is a real estate lawyer who works outside her home and has lived in Northern Virginia for most of her life.

Lisa Miller is a stay-at-home mom of three kids, Kai, 16; Carson, 9; and Lainey, 7.  She is married to Steve, her husband of 11 years, who is stepdad to Kai. Lisa grew up in Northern Virginia and has lived in Oakton for eight years. In addition to being a (very) amateur photographer, Lisa enjoys reading and listening to Steve's classic rock band perform.

Tricia Nelson is a mother of four children, who range in age from almost 2 to 13. Her husband is currently serving in Afghanistan. As a military wife, she has lived in Colorado, Hawaii, Germany and Hungary. Her family settled in Oakton in 2005.

Jennifer Sandberg is a "seasoned" mother of three, who has lived in Oakton for 28 years. She has a 24-year-old daughter who has graduated college and is now living in Shanghai, a 22-year-old son who is a history major at Virginia Tech, and a 20-year-old son who is now in his second year at UVA.