Burbank Mom

Raising My Kids In The Media City

Meet Our Burbank Parent Contributors

Rebekah Burcham

Rebekah Burcham graduated from the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising with an associates degree in merchandise marketing. Her and her family moved to Burbank a few years ago and are so grateful for the village they have found! Rebekah is a Cub Scout leader and school volunteer. When not doing those things, she finds infinite joy in spending time with her family and friends, hiking, reading, drinking all the coffee and laughing all the laughs. She is also the steward for the Burbank Little Library. 
Social Media:

IG: @burbanklittlelibrary  @rebaburcham

Ashley Erikson

Ashley is a Burbank mother of two adventurous boys, Tyler and Riley. She graduated with a B.A. in English, Creative Writing from California State University of Northridge and soon after started her career in social media marketing.  As a writer and designer with a small business marketing company, Ashley wanted to take her skills and her love for exploring the world with her boys and share it with the world, so she started Mischief & Mudpies! She hopes to encourage and inspire other moms to try new activities and provide fun educational places for moms to explore with their kids. In February of 2014, Ashley founded and incorporated the Magnolia Park Merchants Association Inc. Her job as President and CEO is very hands on with responsibilites in advertising, marketing , branding, event planning, working closely with city officials, website building, social media, email campaigning, community outreach and much more.  Along the boulevard she is known as "Miss Magnolia."

Wendy French

Wendy French lives in Burbank with her husband, two children, two dogs, and two fish. She is an adoptive mom of a tween boy and elementary age girl, working as an accountant by day, aspiring writer at night. She finds herself dreaming of travel to far off lands, but as a Southern California native, she realizes most of the best stuff is right here. A self proclaimed house project and shoe junkie you can find her either roaming the aisles of the Home Improvement Store or at Nordstroms depending on the day. Wendy currently blogs at www.Qwendykay.com

Joanna Peresie

Joanna Peresie is a sometimes writer, and full time lover of coffee and Snickers bars. A Muncie, Indiana native, Joanna moved to Burbank 15 years ago, and is happy to call this community home. She has two amazing children, a dog, a cat, six ill-behaved chickens, and a wonderful husband. She nannies three adorable little ones, works with Hollywood Guitar Lessons to provide after school enrichment programs to elementary school students, and holds several PTA board positions at Jordan Middle School. (Go Cougars!) When she is not volunteering at fundraisers or doling out last minute book report assistance, she can be found writing truthful assessments of her life as a mother and caregiver for the amusement and mockery of her family and friends. Find her on Facebook at Joanna Peresie, or Twitter and Instagram @joperesie.

Lisa Robertson

Lisa Robertson is a mother of three boys and freelance writer and marketing consultant specializing in education, healthcare, parenting and travel. When she isn't chasing her kids or writing for her clients, she can be found writing about Disneyland and the Walt Disney Company on her blog Babes In Disneyland. She also loves collecting antiques and restoring vintage furniture and hanging out at all of the great stores and restaurants in Magnolia Park. She has been married to her husband, Will, for 12 years. Connect with her on Facebook, Twitter and Pinterest.

Erin Viera

Erin Viera has spent the past 12 years working in the nonprofit sector. She currently runs a global youth leadership program in the United States where she has traveled the world collaborating with others in order to empower young people to make the world a better place. She fell in love with Burbank 8 years ago when she moved here with her husband and since then, her family has multiplied to include two young children, a beautiful pup and seven hens. 

 Erin recently launched a new blog, www.bikebikebaby.com, which chronicles her ongoing journey to drive less and bike more in Burbank. The experience has been transformative for her family and friendships. In fact, she is now a part of a Burbank mama bicycle gang! You can read about her adventures at www.bikebikebaby.com as well as connect on Instagram and Facebook.