Sitter in Brookline, Massachusetts

As Sydney s reference, I might be regarded as having a natural bias toward her professional attributes with respect to the care and development of children and pets. However, if you have the opportunity to meet Sydney and her family, I am confidant you will be favorably impressed. Her dogs are trained to a high degree as a result of the positive reinforcement they receive from Sydney during frequent training sessions. She seems in constant communication with them. Her dogs never fail to prompt effusive compliments by friends and neighbors, and her interventions with others’ dogs and animals has benefited both pets and owners alike. Sydney has been a teacher for years, and taught at the elementary, middle school, high school, and university level. Her most recent position was as a lecturer at Ritsumeikan Asia Pacific University (APU) in Japan, which specializes in preparing their students to be effective in an increasingly globalized world. As Professor Emeritus of Michigan State University’s Eli Broad College of Business, I can attest to the positive contribution that Sydney made during her five-year tenure at APU, influencing the futures of the next generation of global citizens. Sydney has been committed to supporting her family, balancing her professional development and career with raising her own children. Her home has always been full of music, great food, animals, and positive activities for her children and their group of friends. She was a swim team and soccer mom, she took her children to extra curricular language and math programs, and she involved them in unique experiences internationally as they grew up. They are great kids. Both are now in high school and are accomplished musicians in piano and voice. I am confident that Sydney would be invaluable in bringing her skills to care for or tutor your children. Sydney also possesses a high order of skill in overseeing household tasks. Her cooking skills are particularly creative, featuring comfort foods that she learned at home and ethnic dishes she learned from her global travels. And Sydney is always branching out. She recently sent us pictures of a stone oven that she build from her own design in the back yard, and of the Tunisian bread and pizzas she is baking out there. She has researched out to bake bread from sourdough produced from natural sources, and always has homemade scones on hand for visitors. In sum, as Sydney's reference, I am proud and happy to recommend her to support students of all ages, families, children, and pets.