River Plaza
9 West Broad Street
Stamford, CT 06902-3788
Toll Free Access Number:
800/9AU-PAIR (800-928-7247)
In most cases, your local Community Counselor will be able to answer
your questions; however, you may find that you need assistance from
staff in the Stamford, CT, office for answers about the following
topics:
HOST
FAMILY REGISTRATION PROCEDURES / REQUIREMENTS / RENEWAL/ ANY MISSING
DOCUMENTS
800-928-7247
E-mail: HFRegistration@aifs.com
Tel.No. 800-928-7247, ext. 5044
Fax No.: 203 399 5244
Note: Renewal application is automatically sent 4 months prior to renewal date .
For more information
about application procedures, visit http://www.aupairinamerica.com/appinfo.htm .
Coordinator
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E-mail Address
General Host Family Billing and Extended Payment Plan
Olga Sydor
Dorothy Ricks
5035
5034
Christine Casanova
5550
Janice Matturro
5055
For a guide to
help you interview and choose an Au Pair, click on: Matching .
If a family has chosen the web as their primary means of communication,
the Host Family will be able to access the web to see applications,
initiate contact, release Au Pair applications, and report
a match.
Address: https://aupair.aifs.com/share/
Host Family Login ID: The letters “HF”
followed by your 5-digit Host Family ID number
Password: The host mother’s last name.
If the application does not include a host mother, the host
father's last name should be used.
General information about Au Pairs available now: http://www.aupairinamerica.com/aps.htm .
COMMUNICATING WITH THE PLACEMENT
STAFF
800-928-7247
Contact coordinator by the host family father's
last name for:
Changes to Preference Form
Questions regarding number, frequency and nature of applications
Visa timetable
Matching cut-off dates by country
Last Name
Coordinator
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E-mail Address
A –Ch
Nicole Collins
5051
Ci - F
Kerryn Vasco
5047
G - I
Siobhan O’Sullivan
5049
J - L
Elizabeth Kemp
5052
M
Sondra Helenese
5503
N – R
Jeff Chacua
5053
S
Karen Paris-Beck
5566
T - Z
Whitney Williams
5048
Pre-match families
Lionella Sirainen
5072
SHARE information
800-928-7247
Logistics of using the matching website
Mike Mulqueen
5045
Au Pair Application Request (after matching)
Lionella Sirainen
5072
AU PAIR ARRIVAL
800-928-7247
NOTE: Match confirmation
letters and orientation packets are sent to Host Families within
a week of confirming a match with the Connecticut office.
Coordinator
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E-mail Address
DS 2019 Issuance and Replacement for Placed Au Pairs
Evelyn Blum
5027
Travel from orientation to Host Family
Pam Santarsiero
5042
Other orientation questions
Pam Santarsiero
5042
HOST FAMILY INFORMATION
800-928-7247
Coordinator
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E-mail Address
Program Extension Information and Requests
Sarah Friedman
5178
Host Family Registration Information
Fax #: 203-399-5244 or 5246
5044
5046
Host Family Change of Address Information
Kelly O'Connor
5502
INFORMATION FOR THE AU PAIRS
800-928-7247
Coordinator
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E-mail Address
American Red Cross Scholarships
Gaelle Martin
5184
EduCare Education Component
Adriana Tartaglia
5028
End-of-Year Return Flight Information
Gaelle Martin
5184
Document Approval for Current Au Pairs Holding AIFS-Issued
DS2019 and Traveling Outside the U.S.
Evelyn Blum
5027
Gaelle Martin
5184
Pam Santarsiero
5042
Gaelle Martin
5184
Medical Insurance Information
Christine Wasil
5508
Evelyn Blum
Sarah Friedman
5027
5178
ISSUES THAT CANNOT BE RESOLVED BY THE COMMUNITY
COUNSELOR, INCLUDING HOST FAMILY REFUNDS
Regional Program
Managers supervise Community Counselors by region.
Please click on your state to find the appropriate Regional
Program Manager
Choose a State
Arizona - Lynn Gilbert
California - Lynn Gilbert
Colorado - Lynn Gilbert
Connecticut -
Lorraine Somma-Mates
Delaware - Yasmine
Osman
Florida - Yasmine Osman
Georgia - Yasmine Osman
Hawaii - Lynn Gilbert
Illinois - Tina Pullen
Kansas - Tina Pullen
Kentucky - Tina Pullen
Louisiana - Yasmine Osman
Long Island -
Lorraine Somma-Mates
Maryland - Tara Vossler
Massachusetts - Judy
Cusati
Michigan - Tina Pullen
Minnesota - Tina
Pullen
Missouri - Tina Pullen
New Hampshire - Judy
Cusati
New Jersey - Yasmine
Osman
New York - (minus
Long Island) Judy Cusati
North Carolina -
Tara Vossler
Ohio - Tina Pullen
Oregon - Lynn Gilbert
Pennsylvania - Lorraine Somma-Mates
Rhode Island - Judy
Cusati
Tennessee - Yasmine Osman
Texas - Yasmine Osman
Vermont - Judy Cusati
Virginia - Tara Vossler
Washington - Lynn Gilbert
Washington DC -
Tara Vossler
West Virginia -
Tara Vossler
Wisconsin - Tina
Pullen
Coordinator
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E-mail Address
Judy Cusati
5036
Lynn Gilbert
5023
Lorraine Somma-Mates
5038
Yasmine Osman
5015
Tina Pullen
5037
Tara Vossler
5054