About us

Our agency was founded by Tonya Sakowicz. After years of educating and training hundreds of the top Newborn Care Specialists in the industry, we added referral and placement services for families.

Tonya Sakowicz holding a newborn

Founders of Newborn Care Solutions

Todd and
Tonya Sakowicz.

After a successful career as a Newborn Care Specialist and owning a nanny agency in Seattle, Tonya turned her focus towards professionalizing, empowering and developing the Newborn Care Specialist community. Together with her husband Todd, she founded Newborn Care Solutions in 2015. Todd left a career in real estate and business consulting to provide strategy, technological know-how and business acumen to support Tonya's science-backed, educationally focused organization.

Since its inception, Newborn Care Solutions has trained over 5k Newborn Care Specialists, won multiple awards, and received several press interviews and mentions. Tonya has received accolades from DEMA, INA, business coaching programs and more.

As parents themselves, Todd and Tonya understand your desire to provide exceptional care for your children and are excited to put their resources and expertise toward their greatest passion: seeing babies thrive.

Meet our team

The people who
make the match.

Maryann Robbins

Director of Private Client Relations

Maryann Robbins is a nationally respected Newborn Care Specialist, Postpartum Doula, Lactation Educator, and Placement Director with 30 years of experience supporting children, newborns, and families. She began her professional career working with children in 1996 while earning her Associate's Degree in Early Childhood Education. She then spent 13 years as a professional nanny before specializing exclusively in newborn and postpartum care in 2011.

Maryann is a CACHE Certified Newborn Care Specialist, a CAPPA and Perinatal Professionals Association trained Postpartum Doula, and a CAPPA trained Lactation Educator.

Throughout her career, Maryann has cared for hundreds of newborns, supporting first-time and experienced parents, premature infants, babies with reflux and feeding challenges, and families welcoming twins, triplets, and quintuplets. In 2014, she was nominated for the International Nanny Association's Nanny of the Year Award. Today, Maryann serves as Placement Director for The Newborn Care Solutions Agency, where she thoughtfully matches families with exceptional Newborn Care Specialists and Postpartum Doulas nationwide.

Brigit Monahan

Director of Agency Operations

Born and raised in Arizona, Brigit moved back to the valley in 2018 after living in London, UK. She has been working with children and families since the age of twelve. Since 2013, Brigit has been offering emotional, physical, and practical support, traveling all over the globe, as a full time Doula and Newborn Care Specialist, to work with families from all different backgrounds and cultures.

Brigit believes it takes a village to raise a baby and is here to join you on your journey into parenthood. She has experience with singletons, twins, triplets, breastfeeding routines, sleep, allergies, reflux, tongue ties, postpartum mood disorders, traveling with infants and toddlers, and more, and tailors each job to the specific needs of each family.

Chevelle Frederick

Director of Candidate Relations

With over a decade of dedicated experience, Chevelle is a CACHE Certified Newborn Care Specialist, Master NCS, Lead Instructor for Newborn Care Solutions Institute, and Candidate Placement Coordinator who bridges the gap between elite infant care and professional mentorship. Her Bachelor's degree in Psychology allows her to provide evidence-based support that respects the complex emotional dynamics of the modern home.

In her role as Candidate Placement Coordinator for the Newborn Care Solutions Agency, she acts as a natural-born mentor, vetting and matching top-tier talent with families. Born and raised in Southern California, Chevelle has called the Dallas, Texas area home for over 20 years.

Julie Morgan

Operations Manager

Julie Morgan serves in operations at The NCS Agency, in addition to her role as Operations Manager at Newborn Care Solutions. She plays a key role behind the scenes, ensuring that every family’s experience is seamless from start to finish. As a mother of two young children, Julie understands the joys and challenges that come with welcoming a new baby.

Julie earned her Bachelor of Arts in Communication Studies, with a concentration in Public Relations, from North Carolina State University in 2015, and began her career in sales and recruiting before moving to the NCS and nanny industry.

Victoria Calleja

Community Relations

Victoria began her journey in 2005 as a childbirth educator specializing in The Bradley Method. She added birth and postpartum doula services in 2008, followed by placenta encapsulation, and in the last five years has dedicated her skills to newborn care.

Victoria is an ICEA certified birth doula and a CACHE certified Newborn Care Specialist. As community outreach coordinator, she brings a wide network of perinatal providers and a previous career in Information Technology as a project manager and quality assurance specialist.

About
the agency.

What makes your agency different from other newborn care agencies?

What sets us apart is our rigorous vetting process, ongoing support for both families and specialists, and our commitment to creating the right matches. Every specialist on our roster undergoes thorough background checks, reference verification, and certification validation. We pride ourselves on truly understanding each family's unique needs and preferences, not just providing any available specialist.

We also invest in our specialists' ongoing education and professional development.

How long has your agency been in business?

The Newborn Care Solutions Agency was founded with a mission to elevate the standard of newborn care services and support families during one of life's most precious transitions. Our founder brings years of experience in both newborn care and family services. We've built our reputation on trust, professionalism, and exceptional care, working with hundreds of families across the United States.

Serving families nationwide

Trained care.
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