Gina M.

Meet Gina

• Comfortable with pets
• Has a car

Hello! My name is Gina, and I am a former part-time nanny, former part-time soccer coach, current aunt extraordinaire and current substitute teacher! I love working with children and am incredibly active / energetic! I’d love to care for your child / children! To expand on my experience, I was a part-time babysitter for children ages birth to 14 during the years 2008-2015. I babysat for 20+ families and enjoyed every experience! I also taught soccer for Lil’ Kickers which was incredibly rewarding. I love coming up with new ideas to introduce to kids whether they involve baking, crafts, art projects, reading books, museum visits, playgrounds, games and anything else that’s fun and engaging! I have 15+ years of experience driving children in my car or their parents’ cars, taking them on the CTA, conducting sleep training, engaging in potty training, providing weekend care, preparing meals, changing diapers, and more! Read more I currently babysit often for my nieces, nephews and friends’ kids as well. A longtime business leader, I am also pursuing a career change into the education industry, one which I have considered for many years! I recently sold a small company, and therefore, after having time to reflect and substitute teach many different grades in Chicago, I decided to pursue my dream of positively impacting the lives of children on a full time basis! I absolutely love working with children, and while my husband and I currently do not have any, we are working with an adoption agency in hopes that we can provide a loving home for a child / children! Otherwise, I am a proud aunt to Gianna (now 6) and Nicholas (now 5), and I enjoy taking them to zoos, parks, libraries, festivals, playgrounds, water parks and on other adventures! Additionally, we adore our niece Aleksandra (now 11), nephew Jaromir (now 9), and niece Julia (now 3) on my husband Brett’s side of the family! Uncle Brett loves to teach them how to fish, as we have a cabin in Wisconsin. Aunt Gina enjoys the activity yet isn’t that great (yet) at catching fish! ;-)! My husband and I own a townhouse in Bucktown, and I enjoy concerts, live sporting events, travelling to new cities (I just went to Bali!), comedy shows, fitness classes, pizza and nights in! I am available (as of 7/30/23) weeknights and weekends and would be so happy to help you with your little ones! I look forward to hopefully meeting you soon! Thank you! Gina (Merlo) Marach

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