Meet Your MBF Agency Team

Your Director of Long-Term Placements, will be your primary contact throughout your search and answer any questions that you may have about working with MBF Agency. She will gather all the details of your needs and preferences of your family/position. She will secure the best possible fit for the position you are seeking to fill. She will also be your contact for all of your post-placement needs.
Austin, Houston and San Antonio: Laura Patterson
Dallas and Fort Worth: Kim Winblood and Stephanie Carenza
Vail, Beaver Creek and Aspen: Jill Smirl

Kathy Dupuy is President of MBF Agency. Kathy founded the business in 1994, and it is her personal dedication to exceed the expectations of our clients that has resulted in the continued growth and success of the company. On a day- to-day basis, Kathy provides strategic direction and management support to her staff.

Mom’s Best Friend’s Executive Director is Stuart Dupuy, Esq.. Stuart provides internal support for the MBF Agency team, including accounting, IT, legal, and strategic direction.

Julie Tomlin is your Finance and Human Resource Manager. Julie is in charge of all billing matters, manages internal payroll, hiring and set up, event scheduling and planning, overhead organization, and accounts payable/receivable.

Your Director of Marketing, Jessica Sjolseth, prepares and manages our MBF Agency website, promotional marketing materials, newsletters, and advertising. She manages all community outreach and public relations efforts for MBF Agency, and is the point of contact for all media inquiries.