Meet Your Sitter!
Ablavi Koudonou
Akou Letbetter
Akou Letbetter
Owner
Ablavi is the owner of Sitters That Care. She graduates from Herzing University, in Atlanta, Ga with a Bachelor Degree in Science. Ablavi was born in West African, Togo and raised in Atlanta, GA. Ablavi has been a sitter for 10 plus years. She currently holds an American Red Cross adult and pediatric CPR/First Aid, Babysitting Instructor, and Water Safety Instructor certification. Ablavi has experience in babysitting children with special needs. When Ablavi is not sitting, she is managing and teaching swimming lessons with Aquatic Consultants of Ga.
Sitter
Akou Letbetter was born and raised in West Africa, Togo. In 1990, she moved to Atlanta, GA and started her career in being a Pre-K teacher assistant. Akou has many years of experiences in babysitting infants to pre-school age. Not only does she babysit, she enjoys teaching them as well. She is fluent in speaking French and Ewe' language. She currently holds an American Red Cross adult and pediatric CPR/First Aid certification, CDA (Child Development Associate) in Preschool and Infant credentials, and American Red Cross babysitting certification. When she is not teaching, she is at home taking care of her family.
Sitter: Babysitting & House
Akou Letbetter was born and raised in West Africa, Togo. In 1990, she moved to Atlanta, GA and started her career in being a Pre-K teacher assistant. Akou has many years of experiences in babysitting infants to pre-school age. Not only does she babysit, she enjoys teaching them as well. She is fluent in speaking French and Ewe' language. She currently holds an American Red Cross adult and pediatric CPR/First Aid certification, CDA (Child Development Associate) in Preschool and Infant credentials, and American Red Cross babysitting certification. When she is not teaching, she is at home taking care of her family.
Toni McKenley
Sitter: Babysitting, Pet, and House
Toni Mckenley grew up in Stone Mountain, Ga. In 2007, Toni graduated from high school and went on to pursue her degree in education at Georgia Southwestern State University. Toni received her degree in Middle Grades Education with the concentrations of Social Studies and English Language Arts. Toni has been a sitter for 8 plus years. She currently holds an American Red Cross adult and pediatric CPR/First Aid, Certified Babysitter, and Water Safety Instructor certification.
In 2007, Toni became a proud member of Sigma Gamma Rho Sorority Inc., and serves on the Swim1922 campaign committee for the Eta Sigma chapter of Atlanta.
Karin Smoot
Sitter: Babysitting, Pet, & House
Karin Smoot is the founder of Divas of House, an Atlanta based literary arts organization committed to chronicling the stories, educating the community at large and empowering the women of house music and dance culture. She has written for various publications in and around the city of Atlanta, GA including the Atlanta Daily World, The Atlanta Voice, VOX, Rebirth Mag, Media Black, and Conscious Magazine to name a few.
A native of Brooklyn, NY she moved to Atlanta where she completed her undergraduate studies and obtained her BA in Journalism and later in a second BA in Literary Studies and currently finishing her MPA in Nonprofit Management at Georgia State University. She is the former festival director of House in the Park Atlanta and creative and logistics strategist for the 1st annual Dance in the Park festival in Charlotte, NC.
She works full time as communications manager for the School of Film Media and Theater in the College of the Arts at Georgia State University. She currently holds an American Red Cross CPR/AED and Babysitting certificate. She has 10 plus years in babysitting, but her most important and rewarding job is that of mother to her precocious 6 yr old daughter!