Page 7 - BEQ Magazine Iss 19

L-R:
Marita Tinney,
Topher Tinney,
William Tinney,
Nicholas Tinney,
Matt Tinney,
Christopher
Tinney

“I am passionate about empowering relationship, “having children wasn’t on my
others so they can be their best and radar,” Matt says. “It wasn’t until I hit my
having a culture that is empowering and 40s did I realize I wanted children. I knew I
supportive of each individual’s goals,” wanted my own [biological] children, too, and
says Tinney, founder and owner of the process itself is out of reach financially for
Windows Management Experts (WME), most.” For the Tinneys, baby making started
a national system integrator for IT by focusing on the company. After enjoying a
infrastructure, security, identity record year businesswise, the Tinneys could
and cloud solutions. WME is both start the costly process of finding both an egg
an LGBT Business Enterprise and donor and a surrogate.
Microsoft Gold Certified. Like many new parents, the Tinneys’ lives
have changed dramatically, trading dinners
THE ARRIVAL OF out for diaper changes and late-night parties
THE TWINS for toddler playtime. “I love teaching and
showing them things,” Matt says of his sons.
Matt met Christopher in 2007, “I do a lot of self-talk with them in the mirror
while living in Seattle. They on having their little spirits be a light in the
created a domestic partnership in world. These babies are actually the ones
2010, later married in Connecticut teaching us and leading the way.”
and then settled in Philadelphia, As parents, the Tinneys are striving
Matt’s hometown, where they for work-life balance — and helping their
live not far from Matt’s parents. In employees to achieve it, too. At the Tinney
addition to being married, the two household, 4 p.m. on weekdays is the start of
work together: Christopher family time for the dads, who work from home
is WME’s director of with the help of a member of their extended
human resources and family, who provides in-home care to the boys
compliance. during the workday. Matt’s parents William
Early in their and Marita, who live a block away, also pitch
SUMMER 2021 7
BUSINESSEQUALITYMAGAZINE .COM