Movers & Makers
Lake Region Woman Magazine (ND) January 2012
If God really does write straight with crooked lines, Mary Waldo is among the living witnesses.
Though not everything in her life has turned out as planned, much has turned out for the 27 year-old wife and mother of three.
As the fifth of seven... Read More
Lake Region Woman Magazine (ND) January 2012
From a young age, Denice Casavant suffered from frequent infections. “I had a lot of ear infections and, according to my mother, I was always on an antibiotic” said Casavant. “That set the stage for my suppressed immune system and... Read More
Lake Region Woman Magazine (ND) January 2011
When asked what woman inspires her, Brandi Nelson doesn’t hesitate in giving her answer. “I’d have to say my mom. She’s always been supportive of me. It doesn’t matter what I do, she’s been... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
“Life as a journey” was not a familiar concept or way of thinking for me until this last year.
I have always based my life on plans, ideas, accomplishments, and finishing projects. My friends, I think, would describe me as a... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
If you followed the Pay-It-Forward Room Makeover Project that began in October 2011, you know that there were so many wonderful nominees who, while they didn’t win the Makeover, did win our hearts. Following is the nominating letter from... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
For the past 38 years, Asheville Greenworks, our local non-profit environmental organization, has worked tirelessly to encourage our community to be and stay “clean and green.” The first annual Green Swan Festival (GSF) celebrates and... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) May 2012
Asheville artist, Adrienne van Dooren began a series of dance-inspired paintings to increase awareness of breast cancer and raise funds for research. Several original oil paintings are currently on display at the Grand Bohemian Gallery. I... Read More
Rochester Women Magazine (MN) 2008
From the Quirky to the Significant
By Amy Brase
We’re 50 issues old at Rochester Women magazine! If there’s one wonderful thing about aging, other than growing wiser, it’s the excuse to celebrate. In honor of the women who make th ...From the Quirky to the Significant
By Amy Brase
We’re 50 issues old at Rochester Women magazine! If there’s one wonderful thing about aging, other than growing wiser, it’s the excuse to celebrate. In honor of the women who make... Read More
Vermont Woman (VT)
Katherine Bramhall runs her own international disaster relief organization, works as a midwife, travels from Vermont to Bali twice a year to provide midwifery services to women who have no access to them, launches successful campaigns to supply famil ...Katherine Bramhall runs her own international disaster relief organization, works as a midwife, travels from Vermont to Bali twice a year to provide midwifery services to women who have no access to them, launches successful campaigns to supply... Read More
Maine Women Magazine (ME)
Bringing business, arts together
Marketing strategist. Community arts promoter. Art museum manager. These are just some of the titles Jean Maginnis of South Portland has held over the years in a career that has spanned both business and the arts.
N ...Bringing business, arts together
Marketing strategist. Community arts promoter. Art museum manager. These are just some of the titles Jean Maginnis of South Portland has held over the years in a career that has spanned both business and the arts.... Read More
Forsyth Woman Magazine (NC) May 2009
At age five on a spring day in April, my home in southern West Virginia was destroyed by fire and I received third degree burns over 50 percent of my body. The year was 1959 and there were no burn centers. My odds of survival were slim to none but I ...At age five on a spring day in April, my home in southern West Virginia was destroyed by fire and I received third degree burns over 50 percent of my body. The year was 1959 and there were no burn centers. My odds of survival were slim to none but I... Read More
Northwest Woman Magazine (WA) February 2010
Last year, many companies and retailers were forced out of business stemming from the results of a recessed economy caused by a global credit crunch. The US Dept. of Labor’s report indicates the unemployment rate in December 2009 for Washington ...Last year, many companies and retailers were forced out of business stemming from the results of a recessed economy caused by a global credit crunch. The US Dept. of Labor’s report indicates the unemployment rate in December 2009 for... Read More
Minnesota Women's Press (MN) Dec 2011
April Htoo is a quietly confident young woman from Burma with dreams of a career in science. She started participating in the Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership (GGAL) program as a high school sophomore. Coming to the United States from a refugee camp ...April Htoo is a quietly confident young woman from Burma with dreams of a career in science. She started participating in the Girls Getting Ahead in Leadership (GGAL) program as a high school sophomore. Coming to the United States from a refugee... Read More
Minnesota Women's Press (MN) Dec 2011
At this time last year, Kimberia Sherva seemed a fairly typical suburban mom: juggling a job, college courses, a partner and her two sons’ packed schedules. She was unaware that she’d soon be part of a worldwide movement to speak out agai ...At this time last year, Kimberia Sherva seemed a fairly typical suburban mom: juggling a job, college courses, a partner and her two sons’ packed schedules. She was unaware that she’d soon be part of a worldwide movement to speak out... Read More
Northwest Woman Magazine (WA) October 2009
Meet Head Cowgirl Marilyn Lysohir! Two of her favorite things in the world are art and chocolate.
She is an artist who works primarily in clay and has a celebrated national reputation. You will find her work reproduced in almost every ...Meet Head Cowgirl Marilyn Lysohir! Two of her favorite things in the world are art and chocolate.
She is an artist who works primarily in clay and has a celebrated national reputation. You will find her work reproduced in almost every... Read More
Minnesota Women's Press (MN) Dec 2011
At this time last year, Kimberia Sherva seemed a fairly typical suburban mom: juggling a job, college courses, a partner and her two sons’ packed schedules. She was unaware that she’d soon be part of a worldwide movement to speak out... Read More
WNC Woman (NC) April 2012
Next year marks the 30th anniversary of MANNA FoodBank, whose vision is a hunger-free Western North Carolina.
Cindy Threlkeld moved to Asheville last spring to take over leadership of the nonprofit service organization that links the... Read More
Family Spectrum (NE) May 2012
Nebraska has one of the highest rates in the nation for children placed in out-of-home care—children who need a safe place to call home.
Ken and Shannon Ostdiek know all too well the growing need in the Omaha community for foster parents. They’ve... Read More
Vermont Woman (VT) Spring 2012 (April/May)
Women created a tsunami of electronic backtalk around the Komen/Planned Parenthood controversy and Rush Limbaugh’s campaign to make birth control dirty. It was no accident. Women are organizing with a new set of electronic tools: facebook,... Read More
Alamance Magazine (NC) 3/2012
As you darken the door of Visiting Angels, a living assistance services agency, you may be pleasantly surprised by who greets you. It could be one of the owners or it could be Chloe, a purr-fectly pleasing feline that showed up over 7 years ago and... Read More
Lake Region Woman Magazine (ND) April | May | June 2011
I don’t know any woman who wouldn’t want the perfect home: an inviting space to walk into that always has music playing, the perfect lighting, and perfectly arranged décor. Personally, when I walk into The Garden Gate, I have a sense of peace that... Read More
Lake Region Woman Magazine (ND) January | February | March 2011
Not many daughters can say they get to work with their moms every day. But Lisa Swenson of Cando and her newly married daughter Katie (Swenson) Escobar have the opportunity to work together every day and feed off of each other’s creative outlet. Mom... Read More
Forsyth Woman Magazine (NC) March, 2012
Love, language and leadership is the foundation for building relationships with horses according to Jean Denson, and it seems to me that what she has learned from working with horses her entire life, might possibly have application to relationships... Read More