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Digging Up Your Buried Dream at Any Age
I’ve known I was a writer since I was three. I was one of eight kids, and when you grow up in those great big families, you desperately want something…
A Spiritual Journey from Corporate Executive to Mission Driven Non-Profit Executive
I attended Boston College as a scholarship athlete and graduated with a double major in Theology and Economics. At the time, my father asked, “what will you do with that?” I ended up having an…
A Successful Career Transition from Corporate Exec to Entrepreneur
For about ten years, I worked for one of the largest healthcare companies in the world, in many different roles. My last being in medical education, working with experts around the globe who specialized in…
How a High School Dropout Became a Successful School Principal
At 86 years old, I’m a widow, mother of four boys, one granddaughter that I raised as my own, and retired educator. I was born on July 31st, 1931 in Newport News, Virginia. My six…
Improving the Lives of People with Autism
As a young woman growing up in New Jersey, I would not have imagined that in my 50s, I’d be President of NEXT for AUTISM, a non-profit organization focused on building and supporting innovative programs…
From Wall Street to The Stylish Bride: An Inspired New Path
I grew up as an only child in the Princeton area of New Jersey. My dad worked in finance, and my mom for the most part stayed home and then went back to work after I was in 5th grade. At that point in…
Becoming An Award Winning Film Maker at 50
I was born in Cleveland Heights, Ohio, the only child to the two most supportive and loving parents who were both school teachers. I was a happy kid who excelled in school, played sports and…
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