Women of Interest Archives - Page 7 of 8

Chris Bjorklund, New Media Consultant

By cathie | July 23, 2013

Chris spent the first 11 years of her life in Hobart, Indiana until her father, a doctor, decided to specialize and moved the family to Minnesota near the Mayo Clinic. She says that this Midwest upbringing is responsible for her strong work ethic.

Sarah Abramson, Artist

By cathie | July 23, 2013

While visiting the Museum of Art and Design (MAD) in New York, I met Sarah doing an “Artist-in-Residency” program where she was demonstrating her jewelry making technique.

Venus Williams, Role Model

By cathie | July 23, 2013

The 2010 Wimbledon Tennis Tournament has begun. 5x Wimbledon women’s singles champion Venus Williams won her 1st match of the tournament. Not only is Venus a talented tennis player (Career Singles Titles: 43 & Career Doubles titles: 19) she has earned $27,066,778 USD in prize money, designs a clothing line EleVen (“V” Logo), has an interior design firm (V*Starr ) and has just finished writing a book.

Jessi Walter, Founder and CEO Cupcake Kids

By cathie | July 23, 2013

Jessi grew up on the Eastern Shore of Maryland and says “I’m a country girl.” “I’ve been an athlete all my life. I like and thrive on competition. I was a swimmer from the age of 6 to 22”.

Beth Chang Director of Equity Fund and ETF

By cathie | July 22, 2013

Beth grew up in the suburbs of Philadelphia and earned a Bachelor’s Degree (BA) from Middlebury College in Vermont. Her major was in East Asian Studies* with a minor in International Business. She also has a Series 7 Broker’s License.

Sheyla Santamaria, Resort Management

By cathie | July 22, 2013

Arriving in beautiful Tortuguero National Park area, we were welcomed by Sheyla, the interim resort manager of Tortuga Lodge and Gardens. Tortuguero, Costa Rica is a National Wildlife Refuge located 30 minutes by plane from San Jose, the capitol of Costa Rica.

Maria Farrington, CEO Children’s Museum

By cathie | July 22, 2013

Maria grew up in Corpus Christi, Texas, earned a BA in History and Political Science from the University of Houston and has completed a Masters program in Public Administration (MPA) at the University of Utah. In addition Maria speaks fluent Spanish.

Charlene Giannetti, Website Founder

By cathie | July 22, 2013

Charlene grew up in Amsterdam, New York and has a joint BA degree in Political Science and Journalism from the Newhouse School, Syracuse University. She is a former newspaper reporter, magazine editor and author of 11 books having to do with parenting. Seven of them are for parents of young adolescents, including The Roller-Coaster Years, Parenting 911, Cliques, and Boy Crazy.

Sandy Hayes Merten, Teacher

By cathie | July 22, 2013

Sandy grew up in Orange County, CA and has a BA degree from UCLA with a major in Political Science and a Minor in History. She has a MA in Education from Pepperdine and has done Post Graduate work at UCSD in Education.

Marcia Kravis, Musician & Music Practitioner

By cathie | July 22, 2013

Marcia grew up in the Philadelphia area. She has a BA in French Language and Literature from the University of California, Berkeley and a MM (Masters in Music) in Harpsichord from the New England Conservatory, Boston, Massachusetts. In addition Marcia has a Certificate of Performance in Forte Piano, Temple, University, Philadelphia, PA. and is a Certified Musician Practitioner (CMP) from the Music for Healing and Transition Program, based in Hillsdale, N.Y.