Category : Cover Story

Serving with a Passion

“What I cherish most about my upbringing is the respect and compassion for others that my parents instilled in me,” Col. Maureen Weigl said. It was their example of dedication and commitment to their family, church, and local community that…

Turning the Awful into Good

“When my oldest son turned 10, it suddenly struck me that this is what a 10-year-old looks like, so young and vulnerable,” Kristen Pfautz Woolley, clinical director and founder of Turning Point Women’s Counseling and Advocacy Center, recalled. “That’s when…

Keeping it Local

From the very beginning of her career with credit unions, Sue DeStephano, president/CEO of First Capital Federal Credit Union, knew that she was in the right place. “I love everything about the ‘people helping people’ credit union philosophy,” she said….

The Heart of the Matter

“I believe attitude and faith plays a vital role in our lives … you must stay strong, positive, and focused on yourself and your future,” Sue Smith, director of the college store at Elizabethtown College, said. Wise words from a…

Jumping into the Race

It may be the year 2016, yet even now, the political arena is still primarily dominated by men. But that’s something that three dynamic local women are working hard to change because they believe that the skills and talents women…

Accidental Entrepreneurs

Prior to Michelle Kime’s first trip to Cambodia with friend and now co-owner of Imagine Goods, Aiyana Ehrman, Kime said that some of the issues she is “passionate about now were not even really on my radar. When I saw…

From Humble Beginnings

“Most entrepreneurs are introverts, and I think I fit that description,” said Kathy Phillips, chief executive officer of Primitives by Kathy. “When you are a basement operation and someone helps you name your business, you don’t really think of where…

It’s a Mystery

Author Stephanie Hoover has always had a fascination with “all things blood and gore.” And although she said it might have something to do with her being born on Halloween, she also explained that really “there’s no empirical evidence to…

Keeping Her Ducks in a Row

Sunday, Sept. 13 will mark the 27th Annual Rubber Duckie Race™ & Festival at Lancaster County Central Park—and no one will be more excited to see those ducks in the water than Carissa Slawecki, special events coordinator for Schreiber Pediatric….

Doing Whatever It Takes

Not every staffing company will offer to pay for forklift certifications, help a client get their GED, or lend a client gas money to get to work until that first paycheck kicks in, but for Romayne Johnson of the Drexel…