Recent Profile Articles
Clients of the Bombshell Blow Dry Bar in Holland may be surprised to learn that the head bombshell, Rachel Harned, is an efficient businesswoman at heart. After graduating from Grand Valley State University in 2005 with a degree in communications and marketing, Harned...
Gail Harrison was the original member of the group of concerned citizens that founded the Lakeshore Ethnic Diversity Alliance in 1996. Nineteen years later, the nonprofit operation has grown from a one-employee show to a thriving and influential community organization...
With February 5 came the announcement of the Tulip Time Festival Poster winner: Carolyn Stich, the fifth woman to win the award. The announcement was made at the First Bloom: Tulip Time Preview reception held at The Commons at Evergreen, honoring the top twenty...
Once upon a time, there was a young woman who enjoyed flowers. She was working at a greenhouse when she discovered she loved floral design, and dabbled in the art for years, learning mostly on her own. In 2005, she did flowers for her brothers—three family weddings in...
Licensed Master Social Worker Vicki Poleni recently began working in association with Plachta, Murphy & Associates, P.C. in an advocacy role. With more than twenty-three years' experience in behavioral health care, hospice, advanced care planning, and medical...
It had been mentioned that she had a laid-back, down-to-earth personality. Still, hearing this was a bit of a surprise: "I like to play with STDs." That was the first indication that "play" is not only part of Shannon Wilson's work hard/play hard philosophy, but also...
Ashima Saigal, founder of Database Sherpa, works in a career field where women only account for about twenty percent of the work force, according to the National Science Foundation. Saigal's choice to work in this field has compelled her to be a trailblazer, although...
Jennifer Feuerstein is AARP Michigan's new associate state director, a position she earned in January 2014. At first glance, she's a professional, put-together, successful career woman, but there's much more to her story. In fall 2008, Feuerstein took a leap of faith....
At a women's issues forum earlier this fall, Rep. Winnie Brinks, Democrat, 76th District, observed that women continue to be vastly underrepresented in our government. While women make up 50.8 percent of the population, according to the U.S. Census, women only account...
Andrea Ykema didn't go to college to become the area director of seven local Applebee's restaurants, and she didn't set out with that career goal in mind. Like many high school and college students, she wanted a job—and restaurants provided a great opportunity. Bill...