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She's So Skirt! - Mary Boyle

• Because She Gives Our Frustrations a Voice
• Because Common Cause Uses Common Sense
• Because Democracy is Not a Spectator Sport

 

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Because she keeps it real Because she looks out for the ladies Because good design never goes out of style

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Olan Quattro

In her mixed media work, Charleston artist Olan Quattro explores memory and myth. Her collages are constructed from the forgotten pieces of our lives. Each piece is first layered with old letters, photographs and notes and then painted. The layers represent the passing of time, the erosion of memory.

The pieces shown here are from her project, “September Fashion Issue,” in which she challenged herself to create a collage from every consecutive page of Vogue’s 2009 September issue.

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She's so skirt!

[ Because her eyes are wide open and her heart is even wider. ]

[ Because she's smart and undaunted. ]

[ Because she's got Veeck vision, through and through. ]

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Moira Vetter was raised in the family business, running the cash register at her father’s pharmacy when she was just 7 years old. It’s no surprise that today she is the founder and CEO of Modo Modo Agency, an award-winning, business-to-business marketing agency that won the #2 spot in the Atlanta Business Chronicle's 2010 Fastest Growing Women-Owned Firms in Atlanta.  

“Work and work ethic were always at the core of our family,” says Moira.  “They are at the core of who I am, too.”  

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Some people are just born beyond their years. Take Cody Jones. When she was in 6th grade, she already had a reputation -- as the girl who could cut hair like a pro.  Throughout middle school, her clientele were the older girls who all wanted “wispies” – feathery layers and bangs.   

“By the time I was 12, I was already cutting my mom’s hair,” says Cody.  “Talk about trust!”

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By Sarah R. Bailey, Thursday, April 28, 2011, 6 comments
Eco-friendly, Decor, Designs

 

Award-winning interior designer, author and environment evangelist, Lori Dennis, sat down with skirt! recently to shed some (green) light on decorating your digs with dignity.

 

Lori is New York born, but L.A. bred all the way. Having been raised by a single mother, and a grandmother that grew up during the Great Depression, Lori was green way before it was the “it” thing to be.

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Teresa Rogers

Her “secret” ingredient is Madagascar vanilla extract, “even at $18 a bottle, it’s worth it,” says Theresa. She’s perfected recipes for blondies, turtles, and espresso; “not your mother’s brownies.’’ And she’s tinkering with a black-bean and Splenda recipe for the diet-conscious. An emergency-room nurse at VCU, she launched Sweet Temptations by Teresa after colleagues raved about the batches she brought to work. “The E.R. is a high-tech, high-stress environment.

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Sally Schmidt

Holton Elementary students eat their vegetables thanks to chef Sally and the Femme Foodies, a network of local women chefs taking food-education into schools. “We challenge the kids to try something they wouldn’t otherwise try,” she says. “So far, I’m astounded at how receptive they are to new foods.” Cabbage was a hit and students have sampled wilted spinach salad and hummus wraps.

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Stephanie Copeland

When a car accident landed her in a wheelchair seven year ago, Positive Vibe Café’s Culinary Training Program helped Stephanie return to independence. “It’s a safe place to re-enter the working world; everybody has a disability.” When she’s not working the Café’s Library of Virginia outpost, Stephanie mentors paralysis patients adapting to life on wheels. “Only a person with paralysis can fully relate, both physically and emotionally.”

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Alicia Zatcoff

She’s the city’s first sustainability manager, appointed last March to move Mayor Jones’ sustainability initiative forward. “We have green programs in place—from reducing energy use to curbside recycling—but nobody’s ever measured their collective impact,” says Alicia, a lawyer whose LEED certification comes in handy on the job. “We’re creating a master plan for sustainability in the city.

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Molly Quarles

She’s inspired more than 1000 random acts of kindness worldwide since her SproutLaunch website debuted last year. “It’s a simple idea; just get out and do a good deed,” says Molly, operations manager at Madison & Main, a local ad agency.

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Talley Baratka

She’s the brains behind Impact 100, a women’s philanthropy circle founded on a brilliant idea: If 100 women each give $1000, they’ll fund a $100,000 grant capable of transforming one community organization. “It’s a game-changer for any local nonprofit,” says Talley, who pitched the concept to decision-makers at The Community Foundation earning their hearty endorsement. “We designed a logo and launched Impact 100 on their website.”

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Mimi Peberdy, M.D.

A cardiologist at VCU’s Pauley Heart Center, Mimi’s changed the way emergency medics respond to heart attacks, cooling the body before restarting the heart, shaving minutes off treatment, and improving survival rates from 6 percent to 50-60 percent.

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Sorrel King

When Sorrel talks, hospitals listen. After a 2001 medical error claimed her 18-month-old daughter’s life, she was shocked to learn that hospital mistakes are the fourth leading cause of U.S. deaths. “It’s the equivalent of a jumbo jet crashing everyday—but nobody talked about it.” She gathered her courage and faced vast audiences, telling Josie’s story to spellbound medical students, patient safety commissions, legislators, and insurance industry executives.

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Elizabeth Fraizer

Elizabeth, the owner of the Richmond Raiders indoor football team, was number eleven in a family of fourteen children; seven boys, seven girls. “Early on, I saw the beauty of being part of a team.” She is passionate about downtown and its children and in 2007, she and her husband, Genworth Chairman and CEO Michael Fraizer, founded the Mary and Frances Youth Center (named for their moms), on the VCU campus. Kids learn tennis and life skills; and they’re exposed to higher education.

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Jessica Gavin

She’d never been a churchgoer. But Jess, newly married, was ready to tackle a writing project. “The movie Julie & Julia inspired me to explore something deeply and blog about it.”  She picked religion, vowed to attend a different worship service each week, and launched her online journal, 52 Prayers.

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Val Young

As the showroom manager for Lululemon Athletica, Val teaches goal-setting workshops from the company’s Main St. boutique. “The best goals are SMART: specific, measurable, achievable, realistic and timely,” she explains. “They include ‘by-whens’—the date you’ll accomplish them.” She invites participants to make vision boards, cut-and-paste collages illustrating their ideal life in 25 years. “You create that vision with pictures; then work backwards to put it into words.

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Cyndy Weldon-Lassiter

Before her first day at St. Andrew’s School in Oregon Hill, the new head visited kindergartners and their families at home. “A family is a child’s greatest asset; we don’t focus on their deficits,” says Cyndy of the 89 students who attend the tuition-free private elementary school. “We take that asset, the parents, and build on it.”

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Stephanie Ruffin

Guests expect the unexpected from Stephanie, whose parties generate a Barefoot-Contessa-meets-Lady-Gaga vibe. From bouquets of spray-painted Barbies to wig forms wearing vintage hats, her centerpieces upend tradition. For a Christmas party, she once blanketed all four powder room walls with colored glass balls. “It was genius… then someone reached for a hand towel,” she sighs. “Lesson learned.” A one-time event planner for a New York City law firm, she doesn’t miss the job’s staid formality.

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Stephanie Lebow

As director of Breadwinners, the six-month culinary program at New Visions New Ventures, Stephanie transforms home cooks into entrepreneurs. “Along with culinary skills, we teach cost-analysis, packaging, marketing, food blogging—all the skills needed to run a successful food business.”Armed with degrees from both William and Mary and Johnson and Wales, Stephanie did a stint at Millie’s before taking Breadwinners’ reins last April.

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Wendy Wyne

Every party tells a story, says Wendy, whose Fête Studio whips up couture weddings, corporate events, and charity galas. “Brides bring me colors, fabrics, ideas. We translate them into a cohesive theme.” For home entertaining, she advises, “Spend a little time setting the mood. It’s the secret ingredient.” Line entry walkways with twinkling votive candles and cue movie soundtracks like An Education, Something’s Gotta Give, or P.S. I Love You to greet dinner-party guests.

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At 16, Diane vowed to visit all fifty states. “When two friends died in a car accident; it seemed like the best way to honor their lives.” She left for Alaska, her fiftieth, in June. Fans of her blog, bluelollipoproad.com, are sending donations. “At first, I waved them off,” she says. “Then I decided to set aside 10% to fund the next readers’ adventure. You know, pay it forward.” 
 
We have more control over our lives than we think.
 
Luck has nothing to do with living fully and happily.
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When Social Services refers parents to CHIP (Children’s Health Involving Parents), Sonjia teaches critical nurturing skills. Next to daughters Kay’la (7) and Le’nya (5), she’s proudest of her eco-friendly home, purchased through the Better Housing Coalition.
 
Kids don’t come with a handbook, but help is available. I connect clients with nutrition education, housing assistance, early childhood literacy training
 
Foster care happens to well-meaning parents.
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A Montreal native and Stanford MBA, Karen arrived in Richmond via New York, London, and Paris. A finance professor at VCU School of Business and partner at Strategic Balance, LLC, Karen speaks to women’s groups about finance. “I want to empower women to invest. You don’t need an MBA to understand the value of compounding.”
 
Small steps produce big changes. Start by listing your assets and liabilities. The more you know, the easier it gets.
 
There’s no perfect investment.
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What’s a mother to do? A lawyer at Hunton & Williams, Chrystal would tuck her three children into bed—then call clients in Tanzania, Nigeria and Uganda. “I thought I could be a mother-by-day/lawyer-by-night. But neither job is part-time.”  Three years of soul-searching followed. “I wanted intellectual stimulation, but I craved balance.” She taught law at the University of Richmond, served on the Children’s Hospital Junior Board.
Richmond Va.
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She’d managed a Capital One call center with 1,200 employees before she resigned in 2005. “I’d hit 20 years, I had 4-year-old twin boys and I needed a change. But my fear of the unknown was huge.” She channeled her passion—financial coaching—into a business, then joined New Visions New Ventures, a nonprofit dedicated to business training, as the organization’s community relations and outreach director. “We help women of all income levels get paid for what they love to do.
Richmond Va.
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She’d spent 31 years working for AT&T when a buyout set a game of corporate musical chairs in motion. “My job moved to D.C., but my heart belonged here,” says Pat, who’d managed everything from phone repair crews to information technology programs. “I chose early retirement, but my identity was wrapped up in that job. I went though a period of mourning.” A new life, she soon realized, was right under her nose. Their 1869 house was in mid-renovation when Pat and her husband Mike decided to open a bed and breakfast.
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There’s no doubt that two-time Emmy Award-winning actress Heather Tom’s star is on the rise; her lengthy list of credits include film, television and the stage (even starring on Broadway). Her day job, playing Katie Logan on the daytime television series The Bold and the Beautiful, keeps her busy - but not so busy that she doesn’t have time to support the causes she believes in. 

 
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