The heart of our mission is to find the amazing souls that breathe life into our communities. In the recent weeks, we’ve had the privilege to connect with some incredible artists, creatives, entrepreneurs and rabble rousers and we can’t begin to express how impressed we are with the incredible group below.
Neysha Perez
It’s been a difficult time since I’m not 100% bilingual. I’m a mother and I was often left alone as a military wife who deploys frequently. But that didn’t stop me at all. Always positive and confident. Read more>>
Mary Beth Paulk
Growing up I always had a love/passion for food, whether that was cooking or eating (lol)! I enjoyed spending time in the kitchen starting at a young age. From baking at my Grandmother’s House, Rice Krispy Treats and Brownies were our specialty, or preparing gourmet lunches of Kraft Mac & Cheese and Chicken Nuggets for my baby brother while babysitting during Summers off from school. Read more>>
Beth Fleming
When I look back, I can see that my journey into pediatric therapy started long before I ever earned my degree or opened a clinic. I’ve always been drawn to children who needed a little extra support to be understood, to move, to connect, or to find their voice. Read more>>
Elle Hargis
Going back to the beginning of college the financial industry, through the mode of corporate financial management, was always interesting to me. However, at the time the math and data analytics classes that I took stole my heart. Throughout the time period of earning my college degrees, I actively participated in multiple math education programs for both peers and K-12 students in the local area. Read more>>
Cindy Dodson
Relocated from Washington DC with my husband (retired US Capitol Police officer) while 6 months pregnant, with a 3 year old on Dec. 1st 2018. We Had to hit the ground running to open an Early Head Start in 3 weeks. Read more>>
Hailey Guess
My love for flowers started when I was a kid visiting my mom at the small florist shop where she worked in Cottageville. I’ll never forget that smell — fresh-cut flowers and pure happiness. Watching my parents work so hard to provide for us taught me the value of determination and passion, and that’s carried into everything I do. Read more>>
Meli Kirkwood
My career began over 20 years ago in the fitness and performance space, where I saw firsthand how driven individuals often push their bodies and minds to the limit. Over time, I realized that sustainable performance requires more than discipline; it requires physiological balance. Read more>>
Aleksandra Mogzec
I’ve been creating for as long as I can remember, I was that kid who was always drawing, cooking, playing an instrument, or finding some way to make something new. My creativity runs in the family, my grandfather, Albert Mogzec, was a photographer in D.C., and his passion for capturing the world definitely shaped how I see things. Read more>>
Brendan Dochney
We are both licensed counselors and met while working at a local hospital. While that was a very rewarding and fulfilling experience, as we got to know one another better we’d always discussed starting our own practice one day and happened to get married along the way. Read more>>
Jessica Ross
On tv there were happy family’s, people chasing their dreams and relationships filled with love. So, after fumbling around awhile after high school, and losing over 70lbs, I held a job in the community working at a nursing home. Until one day, it was no longer enough. After being approached by an army recruiter I bravely enlisted not ever looking back. The Army brought me my husband a wonderful man and then my amazing little boy. Read more>>
Rocky Bettis
I was born in Chicago into a family with members who expressed themselves through sports on one side and through the creative arts on another. So you might say I inherited the persistent resilience of athletes combined with the inspired imagination of creative artists. Read more>>
