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Articles by Cathy Welch

About Cathy Welch
Cathy Welch is a Hampton Roads-based writer, photographer and book editor. She says her life is an eclectic mix of career and FAMILY. She earned our Bachelors degree in business administration at Christopher Newport University, minoring in Spanish. Her career has been full- and part-time as an administrator, an engineering assistant, a bookseller, a merchandiser, a naval photography layout assistant, an office manager, a grant writer and a human resource manager, all giving her experiences that feed her writing. She fosters pups and does what she can to bless those who are in need, whether human or canine. She can be reached at 757-870-0768 or at cathywelch25@gmail.com.
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District 41 Sports Bar: Giving back to the 757

May 1, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

Robert “Free” Freeman graduated from Denbigh High School in 2001, where he played football with Antoine Bethea, who was drafted into the NFL and now plays safety for the New York Giants. “Antoine has always [Read More…]

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Virginia Cooperative Extension: Advocates for the community

March 26, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

“It’s not about me as an agent, but about the program, the education and people who need it,” Sonja Mitchell, Family and Consumer Sciences agent in Newport News’ Virginia Cooperative Extension (VCE) Office, says of [Read More…]

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Orangetheory Fitness: Offering members a more vibrant life

March 26, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

Ellen Latham’s lifelong passion for fitness led her to create Orangetheory Fitness (OTF) in 2010, with partners David Long, Jerome Kern and David Hardy. OTF believes in changing the world one heartbeat at a time. [Read More…]

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Inspired Resolutions, LLC: Consumer Directed services facilitation

February 26, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

New Hampshire native Rebecca Neill, BS, QDDP, MHRT/c, met and married Jamie in Massachusetts. His Marine Corp career took them and their four children around the United States. Their adopted daughter was diagnosed with mild [Read More…]

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Leidos, Inc.: Pushing the boundaries of impossibility

January 27, 2020 Cathy Welch 0

In 1969, Dr. J. Robert Beyster, a nuclear physicist, Navy veteran and PhD in nuclear physics, wanted to do research in a productive environment with talented scientists and engineers addressing issues of national importance. Science [Read More…]

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ivWatch, LLC: Improving Patient Safety with New Standard of Care

December 17, 2019 Cathy Welch 0

Growing up in rural Michigan, Gary Warren’s best entrepreneurial influence were his parents. “Mom and Dad opened a waterfront family restaurant when I was 11,” he says. “When I hire people who worked for a [Read More…]

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Gather Workspaces, LLC: Building community and growing local business

November 22, 2019 Cathy Welch 0

“Community is key to Gather’s success,” says Savannah Bolin, regional director. “We’re not just another office space. We really bring people together.” Small business consultants Doug and Polly White wanted a professional, inspiring space to [Read More…]

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ITA International, LLC: Serving people in the arena

October 23, 2019 Cathy Welch 0

“My dad is my hero,” says Mike Melo, CEO and president of ITA International, of his Air Force fighter pilot father who served in Korea and Vietnam. California native Melo grew up with four brothers [Read More…]

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Virginia Living Museum: Protecting our precious natural world

September 26, 2019 Cathy Welch 0

“I was always outside digging in the dirt and collecting rocks,” Rebecca Kleinhample, executive director of Virginia Living Museum (VLM), says of her Pennsylvania childhood. “Now, I marry my experience and skills with my love [Read More…]

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Black Goose Chimney, Inc.: Ye olde chimney swee

August 27, 2019 Cathy Welch 0

Jim Bostaph, owner of Black Goose Chimney which opened in 1993, found this new line of work in Hampton Roads after working as a real estate agent his first eight years here. After his and [Read More…]

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Virginia Tech Hampton Roads: Educational services meeting the needs of working professionals

July 29, 2019 Cathy Welch 0

Virginia Tech (VT) just brought its premier solutions for the educational opportunities of working professionals to Newport News’ Tech Center. VT Hampton Roads Center’s (VTHRC) new location offers an array of educational opportunities. Susan Johnstad, [Read More…]

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GATS (Global Atmospheric Technologies and Sciences) Mission: Environmental research and monitoring for the health of our planet

June 25, 2019 Cathy Welch 0

Ohio native, Larry Gordley, originally wanted to go to the Air Force Academy, but color blindness and severe astigmatism squelched his dream. He was captain of his high school football, track and wrestling team. “I [Read More…]

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