Florida native Mike Buchtel studied engineering before joining the Navy as an electronic technician and search-and-rescue team member stationed at Naval Station Norfolk. “I did Mediterranean cruises and got out at the beginning of the [Read More…]
“I grew up in the hospital; I was always going to be a doctor,” says Patricia (Tricia) Wessler, MD, associate program director of Virginia Commonwealth University (VCU)/Riverside Family Medicine (FM) Residency Program, and family physician [Read More…]
“I was just going to catch babies,” says Amber H. Price, president/CEO of Sentara Williamsburg Regional Medical Center (SWRMC). “I didn’t set out to lead.” Holland native Price lost her mother to breast cancer when [Read More…]
As a child, Melanie Cohen observed the veterinarian who cared for her parents’ Namibian farm animals. This helped develop her passion for animal care. As a teenager, she moved to Florida to finish high school [Read More…]
Janet McCartney Grimmett’s roots run deep in James City County (JCC). Her grandfather started the first telephone company in Toano. Her father grew up at Riverview Plantation. Her parents married at Olivet Branch Christian Church, [Read More…]
“Anna is gifted beyond her years,” says Brian Greene, worship and production leader of Freedom Life Church. “She’s so diverse with her skill set; multi-genre and multi-generational.” Greene has been performing alongside Anna Perkins, a [Read More…]
4 Paws Animal Rescue, Inc., a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization dedicated to the care, rehabilitation and adoption of domestic animals, will host its second annual Pints and Paws 5K Run/Walk, a one-mile fun run/walk and “Pup Strut” [Read More…]
Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers founder Todd Graves wrote the lowest scoring paper in his Louisiana State University class proposing an upscale fast food restaurant exclusively offering chicken fingers. With faith in his idea, Graves went [Read More…]
“My gift in life is to take what is confusing to you and show you the pathway to clarity,” says Richard Flint, CSP (Certified Speaking Professional) and self-described educational entertainer. It is said that when [Read More…]
“What do you do with a wheelchair you needed for a short time without putting it on the curb?” Shannon Bednarova, director of marketing and community relations for Orthopaedic & Spine Center (OSC) asks of [Read More…]
Juan Carillo Jr.’s mother Emily and father Juan Sr. came to California from Mexico as adolescents. They met and married there. The family moved from San Jose to Virginia when Carillo Jr. was 11. His [Read More…]
“I see my success when a patient has learned enough coping skills and handles his or her business without having a panic attack,” says Dr. Rabia Jafri of Rock Landing Psychological Group PLC (RLPG). Jafri graduated [Read More…]
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