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The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA) selected Cassandra Coleman as Executive Director for the America250PA initiative in September, 2019. Cassandra Coleman most recently served as Special Advisor to the Office of Governor Tom Wolf, and previously served as Director of Governor Wolf's Northeast & Central offices. In this role, she was responsible for intergovernmental and constituency services on behalf of the Governor in 28 counties. Ms. Coleman previously served as Finance Director and Deputy Campaign Manager, respectively, for the Tom Wolf for Governor campaign from 2013-2015. She has also served as Deputy Finance Director for United States Senator Bob Casey from 2010-2013. In 2014, Ms. Coleman founded and served as President of Coleman & Associates, a company engaged in charitable, private and political creation of fundraising networks and community and political event planning. Coleman & Associates maintained a client base of state, county and local political candidates, large and small companies, and non-profit organizations. Ms. Coleman has spent a lifetime in public service beginning at a very young age. At the age of twenty, Cassandra was appointed Mayor of her hometown of Exeter Borough to fill her late grandfather, Mayor Joseph Coyne's unexpired term. Following her appointment, Cassandra was re-elected Mayor twice and left office to join the Wolf Administration. In addition to serving as Mayor, Cassandra served as a Junior Council Representative for Exeter Borough during her junior & senior years of high school. Ms. Coleman was one of the youngest female mayors in the history of the United States. She was featured in Oprah Magazine in a segment titled “Women Who Defy Age.” Cassandra was also featured in a national NBC segment called “The Smart Woman”. The Times Leader Media Group honored Cassandra twice for her accomplishments; in 2008 as a Top 40 under 40 recipient and named her in 2019 as one of 14 Distinctive Women. Also in 2019 she was honored to be chosen one of Northeast Pennsylvania Business Journal's Top 25 Women in Business. In her community, Cassandra is a Board Member of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, Junior Leadership of Wilkes-Barre and Children's Service Center. Ms. Coleman is a 2010 graduate of King's College in Wilkes-Barre where she earned a degree in Political Science and was chosen to receive the 2018 Leo Award which is bestowed upon an alumnus/alumna within fifteen years of graduation who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in his/her professional or community activities. Named for the King's mascot, it suggests the energy, pride, and sense of purpose which the recipient personifies. She is also a 2006 proud graduate of Wyoming Area High School in Exeter, PA, where she frequently returns to talk to high school students about Government and their roles in their communities. Ms. Coleman can also regularly be found at her family's Italian restaurant, Vino Dolce, in Hanover Twp, where, over 18 years in business she held every position in the establishment, from salad maker to eventually manager to assist her parents. She truly enjoys all their customers, especially their “regulars” who have become more like family. Cassandra is the proud mother to Jimmy IV and continues to reside in Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania. CASSANDRA COLEMAN Executive Director America250PA.

Wendi Thomas is a longtime Northampton Township resident, experienced business executive and dedicated public servant who served her community as a school board director for the Council Rock School District prior to being elected to the state House of Representatives in 2018 for the 178th District. In 2020, she was elected to her second term.   She serves on the Insurance Committee, the Children and Youth Committee, the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, and the Professional Licensure Committee.   Thomas began serving her community as a volunteer in her local parent-teacher organizations that led to her being named to the Council Rock School Board where she was re-elected three times. While on the school board, she was chosen as president and vice president, and served as the chair of the Finance and Academic Standards committees. She serves on the Children and Youth Committee, the Aging and Older Adult Services Committee, the Professional Licensure Committee, the Local Government Committee, and the Insurance Committee. Wendi also serves on The Pennsylvania Commission for the United States Semiquincentennial (America250PA). This commission comprises current and past leaders of Pennsylvania, private citizens, and industry leaders, celebrating the rich history and diversity of the state. To learn more, please visit: https://www.america250pa.org/the-commission Thomas's work on the school board was enhanced by her extensive business experience. Before joining the board, Thomas worked for a small start-up company in the health care industry that ultimately grew into a national firm. While at Healthcare Advocate of Plymouth Meeting, Thomas rose from Account Manager to Senior Vice President.   Prior to joining Healthcare Advocate in 2005, Thomas worked as a project manager at Axis Inc. from 2001 to 2005, and as a district manager at Aetna, from 1987 to 2000.   Wendi has been married to her husband, John—known as J.T.-- for 30 years. They met in their senior year at Gettysburg College. They have lived in Northampton Township for 26 years and are the parents of three children: John III, Justin and Stephanie, all graduates of Council Rock High School. 

The Honorable Alison T. Young is a dynamic executive with over 20 years of government and private sector leadership experience on the world's largest stages. Ms. Young's unique combination of public and private sector roles, along with her significant financial and budgetary experience and national network of collaborators; make her a highly sought-after advisor, speaker, and partner.A nationally recognized expert on civic engagement and leadership, Ms. Young is Managing Partner of Red, White and Blue Strategies (RWB), founding RWB's strategic consulting and leadership training practice group; and serving on the firm's executive team. Ms. Young is a former senior White House official, having served as Special Assistant to the President George W. Bush and Acting Director of the White House Office of USA Freedom Corps (USAFC). She also served as the White House Liaison and Director of Faith-Based and Community Initiatives for the Corporation for National and Community Service, the federal agency overseeing AmeriCorps, VISTA and Senior Corps. In 2010, she was recruited to Philadelphia to become the Vice President of External Affairs for the National Constitution Center and then served for five years as Managing Director of Leadership & Civic Engagement at Drexel University's LeBow College of Business. In January 2020, Ms. Young was named a National Review Institute Regional Fellow, focusing on preserving and buttressing the foundations of our free society and conserving our inheritance from America's Founders. She is on the faculty of The Campaign School at Yale University, currently appearing on television as an expert analyst and strategist on ABC, FOX, and BBC; and is a frequent speaker at corporate retreats and international conferences focused on civic engagement, women, and leadership. Check out a detailed version of Ms. Young's extensive resume at chanelandmuckboots.com!Websites: https://www.rwbstrategies.com/, https://www.america250pa.org/about-usLinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/atyoung131/ 

Toni Chowdhury is based in Montreal, Canada, and she helps creative women entrepreneurs learn how to find a continuous stream of high paying dream clients without the stress and the fear of not knowing what to do next by using her proven Ideal Client Acquisition Trifecta so that they can have financial freedom and build a business around their ideal life. Toni is a speaker and she also organizes The Holistic Entrepreneurship Summit that brings together talented speakers on a multitude of topics from all around the world. The Summit's mission is to bring free education to female entrepreneurs who need the support and the knowledge to speak up, step up and level up in their lives and their businesses.  Toni has been an entrepreneur for 10 years while still working in a corporate job with a Fortune 100 software company. Her coaching and consulting businesses were a result of her watching women struggle with their feelings of deservingness and the ability to live their dream life. She has been through abuse and domestic violence, and also dealt with clinical depression her entire life but firmly believes that if someone can put mind over matter, everything is possible. This makes her feel really called to help women succeed on their own terms! Website: https://womenwhowin-tc.com/freebiesFacebook: https://www.facebook.com/womenwhowinwithtoni/IG: https://www.instagram.com/women_who_win_with_toni/LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/women-who-win-with-toni-chowdhury/

Kate Markland - The Markland Clinic, Founder, The Markland Method, Cotswold Leisure Centre, Cirencester, UKI have been a successful hands-on Physiotherapist for many years and have always believed Contemporary Healthcare should be delivered in an inspiring, energetic, caring and professional way, for both the clients and the team alike. During a period of personal reflection and change, I realized I was a liability to my own business and that the safest option was to trust and support my team with a system they could understand and connect with. My goal was to enable my team to confidently run AND grow the business profitably without me physically being present all the time. After much research, I was unable to find a course or program that was suited to what I needed because much of what already existed simply lacked the basic fundamentals of assessment, diagnosis, treatment, and outcome.Disappointed in what I found, I decided to create a system teaching clinicians the anatomy and physiology of business so they can apply their clinical reasoning skills to their business and create healthy sustainable profitable clinics.  There is relative decrease in social funding for non-emergency healthcare and increase in privatization of healthcare delivery.  Small clinic businesses lack business education in language they can relate too.I named the program The Markland Method – a biological model for running a profitable business in a language that healthcare businesses already understand.The Markland Method value proposition is teaching clinicians the fundamentals of how to run a business and how to apply their knowledge of structure and function, and the principles of business assessment, diagnosis, treatment, outcome.”You can learn more about The Markland Method by clicking here: https://marklandmethod.com

Natalia is a teacher of 20 male students at a private British school. She continues working during the pandemic through Zoom. In her honesty she finds teaching from home highly demanding with gathering material, checking learning guides, and doing classes. It has extended her work hours from ending at 4:30 pm to now as late as 10:00PM. Natalia enjoys reading and cooking as coping mechanisms during quarantine. She also loves music and connects with her father, singing while he plays guitar through Zoom. This helps her keep a human connection with the ones she loves. What gives her hope during the virus is that people will stay at home as much as possible.  Natalia especially enjoys cooking nutritious foods and proudly shares them on her Instagram account:  @lapocimadelanatita.  The economy of Chile is suffering dramatically from the COVID-19 situation, especially as the country is a popular tourist area. There is no tourism right now in Chile, the restaurants and beaches are closed. Natalia states some tourists still try to come despite warnings, to the frustration of residents. Social outbursts are happening in Chile due to high prices of products such as facial masks and basic foods. There have already been social outbursts in Chile before the pandemic. People want to take to the streets and protest paying for education, inequality, public healthcare, and the treatment of elderly health, her country has been fighting for these issues since last October. She believes the government is not handling the crisis well and confusing people with what to do during quarantine. In Santiago, people must print passes to leave their homes, however due to poor Internet, people leave their homes without one.  Her country is expecting to have to be quarantined until the end of May. Chile has about 5,000 people with the Corona virus, with about 300 more cases daily.

Brilliance and resilience, best describe this super energetic corporate leader celebrated in the Real Estate industry, for three decades.A TEDx speaker and recipient of over 35 prestigious awards and accolades. Ananta has spear headed leadership challenges, as the Executive Director -DLF, Chief Executive -Emaar MGF and Country Head (India & Nepal) as Senior Director -Damac. She is presently the Senior Executive Director at Experion Developers, India. A science graduate from Miranda House , Delhi University. An insatiable hunger for knowledge has equipped her with Masters in English Literature, Education, Computer applications and Management. She is a MRICS, UK and PhD in Marketing Management. A multifaceted personality and a trained musician, dancer and author. She holds a Sangeet Prabhakar in Hindustani Classical Vocal Music, trained in Guitar, Garbha, Shaimak's contemporary and Bollywood dance. She authors Real Estate research trends and personal life experiences too. Ananta is passionate about the safety and education of children. She guides women in Realty entrepreneurship. She is  the proud mother of a son who keeps her grounded. Featured amongst the “Most powerful women in Business & Economy 2018“ by Business Today. Her journey and views are covered by Indian Express, Hindustan Times, Mail today, Business today, Realty plus, Outlook, Savvy, Atelier, Khaleej times, Hindi Hindustan,Tribune etc. Also, Harvard business school in their projects on ‘ How star women succeed' & ‘Managing your own Human capital‘.She stepped out of the enmeshment of her comfort zone  seeking new challenges and is crowned with 6 glamorous titles as an International & National Beauty Pageant Queen. She aspires. She inspires. A journey of fortitude, attitude, gratitude, solitude and altitude. She is an “ Exclusive. Extraordinary. Savvy Corporate Woman Warrior “. 

I am an expat living in New Zealand, where I train guide dogs to help people live ordinary lives. When I am not enjoying this extraordinary job, I divide my time between reading, quilting, being an athlete, and killing garden plants.In all areas, I make up in tenacity what I lack in skill! 

My name is Daniela Prado Canelo and I am 40 years old. Currently, I live in one house with my parents, my sister, my husband and my two daughters: Maria (12) and Eva (5).I have a Spanish last name because my father is from Chile. Hence, I do not only live in a multigenerational, but also in a multinational household. I spent part of my childhood in Latin America, therefore, I grew up in two cultures and with two languages, which probably aroused my curiosity in learning about the variety of cultures the world has to offer.

During this global pandemic, chanel & muckboots is connecting with fascinating women from the United States, United Kingdom, Germany, India, New Zealand, and more. You will learn about the COVID-19 in their countries and how this pandemic and quarantine  is affecting (or is it effecting) their personal lives and businesses - yet not their visions, dreams, and plants.  Our first guest is Ms. Arfa Iqbal from the United Kingdom.

My name is Julia. I am 22 years old I have suffered with a learning disability that makes it hard for me to understand things and communicate with other people.  This challenge has given me severe anxiety and depression for the greater portion of my life. I was bullied a lot through school.  Kids knocked me down and would tell me I was fat, ugly, retarded, never going anywhere with my life, and so much more.More than once, I wanted to end my life.I was homeschooled for most of high school and I spent most of my time with my Grandmother.  Those who know me know my Grandmother was my whole life. She passed away my senior year and it took a tremendous toll on me. Somehow, some way, I found the strength and decided to go back to school. I got into college and my first semester was great!  The second semester rolled around and three more family members had passed away.  My depression began to get worse again and I decided to take some time off of school to figure out what I wanted to do. I am so happy I did.Today I am a cosmetologist with a great job supported by my amazing coworkers. I have a beautiful group of friends who all go above and beyond to make each other laugh and feel good about themselves. I have my mom and my sister who have never left my side. They are always my biggest fans and always help pick me up when I'm down. I am sharing my story because I've been seeing many beautiful souls take their lives because of people who are mean – even brutal. These bullies do not (or will not) open their minds and realize that words hurt! My mission in life is to help people feel beautiful inside and out.  I want to help anyone who is having a hard time understand that one-day it WILL BE okay and you will find your way! You will love life and you will understand why you are important to the world.  Everyone is important! You are Worth it! You are Strong. You are Powerful.

Gisele Barreto Fetterman is an access and equity advocate, a hugger and the Second Lady of Pennsylvania. She is the founder of Freestore 15104, where surplus and donated goods are received and redistributed to neighbors in need. The Freestore aims to eradicate food and clothing insecurity and has inspired 9 spin off locations and the birth of 412 Food Rescue. Gisele is the co-founder of 412 Food Rescue, a community wide effort to end hunger and reduce food waste. 412FR has rescued over 8 million pounds of food. She is co-founder of For Good PGH, a non-profit that works to advocate inclusion and inspire kindness. Its first initiative, Hello Hijab, has received both national and international praise. Gisele was born in Brazil and emigrated as a child to the US, living as an undocumented immigrant for over a decade. Her work has been featured in the TODAY Show, CNN, NPR and more. Gisele is a Forty under 40 honoree, a Tedx Speaker a Jefferson Awards recipient and a mother of three.

After an early work life of commercial fishing on the east coast, Bridget has had a lifelong career with animals. She started working with Hunter / Jumper horses working for notables such as Tiffany Teeter (Traurig) and Harry Duce, in Bucks County, PA. Her 25-year career in dogs started when she started worked with top professional show dog handlers Greg and Kim Strong. Bridget started as a show assistant and quickly moved to obedience training and then to kennel manager. After several years with Greg and Kim, Bridget chose to apprentice with Mary Williams at High Tide Kennels to learn more about retriever and gundog training. From 2001 to 2008 Bridget worked with DeCoverly as Kennel Manager and Trainer. During this time she also apprenticed in the DeCoverly breeding program. She left DeCoverly for two years to pursue working with retrievers on the Eastern Shore at Delmar Waterfowl. Today, Bridget is now back at DeCoverly running the kennel, managing the English Setter breeding program, and overseeing all of the training programs DeCoverly offers. Bridget also teaches retriever training classes in addition to training retrievers for the AKC hunt test program.In Bridget's spare time, she breeds Labradors and participates in AKC Retriever Hunt Tests. She has titled numerous dogs through the Master level and will have two dogs running in the 2019 Master National in South Carolina.#decoverlyenglishsetters #rymansetters #decoverlykennels #AKC #AKChunt #hunting #gunmagazine #westminsterdogshow #bosstrainer 

Ms. Pennsylvania America 2019 is Dr. Mahima Singh. She is a Dental Surgeon(DDS, BDS),  former Dental Director at Volunteers in Medicine in Wilkes Barre, Pennsylvania. She is also owner and CEO of a brand new all natural skincare line- Pink Monkey USA, Junior Diploma holder in Kathak form of Indian Classical Dance & Junior Diploma in Hindustani Classical Vocal. When she's not volunteering, she's running around with her four children and two Irish Wolfhounds. Her platform is Oral Cancer and oral health awareness.“I fought being labeled ‘beautiful' all my life considering it a shallow presumption or summing up of my personality until I started ‘losing' the physical beauty because of age, pregnancies and my own lack of attention to my physicality. I sent in my application for the Ms Pennsylvania pageant just because of the challenge of doing something new and to stay afloat with a distraction during my mom's sickness. I was happy to be crowned when I had lost so much hair and am 2 dress sizes bigger than my baseline, thereby proving my eternal belief that beauty is always what beauty does, winning the crown for my qualifications, communication abilities and inner qualities set me on a path of finally not fighting the ‘beauty' label but owning it. It validated me at age 44, as a strong, independent career woman, wife, mother, leader. Most importantly, I was good enough just as I am, with all of my life's battle scars.”COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT: Spokesperson and volunteer dentist at the Mission Of Mercy in PA event where we provided free dental treatment to about 2000 people in 2days, doing about a million dollars worth of dentistry, Supported local soup kitchens as the main organizer & chairperson holding a cultural event that raised $4000, Many hours of dentistry every week as a volunteer dentist and as former Dental Director at Volunteers in Medicine, Ran free oral screening event in the community, Creating awareness about Oral cancer and oral health through online platform Mundaii (published article)SPECIAL AWARDS  /  RECOGNITION / ACHIEVEMENTS: Outstanding Volunteer Dentist award 2016, published article on Oral Cancer Risks for Generation Z on Mundaii,  Distinction in 1st year and graduated at the top of the class in Bachelor of Dental Surgery, Miss Fresher, 1st yr Bachelor of Arts- Philosophy Honors, Miranda House, Won many awards in school for extemporaneous speeches.

Born in 1994, Rose Daniels lived a suburban life in Long Island, NY after facing some hardships in her early childhood. Despite the circumstances, she is a caring, honest, humanist bringing wisdom, humour and creative inspiration. Her mission is to break barriers of race, status, and class by promoting peace and creativity; encouraging her fellow generation of artists to be everything that they can be. Hoping to invite in the era of art and love to the spotlight while shedding light on the darkness of today's coldness, and reality. Looking for solutions and medicine through music and poetry, She loves children and art simultaneously and aims to eventually open a center of arts for children, teens and adults.Website & FacebookLwsoc.org/yas Facebook.com/youthadvocacysquadEmailArt and poetry breakoutartmovement@gmail.com Advocacy and youth engagement rosedanielsyas@gmail.com

Sarah Russoniello has risen from the ashes time and time again. Sarah's darkest times found her homeless living out of her car thousands of miles from Northeastern Pennsylvania, eating whatever food could be salvaged from the local grocery store dumpster.  This was after ending an abusive relationship.  Soon thereafter, as single mother of a beautiful baby girl, Sarah clawed her way towards a better life for her and her newborn daughter.  Working two and often times three jobs at a time as well as attending college, Sarah kept her focus on her goals and providing the best life possible for her daughter.  Having always found kinship and comfort in horses as a child and young adult; struggling with learning difficulties herself in both reading and ADD, Sarah had always dreamt of sharing the comfort she had found in horses with other individuals who faced the same difficulties.  In 2013, Sarah achieved her certification as a therapeutic riding instructor.  Here, she could assist other individuals facing challenges achieve independence and solace through equine facilitated learning and therapeutic horseback riding.Today, Sarah is founder and Executive Director of Serendipity Therapeutic Riding, a non-profit 501(c)(3) facility located in Northeastern Pennsylvania.   Sarah is a proud mother to an amazingly compassionate, fearless, independent teenage daughter.  Serendipity is home to 8 incredible (rescued) therapy horses, 4 chickens, 4 felines, 2 super cute lady goats, and a feisty little (rescued) dog. Sarah's philosophy on life, limits, stumbles, and falls mirrors riding a horse: Chin up, heels down, eyes ahead and never, ever give up!  Facebook:  Serendipity Therapeutic Riding Center

Cassandra I. Coleman is a Special Advisor to the Office of Governor Tom Wolf. Most recently Cassandra served as Director of Governor Wolf's Northeast & Central offices. In this role, she was responsible for intergovernmental and constituency services on behalf of the Governor in the following 28 counties: Adams, Bradford, Carbon, Columbia, Cumberland, Dauphin, Franklin, Juniata, Lackawanna, Lancaster, Lebanon, Luzerne, Lycoming, Mifflin, Monroe, Montour, Northumberland, Perry, Pike, Schuylkill, Snyder, Sullivan, Susquehanna, Tioga, Union, Wayne, Wyoming and York.Ms. Coleman previously served as Finance Director and Deputy Campaign Manager, respectively, for the Tom Wolf for Governor campaign from 2013-2015. She has also served as Deputy Finance Director for United States Senator Bob Casey from 2010- 2013.In 2014, Ms. Coleman founded and served as President of Coleman & Associates, a company engaged in charitable, private and political creation of fund-raising networks and community and political event planning. Coleman & Associates maintained a client base of state, county and local political candidates, large and small companies, and non-profit organizations.Ms. Coleman has spent a lifetime in public service beginning at a very young age. At the age of twenty, Cassandra was appointed Mayor of her hometown of Exeter Borough to fill her late grandfather, Mayor Joseph Coyne's unexpired term. Following her appointment, Cassandra was re-elected Mayor twice and left office to join the Wolf Administration. In addition to serving as Mayor, Cassandra served as a Junior Council Representative for Exeter Borough during her junior and senior years of high school.Ms. Coleman was one of the youngest female mayors in the history of the United States. She was featured in Oprah Magazine in a segment titled "Women Who Defy Age." Cassandra was also featured in a national NBC segment called "The Smart Woman". The Times Leader Media Group honored Cassandra twice for her accomplishments; in 2008 as a Top 40 under 40 recipient and named her in 2019 as one of 14 Distinctive Women. Also in 2019 she was honored to be chosen one of Northeast Pennsylvania BusinessJournal's Top 25 Women in Business.In her community, Cassandra is a Board Member of Leadership Wilkes-Barre, Junior Leadership of Wilkes-Barre and Children's Service Center.Ms. Coleman is a 2010 graduate of King's College in Wilkes-Barre where she earned a degree in Political Science and was chosen to receive the 2018 Leo Award which is bestowed upon an alumnus/alumna within fifteen years of graduation who has demonstrated outstanding achievement in his/her professional or community activities. Named for the King's mascot, it suggests the energy, pride, and sense of purpose which the recipient personifies. She is also a 2006 proud graduate of Wyoming Area High School in Exeter, PA, where she frequently returns to talk to high school students about Government and their roles in their communities.Ms. Coleman can also regularly be found at her family's Italian restaurant, Vino Dolce, in Hanover Twp, where, over 18 years in business she held every position in the establishment, from salad maker toeventually manager to assist her parents. She truly enjoys all their customers, especially their “regulars”who have become more like family.Cassandra is the proud mother to Jimmy IV and continues to reside in Exeter, Luzerne County, Pennsylvania.

My name is Lindsey Sutton. I'm also known as “Mama”, “Mommy”, “Ma! The Meatloaf” (thank my husband for that), and Miss Lindsey. I'm the adoptive mother of two strong willed, amazing children and the Director of Education for The Lands at Hillside Farms. My hobbies include tripping over toys, drinking coffee like it is my sole life force, and guessing what the stains on my clothing are from. As the Director of Education at The Lands at Hillside Farms, I have the pleasure of using fun phrases like, “Just put that box of skulls in the trunk so you can sit in the car” and “Hold on a second, the goat has her head stuck again”. Most of my coworkers have feathers, fur, or four legs. Teaching vulnerable youth actually helped me begin diving into the world of foster care after seeing the need in our community. My family was built through foster care and we have been unbelievably fortunate throughout our process. My husband and I began the process in January of 2017, and received the call for our son two days after being approved. The next day, he was in our arms. We brought our daughter home from the NICU five months later. Raising two infants/toddlers 16 months apart in age has been quite the experience.  (Hence the coffee.) Navigating the world of foster care and adoption has been an eye opening experience for me. I learned things about myself I didn't know were possible. Not only did we become a family through our experience, but we've added so many “extended family members” to our tribe. Although it was a bumpy ride, our kids made every moment worthwhile. Websites of interest:  http://adoptpakids.orghttp://hillsidefarms.org

As a TEDx speaker, registered dietitian, and food dignity crusader, Clancy Harrison challenges the way food insecurity is approached and is transforming the food culture in the United States. Clancy a world-class expert who speaks to over 100,000 experts each year. She is the creator and consultant of Food Dignity, a strategic program for organizations who want to shift how they approach health and wellness by making food access a priority for their clients. She saves the lives of thousands of people through her work with healthcare professionals, non-profit organizations, corporations, and universities.  Currently, Clancy is an Ambassador of the National Dairy Council, the President of the Al Beech West Side Food Pantry, and teaches at the Pennsylvania State University.  She is the founder of multiple grassroots anti-hunger projects and is a lead researcher and co-author of the forthcoming Hunger Corporate Guidebook for the 17 United Nations Sustainable Development Goals.To learn more visit www.ClancyHarrison.com 

Tiffany Cloud is considered one of the finest political minds in the region and one of the only women in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania to hold such a strong record of victories as a political adviser. Having served as the Chief Campaign Adviser to Tarah Toohil in her upset victory over sitting House Majority Leader Todd Eachus, the strategic mastermind behind the campaign for DA Stefanie Salavantis in her upset victory over Jackie Musto Carroll, and the Senior Campaign Adviser in the landslide victory for Dan Meuser for Congress 9th PA, Cloud knows how to win and does not shy away from candidates others may consider long shots.With an extensive background in marketing, advertising and public relations inclusive of years with top ad agencies in major US markets and overseas, Cloud is a marketing and advertising expert and has applied those skills to her work in the political realm.This past year, she was among those from northeastern PA featured in Ben Bradlee Jr's political book, The Forgotten, sharing her thoughts on the Trump Election victory 2016.When not doing campaign work, she is the host of television show based out of Hazleton called The Storm and is the only local on air personality to have landed interviews with multiple Trump surrogates during the 2016 election cycle, including Dr. Sebastian Gorka, Carl Higbie as well as Benghazi hero Kris “Tanto” Paronto. Additionally, she executive produces a veteran-oriented outdoor show along with her husband, SSG Erik Olson, Ret., called Warrior Summit Outdoors, the 1st show of its kind in the nation, dedicated entirely to helping combat veterans heal the scars of war in the great outdoors. The show airs in over 35 Million Households nationwide on Youtoo America.Cloud is also a published author, having written a book called Sleeping with Dog Tags about her experience as a military wife during her spouse's war deployment. In  2012, the book was the #3 Hot New Release for military bios on Amazon.com, in the top 45 of all books written by women, and was on their military bio bestsellers list. She was graduated from Colgate University in 1990. www.couragehealsthesoul.com (Warrior Summit Outdoors)

I was perceived to have it all.  From the outside looking in, I had a happy marriage, three loving, happy children, a happy life.  I worked when I wanted, spent what I needed and had few true responsibilities.  A privileged existence filled with fun and games, parties, and exotic vacations.  Silly, shallow and totally carefree.That season came to a screeching halt the day my sweet son, my middle child, lost control of his car and slammed into a stone wall.  My world turned from color into black and white.   In that one moment all of our lives were altered, and our paths changed forever.  After intensive surgeries my son was just an unmoving, minimally conscious body, kept alive only with the help of machines, monitors, wires, and loud, piercing bells. What was left according to medical charts and the doctors in their own insensitive words, was a vegetable, was no hope, was a severe case of traumatic brain injury.  What was left was not the boy I knew and loved and mothered for 17 years.  I still had a warm body, but on that day I lost Damon.My professional background was certified public accounting.  I had no real medical knowledge whatsoever.  Yet, I had to make the choice at the very start to either give up hope and listen to the professionals or wrap myself in a cloak of utter denial and begin the fight for my son's return to life. I had to push away the scared, frivolous girl and find a strength in a woman I never knew I was.  I had to stand tall and fight like hell for Damon while also, within the very next few years, fight through a nasty divorce, fight to keep  strong relationships with my daughters, and learn how to stand alone after my dad unexpectedly died, followed almost immediately by my mom's death a year later.  Somehow, in my darkest moments, I chose hope.  I chose the motto, “There is no option.”  I chose to believe that Damon would heal.  I chose to believe that love does indeed conquer all. My story is not clinical.  Rather, it is one of faith, a mother's healing love, common sense, gut instinct, blind hope, and miracles.  It is the story of an amazing boy who just refused to give up; it is the story of the rippling effects traumatic brain injury has on family and friends. And it is the story of choosing post-traumatic growth over post-traumatic stress.Please read more of my story on www.kpyros.com or follow me on my facebook page: Karen Pyros.

I was born and raised in South Wilkes-Barre, Pennsylvania and attended Wilkes-Barre Area School District.  After graduation from Meyers High School, I attended Kings College, where I earned a Bachelor of Science in Business.  I earned my MBA at Wilkes College.  In 1976 I took a job in Quality Control at CertainTeed Corporation, located in Mountain Top, Pennsylvania. Through determination and hard work, I became the first woman throughout the corporation to earn the rank of supervisor. Unfortunately, I began to have health challenges and was ultimately diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. This led me to an early retirement.  I knew I needed something to motivate me to keep moving despite having MS coupled with my deep desire to serve the “underdog,” literally. My “A ha” moment came when I realized that owning a horse farm provided a tremendous opportunity, as well as land, to launch a no-kill animal shelter.From there, Blue Chip Farm Animal Refuge was born.  Blue Chip is a non-profit, 501(c)(3) organization that provides long-term and permanent care to displaced and discarded animals.  We do not euthanize.Most creatures end up with us because of circumstances beyond their control. Abuse, abandonment, illness, and aging bring many paws to our doorstep, where we happily take them in and care for them until they find a forever home, or for as long as they need us to.I believe people often create problems with animals, mainly dogs.https://www.bcfanimalrefuge.orgPhoto Credit The Times Leader / Dallas Post.

Dress for Success Luzerne County and Linda Armstrong strive to end generational poverty by teaching women how to work and then how to develop their careers. By helping the women in our community develop their skills, they will become sought-after employees and career-oriented members of society.

Galante is the author of four middle grade novels, three young-adult novels, an 8-book chapter book series, and two adult novels. Her first book, The Patron Saint of Butterflies, (2008) was the recipient of numerous awards, including an Original Voices Award by Borders, an Oprah Pick for Teens, and a Best Book of the Year by the NAIBA. Her first adult novel, The Invisibles, published by Harper Collins in 2017, was released to rave reviews in USA Today and Forbes Magazine. Cecilia teaches eighth grade English at Wyoming Seminary's Lower School and is a faculty member at Wilkes University's Creative Writing Department. She lives in Kingston, PA with her three children.