Cover Story: Top Five Business Women in Western Mass.
by Leigh Greaney
Here, in Western Mass., women are climbing business ladders to the top and smiling down. After a tedious process of choosing exemplary women who stand out the most in the business world in of this community, Western Mass Women’s Magazine has chosen five women of prowess, who serve not only as role models, but as inspiration. Those women are: Cindy Anzallotti, Gina Barry, Carol Moore-Cutting, Cheryl Gorski, and Kathryn Kirby.
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Spreading Culture Using Print
Camille Tuason Mata – Staff Writer
Janine Fondon is everywhere, raising awareness about multicultural issues in a variety of media outlets. Her specialty is diversity. What immediately struck me about Ms. Fondon, CEO of Unity First Direct in the Forest Park district of Springfield, was her demeanor of strength and determination. Although this demeanor was easily disguised by her warm, easygoing personality, the story of her rise to the height of the media industry reveals tenacity not immediately palpable in her calm voice. As I talked with her at length about the early stages of her company, I soon understood that this was a woman with a mission.
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Big Brother/ Big Sister
By Adam Lafield
Back to school 2010 is back to fun for a bunch of seventh grade students at Chestnut Accelerated Middle School and Forest Park Middle School. These students are the lucky beneficiaries of Mentor Springfield. This is a brand new program from Springfield School Volunteers (SSV) and Big Brothers Big Sisters of Hampden County (BBBSHC), two area super-powers and models of youth development programs.
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