Elaine Doremus

Healing With Hope

BRITTANY RISTUCCI WARNER’s interest in health care began when her grandfather was diagnosed with cancer. “I would frequently visit him in the hospital and I will never forget his nurse, Hazel,” Warner says. “She made him smile and laugh on his worst days, bringing such positivity to a fatal diagnosis.” That’s why Warner volunteered at

Carpe Diem

KRIS BERGER, lives by the adage, “You just never know where life will lead you.” With this spirit for life, she earned a fine arts degree studying interior design and photography. “I thought I would be a famous photographer or interior designer or have a cool store when I graduated from college,” she laughs. “I

Daring Visionary

EMILY HIKADE’s aha moment came as she was heading to a small island in the Indian Ocean in 2014 when the plane she was on lost control. “As it started careening toward the ocean, all I could think about were the three little boys at home that were going to grow up without their mom,”

A Rare Bloom

Most people are surprised to find out that LAUREN SHELTON, DC CACCP, is a visual designer turned chiropractor and wellness aficionado. “I left an incredible position at a Fortune 500 company, which had some amazing perks, such as traveling extensively throughout China and Italy and watching new trends unfold,” she says. “After a few years,

Street Chic

SONJA ZECEVIC remembers her first fashion market in New York City, September of 2017, as a whirlwind of more than 40 appointments. While trekking all over the city, she was able to find the newest and most coveted brands for her boutique. Now, as founder and owner of the chic Lepa Boutique, she’s living her

Coloring With Flowers

What do you do when the world turns black and white? MISSY CROWE POTH does what she knows best: bringing color to people’s lives through flowers. As owner of M on the Square, Poth says, “For a moment last year, it felt like the world turned colorless as the normal we knew shifted in the

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