Bartos’s platform is heart health, particularly women’s heart health. An enthusiastic supporter of the American Heart Association, she has served on the logistics committees for Go Red For Women and the Heart Ball, and currently serves on the Corporate Leadership Committee for the AHA’s Go Red For Women campaign.
achieve their goal or made them happier, that’s ultimately what drives me.”
“My father has two stents in his heart,” explains Bartos, “and heart disease runs in our family. I’m so honored to have a bigger voice and be able to bring awareness to heart disease, and how it affects everyone, but women in particular.”
“I highly encourage all married women in the state of New York to compete in this year’s pageant,” says Bartos, adding that the competition is open to women ages 18-65. “We are looking for married women who want to forge new friendships, make a difference in their community, and have doors opened for them.”
Bartos also does volunteer work and fundraising for several other organizations, including the National Federation of the Blind and an initiative called Passion to Heal, which helps provide dermatology and plastic surgery to underserved populations in both the United States and abroad.
In May 2012, Bartos will represent New York State when she competes in the Mrs. America pageant. Next October, she’ll hand over the sash and tiara to a new Mrs. New York, when the pageant is held right here in Rochester.
For more information about the Mrs. New York America pageant, please visit http://www.mrsnyamerica.com/.
As if a full-time career, volunteer work for several organizations, and numerous appearances as Mrs. New York America weren’t enough, Bartos is also embarking on a new venture -- the creation of her own firm, Baronley Consulting, which helps companies sharpen their professional etiquette and networking skills in order to become more competitive in the marketplace and to grow long-lasting, mutually fulfilling business relationships. “I enjoy working. I’m driven that way,” says Bartos. “I want to say, I made a difference in someone’s life. When something that I did helped someone else
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