Franca Muraca
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ranca Muraca has lived in Kamloops since the day she was born. After a fulfilling 26-year career as a teacher in the Kamloops school district, she decided she needed a change. After completing a Masters degree in law at night while teaching full-time during the day, she opened Franca Muraca Notary Public in the spring of 2019 – a journey that has been chronicled over the past year in the pages of Kamloops This Week’s “Startup Story” feature in partnership with Venture Kamloops’s VK Accelerate program.
Franca is a single mother to two incredible daughters who both attend Westsyde Secondary school. She loves to cook, bake, read, travel, spend time with family and friends and soak up the amazing Kamloops weather in the summer. Franca is a huge supporter of women in business and passionate about giving back to the community.
FRANCA MURACA
NOTARY PUBLIC
www.muracanotary.ca info@muracanotary.ca 778-696-4LAW 301-619 Victoria Street
Lorraine Korobanik
Imagine being strong, fit and in the best shape of your life as your 50th birthday peeks over the horizon. Add to that picture, if you will, being an inspiration to hundreds, if not thousands of others as you lead fitness classes, train clients, post workout videos to YouTube, Instagram and Facebook, and share your passion for yoga. It’s a postcard perfect scene that’s become Lorraine Korobanik’s reality. Lorraine wasn’t always fit, and in fact, it was her dissatisfaction with her body and level of fitness that propelled her to first try a Bootcamp at a local gym. She fell in love with training and the results she saw, and so decided to switch careers from school teacher to become a Personal Trainer in 2015. In 2017, she became a Yoga Alliance Certified Yoga Instructor and added yoga teaching to her portfolio. Little did she know that only 3 years later she would be rewarded for her passion, expertise and dedication by being voted Kamloops’ Best Yoga Instructor AND Kamloops’ Best Personal Trainer. Lorraine Korobanik Fitness is the umbrella under which Lorraine manages various modalities of health and wellness. Be sure to check out www.lorrainekorobanikfitness.ca to discover what many in Kamloops already know: this vibrant, intelligent specialist has a plethora of tools to help you reach your wellness goals, whether they’re based on strength, endurance, flexibility, nutrition or brain health. Lorraine Korobanik loves helping people get in the best shape of their lives and is eager to hear from YOU!
#1 BEST TRAINER & BEST YOGA INSTRUCTOR www.lorrainekorobanikfitness.ca | www.neurofittechnologies.com neurofittech@gmail.com - 250-819-0807
WINNER 2020
Women of the Thompson Valley 2020/21 | 5