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N E W S M A K E R AS A LEADERSHIP TRAINER AND INSTRUCTOR with a “passion for life and leadership,” Nancy Hunter Denney ’82 has been heard around America. She’s been on countless television and radio programs, spoken at numerous colleges and universities and, most recently, was the featured speaker at a conference with “Oprah” icon, Dr. Phil. Denney was at the iWomen Conference in Indianapolis with Dr. Phil during the fall of 2002, an experience she notes as a “professional high.” At the conference, Denney was the opening keynote and the warm-up presenter for Dr. Phil, the recurring guest speaker on “Oprah,” turned talk-show host. Denney received an MA in college student personnel from Bowling Green State University in 1984, and worked in higher education. But in 1993 she quit her job, started her own speaking business and “has never looked back.” She’s spoken to over a million people, “give or take a few thousand,” and has also authored Life by Design and co-authored Let Your Leadership Speak. Denney lives in Massachusetts with her husband and two children.
N E W S M A K E R ANDREA LATEMPLE CREWS ’85 AND HER HUSBAND MARK CREWS are at the forefront of a trend in the American workforce. The couple, among the 12.6 million Americans that can classify themselves as “entrepreneurial parents,” (EPs), are also among the 700 parents featured in the new book, The Entrepreneurial Parent: How to Earn Your Living at Home and Still Enjoy Your Family, Your Work and Your Life (Putnam/Tarcher, 2002). The couple owns their custom cabinetry business, LaCrews, Inc. This company was profiled in the book, edited by Paul and Sarah Edwards with Lisa M. Roberts. The book probes the work and lifestyle habits of parents, who give advice and anecdotes to other work-at-home parents as well as those considering the option. The authors of the book state that “EPs” are working parents who chose to earn their living at home, making a resolute decision to take an active, around the clock role in parenting their children. Andrea and Mark exemplify “EPs” by taking control of their careers and designed their business that can stretch and flex around the everyday needs of their family. The couple, with two elementary school-aged children, started their business out of their Herndon home in 1993. It thrived there and moved into a 2,000 square foot commercial workspace in Culpepper in 2001. LaCrews, Inc. specializes in custom kitchen and cabinetry for the home along with handmade furniture and cigar humidors.
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