May 2017
Kaia Knudson, 2, eats noodles at a food truck festival in Mesa.
Westwood High School Mother juggles parenthood, seniors to tackle diplomacy running Mesa dispensary By Colleen Sparks
By Colleen Sparks
(Photo by Tracy Jaffe/Special to Mesa Nearby News)
David Jaffe, 18, a Westwood High senior, will attend Stanford University.
Two accomplished high school seniors in Mesa who have traveled overseas to practice tackling global diplomacy are set to expand their horizons even more. But before they move on to the next phase of their lives, Angela Foley, 18, and David Jaffe, 18, will graduate from Westwood High School, which will hold its commencement on May 25. Foley, who lives near Hermosa Vista Elementary School, plans to attend Arizona State University, and Jaffe, who lives in Las Sendas, will go to Stanford University. The two ambitious products of Westwood’s rigorous International Baccalaureate program are proud of their experience serving in
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(Photo by Jillian Ryan Photography)
Lilach Mazor Power of the Giving Tree Wellness Center bonds with her sons Shai and Ben.
Opening and running a medical marijuana dispensary while juggling motherhood is not for the faint of heart. But Lilach Mazor Power, 38, co-owner, co-founder and managing director of Giving Tree Wellness Center in Mesa, has never shied away from a challenge. The mother of two young boys previously served in the Israeli Air Force after high school in her native Israel and moved to New York City by herself at age 22. Mazor Power balances the heavy demands of running a business with co-owner and co-founder of the Giving Tree Wellness Center, medical director Dr. Gina Berman. The two also own and operate
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