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business owner Food * entertainment

beauty * fashion Education

Athletes * Fitness

Terri Waller

Pat Koch

Nancy Grantz

Joan Waddell

Candyce Clifft

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Becky Beanblossom

Karen Lee

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Lori Redmon

Kim Carpenter

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Delanor Manson

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Most Admired Woman ~ 2012

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Most Admired Woman 2012

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Volume 22 8 Number 6 Celebrating 20 Years

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Arts 12

Athletes & Fitness 16

Beauty & Fashion 20

Business Owner 24

Community & Non-Profit 28

Corporate 32

Education 36

Food & Entertainment 40

Health & Health Care 44

Home & Home Style 48

Media 52

Political 53

Hall of Fame 56

Starry Stormy Night: The 2012 Barnstable Brown Party 58

BY Gioia Patton

Looking Back 62

By Kim Kerby

Nominate a Way to Go Woman 66

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Most Admired Woman 2012

Written by: Yelena Sapin Photos: Melissa Donald

Styling: Wendy Anguiano Makeup: Lori Karnes, Blades Salon & Spa and Angel and Theresa Scheuring, Wild Strawberry Hair & Nail Studio

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oing for what you want in life takes courage, passion, hard work, and the ability to think beyond the box. This year’s Most Admired Woman winners all have faced challenges along the way, yet found the inner strength and determination to not buckle under and keep going.

For some, that meant staying true to the path they’ve been on since childhood, while for others it meant breaking out of the proverbial box — visually echoed in the shadow-box theme of the photo shoot — finding their voices, and starting out in brand-new directions.

The 12 women profiled in the following pages range in age from early 30s to early 80s and represent very different spheres of accomplishment. A closer look at their stories, however, reveals some common traits and striking similarities: dedication, intellectual curiosity, creativity, a desire to help others, and — most notable for those of us raising children ourselves — supportive parents who never stood in their way.

Each woman’s story, so graciously shared with honesty, laughter, and even a few tears, is inspirational. Whether breaking through gender barriers, finding true grit in the unforgiving terrain of the mountains or in the special challenges of motherhood, persevering in a fiercely competitive industry, striving to improve the lives of people or animals, or using creative talents to bring beauty to others, these women remind us that anything’s possible.

The Most Admired Woman 2012 nominees were selected by the editorial board of Today’s Woman magazine. Reader votes during the month of March determined the winners.

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Delanor Manson Age:

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Jewelry Designer and Founder, Koi Gallery Job title:

Hosparus Associate Vice President for Research and Design life partner, Winston

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parents) “ (My were free-thinking and open people who didn’t say that, as a girl, these are the things I should do, or these are the things I shouldn’t do.

Consequently, there’s nothing I don’t think I can do.

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Delanor is wearing: Issa London top, $225; Piazza Sempione pant, $570; Kate Ross earrings, $135, all available at Rodes for Her, 4938 Brownsboro Road #200, 502.753.7633.

Guess shoes, $60, available at Off Broadway Shoe Warehouse.

Makeup by: Lori Karnes, Blades Salon & Spa, 132 Chenoweth Lane, 502.893.0431.

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Why did you go into the Navy?

What inspires your work?

I had a cousin in the Navy, and he would come back from his trips from around the world and try to get my brothers interested in joining. They thought he was nuts, but to me it just sounded so exciting! So, as soon as I could, I planned to join the Navy and see the world. I knew my family would have a hissy fit if I tried to go before college, so I did the nursing program at the University of Kentucky first.

Everything. I’m constantly designing, and I have sketchbooks everywhere. I’ll see something in nature or in the world around me — maybe it’s a color, or a texture, or a pattern — and I’ll make a sketch. I basically envision something, and then try to figure out how to make it work, how to find the right gemstones to put into the design.

What led you into healthcare?

My grandmother was a nursing assistant, and she always talked about how she could really make a difference in people’s lives. And then I realized that patients have a whole lot of people who take care of them, but nurses have no one. So I decided to be that resource for them, and got into leadership roles in healthcare where I can mentor and take care of nurses.

What is the story behind your first name?

My grandfather named me. He was a feminist, way ahead of his time. He used to joke that Eleanor Roosevelt was an incredible president, and he liked her husband too. My name is a combination of Franklin Delano and Eleanor Roosevelt. He told me, “I knew that if I gave you that name, you could do anything.”

And I would say he was right on target.

Where does the name for your gallery come from?

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When I lived in Japan, I loved koi fish. They are so beautiful, and very graceful, and each one is different and unique. I actually woke up from a dead sleep one day with that word in mind, and knew it would be a great name for my jewelry. Every piece I design is oneof-a-kind. I never, ever duplicate a piece. The whole idea is for everything to be original and special.

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s a little girl growing up in Louisville, Delanor Manson carried her beloved shiny rocks in the pockets of her blue jeans. When her mother grew tired of stitching up the torn-out pockets and finding rocks in the washing machine, she asked her daughter to do something different with her collection. “I started twisting rope and twine around the rocks and putting them on my belt buckle, or around my wrist, or around my neck,” remembers Delanor, “ just to keep them with me.”

Delanor would also make things for her fashion-conscious mother and, over time, transitioned to more sophisticated materials. “Mothers will wear anything,” says Delanor, “but I had to step it up and make it look presentable when string and twine weren’t working for her anymore.”

Soon her mother’s jewelry boxes were overflowing, and she suggested that Delanor start selling her work. Taking her gem and silver-themed creations to art shows and to prominent local boutiques, Delanor found that people really loved her designs. When an available space at the Galt House caught her eye, she opened Koi Gallery to showcase her jewelry and help other emerging local artists display their work.

Delanor spends up to 40 hours a week working in her studio, but she also has a full-time job as the associate vice president of research and design at Hosparus. With degrees in nursing and healthcare management, Delanor is a retired Navy captain and has traveled the world throughout her career.

She shares her life with her partner, Winston, who now runs the gallery.

What is your most memorable jewelry creation?

I designed a necklace for Michelle Obama when she visited Louisville this past February. It was an incredible piece, but it all happened so quickly that I didn’t even take a proper picture of it. I just have a cell phone photo that my friend took of me trying it on, so I plan on having a watercolor artist paint the necklace from that. I will frame the painting of the necklace together with the lovely thank-you letter I received from the First Lady.

How do you relax and recharge?

I work out about five times a week. I lift weights, mainly, and I’ve been doing it a long time. Spending time with Winston is also really good for me, as is designing jewelry. Actually, making jewelry is very relaxing, so I don’t even see it as a job.

What are you most proud of?

I’m very, very proud of the gallery. I feel like my whole creative self is there, and I get to meet people from all over the world, and I get to give an opportunity to other artists, just like I’d been given. A lot of the artists I support are women, which is also very important.

Women have so much to contribute, but I don’t know that all of us have been nurtured enough to make that happen. We have to help each other.

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Kim Carpenter Age:

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Owner and Director of Chiropractic, Awaken to Wellness Center Job title:

was able to “ Istep out of that

Family: Husband, Ryan Rodosky; son, Michael; daughter, Kate Neighborhood:

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box and not let all the labels people put on me and all the things that I thought I was supposed to be dictate who I am.

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Kim is wearing: Trina Turk dress, $298; Coquettish Designs necklace, $258; Rebecca Hook bracelet, $420, all available at Clodhoppers, 3727 Lexington Road, 502.891.0079. Gianni Bini Jewel shoes, $80, available at Dillard’s, Mall St. Matthews.

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What was a turning point in your life?

I found out a lot about myself in New York.

I had always wanted to live there, so I found a job and went. It was really all on me there, and at that point, you find out what you’re made of. I realized that you can do anything you want to do, and that your self-talk is what will decide how far you’re going to go in life. So I learned to talk nice to myself, and to build myself up, and to not put myself down, and to go after whatever I wanted. And I never stopped doing that. It changed my life, for sure.

How do you balance running a business and raising small children?

Moment by moment! It’s a juggling act, but I’m a really good planner, and I’m disciplined with time management. I think that present time consciousness is what really makes that juggling act easier. If I’m at work, I’m 100 percent present there.

And if I’m with my kids or with my husband, I’m 100 percent present there. Sometimes running Awaken to Wellness Center feels like a vacation, and I want people to pinch me because I love it so much. And I feel the same way about my family. When I get home and walk in the door, I want to be pinched because it’s just amazing.

How did you develop your ability to be present?

At one point in my life, I got tired of being stressed, and tired of being tired, and tired of feeling like I had fifty thousand things to do — and this was before I even had kids — and I just knew that there had to be other ways. So for about 30 days I did everything opposite of what was comfortable: I drove differently, I got dressed differently, I spoke and ate differently. It forced me to focus on what I was doing because it was new.

That really helped me break some old habits and

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hen Kim Carpenter was 15 years old, she was a year-round volleyball player suffering from low-back pain. Chiropractic adjustments relieved not only her pain, but also some of her allergy symptoms. “It just changed my life,” says Kim, “and I knew right then that I wanted to do something to help people live better.”

Kim went on to obtain a Doctor of Chiropractic degree and worked in St. Louis and New York City. Upon returning to her native Louisville, she opened Awaken to Wellness Center, where she strives to “help people realize their full potential through a holistic approach to health, wellness, and lifestyle.”

Having been a Division I collegiate volleyball player, Kim cares for many athletes from local high schools and the University of Louisville.

She also reaches out to the general community to teach people how to become healthier without drugs or surgery. “I want to live big,” she says, “and see people live big.”

When not working, Kim loves to stay active and spend time with her family. She and her husband have a 3-year-old son and a one-and-ahalf-year-old daughter.

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taught me the cues, or the things that I needed to say or do to myself, to bring myself back into a moment if I felt that I was drifting.

What inspires you to keep going?

The people that I inspire. It’s a circle, and what you give to the world comes back to you. When I get up each day, it’s not about me, it’s about whose life may be better because of something that I do. I think that to withdraw is to be selfish. If I were to wither and pull back because I’m feeling a little insecure, or someone may not like what I say, then somebody out there might not get to hear something that might change their life. My mission is to give love and to serve, and if I do that, then I don’t need to judge myself for anything else because my intention is pure.

How do you think beyond the box?

I live outside the box. You can’t always change the circumstances you’re in, or the things people say to you, but you have the choice in how you react or respond to certain things and how you let them affect you. Once I realized that and really started thinking about it, I was able to step out of that box and not let all the labels people put on me and all the things that I thought I was supposed to be, dictate who I am. I believe very strongly in accountability and self-responsibility. I don’t believe in letting someone else decide my destiny.

What do people need to do more of in their lives?

Appreciate themselves. Just stop and be thankful for themselves. I think, when you’re full of gratitude and thankful for who you are, it’s easier to eat well, it’s easier to love well, it’s easier to be happy. I think people just need to be more appreciative and more grateful for this innate ability that’s inside of them to be who they are.

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Terri Waller Age:

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Founder/ Co-Owner, Blink Boutique

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out-of-the-box thinker, and I think the big part of that is that I’m curious, and I really love to learn and to take on new challenges.

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Terri is wearing: Karina Grinaldi pants, $168; Karina Grinaldi top, $189; Viv&Ingrid bracelets ,$200/ea.; Melinda Marie Pod bangles, $180/ea.; Summer Eliason necklace, $160, all available at Blink Boutique, 3706 Lexington Road 502.899.9885. Franco Sarto shoes, $90 available at Von Maur in Oxmoor Center.

Makeup by: Angel and Theresa Schuering, Wild Strawberry Hair and Nail Studio, 104 Bauer Avenue, 502.897.9453

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What gave you the courage to leave the comfort of your job and go off on your own?

I weighed my risks and started with a smaller space. I knew that I wasn’t doing anything totally crazy that would wipe out everything I’ve ever saved or worked for and damage me forever. I did have fears, but I just had to keep plugging. And I believed in myself enough to know that if I did fail, or if it didn’t work out, I could still recover from that.

What is the most challenging aspect of your business?

Every woman should have a nice go-to dress. It doesn’t necessarily have to be a black dress, but it should be more classic so it doesn’t go out of style.

Women should also invest in a nice, classic pair of jeans that fit, that they feel good in, and that will last.

And every woman should have a nice handbag and a nice pair of sunglasses. I think timeless pieces that you can throw into the mix every once in a while are great to own.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your business?

What are you most proud of?

I think you have to know your market. Louisville’s not going to follow every trend. I’ve learned to really count on my top designers, and I always look to bring 2012

What piece of clothing or accessory should every woman have in her closet?

Has your personal style changed since you’ve opened Blink?

How do you stay on top of industry trends?

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in a couple of new designers each season to add a different element.

One of the biggest challenges is making the decision about what type of boutique you’re going to be and sticking with it. You can’t make everyone happy and be all things to all people, so you have to stay true to your vision and to the core part of your business. You can shift that if you need to, but you have to be very thoughtful and conscientious about making changes.

The customers. I’ve met some amazing people at the store. And being able to nurture and groom the girls I work with has been very rewarding. I try to develop my employees and empower them to make decisions, and it feels good to see them grow. They’re good to us, and I try to be good to them.

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ith a degree in medical technology and microbiology, Terri Waller had a great job in sales and marketing for a medical company, complete with generous benefits and perks. But she also had an entrepreneurial itch that she found hard to ignore.

Terri liked to shop in boutiques when traveling to other cities for work, and saw an opportunity to bring something similar to her native Louisville.

“I always felt like we had nice dress shops here, but no hip boutiques,” she says, “and the more I started looking into it, the more passionate I became about the concept.”

After doing her research and settling on a name – her good friend from Vancouver came up with “Blink” – Terri opened her boutique in April, 2003 in St. Matthews. Three years later she expanded around the corner to her current location.

Having since taken on a co-owner and having great people working for her, Terri now has more time to reconnect with her other passion, medicine. “I’ve recently gotten involved with a medical startup,” she says, “and I can do that -- and Blink -- and be inspired by both. It’s a nice balance.”

Despite everything she has going on, Terri maintains a relaxed, lowkey attitude. “People who get to know me are always surprised that I can just stay home and chill,” she says, “but I’m very rarely stressed over work.

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It’s changed a little bit. I’m still happiest in jeans and a t-shirt, but I have learned to wear more dresses and more color. I do push the envelope a little bit more than I did before, but I’m still more classic than not.

I’m proud of who I am as a person — as a daughter, as a sister, as an aunt, as a godmother. My parents instilled that in me. And I’m proud that I’ve done most of the things that I decided I wanted to do, that I pursued them and not let fear hold me back.

What would you still like to accomplish?

I’ve never been one of those people who have things on the board that they want to accomplish.

I’m very content where I am right now, but if certain things come my way I might decide to grab on and take the ride. It’s hard to ever know.

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was “ There something

inside of me that said, ‘I want to do more than this.’

And it’s still there. I want to keep learning, to keep improving and progressing.

Pat Koch Age:

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Director of Values, Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari

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Husband, W. A. Koch, Sr. (deceased); sons, Will, Jr. (deceased), Daniel, Philip; daughters, Kristi, and Natalie Family:

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Pat is wearing: Fifteen Twenty white top, $178; Sisters cardigan, $45; Dizzy Lizzy skirt, $79; Lauren Hope earrings, $38; Seasonal Whispers bracelets, $118, all available at Boutique Serendipity, 1301 Herr Lane, 502.423.0058. Sofft Reza shoes, $99, available at Dillard’s, Mall St. Matthews.

Makeup by: Angel and Theresa Schuering, Wild Strawberry Hair and Nail Studio, 104 Bauer Avenue, 502.897.9453

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What was it like to raise your children in the family business?

Like every woman knows, it’s a juggling act.

I stayed home while the children were small, then came back into the business. After the third child, I got a wonderful woman to help me during the daytime, and I think that’s perfectly okay. I think people should be willing to say they can’t do all of it. But as a family business, we had no other conversation subject at home, and our vacations would be going to different parks to see what they had. Of course, the kids enjoyed that, but they knew that we were working. And they also started working there when they were very young, so they knew the business from way down.

What inspires you to keep going?

I have a wonderful opportunity to teach young people that come to work for us. I’m now the Director of Values at the park, and I do orientations and speak to big groups with motivational talks. I love being with young people and mentoring, and helping teach them responsibility. I try to uphold our standards and teach them about friendliness, about how to talk to people, about eye contact, and communication — it’s all part of our training, and I think sometimes they don’t get it anywhere else.

I think that’s important, and I love what I do.

What are you most proud of?

I’m very proud of my children, of who they are as people and that all of them want to work. Not

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orn and raised in the small town of Mariah Hill, Ind., Pat Koch wasn’t expected to go further after graduating from high school in 1948. “Why would a girl want to go to college?” her high school principal had said to her. Undeterred, Pat got on a Greyhound bus to Evansville as soon as she turned 18 and enrolled herself in a nursing program.

Feeling the call and wanting to serve the poor, Pat soon joined the Daughters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul, getting her nursing degree and working in New Orleans, St. Louis, and Chicago. But when her parents became ill 10 years later, Pat left the order to care for them.

Bill Koch, who ran his family’s Santa Claus Land theme park, where Pat’s father was Santa Claus, was sent to pick up Pat at the train station upon her return home. When Pat later went back to St. Louis to learn her way in the secular world, Bill visited her regularly. Once Pat felt ready to come back to Indiana, Bill was waiting with a ring. ”We were married for 40 years and had a very good marriage,” says Pat. Together, Pat and Bill raised five children and grew Santa Claus Land into today’s Holiday World and Splashin’ Safari. The Koch children now hold the reins to the business, but Pat still works every day. She has also taken on many outside projects, including heading up the Santa’s Elves program, helping senior citizens in the community, opening the Santa Claus Museum in the town, and co-authoring a pictorial history book about the park.

that work is the most important thing, but it’s truly what brings you satisfaction and self-confidence.

And I’m very proud of the fact that I’m a woman and that I have made my way. Both of my parents had only a grade school education and would have been happy for me to just stay there and either marry and have children, or work as a housekeeper or secretary. And while those are good jobs, I wanted more. I wanted an education.

Many consider you an inspiration.

Do you agree?

I don’t think of that. I’m always surprised when people tell me they think I’m an amazing person. I’m just me, and I’ve been very blessed.

We all stand on everybody else’s shoulders — my father, my mother, the sisters who taught me grammar and how to write well in grade school, the woman who taught me to sing and to love music in high school — there are so many people who bring you along and make you who you are, if you cooperate.

What is your favorite ride at the park?

I love the carousel because it’s a family ride.

But the ride that is most dear to my heart is the Mother Goose train. It’s tradition, and it’s as old as the park. It was built by my father-in-law and brought there by him at the opening of the park. It’s against the rules for employees to ride in uniform, but I’ll ride that train with my grandchildren. It’s the only rule I break because the train is just part of my family.

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Lori Redmon Age:

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President/ CEO, Kentucky Humane Society

Job title:

Husband, Kevin; stepdaughter, Shelby, Family:

Neighborhood:

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What do you love about animals?

What makes you laugh?

I just enjoy the pure, uncomplicated relationship with a pet. They give you unconditional love, they don’t judge, and they’re never false. You always know where you stand with them, and they’re not going to tell you that you did the wrong thing or critique a decision. They pretty much accept you the way you are.

Sometimes I foster kittens in my office, and they are just so funny! Once they’re big enough, I let them out of the crate to run around so they can get strong and healthy, and they might climb up my leg, or hop across my desk and hang up on a business call, or all of a sudden, jump up onto the keyboard and delete an email I was writing. They can wreak a little havoc sometimes, but I love having the kittens in my office and watching them play. I can be stressed, but they’ll always go and do something that makes me laugh.

What inspires and drives you in your work?

We are considered one of the helping professions, just like EMTs, nurses, and doctors, but sometimes we have to euthanize the animals that we just can’t save. It’s a very emotionally-draining business, with a high burn-out rate. But whenever it gets tough and I start to think “Gosh, can I keep doing this?” all I have to do is walk through the kennels and see the animals we’re helping. It inspires me to keep going, because that’s why we’re here.

How do you deal with the emotionally difficult aspects of your job?

I have developed a way to compartmentalize that emotion. I have to be able to move on through my day even when there’s an animal or situation that I’m troubled by, but when I get home I’ll go and grab my pets, or go out to the barn, and I might have a little cry or something, and take a moment.

But then you just get back on board, you have to be able to recoup emotionally and to move on from there. There’s more work to be done, so you need to put that emotion aside in order to help all these other animals who need you.

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rowing up as one of five siblings in rural Michigan, Lori Redmon’s favorite way of getting some alone time was to grab a sack lunch made by her mother, hop on her pony, bareback, and go out into the fields around her house. “I’d just go off and explore, and have my own little adventure, and be back by dinner time,” she says. “It was great, having that freedom.”

Dogs and cats were also part of the household, and as a shy child, she often found it easier to communicate with animals. Lori outgrew most of that shyness, but retained her love of animals and nature. After getting a degree in zoology, she transitioned into the animal humane field, first in her native Michigan, then in Louisville.

Over the years, Lori has worked her way up in the Kentucky Humane Society from behavior expert to President and CEO, a position she’s held since 2004. Under her leadership, the organization has experienced a dramatic increase in the percentage of shelter animals that make it out alive and into homes.

Lori and her husband live in a log home sharing their spacious country property with three dogs, three cats, and three horses. She still likes to relax by going off into nature, riding her horses on the trail, or hiking with her dogs.

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What do you like about Louisville?

When I first interviewed at the Kentucky Humane Society, they drove me through Cherokee Park. That really cemented my interest in coming here, because I love nature and parks. Coming from a suburb of Detroit, where there’s not a lot of greenery, I was really drawn to Louisville because it’s so beautiful and green. And I met my husband here.

We’ve put down roots, and I just love it.

What is something people might be surprised to learn about you?

People who know me professionally might be surprised that a basic part of my personality is more shy and introverted because that side of me doesn’t come across very often in a business setting. And I’m really a bit of a tomboy by nature, so the fact that I love those high-heeled rhinestone shoes from the photo shoot surprised even me!

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find a way “ I’llto go around, or to go under, or I’ll just turn back and go the other way.

Karen Lee Director of Safety

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Family: Husband, Tom; sons, Jordan and Walker

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What helped you break through the early gender barriers?

It just happened. Flying was what I wanted to do, and, by George, I was going to do it! I didn’t think about it in terms of the big picture, and I certainly didn’t think about it in terms of what women do or don’t do. Maybe if I’d thought about it like that, I might not have done any of it. But I simply didn’t see it as not achievable.

Has the aviation world become more open to women over the years?

In some ways, yes. We’re well accepted as competent professionals, if you are one, that is. Male or female, performance is the great equalizer. But as far as the whole industry is concerned, it’s not a place of stability. Line pilots are driven by seniority, so most junior pilots are not making a lot of money and are flying the worst schedules. I went through all that, too, but I wasn’t married and didn’t have kids at the time. I didn’t start a family until I was much more established in my career, so it was doable for me.

How did you balance work and family when your children were young?

I just learned to say no. You can’t do everything, so you take care of the important stuff and not worry about the small stuff. When my sons were really little, my husband didn’t work for a couple of years to get them as far as kindergarten. And we had good resources around us to rely on. It takes a village.

What motivates you in your job?

We’re undergoing a huge transition in aviation safety right now. I have a vision of what it’s going to be down the road, and it will be wonderfully

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aren Lee fell in love with flying at 15, when her father, a TWA pilot, let her bank the plane on a Sunday morning ride in her native Pennsylvania. Seeing Karen’s exhilaration, he bought her a discovery flight as a present for her upcoming birthday. From then on, every penny Karen earned went toward more flying lessons and getting her license.

After a stint as a flight instructor, Karen went to Puerto Rico to find a job flying twin-engine planes. No one hired women back then, but Karen’s persistence earned her a shot with a local tour operator.

In 1978, with her father’s encouragement — “Someday airlines will have to start hiring women, but it won’t be you if you don’t apply,” he had told her — Karen became TWA’s first female pilot and the eleventh female commercial pilot in the world.

Karen’s determination and love of flying helped her overcome the harassment that women typically encounter when breaking into male-dominated fields and earned her the respect of her peers. She proved herself a highly capable aviator, worked for several airlines both as a pilot and in management, became a captain, and flew 747s and other large aircraft all over the world.

Since joining UPS in 1987, Karen has been instrumental in bringing new safety programs and technologies to the airline and has received prestigious industry awards for her contributions to the aviation field.

Karen and her husband have two adult sons and live on their custom-built farm in Fisherville, where she combines her love of horses and sustainable interior design.

beneficial to our company and our airline. Seeing the people around me finally starting to get it too, and to get energized, and then take it out another layer and get other people energized — that’s really fun and rewarding. I really want to keep working toward that and to keep making that positive impact.

How do you think beyond the box?

I have a streak of stubbornness in me that sometimes gets in the way, but it’s also what has let me do what I did. I tend to think about things not the way they are today, but the way they could be in the future. I’ll find a way to go around, or to go under, or I’ll just turn back and go the other way.

What have you tried to teach your sons about women?

I think they’re really proud of me and they know what a strong woman is. And I hope they pick strong women as partners — there are many of us out there, it’s not like I’m unique. One of my sons once said about me, “I admire my mother because she treats everybody with respect, and she taught me that every human being is valuable.” There was no gender in that statement, it was just “people.” That’s very important to me. I guess he was listening all those years!

What would you still like to accomplish?

I’d like to get into working with young women in leadership development. I had mentors and people who helped me, but we didn’t have future leaders programs when I was moving through my career.

We finally brought that to a group of young women at UPS, and sitting in on some of those classes I wished I’d had that when I was in my thirties. What a difference that would have made!

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Most Admired Woman Sara York Age:

54

Principal/ Director, Jefferson County’s Teenage Parent Program (TAPP) at Westport and South Park Job title:

Husband Duke; son, Christopher, and daughter, Meredith Family:

neighborhood:

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times when I’ve been afraid to try different ways to achieve my goals, but when you’re in a position of leadership, you’ve got to just keep trying.

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ara York has been with the Teenage Parent Program (TAPP) at Westport and South Park schools for almost 30 years, advocating for a segment of the population that often falls through the cracks.

Since taking over as TAPP principal 19 years ago, she has drawn from her social work background to create an environment that not only provides a strong academic curriculum, but also addresses the social and emotional needs of teen moms who otherwise might be unable to continue with their education.

Sara and her team of teachers, assistant principals, school counselors, and on-site medical clinic supervisors maintain close, hands-on relationships with the students, teaching the girls that they matter, and giving them the support they need to aim high and go after their dreams.

Under a motto that states “Teen pregnancy is not an excuse to fail; it is the reason you must succeed,” TAPP has achieved a graduation rate of 97 percent, with many of the girls earning scholarships and going on to college.

The success of the program has garnered media attention both in the U.S. and abroad, but “there’s always more we can do,” Sara says. She can’t imagine ever retiring and hopes to keep helping girls succeed for as long as she can. A native of Louisville, Sara and her husband have two adult children.

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Why are you passionate about what you do?

I think teenagers are the most underrated population in the world. Older people tend to see them as not so great, but I think teenagers are hilarious, engaging, and fun. I think they’re so much smarter than they think they are. Yet being a teenager is still tough, with the angst, and never feeling good enough. So when the opportunity arose to work with teen mothers, who, let’s face it, don’t feel so great about themselves, I took it, and I’ve been grateful for that opportunity every single day.

Do you consider yourself a type of mother figure to your students?

Absolutely. They all know they can come to me for just about anything, and they do. We have students who are in dire straits and don’t have food on the table at night or don’t know how they’ll get their electricity turned on, and we help with those things, as well. I recently had a young lady come into my office who already had her dress picked out to go to her boyfriend’s prom, and she asked me to help her find a girdle. That was a new one for me, but that’s just the kind of relationship I like to have with the girls. I can’t grant every wish — I’m not a fairy godmother — but I want them to know that there are ways for us to work out whatever it is that they need, and that we can work on it together.

How do you keep your students motivated?

One of the things we try to teach our girls is that, at the end of the day, that baby relies on them.

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an education. I keep a bowl of chocolates on my desk for when the kids come in, and if they have a problem or are crying, I’ll tell them “Have a piece of chocolate, and let’s just talk.” They know that they can come in any time to get a piece of candy off my desk, and it’s their opportunity to get noticed and to know that somebody is going to connect with them that day. It opens up the conversation.

Is there one particular student whose story stands out to you?

There are many. One beautiful blonde little girl came to us from a traditional high school, pregnant.

She was just at the depth of despair when she came to us, but now she’s a junior at University of Louisville, drug free, has the most beautiful child, and is planning her wedding. Another girl had come to us from a horrible family situation, having been homeless, then in foster care. She was a child who just wanted to be loved, and to go to school every day. We were able to help her do that, and now she is a nurse. I could go on and on. For every girl who walks through our doors, there’s a different story, and it happens on every block, in every neighborhood.

How do you relax and recharge?

My perfect day of relaxation would be at the beach, with a mystery novel and a cool drink of something, and just the waves. I also love to walk, and I love to garden. I have a dog named Sadie, who’s my third child, and she goes with me to visit my mother on the weekends. I also have an identical twin sister, and we do as much as we can together.

Our husbands have understood that from day one.

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Nancy Grantz Age:

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Owner, Nancy’s Bagel Grounds

Job title:

Husband, Chris; daughter, Erica

Family:

neighborhood:

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think, if you “ Idecide you

want to do something, then you just take it and go.

And if it works, it works. And if it doesn’t, you just try again.

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How did you go from being a paralegal in Louisville to moving out to Wyoming?

I was just following things I wanted to do.

I was never one of those people who knew what they wanted to do from age 12, but I had a lot of things I wanted to try. I still do. I had always wanted to go to a dude ranch, so I went. And then I got offered a job, so I worked there. One thing led to another, and it just kind of snowballed.

Where did you find the courage to start your own business?

It’s when I left Louisville and made a success for myself out there, just by being able to survive on my own without being coddled or taken care of. Those hunting camps were not easy. It was zero degrees, I was up in the mountains at 9,500 feet, with snow, mules, horses, dead animals, a bunch of men, and I was feeding them three meals a day. I held my own, and I worked really hard, and it was the greatest experience. I draw from that a lot.

Because if I could do that raw, raw work, I can do anything.

What inspires you to keep going?

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I love food, and I love to cook. My happiest moments are back in the kitchen, making soup.

And it’s great when people come to me and say they love my bagels and they love my store, when I’ve made part of someone’s day a happy experience, and they enjoyed their food and had a little moment with it. Knowing that I provided that for them — that’s what keeps me going, day to day.

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s a young paralegal working and living in her native Louisville, Nancy Haner Grantz never imagined that a vacation to a Wyoming dude ranch would one day lead to making some of the best bagels in town.

But when she was suddenly offered a job on the ranch, Nancy jumped at the chance to fulfill her long-held dream of working on one.

Moving out to Wyoming, she became an apprentice cook for the ranch owner’s hunting camps in the mountains, then found a job in the nearest town of Jackson Hole for the off-season. That job just happened to be in a bagel shop.

When family ties pulled her back to Louisville several years later, Nancy put to use the skills she learned in Wyoming. “I liked what I was doing there. I liked the clientele, and I liked helping people in the service industry,” she says. “And I didn’t mind the early mornings since I was always up at four a.m. on the ranch. So I pursued opening my own shop here.”

Fifteen-and-a-half years and a lot of hard work later, Nancy’s Bagel Grounds is a thriving destination on Frankfort Avenue, also serving sandwiches, soups, and other light fare. Four years ago Nancy opened Nancy’s Bagel Box, a satellite store on Fourth Street in the heart of downtown Louisville.

When not working, Nancy loves taking off-the-beaten-path trips abroad with her husband and 5-year-old daughter. As for her favorite kind of bagel?

“I love them all,” she says, “but if I had to pick just one, it would have to be the Everything (bagel).”

How do you relax and recharge?

When I’m at the restaurant as much as a restaurant owner has to be, it’s just nice to be home. We have a huge garden in our back yard, and I raise chickens. I go out and sit, and watch my chickens peck the ground. I just sit down and stop for a minute. And I like working in my garden in the summertime. I just enjoy being home, and spending time with my daughter.

What are you most proud of, personally and professionally?

Personally? My daughter. She’s my biggest accomplishment. I try to raise her to think outside the box too, to make her see the world and give her a broader horizon so she’ll realize that anything is possible. And in my business?

Keeping it running, keeping the doors open, swinging with the economy. Just riding the roller coaster and figuring out how to stay on.

What would you be doing, if not this?

I have no idea. I think everybody has a path, and I kind of stumbled upon mine. I do think I would still seek adventure, though. This has been an adventure: a roller coaster adventure. And I’ve gone home many days and sat in the shower and cried, thinking “What am I doing?” But you go to work the next day, and do it all over again, because if life’s not a roller coaster, then maybe you’re not living. And I choose to live, to hopefully take advantage of every situation that may come my way.

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I think “ the challenge

Age:

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Founder & President, Home Instead Senior Care Job title:

Family: Husband, Brent Beanblossom Neighborhood:

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Becky Beanblossom

is to not box yourself in once you’ve become successful, when maybe there are more eyes on you and it makes you more fearful of failure.

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ecky Beanblossom considers herself lucky. As owner and president of Home Instead Senior Care of East Louisville, not only does she get to work with her husband Brent, but she also gets to do what she loves most — help people.

Becky grew up in Louisville. She was involved in her early twenties in caring for her grandfather after his stroke, and she experienced firsthand the importance of caregivers in the lives of the elderly and their families. Becky and her husband “had always talked about opening a business together,” she says, and thought that the Home Instead Senior Care franchise would be the perfect way for them to “do something in business that gives back.”

Beyond her business, Becky works with Louisville’s Alzheimer’s Association, with the American Heart Association’s Go Red for Women movement, and has recently started to host meetings at her home for a young women’s group from her church.

What is it like working with your spouse?

What are You proud of?

Brent and I have known each other since eighth grade. We went to business school together. Our birthdays are a day apart. We’re very different people, but we have the same ideals and philosophy, we have the same core. I love the people side of our business and he does more of the monetary side, the facility side.

I can’t imagine working with anybody else because he brings such balance to me, and he does a great job of holding me accountable.

My husband and I have been married for eighteen years and we’re still truly crazy in love. I don’t think that happens without a little bit of work and focus. Not that it’s been hard work or drudgery or anything like that, but it does take some work to stay that connected. It’s the one thing in my life that is central to me.

What is the most rewarding aspect of your job?

I’ve always wanted to provide really great care.

Secondary to that, we really wanted to do something great for our employees. In 2010 our Home Instead became an employee stock ownership program, and we’re pouring into the retirements of the people that work for us. Brent and I don’t have children, and our caregivers and our employees to us are family.

What motivates you?

My family is really important to me, but what keeps me going and energizes me is the feedback from our families and our employees telling us that we’re doing it right. When you’re lucky enough to find what you love, you don’t really have to look for a lot of outside motivation. It’s already there.

How do you maintain a work/family balance?

That’s probably one area that I don’t do very well. When your work is your purpose and your passion, turning it off can be hard. I hope when I look back on my life that I won’t regret that I have sacrificed a lot of my personal time, potentially even some of my home life, to this business and to the people we serve.

I do work a lot, but I really love what I do, so it’s not a problem for me. But you still probably need to have an off switch. I haven’t found mine yet.

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What would you still like to accomplish?

I’d love to grow Home Instead even more or maybe move into other areas. Part of the reason that I want to do that is the challenge of creating. That’s fun for me, and sometimes I miss that a little bit. And then I’d like to be able to do some kind of mission work.

Where does your drive to help people come from?

I’m a Christian, and I believe in serving other people.

That’s fundamental to the Christian faith, and fundamental to the way I’m personally built. I don’t think everybody’s built to be a caregiver or to serve other people in that handto-hand way, but I am.

What would you be doing, if not this?

I absolutely love animals. I probably would be a veterinarian or work with animals. And, at some point, it sure would be great to give to people who have absolutely nothing and can never repay. Maybe going to Africa and helping people with clean water or housing. I think true service to other people is fundamentally who I am and something, hopefully, that I’ll always be able to do.

How do you relax and recharge?

I have two small dogs and we like to walk them.

And I like to sew, which surprises a lot of people who know me. I thought of majoring in art in college, but I decided that I better choose business because I like to eat! I love doing things that are artistic and creative when I get an opportunity. I try to exercise and stay healthy. I spend time with family a lot. And Brent will plan some really great trips. I think that time away from everything can give you a lot of perspective.

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is a certain “ There Zen quality to the process of creating, when you’re totally in the zone.

Tapping into that feeling is an incredible thing, it’s like there’s nothing else in the world…

Joan Waddell Age:

56

Owner, J. Waddell Interiors, LLC

Job title:

Family: Husband, Randy; daughter, Rachael, and son, Emery Neighborhood:

Anchorage

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Have you always been interested in design?

I’ve always loved color, loved drawing.

I would come home from kindergarten and sit at my desk and draw. My mother’s been a great influence. She encouraged me, always had craft projects to do, and always complimented me in my creative experiments. I had to do a paper in eighth grade on what I wanted to do, and it was design, which was a foreign word back then. My mother started researching for me, and I found out that was a career path.

I knew it very early and never really thought about doing much else.

Where do you get your ideas?

Much of my inspiration comes from nature. There are so many interesting combinations, surprising juxtapositions, texture differences, and quirky blends in nature. The vividness of some colors in nature is bigger in life. Like a sunset, or the wing of a butterfly. Have you ever really looked at that? That’s amazing color!

What is the one item that everyone should have in their home?

I would say that every item in people’s home should make them feel good. And if it doesn’t, get rid of it. I don’t care if it’s precious, if an item is giving off bad energy every time you walk past, or if there’s a bad memory associated with it, it’s just pulling you down. And I’m a huge advocate of building an environment around you that

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eeing people in professions directly involved in helping others, Joan Waddell used to question the value of her contribution as an interior designer. “Is what I’m doing a selfish endeavor,” she’d ask herself, “or is there something I can bring to this world to make people’s lives better?”

The answer was obvious, says Joan, but it took her a while to realize that by designing the right environment, “I can make people comfortable, I can make them safe, I can make them feel good.”

Joan sees her role as that of a conduit, a bridge between her clients and everything that’s out there. “When I’m approaching a new project, it’s absolutely all about who they are, not who I am,” she says.

In business for herself since 1994, Joan looks at design challenges as opportunities. “To figure out a great solution that makes a room not only functional, but also just a jewel of a space to be in — that’s fun for me, and it gives me the mental stimulation that I need to stay creative.”

Joan has been a fixture on the design scene in her native Louisville. She has participated in the Bellarmine Show House for over ten years. Her work has appeared in both national and local magazines, and she has designed a permanent room in the Old Governor’s Mansion. She and her husband have two grown children.

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keeps you positive throughout your day, throughout your life.

Do you have a favorite room in your home?

My living room. I have this huge bay window, and it looks out over my yard where there are lots of trees. It’s very sunfilled, with wonderful colors — yellows, aquas, reds, pinks — and it’s a sanctuary, really, for me. If I have a new project I’m working on, on Sunday mornings I’ll go in there, and drink my coffee, and have a pad of paper in front of me, and just contemplate. That’s my cocoon.

How do you relax?

I have a hard time with that. I’m a business owner, so I work long hours. I joined a gym recently, and that’s helping.

And I go out in my yard and walk around.

I love to get in touch with nature. It’s a very calming influence on me. I’ve always recognized the nuances of nature and how beautiful it is, and what a gift it is to us. And I try to remember that every day.

What would you still like to accomplish?

I’d like to travel more. My business is so demanding that it’s not an easy thing to do, but I’d like to visit every significantly historic home in the U.S. I like to travel and learn at the same time. That’s just a fun goal. But in terms of my business, I want to continue to grow and to have as many challenges that come to me. That’s enough.

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on an “ Even average news day, things will not go as scripted and we have to be willing to be flexible and just roll with it.

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Candyce Clifft Age: Job title:

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News Anchor, WDRB

Husband, Kip; sons, Kendall, Nate; daughter, Scarlett

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Shellie May Age:

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Chairwoman, Jefferson County Republican Party

Job title:

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blocks, but you either push on or you give in.

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andyce Clifft grew up in a small town near Memphis, Tenn., but with an eye on the big world around her. “My dad is a news junkie,” she says, “and he was always reading the paper and watching the news. I was always around it, and I was fascinated by it all.”

She pretended to be a reporter when she was little, created a newsletter for her class in sixth grade, and made notes about current events in her high school journal. Her parents encouraged her to follow her dreams, so it came as no surprise that Candyce chose journalism.

“I did detour for a bit in college and was going to be a pharmacist,” she admits. “Then sitting in organic chemistry one day I had my lightbulb moment, and I thought, ‘I don’t want to do this. It’s not me.’ ” Fifteen years ago, right after earning a master’s degree in journalism, Candyce landed at WDRB in Louisville. “I love my job, and I love the people I work with,” she says. “I’ve had great opportunities to move up and do new things without having to move out.”

With two children and a baby at home, Candyce and her husband join forces to keep things running smoothly. Because she’s at work by 3:30 a.m., he handles the kids in morning, and she takes over in the afternoon. “We’re just a really good team,” says Candyce.

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What do you like about Louisville?

I came here not knowing anybody, and I found the people to be so friendly and welcoming. And I love all the local restaurants and the art scene here.

I think that Louisville has the friendliness of a small town with the amenities of a big city. It just has so much to offer.

What is the most challenging part of your job?

Having to read stories about bad things happening to children. It’s very upsetting, and sometimes it’s hard to get it out of my mind. And the hours are not easy on you. Everybody on my shift is tired and gains weight because we eat to stay awake. But it’s worth getting up at 2:45 because I love what I do, and I work with the most delightful people. I wouldn’t trade the hours.

What is the best part of your job?

In morning news, we can do things that are a bit more fun than a typical news cast. The people I interview are really interesting and are there to talk about something unique and new, or about some fun event. Or they may be news-makers, like the mayor or the president of the University of Louisville. Every day I get to do something different.

It just never gets boring.

What are you most proud of?

Personally, one of the hardest things I’ve ever done was run a half marathon. It was something that I had to work very consistently on, and work very hard, because running is not easy for me.

I was just about in tears at the end because it was the culmination of a lot of hard, hard work.

Professionally, I’m really proud that I’ve been in the

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same place for 15 years. And when I’m working on a story script, I take great pride in what I write.

I guess I’m just really proud of what I do in general.

I go home at the end of the day and feel good about what I did. I feel like I really gave it my best.

What would you still like to accomplish?

I already have the job I want! I was always the over-achiever as a teenager, so I had a tough time for a while coming to terms with the fact that I don’t have anything else I want to do, and that I’m happy here. But then as an adult you get a different perspective on things — and children, especially, change that perspective — and I realized that being happy where I am doesn’t mean that I’m settling. It doesn’t mean that I can’t go to work every day and be challenged to keep getting better. It doesn’t mean that I’m not achieving.

On a personal level, I’d love to take my children to Europe someday. I won’t be able to show them the world, but maybe if I can show them one little piece they won’t be afraid to go farther on their own.

What is something people might be surprised to learn about you?

I thought it was hilarious that we did the photo shoot in a box, because I’m such a square person!

And this might be surprising to some people, but I’m not as comfortable in front of a big group of people now as I was in high school. I’ve realized that the audience isn’t necessarily out there going “Yay, you can do it!” So, as I’ve gotten older, I’ve become a little bit more introverted and shy. And here’s an odd fact about me: I’ve seen Flavor Flav in concert! (No, I didn’t pay to see him. He opened for U2.)

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Most Admired Woman

How does it feel to be the first woman in 32 years to hold this position?

I think we women have a special quality about us that is a little bit more open and inviting to the average person, and that helps us bring more people in and encourage them to get involved. I’m just a simple stay-at-home mom trying to change things for the better, and when people see my passion, they realize “Hey, I can do that, too.”

I want to set an example for my kids, to teach them to think for themselves, and to stand up for what they believe in.

Where does your strength come from?

I think that it was always there, but I didn’t know it. Sometimes, it takes something powerful to intensify or draw that out, and for me, it was having a special-needs child. And I’m a very religious person, so I draw a lot of strength from my faith. That’s what works for me and for my family, and I always encourage people to try to find what works for them and to draw from that inner strength, to not give in, to not give up.

What is it like to have triplets?

They’re 16 now, and people often ask me if it gets easier. It just gets different, it’s constantly changing. Sometimes I think it was easier when they were babies, because you could corral them in one room, and they didn’t back-talk, and they didn’t have their own opinions, and they didn’t have to be run all over town. They went where I went.

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hellie May quotes a poem that likens the unfolding of our lives to a tapestry woven by God. “We only see the underside,” she explains, “and lack the perspective to see the pattern on the other side.”

The jumble of knots on Shellie’s side of the tapestry has led her to finding her passion. Born in Indiana and raised in Louisville, she first followed her artistic bent and became an interior designer, then “switched sides of the brain” and enrolled in nursing school at Bellarmine University.

After getting married and becoming pregnant with triplets, Shellie pulled out of school to remain on bed rest for the remainder of her pregnancy. The two boys and one girl were born prematurely, and her son Patrick suffered an injury that made him dependent on special medical care.

A firm believer in “picking yourself up by the bootstraps,” Shellie became a dedicated advocate for her special-needs son, while caring for her other two children. She eventually went back and completed her nursing degree, working in the medical field until deciding to devote herself full-time to her family.

While volunteering at her children’s school, Shellie discovered her talent for fundraising and organizing events, and began working with other organizations in the community. Managing her husband’s campaign when he ran in a local election paved the way for more involvement in the political arena. Shelly’s passion and commitment led her to be selected chairwoman of the Jefferson County Republican Party in 2010.

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How do you balance work and family?

One day at a time! The nice thing about the volunteering and some of the other things I am doing is that I can do most of them on my own time, whether I’m at home or waiting in the carpool line.

I still like picking up my kids from school every day.

I like being able to talk to them about their day and maintain that interaction and involvement in their lives. They grow up way too quickly!

What do you still want to achieve?

Oh, goodness. I don’t know. I sometimes think about what to do next, as the children have gotten older and don’t need me in the same way, but I don’t know. I don’t want to put myself in that proverbial box. I don’t want to narrow my possibilities. I’ll know it when it comes, and when I’m put in the right place at the right time. Mostly, I just want to help people and make a difference, and I think that having a passion for what you do is the biggest key to success.

How do you relax?

I used to like to read books, but now my brain is always going too much for me to sit down, and I have a hard time focusing on what I’m reading. I’m always thinking of ten other things, or of who needs to be where, or what-have-you. So now I play tennis a couple of times a week. Tennis is my stress reliever, and it’s something I do for myself.

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Carlton Ridge

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Diane W. Kirkpatrick

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Janice Geralds

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Diane Downs

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Liz Everman

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Crit Luallen

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2008

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Starry Stormy Night!

The 24th Annual Barnstable Brown Gala

By Gioia Patton

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Photos by Jolea Brown

photo is By Gioia Patton

I’d been standing just outside the media tent and had spontaneously looked over my shoulder, when I came upon this picture-perfect sight of (L to R) Cyb Barnstable, The Supremes’ Mary Wilson, and Tricia Barnstable Brown.

This ‘it could only happen at the Barnstable Brown Gala!’ bizzaro music artist combination of Run-DMC rapper, Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels, and *NSYNC’s Joey Fatone brought down the house with their high-voltage and unrehearsed interpretation of Aerosmith’s Walk This Way. The handsome actor, Kellan Lutz, who portrays vampire Emmett Cullen in the Twilight Saga movies, and his gorgeous model girlfriend.

Country music star, Miranda Lambert, who just like last year, arrived at the Gala with a group of her girlfriends.

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uch was the inpenetrable self-contained spell Barnstable Brown Gala guests were under while on the grounds of hostess Tricia Barnstable Brown’s Louisville Highlands home during this annual Derby Eve charitable event, that not even in the face of a torrential rain storm (which occurred just after midnight — lightning, thunderbolts, and strong winds included), did the spell ever break, not even for a second…at least not for me.

Case in point: When my ‘it could only happen to a woman!’ cringe-worthy incident occurred at 12:30 a.m. during, coincidentally, the applause for first-time Gala guest Cyndi Lauper’s spontaneous performance of her signature hit Girls Just Want to Have Fun. Such was the degree of ‘wave your hands in the air!’ party fun that everyone seemed to be having, that what transpired in the next few minutes of my life made virtually no impact. And I don’t drink. Up to that point, my photographer and I had been having a blast enjoying the backto-back celebrity guests’ solo and jam session performances by the likes of musical artists Joey Fatone, Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels, Mary Wilson, Paul Shaffer, Travis Tritt, and Boyz II Men, from our enviable positions on the landing situated half-way down the steps below Barnstable Brown’s covered back porch. The scrumptious menu

by Ladyfinger’s Catering alone (Kentucky hot-brown chicken stuffed with Maplewood bacon, bowtie pasta,

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Boyz II Men (L to R) Nathan Morris, Wanya Morris, and Shawn Stockman.

The fan-friendly and charismatically handsome actor, Terry O’Quinn, of television’s Lost and Hawaii Five-O fame.

A few days after the 2012 Gala I spoke by phone with Barnstable Brown, who along with her twin sister, Cyb Barnstable, co-hosts this event, which to date has raised millions of dollars for the Barnstable Brown Diabetes and Obesity Center at the University of Kentucky.

Without going into any of the details of my own personal drama, I tell Barnstable Brown right off the bat that this year’s Gala report will begin with my storm-related incident, because it makes my point that whatever is going on climate-wise outside the tents of her home that night has seemingly no bearing on the party’s festivities. Does Barnstable Brown concur with my sentiments? hickory-grilled beef tenderloin, and grilled “I know!” she enthuses.”I didn’t even know jumbo shrimp) was to die for! that it was raining (during Cyndi’s performance).

As always, every inch of the grounds of All I knew was that, while Cyndi was on stage, I Barnstable Brown’s stately Highlands home could see lightning in the distance above one of was securely covered by flowing white the tents that didn’t have a wall,” she begins.

Seen posing in the VIP area tents. Although unfortunately for me, the for their personal photo “The thunder and lightning were like special massive wind had resulted in rain gushing albums are (from L to R) effects, and were sooo spectacular — making the Paul Shaffer (music director down the porch steps and directly onto for Late Night with David situation become like another stratosphere while where I was standing, thereby drenching Letterman), country music she was singing. (Pauses) It’s hard to explain to star Travis Tritt, and Tritt’s the back of my full length sarong skirt. stunning wife, Theresa. people who weren’t there that night,” she adds, This is the backstory behind how, as “but that torrential storm made absolutely no Lauper was leaving the stage, and I’d impact!” she says with a laugh. “The storm was just not on our radar. turned to begin the four-step climb up to the porch, I realized In our world…it did not exist. The only thing that I noticed was that that my knees were somehow bound together. Such was the grip there were lightning special effects perfectly timed while Cyndi was of the mystery binding that it necessitated in my climbing gait singing ‘gonna have fun…fun, gonna have fun’ over and over. The automatically shifting to that of a geisha. I knew the object wasn’t storm merely added to the ‘this is a moment!’ high energy of that any part of my skirt, because it was obviously still in place. Instead, night.” after geisha-ing up the steps and over to the nearest empty table, I As to how Lauper wound up performing on stage during that found that what had my knees in a vice-grip was my completely electrifying time period in the first place, Barnstable Brown explains: soaked black silk half slip, which had been yanked down by the ”While Taylor Dayne was performing just before midnight, Cyndi heavy weight of the wet skirt and slip, and was now wrapped in its asked that I bring her up closer to the stage so she could have a entirety around my knees. Country music star Eddie Montgomery better vantage point. And after observing Taylor’s spontaneous set, was then introduced to the crowd and began to perform while I that was enough of a trigger for Cyndi to then say ‘Ok…here I go!’” casually asked the nearest waitress for a plastic bag of some kind.

When the subject turns to some other celebrity performance When an empty ice bag arrived a few moments later, I tugged at the highlights this year I mention the fascinating pairing of *NSYNC’s slip until it dropped to the floor…my attention still on Montgomery Joey Fatone and rapper Darryl ‘DMC’ McDaniels, who did a high (as I’m a big country music fan) before matter-of-factly stepping out voltage version of Aerosmith’s Walk This Way. I also named first of it. I then wrung it out to the beat of the music, before placing it time guest Late Night With David Letterman music director, Paul into a second empty ice bag as the first bag, (open at both ends) Shaffer, who performed a rousing Good Lovin’ with the house band, resulted in the slip plopping to the floor. My I Love Lucy-like before being joined on stage by country music star Travis Tritt, episode finally concluded after I placed the bagged slip into my black whose up-tempo set included Tritt’s TROUBLE. canvas reporter’s bag. ”That was all impromptu…and it was awesome!” she enthuses about Fatone and McDaniels. “And Paul was so warm, so friendly, and so outgoing…that it was also the vibe that he brought up on stage.

Barnstable Brown also mentions how impressed she was after meeting (first-time guest) actor Kellan Lutz while walking up her Over the years Gala guests have driveway at the beginning of the night. Lutz remarked that he experienced Taylor Dayne perform with was about to turn around and walk all the way back down the hill the likes of Meat to greet the many cheering fans who were standing behind Loaf, Travis Tritt, and Michael McDonald. barricades located at the entrance of her property. “Here Kellan was, But it was A-Level about to make someone’s moment that night,” she says admiringly.

Girl Power this year, when pop music Barnstable Brown then concludes: ”The other day when my icon (and first time sisters and I sat down and relived the party, the three of us guest) Cyndi Lauper spontaneously joined agreed (that) ‘girls really did have fun!’”

Dayne on stage! *To see my ‘Best Dressed Women’ of the night picks go to www.iamtodayswoman.com

Gioia Patton is an arts & entertainment celebrity profiler.

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Years/looking back

By Kim Kerby

1991 — 2011

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en years ago, Today’s Woman wanted to create a way for women around the community to be recognized for all the hard work they do within their areas of business and started the Most Admired Woman issue. After two years of the Most Admired Woman recognition, the staff realized that an additional category, Education, should be added to the original list of 11. Every year, our editorial department chooses six women they admire in each of the 12 different categories and ask readers to vote for the women they admire most during March.

Photo shoot concepts for the Most Admired Woman feature continue to evolve since the first one and have pushed our creative thinking much further. today’s The first layout designed for the Most Admired Woman issue was simple.

Portraits were taken of the winners holding the tools of their trade and a few quotes about each woman were placed beside her picture.

Most Admired Woman Janelle MacDonald

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“She is so friendly and outgoing. So upbeat.”

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There is nothing like (breaking news). Your adrenaline is pumping, you’re trying to call and get the best information, and make sure it’s right.

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“She has worked hard to build up her business.”

Elizabeth Kizito

“She makes herself so present in Louisville.”

Founder and owner of Kizito’s Cookies

“She is brave to walk around with cookies on her head!”

Career and Life Path When Janelle MacDonald became WAVE 3-TV’s evening news anchor after Jackie Hayes retired in the fall, she refused to give up reporting. “I like getting out there and talking to people,” Janelle said. “I like telling stories, and I like to be the first to know things.”

But she’s had to temporarily set reporting aside because she now has two jobs. She’s also anchoring Sunrise from 5 to 7 a.m. until the station fills that position. “It’s been painful having the morning shift, because I don’t get to do (reporting),” she said.

To do both jobs, Janelle sleeps in shifts, hitting the sack by 8:30 p.m. for about six hours, then heading back to the station by 3:30 a.m. She takes a nap before the evening news show.

Janelle, a native of New Orleans, takes it all in stride. She’s had to deal with drastic change early in life — the death of her mother when she was 13. And at WAVE 3, she sees herself as part of a team.

“There are people who work all day to make the newscast the very best it can be,” she said. “All their work is riding on us making sure that we deliver the product...and not mess it up. It’s a great job. I don’t always like my job every day, but I love what I do.”

Former restaurant worker Community: “My community is everywhere.”

Family: Husband Todd Bartlett, sons Brian Thornton and Yesero Bartlett

PHOTO: VIVIAN KNOX-THOMPSON

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“Sometimes people make things more complicated than they are,” she says. “A lot of design is straightforward and more simplistic.”

BEHINd THE NAmE “my mom loved the name Summer Bartholomew.

She was a model in the ‘70s. I was born on the Fourth of July, and everyone always thinks that’s why I was named Summer, but it was because of her.”

HoUSEHoLd “I was born in Evansville but grew up in Louisville.

I live in the Highlands now. I love to run and bike in the park and being able to walk to restaurants. “my husband Peter and I have been married for a year and a half. We dated in high school, then went away to school. We watched each other have other relationships over the years and eventually came back together.”

HoBBIES “I like to bike, run, cook, snowboard, hike; I was an only child, so it’s all very individual. I’m also not too coordinated, so I never made the hockey team,” she says with a laugh.

“I don’t read a lot because I feel like I need to make something.”

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“I feel very lucky to be doing what I like.”

Summer does, however, have visions of learning more and expanding her jewelry line: “I want to learn casting.

I want to travel to Turkey and Greece for the jewelry.

They use gold and semiprecious and precious jewels.

Sometimes I think about expanding the jewelry line, but I can’t decide between small business and mass production. Bigger isn’t always better.”

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Her world would be a better place if...

My family lived here. My father, my sisters, and I are really close. One sister lives in Las Vegas, one lives in Phoenix; my dad (a pilot) lives parttime in New Orleans, part-time in Atlanta. I’m the oldest. My sisters are my best friends.

was misdiagnosed. It taught me a lot about transition and change, being an empathetic person, (knowing) what’s really important, and to be an advocate for yourself. She knew something was wrong and didn’t feel like she could speak up. Make sure the people taking care of you are really listening.

Career-wise, I’ve always wanted to be a main anchor. I’m not interested in going to New York or the Today Show. In December, I felt: ‘I can finally breathe, I’ve done it.’

Spiritual growth, self-cultivation...

I grew up Lutheran; we went to church every week. I moved away from that when I went to college with the intention of going back.

I’ve been visiting different churches.

Goal she had to let go of...

Maintains her health…

You don’t have to let go of goals, you adjust them. I thought by this time, I would be married and have a family. Maybe it will happen later in life for me.

I was fat and lazy all winter long, so I have just gotten back to eating correctly. I’ve got an app on my iPhone and I put down everything I eat. I enjoy running. Somedays it’s a battle, but once I get home from a run, there’s nothing better.

Defining moment...

Personally, the death of my mother. She had breast cancer. She t o d a y ’ s

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Finance, money and abundance...

My father was a saver, and I know he wishes that had passed through his blood to his daughters. But you cannot worry about it too much. Hopefully I can save enough so I can retire and not work until the end of my life.

Love, marriage, and children...

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Creativity…

I have a creative job. Every day I write a story. I like to tell that story in a different way, not just a formula. So I stretch my creativity every day at work.

Helpful people, blessings, and travel...

I have created a second family here — two wonderful best friends who I can call. Also, a lot of people I work with are not from here; we support each other.

The light she brings to the world?

I try to be kind to people and make people feel better about themselves.

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Expressing many sides of our Most Admired Woman - 2010

FASHIoNABLE, ArTISTIC, FUN, HAPPY, LoYAL, HArd WorkEr, LovEd, moTIvATEd, GENEroUS, THANkFUL ummer Eliason’s draw to interior design has crossed many years and great distances to bring her to Jenkins Eliason Interiors. Her love for design started early when, foregoing the typical princess accessories, the Louisville native decorated her bedroom with a Western theme, complete with purple and green Navajo prints and a live cactus.

“I was always infatuated with the West,” Summer says with a laugh.

Indeed, Summer’s room was just a symptom of her infatuation. Upon graduation from Sacred Heart Academy, Summer left all she’d ever known to study architecture at the University of Colorado. “I actually never wanted to be an architect,” she says. “I was always interested in art, but my parents encouraged me not to go to art school because there aren’t as many job opportunities.”

Even though she completed her architecture degree, Summer’s artistic spirit overflowed into two internships in interior design while she was in Colorado. “I love fashion. It’s more tangible. For me, architecture is so big, but this is something I can envision.”

Interior design also brought Summer back to Louisville to work with her father at Jenkins Eliason Interiors. Now she has the opportunity to go on appointments with her dad to help potential clients plan their space.

“I’m better at putting things together than the sales part,” she says of her contribution to the team. “I can see in my mind where the items should be placed. You talk to the client and see what they’re going to use the room for. They’re the ones who have to live there.”

In addition to interior design, Summer also has a line of jewelry that she sells at Jenkins Eliason Interiors.

Although Summer loves the creativity in both jewelry and interior design, she thinks even those who don’t consider themselves creative people have a voice in what looks good.

She says, “Our slogan is: ‘Getting Results.’ Giving a voice to the powerless. So we do a lot of stories where someone might be having a problem, and they feel frustrated because they’re not getting results. In a way, I’ve made a difference in someone’s life.”

She likes breaking news, crime, and court. “There is nothing like (breaking news). Your adrenaline is pumping, you’re trying to call and get the best information, and make sure it’s right.”

Although the content didn’t change, the way we introduced each woman to our readers did. For our 2010 Most Admired Woman issue, we wanted to show the different — and sometimes quirky — sides of our winners. Their facial expressions and horizontal design of the feature keeps the reader’s attention and makes it easier for them to follow the story. The photo combination coupled with the varied content, gives readers a clear view into the personalities of these women.

Inspiration can come from anywhere or anything. An issue of Esquire magazine was the inspiration behind our layout design for 2011. We asked each woman to give us 10 words that described her best then used some of these words and phrases as the backdrop of her photo.

Each year, though the presentation is different, the goal remains the same — to honor women in our area who are making a difference. Women we can look to as role models. Congratulations to all of them.

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