Wearing a sparkling forest green ball gown, face glitter and a smile that ignited the Commons area of Coconino Community College, Lindsey DeStefano was one of many carefree and enthusiastic young people receiving scholarships and celebrating an exciting next chapter in life. But DeStefano’s story goes much deeper than most of her college peers. Though undetectable on the dance floor, every day DeStefano faces a debilitating injury that happened during U.S. Coast Guard basic training while in … [Read more...] about U.S. Veteran, Single Mom, Amputee Among CCC Scholarship Recipients
Mary Jo West
Pioneering Anchorwoman Mary Jo West Headlines Prescott-Area ATHENA Awards
Women and organizations of the Quad Cities are being celebrated for their excellence in the workplace, in mentoring and in giving back to their community during the fifth annual Prescott-Area ATHENA Leadership Awards, 3-5 p.m., Friday, Sept. 20, at Starting Point in the Pine Ridge Marketplace. Encouraging, entertaining and motivating the audience will be Keynote Speaker Mary Jo West, the first woman ever hired to sit in the Phoenix primetime news anchor seat. Her presentation, “SUCCESS: … [Read more...] about Pioneering Anchorwoman Mary Jo West Headlines Prescott-Area ATHENA Awards