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July/August 2007 Features:
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Profile: (On The Cover) Taking Care and Taking Charge —
Patricia Diaz Dennis finds success in balance.
As a newlywed, Patricia Diaz Dennis had her mind set on being a teacher. However, her husband Michael Dennis told his wife, “You’re winning all the arguments at home. Why don’t you go to law school?” Patricia decided to let her husband “win” this discussion and attended Loyola Law School in Los Angeles. During her career, attorney Diaz Dennis served in a series of high-level government posts by presidential appointment, including assistant secretary of state for human rights and humanatarian affairs for the State Department. Twelve years ago she joined SBC Communications, now merged with AT&T. Diaz Dennis is senior vice president and assistant general counsel of the giant telecommunications company. She also serves as chair of the national board of directors for Girl Scouts of the USA — the first Hispanic woman in Girl Scouting’s highest position. Diaz Dennis explains one of her goals is to make sure Girl Scouts is still relevant in today’s world. “Girl Scouts must be able to capture the attention of girls who might not normally be exposed to Girl Scouts and get them hooked on scouting,” she believes.
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Up Front: From Fat To Thin — Yes, It’s possible to lose
weight and keep it off.
It seems like everybody wants to lose weight. Yet slimming down is not easy. Experts tell us that, as a nation, we must slim down or suffer all sorts of unpleasant consequences, such as poor health, impaired mobility and even shorter life spans. SAN ANTONIO WOMAN spoke with four women, each of whom had shed 100 pounds or more, about their experience and how they have kept the weight off. Mandy Muniz began to lose weight after seeing herself on tape in a student’s film project. Busy mom and borderline diabetic six years ago, Roni Stach jump-started her weight loss experience by attending Jazzercise class. Terry Hepworth, who underwent gastric bypass surgery, had been told by her doctor that if she did not do something drastic she could die within five years. Kelly (she asked us not to use her last name following the policy of overeaters anonymous) is winning her weight battle after years of struggling with diets by joining OA. Kelly says she enjoys the people at the meetings and that she is on a spiritual journey.
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Family Issues: Walking On Eggshells — Negotiating the
fragile relationships with our adult children.
The job of the young adult is to mature, take on responsibilities of school, then work and a family. Parents of adult children often tread softly, never knowing what will set off their offspring when they are only “trying to help.” SAN ANTONIO WOMAN’s Rosemary J. Stauber provides perspectives about this touchy problem for many parents and shares helpful guidelines from Jane Isay’s book Walking on Eggshells: Navigating the delicate relationship between adult children and parents.
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Dollars & Sense: Finance Foundations: Getting Back To
Basics — Eliminate financial confusion by revisiting time
-tested strategies for success.
Without understanding your own financial circumstances and priorities, you have no way to intelligently decide what you can and cannot afford. An accurate financial picture helps you keep track of your money, plan for the future and focus on what is important to you. This article helps you identify a workable budget, expense tracking and a spending plan, supported by an adequate emergency fund.
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Travel: Destination San Antonio — The best vacation may be right here at home.
Contributor Melanie Young gives readers insights into how to have a vacation right here in San Antonio. She offers insight into downtown hotels and Hill country resorts, SeaWorld San Antonio, the River Walk and The Alamo and Mission Concepcion, a reminder of San Antonio’s early history.
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Role Model: Shattering Stereotypes — Kelly Nash hopes to jump-start her academic career with a doctorate in physics.
Physicist Kelly Nash is often mistaken for an undergraduate at scientific conferences or a first-year peer at school, but she is a teaching assistant and research assistant, one of the first doctoral students in physics at UTSA at the young age of 28. “I don’t try to overextend myself, but I want my presence known, so I can serve as a living example.” She is SAN ANTONIO WOMAN’s role model because she is one of few African-American women currently pursuing a doctorate in physics, where she works in a field that fascinates her.
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Biz Coach: Executive Presence — It’s what you need to move up in the corporate world.
It pays to know something called “executive presence” if you have aspirations of moving into the executive position in the corporate world. If you have it, you have a good chance of making it into the executive realms. Judi Craig, SAN ANTONIO WOMAN’s resident executive coach, identifies the key factors that make up “executive presence,” including leadership, communication and image.
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