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letter from the editor by Beverly Purcell-Guerra In his poem The Road Not Taken, Robert Frost wrote, “I took the one less traveled by, and that has made all the difference.” In this issue of SAN ANTONIO WOMAN, we introduce you to three women who have taken “the road less traveled” in their career choices. One, a business major, is a professional racecar driver. Another trained as a dental hygienist and now makes artificial eye prostheses. The third built on her chemistry degree for a career as an art conservator. They all love what they do — perhaps the road less traveled has indeed made all the difference.
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Click on an image below to read more about these featured articles. November/December 2006 Features:
Profile: (On The Cover) Living Life Out Loud — Suzanne Cheever Goudge invests in her children and her community. Suzanne Cheever forged her career in banking, like her father and her grand-parents before her. In addition to holding many positions in Girl Scouts of the San Antonio Area and Alamo Heights Independent School District, Goudge has also worked with the Alamo Heights School Foundation, serving as a board member as president. All of her children do some kind of volunteering, and the family as a whole seems to appreciate the effect on their lives. (click here to read more)
Up Front: Following Their Hearts — Meet three women who excel in nontraditional careers. Gender boundaries for jobs have slowly dissolved for women. SAN ANTONIO WOMAN profiles three women who have crossed those boundaries and forged unusual careers that began when each followed their heart. Anne Zanikos is an art conservationist who apprenticed at museums and private conservators before opening her own practice. Her most challenging project was restoration of vandalized statues at San Fernando Cathedral. Race car driver Tina Stull, among only 4 percent of race car drivers who are women, enters some 15 races per year, including the Indy 500. Jean Thompson is an ocularist, a medical specialist who creates artificial eye prostheses. (click here to read more)
Family Issues: Parenting And Divorce — Children can be negatively affected by parents’ interaction. Some parents clearly cannot manage a harmonious approach to divorce. There are various resources to help the “high-conflict” parents achieve an acceptable dual-parenting approach. (click here to read more)
Dollars & Sense: The Pension Protection Act Of 2006 — New law strengthens retirement savings but is it a panacea for traditional pensions? A recent survey from the Employee Benefit Research Institute found that a majority of workers 45 and older have less than $50,000 in savings. Americans are not saving enough for their future, and fewer are covered by a defined-benefit pension every year. (click here to read more)
Travel: Doing New York. Central Park, Grand Central Station, The Metropolitan Museum Of Art, the restaurants and the fine dining all have appeal as a wonderful getaway for the holidays. (click here to read more)
Role Model: Two For The Zoo — Twin sisters share a passion for animal conservation. Identical twins, Demitra and Samanthe Peterson are 27, summa cum laude graduates of Trinity University, and both work at the San Antoio Zoo. Samanthe is assistant to the zoo’s living collections manager and to the operations manager, which involves her in much of what goes on in the zoo. Demitra serves as animal registrar, where her job duties include keeping a database of records on animal transfers and medical histories, arranging for the import and export of animals and corresponding with other zoos about their residents. (click here to read more)
Biz Coach: How To Get Testimonials — It can be as simple as a brief phone interview. Columnist Judi Craig provides suggestions on how to get testimonials that are meaningful to your business, are well written and succinctly professional. The first step is to ask appropriate questions that are designed to get your interviewee to talk. (click here to read more)
Giving Back: Silver Bells Make The Holidays Bright — Salvation Army volunteers will begin ringing November 16. The holidays are when the Salvation Army is at its busiest and most visible in San Antonio, where it has served for nearly 120 years. It hopes to collect $400,000 this season to help fight poverty and homelessness. (click here to read more)