Saturday, September 04, 2010

Archive for the ‘Features’ Category

Della Streaty Wilhoit, National Park Service — 10 questions answered by a successful woman

I am currently a full time employee with National Park Service (NPS), in Natural Resources Stewardship and Science, as a Research Coordinator/Director for Great Rivers Cooperative Ecosystem Studies Unit located on the Campus of University of Missouri – Columbia. more »

Leigh Spence, “Just a Thought” — Networking 101

At the Voices Homestyle Happy Hour on Friday, we celebrated the value and fun of networking.  Voices board member Karen Miller, who shared her home and her amazing networking skills with us, helped break the ice with activities that encouraged the women to meet one another. more »

Amy Davis Salladay, Knight & Salladay — 10 questions answered by a successful woman

I am an attorney who specializes in helping families go through the process of divorce, contested custody disputes, child support matters, and adoption. I went to college with the idea of finding a way to help people and through an internship in the Missouri State Capital became interested in the law.  This is an exciting [...] more »

Reminder — Voices Homestyle Happy Hour tomorrow!

Kick back and start your weekend right with “Voices Homestyle Happy Hour” at the home of Voices board member Karen Miller. Join other successful Mid-Missouri women for good conversation, home made treats and something refreshing to drink (yes, including the signature Voices Margarita!). more »

Sue Yun, University of Missouri — 10 questions answered by a successful woman

Originally from Kansas City, MO, I came to Columbia in 1991 and earned my bachelor’s and master’s degrees in Journalism from MU. I then worked at MU in several different positions which allowed me to work with wonderful colleagues and students, and allowed me to give back to the university and community I know and [...] more »

From Columbia Business Times — Merger transforms accounting firm, move in works

ServiceMaster owner Adam Kinser has used Cheryl Edington’s accounting firm since 2002, and he quickly saw the upside of changes made at Baer & Edington LLC since last year’s merger. more »

Leigh Spence, “Just a Thought” — An open invitation

As you hopefully are aware, Voices is sponsoring a Homestyle Happy Hour this Friday at the home of Karen Miller (300 W. Broadway, 5-7). I have been extending invitations to my friends hoping that they will join us for some fun after-work girl time. I have received some interesting responses suggesting that a few of [...] more »

Tana Benner, Knight & Salladay — 10 questions answered by a successful woman

I grew up in southern Indiana. I worked as a family law paralegal for several years before I decided to move to Columbia to attend law school at Mizzou. My husband is a talented photographer.  Our one-year-old son, Cohen, was born the day of my law school graduation. Now, I practice family law with Knight [...] more »

Cool place to go — CoMoRoLo (Columbia, MO Micro Loans)

CoMoRoLo uses the concept of crowd sourcing to provide the necessary capital for projects, causes and ideas that will strengthen Columbia. more »

Leigh Spence, “Just a Thought” — Life lessons from drum corps

There are few things I love more than watching a really great marching band. This past weekend, I had the chance to see the world championships for the best of the best – Drum Corps International.  My son and I traveled to Indianapolis on Saturday to see the top 12 corps compete for the gold [...] more »