Leonor Ramiscal

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Company: Grover C. Pill Medical Center

Location: Lakewood, Wash.

Leonor Ramiscal has 40 years of experience in clinical laboratory. She is the Laboratory Manager and Director of the Grover C. Pill Medical Center. She is responsible for overseeing the operations of the medical laboratory, checking that employees are working within budget, ordering instruments, signing contracts, overseeing the quality control of the laboratory. She became involved in her profession because of her educational background. Ms. Ramiscal attributes her success to her dedication, vision and goals, and to her knowledge about career advancement. Continue reading →

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Gwendalyn Newman-Jones

spring-2015-dtm-powerpoint-by-sherwood-jones-5-638Title: Professional Educator, Ninety-Second Street Elementary School

Company: Los Angeles Unified School District

Location: Los Angeles, Calif.

Initially, Gwendalyn Newman-Jones began in the education profession 40 years ago because it was her desire to give back to the community she grew up in. As an elementary school teacher at Los Angeles Unified School District, she mentors new teachers and teaches first-grade students, believing her success in both stems from the support and inspiration she receives from her family and her teacher’s dedication. Ms. Newman-Jones’ greatest career achievement was being nominated as a board member of the National Association for the Education of Young Children. Continue reading →

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Grace Lee

51782434Title: President, Owner

Company: Crown Wigs

Location: Alexandria, Va.

With nearly 50 years of expertise in hairstyling and wig design, Grace Lee continues in her 28th year as president and owner of Crown Wigs. As a manufacturing company, Crown Wigs relies on her expertise and entrepreneurial experience to provide and develop wigs and toupees. The highlights of Ms. Lee’s career were designing a wig for Ms. Hillary Clinton and designing wigs for mannequins. Continue reading →

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Jacqueline LaColla

ca1ee78ce31e4b4da395fe2f673ad240Title: Director of Rehabilitation (Retired), Manhattan Division

Company: Jewish Home Lifecare

Location: New York

Retiring 32 years in the physical therapy arena, Jacqueline LaColla finished off her career as director of rehabilitation in the Manhattan division of Jewish Home Lifecare. There, she built up her expertise in geriatric physical therapy, providing staff oversight, clinical education coordination, and managing various projects. Ms. LaColla dedicated herself to the nonprofit organization to provide long-term, residential and adult day care services, including skilled nursing facilities, life-care services for the elderly, and social and community services. Continue reading →

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Marcia Chung

Chung, Marcia 84607Title: 1) Owner 2) Registered Nurse

Company: 1) Halo Health 2) Loma Linda University

Location: Redlands, Calif.

Following her childhood dream to become a nurse, Marcia Chung became involved in health care education 49 years ago, and has served as a registered nurse at Loma Linda University for the past 27 years. There, she helps train students seeking health care education through leading by example, as she is an expert in physician assistance and glycoscientific research. Ms. Chung treats all of the patients assigned to her at the university hospital, and performs research on the immune system and autoimmune diseases while teaching and personally learning new things. Continue reading →

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