By ERIC AYRES ST. CLAIRSVILLE — Not everyone who finds success in the real estate industry begins their career there — but once they share in the accomplishment of helping a client purchase their home, they’re often sold on the profession. Mary Goudy said she is proud to have found ...
By SHELLEY HANSON MOUNDSVILLE — Abby Bateman spends her days helping some of the most vulnerable among us — homeless dogs and cats in need of good homes. Bateman is director of the Marshall County Animal Shelter. It’s a job she loves, though sometimes it is hard for her to see the ...
By EMMA DELK WHEELING — A piece of advice that Jodi Harkness has taken to heart over her 15 years in the financial field is to “control what you can control.” As vice president and director of operations at Hazlett Burt & Watson, the 43-year-old has learned to be selective in how she ...
By JENNIFER COMPSTON-STROUGH CENTERVILLE — When Patty Phillips started volunteering in the fire service, most departments in the region were made up of volunteers. That has changed, and so has the number of women who are involved. Several local departments now pay some or all of their members, and a growing number of members are women. “There were women in the EMS side, but not as many in the fire service,” Phillips said of her early career. “I see more young women getting involved, showing passion for and being hired as firefighter/EMT/paramedics. I see them striving to ...
By JOSELYN KING WHEELING — Kristin Stephens, human resources director at the Ziegenfelder Co. in Wheeling, approaches each day with optimism. “My philosophy on work and life is having a positive outlook. No matter what is going on in life, I try to find the bright spots,” she said. ...
By EMMA DELK WHEELING — A sports injury in high school turned into a nearly 24-year-long career in pediatric physical therapy for Nikki Kiger. Always harboring an interest in the body, the injury and subsequent physical therapy taught Kiger that she wanted to spend her career “helping ...
