| |
Paula
Monahan
Publisher
"Follow
your passion
to live your dreams."
|
When July comes around
each year, many of us are either planning or undertaking
the family summer vacation. Whether it be a simple get-away
down at the coast or something more exotic, summer vacations
are a time to escape from our every day routines and spend
quality time with family. This July is particularly special
for my husband and me given that we are celebrating our
10th wedding anniversary. To commemorate our anniversary
we recently embarked on a trip back to Bermuda, our honeymoon
destination.
|
|
A lucky bride with groom, Bryan.
July 1994. |
Why Bermuda? Several
reasons. The beautiful and clean beaches, the scenic white-topped
homes carefully nestled along Bermuda's winding roads and
hillsides and the friendly Bermudians, too. But most of
all we returned to Bermuda to recapture the memories and
fun we had ten years ago. In the "@Play" section
next month, you'll discover more about Bermuda and be able
to view some photos of this tropical paradise.
In this month’s
issue, two articles within the “@ Play” section
are geared towards vacations. In the first article,
Liza Weidle talks about some of the best parts
of a summer family vacation and how these trips
can help renew and strengthen family bonds. In
the second article, Kay Allred talks about the various travel
clubs and “themed” vacations that allow you
to travel with others that either share your interest and
enthusiasm in traveling to particular destination or just
share common interests.
Our featured North
Carolinian this month is Valeria Lee, President
of The Golden Leaf Foundation. In her position
as President, she oversees one-half of the tobacco settlement
funds North Carolina receives and works to ensure the long-term
economic strength in our communities across the state. Lee
sees her role in the Foundation as a "one-time
opportunity" to help former tobacco-dependant
communities transition into something else, she also sees
both the joy and burden of helping communites make
the most of their resources. As overseer of the
grant-making and community investment process at the Foundation,
Lee is one of North Carolina's women to watch. Special thanks
to Allen Hinnant Photography of Rocky Mount for the Lee's
photo shoot.
Next month's featured
North Carolinian will be US Senator Elizabeth Dole.
Also coming next month will be a new section titled, "@Your
Own Business" and will feature two new columnists.
Until next month,
I hope you'll be @your
best self!
Paula Monahan |
A
resident
of
Raleigh,
North
Carolina,
Paula
Monahan
is
a
past
President
of
the
American
Marketing
Association,
Triangle
Chapter.
With
over
fifteen
years
of
experience
in
sales
and
marketing,
Paula
is
putting
all
of
her
learned
skills
and
talents
to
good
use
in
this
online
publication
for
women.
As
a
way
of
reaching
out
and
connecting
with
women
from
a
variety
of
backgrounds,
her
goal
is
to
create
a
networked
community
of
online
women
readers
who
value
inspiring,
insightful
and
empowering
content.
An
award winning journalist, Linda Ray is also an editor. In addition to
editing the Journal, Linda runs a freelance editing and writing business.
She will gently massage, or completely rewrite, your material—as
you wish. No job is too small for her—and no job too big, yet. Her
freelance work includes interviews, research and writing for business
magazines, ghost writing, Web page editing, and writing and editing marketing
material.