South Sound Magazine • 19th January 2021 Q&A: Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards Tacoma Mayor Victoria Woodards grew up in the city she would, in 2017, be elected to serve.
South Sound Magazine • 10th August 2020 Women to Watch 2020 Meet six Women to Watch who continue to lead and shine.
425 Magazine • 30th April 2020 Jordan Steele — Evening Meteorologist If you tune into KING 5, Jordan Steele’s is a face you likely recognize.
South Sound Business • 18th March 2020 Sherri Jensen, CEO of Valeo Vocation Born in Tacoma’s Hilltop neighborhood, the now-33-year-old CEO experienced homelessness and throughout her childhood. Her nonprofit now helps people who have gone through a similar journey.
South Sound Magazine • 24th February 2020 Jan Parker, Owner of Jan Parker Cookery Jan Parker grew up in a military family and moved all over the world as a young girl. It's reflected in her delicious approach to cooking.
South Sound Business • 13th February 2020 Walking the Talk The cycle of poverty is vicious and difficult to break. But that hasn’t discouraged Dona Ponepinto from dedicating much of her life to helping those who struggle.
South Sound Magazine • 3rd February 2020 Fitness for Life Nikki Staab was not athletic growing up. Now 41, she’s the owner of Tacoma-based Fitness for Life.
425 Magazine • 31st January 2020 Anne St. Germain, Owner of McDonald's Book Exchange Tucked away in Redmond is McDonald’s Book Exchange, a 42-year-old mom-and-pop bookstore originally owned by Doug McDonald and purchased by Anne St. Germain in 1998.
South Sound Magazine • 16th January 2020 Meet Tacoma’s Poet Laureate By the time Abby E. Murray was a college student, she was a self-proclaimed pacifist and thought she had it all figured out. All of that was challenged, however, when she fell in love with a man in the military.
425 Magazine • 30th December 2019 Kim Connelly, Co-Founder of Animal Encounters For years, Kim Connolly worked as a zookeeper and science educator for kids of all ages in a variety of school settings. She started Redmond-based Animal Encounters in 2012.
425 Magazine • 12th August 2019 Meet Musician Mindi Abair The multi-talented musician, who balances voice and saxophone as her main instruments of choice, grew up on the road with her dad’s band, The Entertainers.
South Sound Business • 22nd May 2019 Putting People First When he was a kid, Kyle Cronk thought he wanted to be a teacher. He expressed this dream to one of his teachers when he was 15, and in doing so unknowingly set into motion a lifelong career path at the YMCA.
425 Magazine • 2nd May 2019 Almost 100 and Still Going Strong It’s 11 a.m. on a Thursday morning, so 98-year-old Toni Underwood is warming up at the gym.
South Sound Business • 15th November 2018 A Healthy Partnership MultiCare CEO Bill Robertson aims to serve the diverse needs of South Sound patients.
