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MEET OUR TEAM AMY L. FOREMAN Publisher EDITORIAL AMANDA MILLER Managing Editor AMANDA CIANI MADELINE PISTORIUS
AMELIA ROESSLER JULIANNA STEEN Associate Editors ART/PRODUCTION CHLOE ALLEN PRODUCTION MANAGER KAYLA DUPREE MADELINE MILETELLO ASAREL SMITH MCKINNA SPROLES Graphic Designers MORGAN ESPENAN DIGITAL CONTENT COORDINATOR SARAH MILLER CLIENT SUCCESS MANAGER SABRINA SMITH BREE WRAY CLIENT SUCCESS SPECIALIST JILLIAN NORMAN Production Intern ADVERTISING/MARKETING CRYSTAL BARRETT
Firsts & Lasts When you’re in the thick of parenting, you don’t always realize what’s happening around you. Most days, you’re just trying to survive until the next one — preferably with everyone fed and at least somewhat cooperative. I knew becoming a mom would be hard work, but no matter how prepared you think you are, parenting has a way of humbling you. Looking back now, I wish I could travel back 16 years and gently remind myself to slow down. To sit and have the tea party, even when the to-do list felt endless. To go to the zoo more, even if it meant loading everyone up and questioning my life choices halfway there. To say yes a little more often and make the memories while they were right in front of me. I’m probably my own harshest critic when it comes to the moments I feel I missed.
ANTOINE COURTNEY KAYLA FRICKS GOMEZ RYN WHITESIDE Senior Account Executives CAMILLE CAVIN JENNIFER HOFFMANN KAYLEIGH MONTANA JILLIAN WRAY Account Executives
ELISABETH BARRETT Marketing Coordinator COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT TERI HODGES Director of Community Partnerships
Life, though, is full of firsts and lasts — often happening whether we’re ready or not.
ROXANE VOORHIES Community Outreach
Every year brings new ones to our house. This year includes a high school graduation — a last day of school — and a first day of college. A brand-new chapter. We’re also deep in the teenage years, and by the start of the next school year, I’ll lose a driver in the house, which means more carpools… but also a lot more quiet reflection. As you navigate your own journey of firsts and lasts, remember this: Even if you missed some moments, you did not miss the love. Our children don’t need perfection — they need our presence. And it’s okay for them to see that we’re human, still learning, and doing our best — especially since keeping up with teenage lingo feels like a never-ending job. Is it “slay”? Is it “mid”? And when did “bet” stop meaning what I thought it meant?
ADMINISTRATION BRANDON FOREMAN Chief Executive Officer LAURIE ACOSTA Director of Operations GAYLE GAUTHREAUX Director of Accounting ALEXIS ALEXANDER Senior Executive Administrator
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We may not catch every first or last — but we catch enough.
Happy February,
Amy L. Foreman Publisher
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