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AT HOME WITH LEAH Leah Richardson, B.Sc., H.Ec Leah lives on a lovely piece of property with husband and three kids. She runs the office of the family business, Mad Dog Transport, and is an exceptional interior design, home life and re-purpose expert for all things domestic. She is a master seamstress and specializes in the ‘lost arts’ – sewing, quilting, canning, baking, landscaping, gardening and now, writing. She also coordinates and oversees all At Home With Leah projects and photo shoots. 

AVID READER’S A-LIST, JOCK TALK 101 and YOUR EASY TO UNDERSTAND GUIDE TO CANADIAN POLITICS Darlene Wilson Darlene is a long time educator, teaching all grades in all kinds of educational facilities – public school to college courses. In addition to being a wife, mother, music lover and sports enthusiast, Darlene is very involved in her community and her church. She is a passionate teacher and writer and has contributed numerous quality articles, features and interviews to Real Woman Magazine.

WORKING IT Karin Richardson MacKenzie Karin and her husband John own The Business Action Centre in Red Deer. The Business Action Centre offers business coaching and training, working with owners to achieve amazing results in their business and personal life. Karin is also mother to three grown daughters and grandmother to ten grandchildren. Aside from working in her business Karin is the Assistant Director for the Red Deer & District Museum and Art Gallery and stays busy renovating her fifty-five yera old home, gardening, reading and sewing.

PHOTOGRAPHY for REAL WOMAN MAGAZINE Penny Moffitt Getting her in front of the camera is difficult. That’s because she is always behind the lens. Penny is wife and mother to a son and a daughter and owns Penny Moffitt Photography.  Plain and simple, Penny has been the one who makes us look good.

THE HOLISTIC APPROACH Abrah Arneson Abrah is a Clinical Herbal Therapist and founder of The Green Clinic . She consults on the use of herbs to resolve health concerns, makes her own herbal medicine and leads herbal and meditation (over 20 years experience) workshops. *Note: this information is not meant to replace the professional advice of a medical professional. Please consult your physician for medical advice.*

YOUR MONEY’S WORTH Kelley Keehn Kelley Keehn is a financial expert, speaker, media personality and author of six books, including She Inc., The Woman’s Guide to Money and The Prosperity Factor for Kids. Kelley’s newest book, She Inc.a woman’s guide to maximizing her career potential, was released nationally in Canada November of 2008 (Globally May 2009). She is a regular contributor for CNBC (New York), was a weekly columnist with CBC Radio Active, a weekly nationally syndicated financial columnist with CBC radio, a weekly panelist for Alberta PrimeTime’s money panel and a regular guest on CTV. www.kelleykeehn.com

ENVIRONMENTAL PASSION Bonny Snihur Bonny was born, raised, educated and married in central Alberta. She has two daughters and has spend 24 years in the Information Technology field or as a certified Project Manager. Bonny has worked in several countries including Canada, the US and Australia. As an independent consultant, she chooses to focus on Environmental and Health care projects.

LETTER TO MY FRIENDS, MEN WE LOVE TO WATCH, LITTLE INSPIRATIONS and GROUNDBREAKERS: WOMEN IN HISTORY written by Kim Bérubé

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