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Westminster Honors Distinguished Alumni During Homecoming
NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Westminster College issued the following news release:
Five Westminster College alumni were honored at the annual Alumni Awards Reception and Dinner during Homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 12.
Alumni Citation Awards, given to alumni who have made significant accomplishments in their professions or made meaningful contributions to the community or Westminster, were presented to James A. Giel Jr. '74, Jacqueline J. Jaros '92 and Mark A. Longietti '85.
Stephanie Martin Kerns '07 took home the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which recognizes alumni
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NEW WILMINGTON, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Westminster College issued the following news release:
Five Westminster College alumni were honored at the annual Alumni Awards Reception and Dinner during Homecoming festivities on Friday, Oct. 12.
Alumni Citation Awards, given to alumni who have made significant accomplishments in their professions or made meaningful contributions to the community or Westminster, were presented to James A. Giel Jr. '74, Jacqueline J. Jaros '92 and Mark A. Longietti '85.
Stephanie Martin Kerns '07 took home the Outstanding Young Alumni Award, which recognizes alumniof 15 years or less who are making significant contributions as they build careers and serve their communities or Westminster. Current Westminster senior Vanessa Restifo '19 was awarded the Rising Titan Award, which honors an up-and-coming student who showcases the ability to be a leading alumnus.
Giel, vice president of human resources and benefits at Dollar Bank, has held senior management positions in a number of Fortune 500 companies in Pittsburgh over the years. He has been an active volunteer for Westminster. He is past president of Westminster's Alumni Council and also served as an associate member on the College's Board of Trustees. He earned a master's degree in personnel and industrial relations from St. Francis University. He resides in Glenshaw.
Jaros, currently a middle school counselor with the Deer Lakes School District, has been involved with Rotary Youth Leadership Award (RYLA) since 1996, completing a term as co-director at the Westminster site. Working with student leadership through the Pennsylvania Association of Student Councils, she has been honored at the local and regional levels. She was recognized in 2015 as the National Association of Student Councils Warren E. Shull Middle School Advisor of the Year. She holds a master's in elementary and secondary counseling from Duquesne University. She resides in West Deer Township.
Longietti has been a Democratic member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives since 2006, representing the 7th District. He currently serves as Democratic chair of the House tourism and recreational development committee, co-chair of the House/Senate early childhood education caucus and member of the House education committee. During his tenure, he has served on numerous committees and been honored for his work in education. Longietti earned a law degree from Boston College Law School and practiced in Sharon prior to his election. He currently resides in Hermitage.
Kerns, who currently serves as assistant principal and third grade teacher at The Huda Academy, a private Islamic school in Little Rock, Ark., began her career teaching second grade in Norfolk, Va. She earned a master's in elementary education and literacy from the University of North Florida while teaching in Jacksonville and has taught in New York City and Savannah, where she was recognized as 2015 Teacher of the Year. She resides in Little Rock.
Restifo, a senior honors student in public relations and Spanish from Lisbon, Ohio, is assistant layout editor for the Argo, Student Government Association senator (2017 Senator of the Year) and member of Sigma Delta Pi Spanish honor society. She has served summer internships with Awana Kancha in Peru, Arts & Education at the Hoyt in New Castle, and Ketchum in New York, as well as being a global ambassador for the International Studies Abroad program.
Understanding Prostate, Testicular Cancer Topics of Annual Faculty Research Celebration
BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 -- The University of Massachusetts's Boston campus issued the following news release:
Faculty-student projects supported by the UMass Boston-Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center U54 Partnership were the focus of this month's Chancellor's Faculty Research Celebration, sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
A core component of the partnership is providing training opportunities for minority students. Since the partnership began in 2002, more than 250 UMass Boston undergraduate students have been trained.
One of those students is 2018 graduate Jude Owiredu, who shared
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BOSTON, Massachusetts, Oct. 15 -- The University of Massachusetts's Boston campus issued the following news release:
Faculty-student projects supported by the UMass Boston-Dana-Farber/Harvard Cancer Center U54 Partnership were the focus of this month's Chancellor's Faculty Research Celebration, sponsored by the Friends of the Library.
A core component of the partnership is providing training opportunities for minority students. Since the partnership began in 2002, more than 250 UMass Boston undergraduate students have been trained.
One of those students is 2018 graduate Jude Owiredu, who sharedthat after working with Assistant Professor of Biology and Cancer Biology Changmeng Cai in UMass Boston's Center for Personalized Cancer Therapy, he decided he wants to become a physician-scientist in his home country of Ghana, working with patients and data equally. Owiredu, who is currently applying to MD-PhD programs, worked alongside Cai for two years studying prostate cancer, and had the opportunity to present at conferences and publish.
"Currently, I conduct translational research [with ...] the hopes of providing treatment which can effectively target this disease," Owiredu said.
Describing the reasoning behind and importance of a U54 pilot project that's currently under way, Cai said African Caribbean men have the highest possible cancer mortality rate in the world, but before this partnership with Dana-Farber and MGH, there haven't been any studies on prostate cancer mutations among this population.
"The first step was [for an MGH lab] to collect about 100 prostate cancer samples from Jamaican men, in Jamaica," Cai said. "[Now that] the samples are collected, [they] will ship to Dana-Farber for DNA extraction, and then the DNA will ship to the CPCT Genomics Core, which is led by Jill Macoska, and we're going to perform a so-called targeted sequencing to examine the mutations. The results of that data will be transferred to the Broad Institute." The Broad Institute is a biomedical and genomic research center in Cambridge.
Senior biology major Anuoluwapo Ajao wants to do more research after studying infertile zebrafish in Assistant Professor of Biology Kellee Siegfried's lab. Why zebrafish? Siegfried says 70 percent of the fish genome has a human counterpart. The U54 partnership gives UMass Boston researchers access to the human germ (sperm) cell data that Dana-Farber has collected.
"Our lab is using zebrafish as an animal model to understand genetic regulation of testicular cancer and infertility. From these studies, we will gain knowledge that may lead to development of targeted therapies or diagnostic tools," Ajao said.
Ajao says she is extremely grateful to Siegfried, who she met at a U54 symposium last year.
"She was the first person to give me an opportunity to do research even though I had no experience other than my classes. Without her, I don't think I would know as much as I do, and just like Jude, the opportunity that I've had in the lab for the last 10 months has definitely influenced my decisions for the future. Initially I was thinking strongly toward an MD degree but now I really want to do more research and definitely incorporate more research into the kind of medicine [I go into]," Ajao said.
"That was inspiring and I know in a few years we'll invite these two students back to UMass Boston," Interim Chancellor Katherine S. Newman said in her closing remarks. "It's an honor to know that you got your start here and I'm grateful to your faculty members for helping you along that pathway."
Research funding at UMass Boston has increased 170 percent from $26 million in 2006 to about $70 million in 2018.
Grand Valley Professor Inducted Into Prestigious Public Relations Organization
ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news:
The Public Relations Society of America recently inducted new members into its prestigious College of Fellows, one of which was a Grand Valley faculty member.
Along with 10 other professionals, Tim Penning, professor of advertising and public relations, was inducted into the organization during a special ceremony on October 6 at the PRSA International Conference in Austin, Texas.
The College of Fellows is an honorary organization within PRSA that includes more than 350 senior practitioners and educators
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ALLENDALE, Michigan, Oct. 15 -- Grand Valley State University issued the following news:
The Public Relations Society of America recently inducted new members into its prestigious College of Fellows, one of which was a Grand Valley faculty member.
Along with 10 other professionals, Tim Penning, professor of advertising and public relations, was inducted into the organization during a special ceremony on October 6 at the PRSA International Conference in Austin, Texas.
The College of Fellows is an honorary organization within PRSA that includes more than 350 senior practitioners and educatorswho have each left a significant footprint on the public relations profession.
To qualify for the organization, a public relations practitioner or educator must have at least 20 years of experience, hold the Accredited in Public Relations credential, and have demonstrated exceptional accomplishment in practicing or teaching public relations. Fewer than 2 percent of the more than 21,000 PRSA members are accepted into the College of Fellows.
"I had great respect for the College of Fellows, having come to know some members over the years, so I remember having feelings of relief, surprise, humility and excitement to be a part of this prestigious group," Penning said. "It also made me look back over my career, and consider lots of good people I've known over the years, and I feel blessed to have come to this point."
Penning said that through the program, he will strive to offer mentorship to other professionals, advocate for the public relations profession and its ethical practices, and educate people outside of public relations about the field's many applications beyond media relations. He said he also plans to apply what he learns through this experience in his classes.
Four Penn Faculty Members Elected to National Academy of Medicine
UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release:
Four faculty members from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine(NAM), one of the nation's highest honors in biomedicine. They are among 75 new U.S. and 10 international members elected by their peers for accomplishments and contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.
The newly elected members bring NAM's total membership to 2,202 and
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UNIVERSITY CITY, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- The University of Pennsylvania's Perelman School of Medicine issued the following news release:
Four faculty members from the Perelman School of Medicine at the University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine(NAM), one of the nation's highest honors in biomedicine. They are among 75 new U.S. and 10 international members elected by their peers for accomplishments and contributions to the advancement of the medical sciences, health care, and public health.
The newly elected members bring NAM's total membership to 2,202 andthe number of international members to 182. With four new members, Penn Medicine's total membership in NAM is now 71.
NAM, established in 1970 as the Institute of Medicine, is an independent organization of professionals from diverse fields, including health and medicine, and the natural, social, and behavioral sciences. Its mission is to improve health for all by advancing science, accelerating health equity, and providing independent, authoritative, and trusted advice nationally and globally.
The new Penn NAM members are:
Susan M. Domchek, MD, is the Basser Professor in Oncology, executive director of the Basser Center for BRCA at the Abramson Cancer Center, director of the MacDonald Women's Cancer Risk Evaluation Center, and a senior fellow at the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics. She is a nationally recognized breast and ovarian cancer expert whose research interests include further understanding cancer susceptibility genes and how to target such genetic mutations for improved risk assessment, screening, prevention, and treatment. She has served on the editorial board for the Journal of Clinical Oncology, the National Cancer Institute Physician Data Query in breast cancer genetics, the Scientific Advisory Board for the Breast Cancer Research Foundation, as well as on several committees for the American Society of Clinical Oncology and the Susan G. Komen for the Cure. Domchek has received numerous awards for her research, including the William Osler Patient Oriented Research Award, the Dupont Guerry Award for Outstanding Leadership, and the Potomkin Award for Excellence in Research.
Daniel E. Polsky, PhD, is a professor of Medicine, the executive director of the Leonard Davis Institute of Health Economics, and the Robert D. Eilers Professor of Health Care Management in the Wharton School. He is a health economist nationally recognized for advancing the fundamental understanding of the tradeoffs between quality of care and health spending and the methodology for economic evaluations within randomized clinical trials. His recent scholarship on the access implications of narrow provider networks and physician fees for Marketplace and Medicaid beneficiaries has made him a leading national authority, currently serving on the Congressional Budget Office's Panel of Health Advisors and the Pennsylvania Governor's Advisory Board on Health. He is a former Senior Economist at the President's Council of Economic Advisers. He serves on the National Academy of Science, Engineering, and Medicine's Health and Medicine Committee, as well as its Board on Population Health and Public Health Practice. He is an associate editor at Health Economics and serves on the editorial board of several journals including Health Services Research and Medical Care Research and Review.
Marie Celeste Simon, PhD, is the Arthur H. Rubenstein, MBBCh Professor in the department of Cell and Developmental Biology, the scientific director of Abramson Family Cancer Research Institute, and the associate director of the Abramson Cancer Center Core Facilities. Her laboratory studies cancer cell metabolism, tumor immunology, metastasis, and cellular responses to oxygen deprivation. In 2017, she received a National Cancer Institute Outstanding Investigator Award, which funds her basic biomedical research on cancer metabolism, specifically renal cancer. She was also a Howard Hughes Medical Investigator from 1994-2014 and elected to serve on the board of directors of the American Association for Cancer Research for the 2014 - 2017 term. She also serves on the Wistar Institute External Advisory Board, a group of world-renowned scientists with broad scientific expertise. Simon has received numerous awards for her research, including the Cancer Research Foundation Young Investigator Award and the Stanley Cohen Biomedical Research Award.
Rachel M. Werner, MD, PhD, is a professor of Medicine, of Health Care Management in the Wharton School, director of Health Policy and Outcomes Research in the department of Medicine, and associate chief for research in the division of General Internal Medicine. She is a practicing general internist at the Philadelphia VA and a PhD-trained health economist. Her research has examined the use of financial incentives to improve health care quality, and the unintended consequences that often accompany them. She has received numerous awards for her work, including the Dissertation Award and the Alice Hersh New Investigator Award from AcademyHealth, the Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers, and the American Federation of Medical Research Outstanding Investigator Award. Werner has influenced policy as a member of the National Quality Forum's Expert Panel on Risk Adjustment and Socioeconomic Status and an advisor to the federal government on quality measurement and quality improvement incentives.
Drury University Seeks to Disrupt Higher Education With Innovative New Curriculum
SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Oct. 15 -- Drury University issued the following news release:
Drury University unveils an innovative new academic curriculum that goes beyond the typical college education by fusing academic and professional learning with valuable real-world experience and life-changing mentorship.
The new program, called Your Drury Fusion, is the result of nearly two years of work by more than 100 Drury faculty members following an in-depth, empirical study of what prospective students are seeking in a college education. Its distinctive design moves past single majors and narrow areas
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SPRINGFIELD, Missouri, Oct. 15 -- Drury University issued the following news release:
Drury University unveils an innovative new academic curriculum that goes beyond the typical college education by fusing academic and professional learning with valuable real-world experience and life-changing mentorship.
The new program, called Your Drury Fusion, is the result of nearly two years of work by more than 100 Drury faculty members following an in-depth, empirical study of what prospective students are seeking in a college education. Its distinctive design moves past single majors and narrow areasof study, challenging students to become flexible and creative problem-solvers in a highly supportive, yet intellectually rigorous environment.
Your Drury Fusion, which will be offered in the Fall of 2019, isn't merely about new electives or a handful of additional majors. It is a cohesive, universal program that guarantees every Drury student will graduate having identified the power that comes from connecting their professional and intellectual passions.
"Drury University has a long legacy of transforming lives by allowing students to pursue both intellectual passions and professional preparation. With Your Drury Fusion, we're building on that foundation of excellence, evolving and adapting in a way that reflects the very best of American higher education," says Drury President Dr. Tim Cloyd. "I am extremely proud of the work our faculty and staff have done in creating this new experience. But I'm even more excited for the opportunities that Your Drury Fusion provides for our students. I can't wait to see where they take it."
Your Drury Fusion combines three distinct components:
Career & Life Credentials
Your Drury Fusion blends academic and pragmatic experience, ensuring every student earns credentials beyond their majors or minors, in areas of both intellectual and professional interest. Students are guaranteed to earn credentials from both areas by graduation.
To accomplish this, Your Drury Fusion introduces themed, multi-disciplinary certificates that cross intellectual boundaries and challenge students to prove and apply what they've learned. Each certificate is 12 credit hours and consists of three hands-on courses followed by a capstone project. Students in professionally-oriented majors will earn additional majors, minors, and certificates in areas of interest that are more purely academic in nature. Likewise, students majoring in more purely academic fields earn additional majors, minors, and certificates in professional fields.
For example, a student majoring in architecture might also get a certificate in Graphic Storytelling. A business major might get a certificate in Holistic Health and Well Being. The combinations are unique to each student. This intentional blend will give Drury graduates a broader perspective as they consider matters of career, life, community, self and service.
"I imagine there will be as many different paths to a Drury degree as there are Drury students," says Dr. Saundra Weddle, a professor of architecture who played a lead role in the creation of Your Drury Fusion.
Real-World Experience
Your Drury Fusion guarantees students will graduate with at least three hands-on experiences that give them the opportunity to apply what they've learned to solve real-world challenges inside and outside of class. This includes independent projects, team projects, research, service, and more. The focus throughout is on learning by doing, constant reflection and iteration, and collaboration.
Students themselves will design these projects, under the guidance of faculty. And, thanks to the generosity of Drury donors, students will be able to apply for grants that will help fund them. In this way, students will gain experience pitching their ideas, earning funding, and making them a reality.
The projects will then become part of a digital portfolio students can use to market themselves with prospective employers or graduate and professional schools. A competitive advantage, Drury graduates will have proven experience in their field, making them ready on day one to contribute to business, nonprofit, government or any other organization.
Life-Changing Mentorship
As part of Your Drury Fusion, each student will be assigned their own mentoring squad through the newly established Compass Center. Even before setting foot on campus, students will be matched with a team of individuals who serve as their life and career coaches during their time at Drury. This holistic advising approach goes far beyond the outdated model of a single faculty advisor and will help guide students on their path to self-discovery.
The Compass Center will work with students in each of three critical areas:
* Academic Advising - Students will have a primary faculty advisor who will be complemented with Compass Center advisors trained to assist with questions about Your Drury Fusion, credentialing opportunities, and competitive scholarships.
* Career Planning - Students will have access to career counselors, professional mentors, and Drury alumni, who will help them discover career opportunities. The alignment of academic advising with career planning is done intentionally with the direct purpose of helping students incorporate their academic passions with their professional pursuits.
* Learning Center - Students will boost their educational success through access to discipline-specific tutors, writing coaches, peer mentors, and workshops on topics such as study habits, financial literacy, and more.
Additional elements of the new curriculum include courses that are team-taught by professors from vastly different disciplines, and newly designed physical spaces to support these experiences as outlined in the university's campus master plan unveiled last year.
One key element of the program begins right now: Prospective students can apply for Go Beyond Scholarships for demonstrating how, in their high school career, they have exemplified the fusion of intellectual and professional passions, making them a great fit for Your Drury Fusion.
The launch of Your Drury Fusion comes as Drury University is bucking national enrollment trends. While many small, private colleges - particularly those in the Midwest and Northeast - are experiencing enrollment declines, Drury has seen undergraduate enrollment increase by 13 percent over the last three years. Your Drury Fusion is expected to drive further interest in the university in coming years.
"We believe Your Drury Fusion will set Drury - and Drury graduates - apart," says Provost Dr. Beth Harville. "It will define Drury as a leader in higher education. But, more important, it's the right approach for our students in a highly complex and changing world."
Prospective students can find out more by visiting http://www.Drury.edu/yourdruryfusion, scheduling a campus visit, or applying for admission.
Bucks Hosts Second Annual Women's Summit on Entrepreneurship Oct. 26
NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Bucks County Community College issued the following news release:
Bucks County Community College invites the public to the second annual Women's Summit on Entrepreneurship Friday, October 26, at the Upper Bucks Campus in Perkasie.
The Women's Summit brings together members of the community in a one-day event that provides inspiration and helpful business advice to women in Bucks County. Women looking to start, expand, and lead entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial initiatives have the chance to meet and learn from like-minded individuals.
The event begins with
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NEWTOWN, Pennsylvania, Oct. 15 -- Bucks County Community College issued the following news release:
Bucks County Community College invites the public to the second annual Women's Summit on Entrepreneurship Friday, October 26, at the Upper Bucks Campus in Perkasie.
The Women's Summit brings together members of the community in a one-day event that provides inspiration and helpful business advice to women in Bucks County. Women looking to start, expand, and lead entrepreneurial or intrapreneurial initiatives have the chance to meet and learn from like-minded individuals.
The event begins withregistration and continental breakfast at 8 a.m., followed by workshops from 8:30 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. There are two topic tracks to choose from: Smart Start for aspiring entrepreneurs and start- up companies, and Scale Up for existing business owners. Both tracks include workshops on branding, marketing, emotional intelligence and leadership.
The Smart Start track includes speakerssuch as Lauren Datillo, Christopher Bennett, Krista Harper, and Mary Fran Bontempo. The Scale Up trackincludes speakers such as Christin Myers, Stephen Goldblum, Robyn Graham, and Jill Kahlenberg.
The second annual Women's Summit on Entrepreneurship takes place at Bucks County Community College's Upper Bucks Campus, located at One Hillendale Rd, Perkasie, Pa., 18944. Tickets are $50, including breakfast and lunch, and can be purchased at http://www.bucks.edu/tickets . For more information, call 215-968-8316 or visit http://entrepreneurship.bucks.edu/summit2018/
'A Louisiana Holiday Lunch & Learn' Features President & Publisher of Louisiana Kitchen & Culture Magazine
ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 15 -- Jones County Junior College issued the following news:
The Culinary Arts department at Jones College is welcoming the President and Publisher of the magazine, Louisiana Kitchen & Culture, Susan Ford to campus to share her new holiday recipes on Tuesday, October 30. The event, "A Louisiana Holiday Lunch & Learn" will feature the New Orleans resident's recipes in the upcoming holiday edition of her magazine in the Culinary Arts Dining Room located in the Information Technology Building at Jones College. The 1986 Jones alumna and Laurel native will discuss how
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ELLISVILLE, Mississippi, Oct. 15 -- Jones County Junior College issued the following news:
The Culinary Arts department at Jones College is welcoming the President and Publisher of the magazine, Louisiana Kitchen & Culture, Susan Ford to campus to share her new holiday recipes on Tuesday, October 30. The event, "A Louisiana Holiday Lunch & Learn" will feature the New Orleans resident's recipes in the upcoming holiday edition of her magazine in the Culinary Arts Dining Room located in the Information Technology Building at Jones College. The 1986 Jones alumna and Laurel native will discuss howthe recipes are developed as the meal, prepared by 21 students in the culinary arts program supervised by Chef Micah Gatlin, will be served to a limited number of guests.
The menu includes smoked duck and andouille sausage gumbo, a holiday salad, Steen's cane syrup glazed pork chop with apple demi-glace, potato and parsnip puree, roasted asparagus, Boston cream pie, ginger crackle cookies and more.
"This is a wonderful opportunity for my students to network with Susan Ford before and after the Lunch & Learn," said Chef Micah Gatlin. "It's all about introducing them to a variety of career options such as working for various magazines that employ chefs in test kitchens. It also helps students learn more about the contributions from chefs in our region."
The cost of this special Lunch & Learn, which begins at 11:45 a.m., is $30. To make reservations for, "A Louisiana Holiday Lunch & Learn," call 601-477-4206 and for more information about the menu or event, call Chef Micah at 601-477-4209.
Susan Ford was born in Laurel and then moved to Pascagoula when her father took a job at Ingalls Shipyard in 1969. The East Central High School graduate came to Jones in 1984. She graduated with an associate's degree in business and transferred to USM on a full academic scholarship. While at USM, she changed her major to journalism with a public relations emphasis, earning a Bachelor of Arts degree in journalism and a minor in business.
She started her publishing career in 1990 when she went to work for a commercial real estate magazine in Novato, California. While there, she was on the "launch team" for numerous magazines, websites and email newsletters, in both the high-tech and lifestyle categories.
After Hurricane Katrina, she left the San Francisco Bay Area and moved to New Orleans to bring her publishing expertise to Louisiana in 2007, as a consultant with Louisiana Cookin' magazine. Becoming immersed in the Louisiana seafood, travel, tourism, hospitality, and culinary industries inspired her to form the business, Our Kitchen & Culture, LLC. In 2011, Ford launched "Louisiana Recipes," a free, weekly email newsletter with more than 37,000 subscribers, and companion website, louisiana.kitchenandculture.com before her own magazine debuted in April 2012. The magazine is published six times a year and has paid subscribers in 50 states and several foreign countries. It is available nationally through North America's largest newsstand distributor.
She has served on the membership committee of the Louisiana Travel Promotion Association since 2008, and she served a year as the first Associate Board Member of that association. Ford served two years as the chairman of the Louisiana Travel Political Action Committee and currently remains a board member. Ford has close ties to Louisiana's most influential chefs, restaurateurs, and tourism professionals.
"I have a tremendous amount of respect for their talents, and the perfectionist attention to detail they devote to their craft. I've made some great friends, I've learned a lot, and I look forward to continuing to create a magazine that celebrates the unique culinary culture, heritage, and cuisine of Louisiana," said Ford.
