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Breaking the Brass Ceiling

November 1, 2017October 30, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments accident reporting, ambitions, balancing the budget, captain, changing cultures, chief deputy, communications, community leader, confidence, confident decision making, corrections facility transition, corrections officer, county jail, criminal history, criminal justice, decision making, dispatch centers, division commander, dreams, empathy, FBI committees, federal level, goals, guardian style leadership, human resource decisions, impacting the community, in-car ticketing, inmate records, investigative technology, kent county sheriffs department, law enforcement, lieutenant, livescan fingerprints, livescan mugshots, local committees, mainframe computer, maintaining systems, michelle lajoye-young, national association of women law enforcement executives, national guard and reserve officers training corps, patrol car, police department, providing direction, providing leadership, road patrol, ROTC, sergeant, shiawassee county sheriff, south sector commander, supervision style, technology advancement, undersherrif, vision, women in law enforcement, women leaders, writing policy

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Michelle Lajoye-Young is living history; in 2015, she was appointed Undersheriff of

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Linda Gellasch: Projecting the Community Voice

August 31, 2017September 11, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments administration, art edition, broadcasting, charismatic, community, community leader, connected, deadlines, director of finance, dirk koning, discovering new music, engaging, essentail dialogue, events in the community, evolving media, Executive Director, experimentation, explore music, express your voice, Featured, finance coordinator, flow of music, free speech, Grand Rapids, grand rapids community media center, Grand Rapids Events, grand rapids news, grtv, journalist, leadership, learning, linda gellasch, media center, media consumers, media participation, meeting deadlines, mission, music culture, new bands, newspaper reporter, on air DJ, on air programmer, online newspaper, power of community media, radio, real news coverage, reporter, september 2017, sharing, steering the organization, The Rapidian, transition, Wealthy Theatre, WYCE

by Elyse Wild • Photography by Two Eagles Marcus Linda Gellasch recalls the moment she felt inclined to get involved with

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Kelly Koning-Ramic: Carrying On

July 31, 2017August 1, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments annual funding drives, branding, brokerage company, business knowhow, commercial modeling, community leader, community media, dirk koning, dirk koning micro-cinema, diverse modeling, Downtown Grand Rapids, Elyse Wild, Fashion, fashion house, Festival of the Arts, grand rapids community media center, Grand Rapids Leaders, grand rapids modeling market, inspiration, international expansion, international fashion, international modeling, kelly koning-ramic, linda gellasch, logistics, mckay tower, modeling industry standards, modeling recruitment, networking events, partnering with charities, powerhouse, Rosa Parks Circle, Spain, the matthew agency, Traveling, Two Eagles Marcus, unique models, visionary, wall of bells, Wealthy Theatre, west michigan modeling agency

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus The first thing you’ll notice about Kelly Koning-Ramic is her poise; she

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The Magic of Clothing Matters’ Marta Swain

April 3, 2017April 3, 2017 WLMagazine 0 Comments advocate, April 2017, bamboo, carcinogen-free, Clothing Matters, community leader, community-driven economies, earth, eco-friendly fashions, Elyse Wild, environmental welfare, environmentally-friendly apparel, Fashion, Grand Rapids, healthy living, hemp, interdependent nature, Interplay workshops, life improvement, Local First, local retail, Local Shopping, Marta Swain, organic clothing, organic cotton, organic material, Paul Hawkins, planet, silk, soy, sustainability, Sustainable Clothing, The Ecology of Commerce, toxic-free, Two Eagles Marcus Photography, vegan leather, vegetable dye, wardrobe replacements, West Michigan Environmental Action Council

by Elyse Wild • photography by Two Eagles Marcus Upon walking into Clothing Matters, you will be greeted by the light

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