Alvernia University will offer students the opportunity to gain experiential learning opportunities from six local executives during the 2019-20 academic year through a newly expanded Executive-in-Residence Program.
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Women in Business
Nursing’s mental toll: Study shows depression high in nursing, underscoring a need for more mental health support
Nurses experience clinical depression at twice the rate of the general public. We talked to area nurses to find out why and what can be done to help.
Read More »The future is now: How Gen Z is driving a health care revolution
With instant access to information and purchasing power available to them at the touch of a button, Gen Z-ers have similar specific expectations for their health care. Speed. Transparency. Easy Access. And the health care systems are paying attention to Gen Z’s outlook, fueling a digital revolution in health care.
Read More »Training program adds diversity to construction industry, changes lives
The Keystone Mountain Lakes Regional Council of Carpenters, which has a training center in Allentown, launched a free program that teaches women the skills construction employers want from employees.
Read More »Big Brothers Big Sisters Lehigh Valley and corporate sector work together to close the mentoring gap
Big Brothers Big Sisters of the Lehigh Valley is calling on leaders within the region’s corporate sector to do what they can to defend the potential within our youth.
Read More »Don’t miss out on the moment: From motherhood to career, ASR Media’s Ashley Russo mentors the next generation
Ever since 10th grade English class, Ashley Russo knew she wanted to be a journalist. Today, as founder of ASR Media and host of The PEAK TV, she is just like many of us, juggling motherhood and career. Russo, grateful for her success, reminds us to savor the many moments along the way.
Read More »Lauren Albright: She tackles work, and Cystic Fibrosis, with positivity
Lauren Albright has a demanding job with her family's imported tile business in Allentown. There are design consults, international orders to be placed and staff to manage. But, what few Creative Tile customers know is that Lauren also faces the demands of a chronic, life-long illness called Cystic Fibrosis.
Read More »Reading Hospital hires child-life specialist to reduce kids’ anxiety in the ER
Reading Hospital, the acute-care hospital of Tower Health in Reading, has hired a child-life specialist to support pediatric patients who may be experiencing anxiety during their stay in the emergency department.
Read More »A Conversation with Ashley Russo, president of ASR Media Productions
One of the most recognizable faces in the Lehigh Valley, Ashley Russo is president and founder of ASR Media Productions, and host of The PEAK TV. LVB sat down with Russo to learn more about how ASR is a key part in changing the Valley's media landscape.
Read More »Dig Deeper: With Mission EmpowHer, two women are teaching their peers to say ‘Yes’ to life
Elaine Zelker and Kristine Ortiz don’t just talk the talk, they walk the walk. Co-founders of Mission EmpowHer, Zelker and Ortiz are teaching women how to walk past their fear to live their best life.
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