Catie Stazek: All Because of a Roadside Sign -The Broadcast Journalist for ESPN, NBC and the FEI Is Just as Comfortable with a Microphone in her Hand as She Is On A Horse

By Doris Degner-Foster

Portraits by Kathy Russell

Catie Staszak, broadcast journalist for ESPN, NBC and the FEI, may have had an entirely different life and career were it not for a sign on the side of the road.

She was … [Read more]

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Bill Rube: Keeping What Matters by Giving it Away

By Doris Degner-Foster

Portraits by Kathy Russell Photography

By all accounts, Bill Rube shouldn’t be here today. As a young man who struggled with drug and alcohol addiction in the 1970s and ’80s, he feels remarkably blessed to have escaped … [Read more]

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Abigail Brayman: Hard Work Helps Dreams Come True

By Julie Unger

Portraits by Kathy Russell Photography

Wishes do come true, yet often the hard work and dedication going on in the background goes unnoticed. But 18-year-old Abigail Brayman of Rhode Island was noticed. Her spark was seen as … [Read more]

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