Women2Women - Fall 2017 - 5

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FALL 2017

Karen Marsdale, Senior Editor

Women2Women Advisory Council
Kelly Beaver, Vicki O Ebner, Toni Eckert, Lizette Epps,
Bethany Kirkner, Susan Looney,
Karen Marsdale, Kimberly Musko,
Julia Nickey, Mary Jean Noon, Chiara Renninger,
Regina Rinehimer, Trish Shermot, Connie Skipper,
Alison Snyder, Vanessa Wanshop
Women2Women encourages women to create connections, gain
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more. Our goal is to create more women leaders in Berks County
by providing a forum where women from diverse backgrounds
can learn, share ideas and mentor each other. Membership
is free and Women2Women Magazine is a publication of
the Greater Reading Chamber of Commerce & Industry.

Women2Know

wORK2LIFE

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30	 Running Solo: Technology Helps Ease

Influencing Change One Stride
at a Time: Kathrine Switzer,
W2W Launch Keynote Speaker

Safety Concerns

32	 Women2Women Editorial Team

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36	 New Women2Women
Chairwoman:
Mary Jean Noon

12	 Pagoda Pacers Athletic Club
14	 Inspiring Entrepreneur

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16	 New Berks County Latino

Health2Wellness

50	 Berks Boston Marathoners

40	 Stages: Menopause

Chamber Chair: Lucy Cortez

38	 Stages: Perimenopause
42	 50 Marathons in 50 States

Growth2Go

43	 An Interview with

Martie Samual,
Co-Owner,
Farmhouse Kitchen
in West Reading

18	 Run Like a Girl

45	 Hitting Stride in
Berks County

20 Summer Youth Reading Program

special

22	 How to Avoid Stress

25	 Women2Women 2017-2018

Schedule of Programs & Events

During the Holiday Season

24	 Monthly De Mujer a Mujer

in every issue

Book Club Launched

29	 Your Way to a 5K

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Editor's Desk

ON THE COVER: Running in the October 2016 Pagoda Pacers Blues Cruise 50K at
Blue Marsh Lake, Bernsville, are, from left, April Zimmerman, Beth Grim Levengood,
Caroline Hill and Melinda Bautista.

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