Articles Posted in the Profiles Category
-
Shaival J. Kapadia, M.D.
Interview by Dianna Stiles The scene in the movie is always the same. The actor stops talking mid-sentence, sweat beads on his brow, his breathing becomes labored and his hand clutches his chest before, finally,…
-
Mayor McKinley Price, D.D.S.: Helping Others, through Patients and Politics
Interview by Alison Johnson At first glance, McKinley L. Price’s two jobs seem nothing alike: working as a dentist and serving as mayor of Newport News, a city of more than 180,000 people. But for…
-
Profile: Deborah J. Johnston, R.N.
Interview by Dianna Stiles Deborah J. Johnston, R.N. Debbie Johnston, owner and founder of Care Advantage, a home health care company, was sitting in her Richmond office when Kim Whelan-Williams, one of her vice presidents,…
-
Mary Helen Hackney, M.D.
Written by Dianna Stiles It takes a special type of individual to be an oncologist—a doctor that specializes in the diagnosis and treatment of cancer. Dr. Mary Helen Hackney, an oncologist specializing in breast cancer,…
-
Bruce Booth, M.D.
Interview by Alison Johnson When Dr. Bruce W. Booth was a sixth-grader and his mother faced a breast cancer scare, he swore that if she was OK–and she was–he would someday help people fight…
-
Wayne Sale
Interview by Dianna Stiles I’m just a guy,” Wayne Sale says in a leisurely, charming Southern drawl. His friendliness, sincerity and down-home persona give no hint to the successful businessman underneath. He may be…
-
Kefa Wainaina
Between games of soccer with his friends in his native Africa, Kefa Wainaina came to admire the town pharmacist for his power to help others. Now a pharmacist himself, Wainaina hopes his passion and knowledge…
-
Shelly Buck-Tuner, R.N.
Shelly Buck-Turner wanted more. After 17 years in the field of nursing, she was looking for an organization that more closely aligned with her personal values. Specifically, she wanted to work for an organization that…
-
Amy Hicks
Interview by Dianna Stiles As an art history major at Virginia Commonwealth University, Amy Hicks had no idea that less than a decade after graduation she’d be working 12-hour days, not inside a museum, but…
-
Betty Eisele
Interview By Sharon Miller Cindrich Early this year, Betty Eisele of Virginia Beach, a nurse with Sentara Home Care, was awarded the President’s Volunteer Service Award during a ceremony held at Sinai Baptist Church…
-
Dave McGillivray
Interview By Alison Johnson When Dave McGillivray turned 12 years old, he ran his usual six-mile loop in the morning and discovered that in the afternoon, he had an urge to run it again. The…
-
Richard Simmons
Interview by Page Bishop-Freer Once a daytime TV staple, Richard Simmons has stayed out of the public spotlight in recent years. That was until Simmons’ ‘Fit to Fly’ safety video for New Zealand Air surfaced…
-
Bill Downey
Written by Alison Johnson While Bill Downey has served as executive vice president at Riverside Health System since 2001 and chief operating officer since 2003, he considers all of his experiences there—early and late—an advantage…
-
Vincent Dalton
Interview by Alison Johnson Dr. G. Vincent Dalton’s post-surgical instructions for hip replacement patients have changed quite a bit over time. With a newer surgical approach, patients no longer have to worry about everyday movements…
-
Judith B. Collins
Interview By Stephen P. Sowulewski Many years ago nurses were required to wear a distinguished hat as part of their uniform. Today, although that practice has long since passed, Registered Nurse Judy B. Collins knows…
-
Dary Woznack
When Dary Woznack was asked to teach a new health course at Thomas Nelson Community College, she jumped at the chance. The class, now halfway through its first semester, focuses on diabetes—a disease Woznack knows…
-
Ann Marie DeFiglio Campolattaro, M.D.
Written by Sharon Miller Cindrich Dr. Ann Marie Campolattaro, a family doctor at Yorktown Family Practice (part of Tidewater Physicians Multispecialty Group) since 2004, departed on Nov. 27 as part of a medical team of 50…
-
Alden Rice
Written by Maggie Souza Alden Rice, 38, is a mother of three, an interior designer and business owner. And sometimes, she’s Suzy Survivor, a pink-clad superhero with a fighting mentality when it comes to breast…
-
Jessica Jenkins
Interview by Maggie Souza It’s been 11 years since Jenkins decided to make her first—and, to date, only—New Year’s resolution: to lose weight. At that point, she weighed more than 300 pounds.
-
Alan Norman, M.D.
Interview By Sharon Miller Cindrich Photo By Brian M. Freer As a young man, Dr. Alan Norman considered a career working for his family’s building business, and he received an undergraduate degree in management. The…
