Aging Gracefully at the Center for Ageless Living |
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FEATURES Style and a Personal Touch Women and Leadership: A New Paradigm |
Aging Gracefully at the Center for Ageless Living The Center for Ageless Living is a large campus in Los Lunas, New Mexico. One of the reasons she chose to locate the Center in Los Lunas was because of its rural feel. It was easier to establish a sense of community where that feeling is already very strong, she says. Proximity to Albuquerque is also an asset. The Center initially received a very warm welcome from the community, and continues to enjoy its support. Symbolism and change are reflected in the logo for the Center, which features a branch with five different leaves. Each leaf represents one of the service components of the Center which provides a diverse package of services: the assisted-living program, the non-medical homemaker and attendant programs, a day spa, a gourmet rotisserie, and a community park program. |
Style and a Personal Touch It's that time of year-the month when women learn how a rewarding career can have its awards. Our latest recipient of the New York Life "Phoenix" Award has drawn national attention to one corner of our state, once again proving that New Mexico is a land of entrepreneurial enrichment. Alberta Chappell claims sole ownership of the Bernina Sewing Center of Four Corners, Inc.-a Farmington-based franchise that caters to the creativity of its clientele. "I am using my experience in pattern-making and dressmaking to enable women whose bodies have changed-due to aging, weight gain, surgery or injury-to construct their own custom-fit, custom-designed clothing," Chappell explains. Chappell has been in the business of patterns and people since August 2003, when Bernina of America, Inc. welcomed her into an established network of nationwide dealers. She emerged on the small business scene at the age of 58, when a number of her contemporaries preferred to slip into retirement. For Chappell, the challenge wasn't building a customer-base from scratch. She had a greater obstacle to overcome-rebuild the Bernina reputation previously tainted by two of the area's defunct dealerships. |
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Women and Leadership: A New Paradigm "Much of what it takes to be a leader has been historically defined by men," explains Libby Sartain of Yahoo! Inc. "And while I was determined to be a leader, the last thing in the world I was going to do was try to be like a man. I had to be myself and create a leadership style that worked for me." Leadership is dealing with people rather than tasks. Leadership is more complex "Women have a more inclusive way of leading," affirms U.S. Senator Barbara Boxer. "We try to bring more people along with us." |
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COVER STORY
For
years women have struggled to break through the glass ceiling. They
have now broken through that ceiling and have created a new paradigm
of leadership.