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Teamwork is a theme that recurs throughout
this issue of SAN ANTONIO WOMAN. No one can help being
impressed by the skill and dedication of three women in
leadership positions at the Center for the Intrepid — the
world-class medical facility at Brooke Army Medical Center
that is dedicated to the care and rehabilitation of wounded
military personnel.
These three medical professionals, interviewed in Up Front,
reveal how they are blending their specialties and deeply
caring personalities to help those who have been severely
wounded build new lives, whether in the military or as civilians.
Our Profile subject, Susan Mengden, is a psychologist who
worked in several fields before she found her real calling — treating
patients with eating disorders. She and licensed counselor
Kay Watt have put together a team of professionals to treat
such disorders with a multidisciplinary approach. It is one
of three such clinics in the country.
Our Role Model is a young woman who left corporate finance
for the world of nonprofits, and now she finds fulfillment
as director of development for the San Antonio Food Bank.
Environments invites you into the home of a family that collects
and displays memorabilia in a setting that blends traditional
and Art Deco elements. At Home includes updates on kitchen
remodeling and Ask Priscilla’s always welcome advice.
Fashion presents dramatic looks for holiday galas, with bold
statements in jewelry and other accessories, metallic surfaces
and romantic ruffles and lace.
Focus on Food introduces a major new cookbook, Cooking with
Les Dames d’Escoffier, which our own Pat Mozersky co-edited.
These “Dames” are leaders in the culinary and
hospitality industries and include several women from San
Antonio and the Hill Country. Enjoy their recipes.
Read about the rewards and challenges in family-owned businesses
and turn to ArtBeat for a primer on artists’ prints.
As the holidays approach, consider spas for relaxation and
put spa gift certificates on your shopping list. Then peruse
Book Shelf for new books for your gift list.
You’ll also find articles on how to buy and sell on
eBay, an alternative approach to billable hours, dealing
with diabetes in its earliest form, dining at Kirby’s
Steakhouse and the recurring debate over nature vs. nurture.
Special sections include Bravo, with news about music, theatre
and museums; our annual Summer Camp Directory; and a brand-new
Women’s Business Directory with contact information
on businesses owned by, or catering to, women.
We are pleased to introduce you to our new online version
of SAN ANTONIO WOMAN. You’ll be able to flip through
our virtual magazine just as you do the print piece, viewing
all of our articles, photography, calendars and more. Just
click on a corner to turn the page, and click on links to
many of our advertisers.
As we celebrate the sixth anniversary of SAN ANTONIO WOMAN,
we wish you a happy and blessed holiday season.
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November/December 2008 Features:
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Profile: (On
The Cover) TEAM PLAYER -
Eating disorders therapist believes that life can be
good again
One thing that comes up repeatedly in conversation with psychologist
Susan Mengden is her preference for teamwork: “I look back at my life,
and I realize that everything I did and everything I’ve accomplished has
been as part of a team...
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Up
Front: THE GIFT OF LIFE -
No longer experimental, organ transplants
provide hope and prolong life
Thanks to the steady advancement
of medical research,
organ transplantation has
become an effective last resort
treatment for many patients suffering
from organ failure. But the need for organs far exceeds
availability, says Pat Giordano, the...
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Family
Issues: NATURE VS. NURTURE- Which side of the behavioral
coin accounts for the mannerisms that identify us?
She’s the spittin’ image of her dad,” I
heard frequently in my family in reference to our youngest
daughter. I remember, years ago, watching our minister
when his preacher dad came to visit and took the pulpit
as a guest minister. They had the same mannerisms in body
language and speech. As they sat in chairs opposite the
pulpit, they even crossed the same leg over the other.
It was eerie to watch...
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Dollars & Sense: FROM
TRASH TO TREASURE -Buying
and selling
on eBay
While few of us may ever find a
need to put our corporate jet on
www.ebay.com, as Sarah Palin did,
we have all at one time or another
wanted to sell good stuff we no longer
want or need. ...
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Role
Model: DOING WELL BY DOING GOOD- Zuani Villarreal
finds work at the Food Bank more fulfilling than
corporate finance
Hunger doesn’t take a vacation,” says
Zuani Villarreal, the San Antonio Food Bank’s director
of development. At this time of year, donors are particularly
generous, helping to make holiday dinners possible for those
in need...
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Biz
Coach:FOR PROFESSIONALS -
An alternative to the billable hours
If you are a professional who
typically bills by the hour, there’s a new movement
afoot. It’s about setting yourself free from
time sheets, six-minute billing increments and such. The
idea is to base your fee for a particular service...
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Book
Shelf: LITERARY
GIFTS: UNEXPECTED, TIMELY, LASTING - TSU acquires Cormac
McCarthy's papers
Acquiring Cormac McCarthy’s
literary works is a major coup for San Marcos’ Texas
State University and a bonanza for readers and researchers....
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