5Pesia Romeo

Growing up in Israel and moving to New York as a teenager, Pesia was raised by hard-working parents who put in seven-day work weeks to provide their children with the best that America had to offer. Instilled with this work ethic, Pesia owned her first restaurant in the Bronx by the age of 24. Within a year, customers were lined up outside for Pesia’s fresh-cooked meals. She eventually moved her business to Manhattan and then sold it, deciding at that point to completely switch it up and move into the cosmetic business. She landed a job selling makeup in a store in Soho, despite the fact that she did not even wear cosmetics, and within four years, she was serving as national training director for the company. Soon, driven by her entrepreneurial spirit, she launched out on her own again, opening a makeup and nail care shop in Staten Island Mall. When it was time for yet another change, she launched the Pink Corset in Smithville, NJ, quickly earning a reputation as one of the best fitters in the area. A vegetarian with faith in vitamins and exercise, Pesia lives by her belief that beauty starts from the inside, a theory that certainly works if your outfit starts with a luxurious set of lingerie from the Pink Corset.

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Sally Palermo

Sally was born and raised in the Atlantic County area. She now resides in Mays Landing with her husband Sal and their four children. After having spent the last 20 plus years raising her family and volunteering for PTA, Project Graduation, and many booster clubs, it was time for her to return to the workforce.

Prior to having children, Sally worked as a diagnostic x-ray technician. She then went on to become a Radiation Therapist, working in Radiation Oncology. Her passion for health care is now being fulfilled by owning her own Curves gym. Empowering women to take control of their own health while looking and feeling better as they do it is a rewarding experience for her. Curves is an avenue for her to help women and give back to the community at the same time.

Sally continues the challenge of balancing her family life along with being hands-on at the gym, inspiring the women at Curves. Being a supportive wife and mother to her family and a friend to her members at the gym is what she strives for daily.

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Bunny Shore

Bunny was born in Philadelphia. She attended Olney High School, and Penn State. Her accomplishments include being a volunteer, a fund raiser, a travel agent, an owner/operator and consultant on antiques and collectables, catering and public relations.

Bunny owned and operated the Shore Picnics, a special events day-camp. She also owned and operated the Roosevelt Drive-in Flea Market, which was one of the largest antique flea markets in the Philly area. Her other antiques and collectables businesses include the I-95 Market Place, and the Indoor Market Place which supported 400 vendors for about 40 years in Bucks County. Bunny was also an adult-education teacher at the Ben Salem High School, a consultant for KISS Foods and F & M Caterers. Bunny was also a Radio Show host, and worked in Public Relations.

Bunny is a recipient of “Chapel of Four Chaplin’s” award for distinguished service to the community. Bunny has been on the board of the Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer and Heart Fund for several years. She served with Every Breath Counts, an organization for lung cancer, and FACES. In 2009, Bunny is the co-chair for Volunteers for the RNS Show House. She has been involved in many more key fundraisers in Atlantic County.

Bunny continues to contribute to Bucks County, Philadelphia, and Atlantic County by giving her time, doing fundraising activities, and sharing her knowledge and experience to guide anyone who needs her expertise.

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Christy Spero

A South Jersey native, has an interesting story. Several years ago she suffered from rosacea and couldn’t find cosmetics that were good for her skin. At that time there was a huge void of all-natural products in the cosmetic industry, except for a few highly priced lines. So she started researching and experimenting with various formulas of iron oxide, mica and other minerals in her own basement until she came up with a product she wanted to wear. Her passion took her from there and led her to the creation of Artemis Cosmetics, a complete line of eye shadows, blushes, foundations, lipsticks and more-all of her own formulas. Her prices are very competitive-there is no need to go to CVS when you can support a local Atlantic County resident by visiting her website and ordering samples starting at only $.75! Christy is also a certified skin care therapist so she can really help if you need any questions answered.

Christy is a breast cancer survivor of 2 years. She volunteers with the American Cancer Society, Look Good Feel Better program. She loves photography and skin care.

Christy currently resides in Mays Landing with her husband and has two children.

Visit www.artemiscosmetics.com or call 609-816-7822 .

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Lisa R. Scott

Lisa is currently a resident of Mayslanding and grew up in the Egg Harbor Township and Absecon areas of South New Jersey. Lisa is married to her husband of 13 years, Rob Scott and together they have 4 children. Talya, age 13, Xavier, age 11, Michael, age 6 and Robyn, age 3. The Scott family enjoys watching movies and finding creative ways whenever possible, to be together. Lisa’s personal passions include, always being aware of the most current and fun ways to organize space in her home and attending services at the Temple of Yahweh and Body of Yahshua Messiah, in Vineland N.J.

Lisa is the Office Manager for Charles E. Meusburger M.D. L.L.C and has held this position for three years. Lisa has over 20 years experience in the healthcare industry in various capacities of administrative responsibilities, beginning with having been an educator of customer service and supervising ambulatory subspecialties for one of the areas largest healthcare systems and then supervising the registration staff for a federally qualified health system. These various opportunities have culminated in Lisa’s ability to be responsible for the day-to-day operations of the psychiatry practice of Dr. Charles E. Meusburger. Lisa understands what it means to treat each patient she interacts with, with respect and compassion.

Lisa can be contacted @ lisascottlrs@comcast.net. 609 484 0770.
www.snjpsychiatry.com.

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Mary Davis-Fonte

Mary has lived in the Atlantic County area for nearly 21 years and says she wouldn’t trade the beach or her dance shoes for anything in the world. Mary, the seven-year business owner of “The Academy of Ballroom Dancing”, located in Northfield, feels that although ballroom and Latin dance lessons may seem to be something to have to wait in today’s tough economy, is actually one of the best deals out there. Let’s look at what you get: the fun (we all deserve to have a little fun in our lives), the mingling with other couples and singles, the romance of holding someone in your arms, the workout, the stress reliever, and the excitement of knowing that confidence is just around the corner are just a few of the plus sides of stepping into Mary’s beautiful 2200 square foot dance studio. The combination packages of both private and group lessons, along with monthly dance parties, all add up to the one-stop “in thing to do.” Mary contributes her positive attitude to the continuous popularity of dance and always being surrounded by music and upbeat people. Try it, I’m sure you’ll agree. Mary enjoys dance (of course), the beach, mini vacations, music and the drive to touch more people through dance.

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Nancy M. Rice, Esquire, CELA

Nancy lives with her teenage daughter and awesome dog in Ocean City, New Jersey, having recently moved there from Cherry Hill, where she raised her two children. Her son is a Sophomore at Penn State University.

Born in Camden, New Jersey, Nancy attended Pennsauken High School, then Chestnut Hill College majoring in Psychology and went on to Villanova Law School, graduating in 1986. She spent the first five years of her legal career working for a large firm, specializing in Wills, Trusts, Estates, and Elder Law, then left to open her own practice in 1991, which still focuses entirely on elder and disability law issues. Nancy is the owner of a three-attorney firm with offices in both Haddonfield and Ocean City, NJ.

Nancy makes a special effort to help clients feel comfortable as they work through difficult issues such as financial planning for disabled spouses or elderly parents, or tackling their own estate planning issues. She realizes that it is difficult and, at times, seemingly impossible to trust someone to help with these types of matters. She can often offer free consultations to give her clients a chance to get to know her, and can advise them of the costs of her services at the end of the first meeting.

Lori Herndon, RN, BSN, MBA

Lori was born and raised in central Pennsylvania. She is President and CEO of AtlantiCare Regional Medical Center (ARMC), of Brigantine, New Jersey. She has held many leadership roles since joining ARMC as an Intensive Care Unit staff nurse in 1983. She oversaw development of a new Emergency Department and Center for Childbirth at ARMC Mainland Campus, Pomona and a seven-story patient tower with new Emergency and Trauma centers at ARMC City Campus, Atlantic City. She recently presided over opening of the AtlantiCare Cancer Care Institute, Egg Harbor Township and ARMC’s Satellite Emergency Department-Kessler Campus, Hammonton.

Lori is on the boards of the Southern Shore Chapter of the American Red Cross; Richard Stockton College of New Jersey’s Foundation and United Way of Atlantic County. She’s a member of the American College of Health Care Executives, the Ruth Newman Shapiro Cancer and Heart Fund, and ARMC Mainland Auxiliary.

She enjoys golfing, running and swimming. She recently completed her 13th Brigantine Triathlon. She and husband Dorie have two sons, Dorie and Eric.

Herndon says she’s proud of the difference AtlantiCare makes in the community and humbled to have the opportunity to lead ARMC.