Rose Del Buono

Rose will be eighty-eight and looks great. Her secret is never to stop moving. She exercises daily and takes long walks, weather permitting. She has three chil­dren, eight grandchildren and twelve great-grandchildren. Over the years, Rose and Marty sang with the Church Choir in Mt. Ephraim. They also were extras on several movies in New Jersey, New York, and Pennsylvania. They met many stars and had great fun. Rose and Marty have acted in TV commercials, such as one for the Olive Garden and one with Jerry Seinfeld during their retirement. Her newest thing is paying Wii games with her grandchildren, and she’s pretty good, too! Rose socializes at the senior center, and belongs to the Red Hat Society, which keeps her very busy. After being married for 65 years, her husband passed away in 2007. She resides with her daughter, Jean, in Brigantine Beach, NJ.

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Marie Monahan

Born and raised in Bennington, Vermont Marie has been a poster woman for rein­vention. Fate has guided her as she continually readjusted her career path. A single parent raising three wonderful children, Marie simultaneously built her own corpora­tion. Within this corporation were an international standard bred staking service, bookkeeping service, travel agency and jewelry design firm. Upon selling this company, Marie traveled to New York to accept a position as Chief of Staff for the president of the fourth largest financial services institution. Among other accomplishments in this posi­tion, Marie co-chaired one of the largest fund raising events for the USOC, netting $652,000. Upon leaving, Marie joined a startup biotech company. Assisting in tak­ing the company public, Marie was appoint­ed Vice President of Corporate Operations. Then with a decision to leave the corporate world, Marie traveled to Toronto, Canada to study at the Stott Pilates International School. Completing seven months of study with full certification in hand, Marie returned to Longport where she had previ­ously resided in a summer home with her children. Now six years later, Marie’s latest reinvention, The Pilates Studio, has blos­somed into another wonderful success. Her private and group sessions have shown her constant appetite for something new, excit­ing and inspiring. The accomplishments of her clients are second only to the wonder­ful times she spends with her children and grandchildren. The Pilates Studio is located in Suite 25 of the Troy Avenue Building, Ventnor Professional Campus, Ventnor City, NJ www.thepilatesstudiollc.com

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Marti Komasz Director Tupperware

Marti grew up in Mahwah, Bergen County, NJ. She graduated in 1966 from Upsala College in East Orange, NJ. She worked as a Social Worker for Westchester Company of New York and the State of New Jersey. Thirty-seven years ago, she started her family and moved to Egg Harbor Township.

In May 1979, Marti found a career with Tupperware that allowed her to be home with her four children and it helped provide for their children’s college education among many other financial benefits.

Her children are now grown: a Pediatric Doctor, a Navy Lieutenant Commander, a College Counselor at Widener University in Pennsylvania, and a Teacher. Marti attributes their suc­cess to the great education they received in the Egg Harbor Township School System, as well as seeing their mother work from home and providing them with a positive work ethic role model. She also credits her husband of 41 years, Jack, for his support, care of the children, and working two jobs himself for many years.

When Marti is not “Tuppering,” she loves going to the gym, reading, garden­ing, having lunch with her girlfriends, having private spiritual moments at her church, visiting her children and grandchildren, and going to the beach in the summertime. Marti says, “Tupperware is the most fun you’ll have making serious money.”

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Jean Muchanic

Jean grew up in South Amboy, NJ, graduated Ramapo College in 1980, and moved to Atlantic County to work for a TV station that opened up in Atlantic City in 1981. A year later Jean entered the casino industry and stayed for 20 years, work­ing for the Sands, Tropicana, and Showboat. In 2001, she became Tournament Coordinator for the ShopRite LPGA Classic. Now, most people associate her with NJ’s tallest beacon, Absecon Lighthouse, where Jean has served as executive director since January of 2005.

When Jean was 28, she developed a serious case of arthritis, anklyosing spondylitis. She began her road to mobil­ity by swimming, and once her muscles were developed, Jean became commit­ted to exercise as a form of maintaining mobility.

Jean is on the board of the Arthritis Foundation of NJ, and is the Walk Chairperson for Atlantic and Cape May Counties. Jean serves on the boards of the Advocates for NJ History, South Jersey Cultural Alliance, and Atlantic City Public Relations Council. She vol­unteers for the United Way as a Core Priority Funding Chairperson and Fund Distribution Executive Committee mem­ber.

Jean is a wedding officiate, and per­forms weddings and civil unions. She married John Aas from Norway in 2002. Jean and John have two grandchildren, live in Egg Harbor Township, and take regular trips to Norway. Her hobbies include reading, gardening, cooking, learning Norwegian, and spending time with family.

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Whitney Ullman

Whitney’s success as a networker has allowed her to be proactive in establishing business connections and she volunteers for many local activities. She has received various forms of recognition from her employers and customers, including awards for being a top producer and providing outstanding customer service. All of her hard work paid off when she was recognized as one of the 2008 Top 40 Leaders/ Professionals Under 40 in Atlantic/Cape May County by AC Weekly Magazine & the Greater Atlantic City Jaycees.

Her current volunteer projects include: President of the New Jersey Association of Women Business Owners (NJAWBO), President of the Greater Atlantic City Jaycees, Board Member for The Alcove, Member of SJWN & the Atlantic City PR Council and a Volunteer for the Miss AC Pageant. She is a County Committee Woman At Large for Galloway Township and is seek­ing a seat on Galloway Township City Council.

Whitney turned her hobby of mak­ing handmade costume jewelry into a successful home party business. You can visit her site at www.MyJewelsNJ.com. She attributes her great health to a nutritional “super food” that has helped many people. To find out more visit http://whitney.limupro.com sign in and take the product tour.

Whitney is an inspirational, highly motivated and ambitious individual who knows what it takes to succeed at all levels.

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Jean Conti Speckmann

Jean is the proprietor of Designer’s Touch. She’s been on the Discovery Channel and in magazines and newspapers over the past thirty years. With her creative talent and insight, she will incorporate your ideas, along with her exper­tise, to determine the best use of space, comfort, and beauty. If you’re going to build a new home, call Jean first, and she’ll get you on the right track. Maybe you need window treatments, paint and wallpaper, flooring, furniture, staging, or just a consultation.

Jean’s family and friends are an important part of her life too. She is very proud of her three sons, 2 daugh­ters-in-law and 7 grandchildren. Every year all seven spend the weekend and they practice for their Christmas Show. They sing, dance (like Dancing with the Stars), play piano, put on puppet shows, and tell jokes. Jeanie was a professional singer as a child and performed on TV for many years. “I guess it will always be in my blood,” she says.

After being widowed ten years ago she remarried and now resides in Brigantine Beach New Jersey with her husband, Skip. They also have a home in Naples, Florida.

If you need to contact Jean call 609-233-7057 or 856-881-5700.

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Kim Rullis

Kim was born and raised in Bergen County, New Jersey the youngest of four children. She met her husband of 22 years while attending Berkeley College. She graduated with her degree in Management. Kim and her husband owned and operated a successful towing company and sold it in 1992. She then relo­cated to Mays Landing, New Jersey.

She enjoys working in women’s health and has over 20 years’ experience. She currently is the Practice Manager for Advanced Care OB/GYN with offices located in Absecon and Linwood. Her co-workers find her to be enthusiastic, fair and always available. Each mem­ber of her staff realizes the importance of running an efficient and productive office, and know it is a team effort!

Kim is also a member of Medical Group Management Association, New Jersey Association Women’s Business Owners and Professional Association of Health Care Office Management. She still resides with her husband, Ken and sons Anthony and Daniel in Mays Landing. The boys are seniors at Saint Augustine College Prepatory and will be attending the University of Michigan, Ann Arbor in September. In her spare time, Kim enjoys traveling, gardening, cooking and spending time with family and friends.

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Eileen Fox

Eileen was born and raised in Absecon. After earning a BA in Anthropology and Communications from the University of Pennsylvania, she went into pub­lishing, where she worked for 20 years as an editor and writer. Moving from Philadelphia to Washington to New York, she finally circled back to South Jersey to raise a family and continue her career. She has spent the last ten years as a marketing and public relations con­sultant for a variety of clients, writing brochures, newsletters, articles, news releases, postcards, ads, marketing plans, and website content. When she’s not at her computer, she can often be found at her workbench making jewelry or on the dance floor doing the salsa and merengue. She also enjoys hiking and biking, and does volunteer work for Hadassah. She has two children, a son in college and a daughter who works in restaurant management in Philadelphia. Although she lives in Cherry Hill, Eileen spends almost every weekend at the shore, where she has a wonderful network of friends with whom she trav­els, does pilates and shares good times.

To contact Eileen for help with any writing, editing or marketing project, call 609-206-1485, or email her at eileenfox1@yahoo.com.

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