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Find out morePhotography by Lori Sax January 17, 2019
Jonathan and Wendy Barroso
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Debbie Silver Heller, Diane Roskamp
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Benjamin Di Martino, Mike Rutstein
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Jo Rutstein, Luz Corcuera, Diane Roskamp, Julie Leach
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Joan Bour, Bunny Skirboll
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Karen Pariser, Joan Bour
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Kathy Schersten, Nelle Miller, Luz Corcuera, Veronica Brady
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Melissa Furman, Bob Roskamp
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Tia Cirksena, Rita Greenbaum
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Joyce Hersh, Scott Ferguson, Myllanna McKinnon, Adrian Pitts, Ashley Brooks
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Ben and Gigi Huberman, Tricia Mire
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Stacey Velardi, Stacey R. Grad
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Tova Weinstock, Karen Lifrak, Ida Zito
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Dr. Randall Morgan, Kenney DeCamp
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Kathy Musto, Robyn Faucy Washington, Stan Rutstein
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Megan Wenger, Samantha Kingsley
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Jacqueline Ray, Dana Duckman, Phillip Tavill, Lisa Krouse
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Carol Kalikow, Jessica Rogers
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Wendy Surkis, Peppi Elona
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Valerie Melignon, Claire Wilcox
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Janis Collier, Charlie Ann Syprett, Veronica Brady
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Dr. Karen Holbrook, Lee Williams, Kameron Hodgens
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Kitty Cranor, Leon Pitts, John Cranor
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Cathy Layton, Robin Groelle
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Joyce Hersh, Cindy Solomon
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Each woman--Premier Sotheby's Jo Rutstein, Designing Women Boutique co-founder Diane Roskamp, WBTT's Julie Leach and UnidosNow's Luz Corcuera--told moving stories of their personal and professional lives.
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