The Magazine for Madison Area Women
Geralyn Vaval founded Cultivate Change in December 2024 to empower youth and individuals, including those with mental health disorders, through skills development, educational programming and mental health support.
Felicia Raye Diny has helped furnish homes for nearly 600 women and children moving out of shelters, and this number continues to grow.
Rhonda Adams, executive director of The River Food Pantry, is overseeing big changes at the food pantry, including a new, larger building.
After spending 25 years dreaming of creating an intergenerational neighborhood, Karin Krause will see it become a reality when Hope & A Future breaks ground later this year.
Carla Williams is the founder of The View From Here Wellness Collective, a business that offers a wide range of programming to bolster Black women’s wellbeing.
Nicole Budeau is on a mission to improve maternal health and birth outcomes by transforming access to therapeutic care, education and support with EMM’s programming.
In August, the Dan & Patti Rashke (TASC) Family Foundation committed to funding the administrative costs associated with all individual, undesignated donations made to United Way of Dane County over the next 10 years.
Christine Kolehmainen is launching the Menopause and Midlife (MA’AM) Clinic in January, a boutique, telehealth-first medical practice dedicated to evidence-based care.
Advocating for those with Parkinson’s and fighting to create a Parkinson’s Disease Advisory Council is a fight close to home for Stephanie Johnson.
Sarah Branch is the owner of Crash Box Therapy, which pairs the cathartic practice with reflective, grounding practices afterward, including sound healing, tea rituals, journaling and aromatherapy.