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The Peoria Woman - August 2007

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Director of Marketing for OSF Saint Francis Medical Center

For the past 24 years, Judy Winkler has watched the marketing department at OSF Saint Francis Medical Center grow and expand. After receiving her bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, the Metamora resident went straight to work at OSF as a writer. Today, Winkler has become so steeped in her organization’s culture, she can’t help but bring up all of its wonderful accomplishments in this interview!

Features

Publisher's Note

A Rock-Solid Source of Life Happiness

Passion and dedication can lead you to a rock-solid source of life happiness.

Peoria Profile

Kids Konnected

This support group offers comfort to children whose lives have been affected by cancer.

Dress for Success Peoria: Professional Women's Group

This unique organization provides work clothing and suits for disadvantaged women entering the workforce and seeking interviews.

Partners in Rhyme

With the release of two new books, the Klise sisters enjoy published success in juvenile fiction and reflect on childhoods spent in Peoria.

Career

Lock Up Your Bits

- Paulette Sibrel

This month we’ll review BitLocker, a new feature of Windows Vista and the upcoming Windows 2008 Server.

The Art of Influencing People: Part I

- Christine Corelli

For some people, influencing others comes more naturally, but it’s as much a learned skill as it is an innate ability.

Deadlines: Not Just for Writers

- Joy Duling

Learning to use deadlines strategically will help you achieve results more efficiently and effectively.

Health

Pillow Talk

- Kate Jones

Most Americans are probably sleeping on a pillow that is old and needs to be washed and therefore is not nearly as clean and comfortable as it could be.

Thyroid Disorders in Women

No matter what stage of life thyroid disorders strike... a woman’s body is uniquely and dramatically affected.

Teens and Drugs in Your Own Backyard

The marijuana of today is not the marijuana of the 70's - more than twice the concentration of THC is found in today's marijuana.

Facial Rejuvenation

- Dr. Nizar Merheb

Do you have wrinkles on your forehead and between your eyebrows? Do people around you tell you that you look tired or angry when you are not?

Lifestyle

The Secret Power to Change Your Life

Without the slightest effort, you will find that your day is filled with pleasure, joy and happiness because you have "attracted" those things to your day.