Alma Brown, assistant to the Peoria City Manager, public information officer, and spokesperson fot the City of Peoria, shares some of her experiences of working in public government, weight loss struggles, a recent induction into the African American Hall of Fame, and more.
You’re no doubt familiar with the Peoria Rescue Ministries name, but you may not be familiar with the agency’s five outreach and residential programs-and its newest program for women, The Esther House, currently in development.
It isn’t surprising that Jeanne Buysee, a woman who’s owned her own business in the female-scarce world of insurance for the past 20 years, participated in her first business venture at age 8.
This issue celebrates The Peoria Woman’s 14th anniversary. Through the years, we’ve changed the look of the cover (this is our first color cover), grown from the original 16 pages, and expanded our circulation.