The Peoria Woman - December 2007

2007 Illinois REALTOR of the Year
The Illinois Association of Realtors’ 2007 REALTOR of the Year, Nancy Koch worked her way from department manager at Sears to managing broker of Coldwell Banker Devonshire Realty in Peoria. The award-winning Realtor says that her sales career and management and leadership training with Sears have been tremendous assets throughout her career.

Koch left her position at Sears to raise her two children and got involved in the real estate business part-time while they were still young. When her children were older, she took a real estate licensing class and began her career as a Realtor with Gwen Phillips and Associates in Morton. “The rest,” she says, “is history.”

Features

Cyrus Gifts & Home Accents

by Brenna Scurlock
Erikka Brookhart found her niche as an entrepreneur and turned an empty space on Water St. into Cyrus Gifts & Home Accents.
Career
Lifestyle

Gift Giving Tips

by Gayle Callahan, Ph.D.
The Antioch Group
What really matter are the relationships and the day-to-day interactions we have with each other.

Hair Extensions

by Paola Hinton
Five Senses Spa & Salon
With the growing popularity of hair extensions, people are finding ways to add length and fullness to their hair.
Health

Safety Issues in Office-Based Plastic Surgery

by Harrison C. Putman III, M.D.
Facial Plastic and Laser Surgery Center
Patients contemplating elective cosmetic plastic surgery in an office outpatient facility deserve to see verifiable evidence of compliance with safety measures and quality of care and documented accreditation of their surgeons’ facilities.
Finance

Parenting Children with Special Needs

by Joshua T. Waite
Northwestern Mutual Financial Network
An inheritance worth as little as a few thousand dollars could disqualify an individual with disabilities from most federal benefits.