The Peoria Woman - August 2007

Judy Winkler
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

Partners in Rhyme

by Andrea Roth

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

Peoria Profile

Kids Konnected
Jennifer Burns
This support group offers comfort to children whose lives have been affected by cancer.
Career
Lifestyle

Senior Moments

by Bugs
This Peoria resident details her life's moments - the good and the bad - each month through humor and personal experiences.

The Secret Power to Change Your Life

Joy Miller
Ph.D, LCPC
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.
Health

Teens and Drugs in Your Own Backyard

Charisa Richardson
Richardson Counseling Center, LLC
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.

Thyroid Disorders in Women

by Lisa Sharp, APN, CNM, MS
Women's Resource Center, OSF Saint Francis Center for Health
No matter what stage of life thyroid disorders strike... a woman’s body is uniquely and dramatically affected.
Finance