by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 16, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Author archive for Christina Fernández-Morrow Sisters Build an Empire in Ames When Berenice and Daisy Valderrabano’s parents bought Mr. Burrito Mexican Restaurant in Ames’ Campus Town, they had no idea their daughters would grow it into a...
by JEFAS Magazine | Apr 16, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Tag: Adriana Rodriguez From Tread to Triumph: Latina Entrepreneurs Success By Maya Chavez Adriana Rodriguez-Almanza, originally from Chicago, is the daughter of the beloved founder of Jose’s Tires. Her father, Jose Rodriguez, owned and operated the tire...
by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 15, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Category: Latest Features The Toothache that Changed a Future If someone had told a teenage Deb Nanda that she’d live in Des Moines for 35 years and run her own dentistry practice, she would have laughed in disbelief. But sometimes life steers us in...
by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 15, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Category: Latest Features How Iowa Lovers is Changing Iowa’s Image By Lily Allen-Dueñas Tatiana Peña, the founder of Iowa Lovers, is on a mission to showcase all the amazing places and spaces in Iowa. Originally from Colombia, her journey to founding...
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Home 9 Category: Latest Features Finding Her Voice While Giving Voice to Others Photo by Tatiana Peña On Vanessa Marcano-Kelly’s first day at her first job out of college, she was tasked with interpreting for a client during a meeting with an Iowa legislator....
by Christina Fernández-Morrow | Apr 9, 2025 | Latest Features
Home 9 Category: Latest Features Health and Happiness Lead to Successful Business From Puerto Rico to Iowa: Cristina Rodriguez’s Journey to Zumba® Success The beats of salsa and merengue pulsed through Cristina Rodriguez’s veins long before she became...
