March 15, a few Odvodians descended upon Global’s annual Woman of Vision luncheon to recognize 12 women who are “building our tomorrow with the young women of today.” Hosted by Global Edmonton’s Lesley MacDonald, the event spotlighted some wonderful women doing excellent work and making our community an even better place to live. And our very own Charlene Navarra came away with door prize of a pair of beautiful end tables donated by TruWood Artisans (which you can find at Edmonton’s Upperwoods Furniture). ...

As everyone knows, starting a new job is intimidating. You usually don’t know anyone and you never really know what to expect. Most people expect the worst — a first day where you’re forced to buy everyone coffee. From Colombia. And grind the beans by hand in a dimly-lit sub-basement. Or, conversely, you fear you will spend your first week reading dusty historical tomes or mountains of papers about the work you will be doing. ...

Ever had two cool things to do, but only enough time for one? Sometimes you can break the time in half, and sometimes you have to choose. And so … after a ton of fun, splendid company, interesting clients and nifty projects for print and video, I’m heading back into journalism. Thank you to everyone who trusted me to create or polish their words, who taught me about their industry, and who made it fun to come in each day to play with language and ideas. ...