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April 2009
Dr. Wanda Jones is a remarkable woman. In spite of being raised in a stable home in Brooklyn, New York and being armed with a decent education, she was lured by street life and eventually found herself addicted to crack-cocaine and deeply engrossed in a lifestyle that forced her to trade in her self-respect and dignity to feed her addiction. With the loving support of friends and family and her desire to live a more meaningful life, Wanda was able to transition away from street life. On her road to recovery, Wanda also developed her spiritual side and through a prophetic vision she learned that her life's calling would be to serve women who are in despair and need to be led to achieve their full potential. To fulfill this vision, Wanda has created the not-for-profit organization Woman of Integrity, which shelters and educates women who are in search of a better life. Among her clients are women who are leaving situations of domestic abuse and the penal system. Wanda believes
that if Woman of Integrity can provide women with education, moral and
spiritual guidance they can have meaningful lives that will positively
affect generations to come. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ JOHN
PAIZIS John Paizis
has married his passion for serving the developmentally disabled population
with his love for the film and television/entertainment industries. In
1989, John opened The Performing Arts Studio West in Los Angeles, California
to provide an environment where adults with developmental disabilities
can enhance self-esteem, social skills and find employment opportunities
as actors. To date, studio participants have landed several roles, on-screen,
for voice-overs and in print advertisements. One of the studio's most
popular talents is Luke Zimmerman, a young man with Down Syndrome and
a Mild Developmental Disability who won a recurring role on the popular
Disney Channel show "The Secret Life of the American Teenager."
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HASSON After completing
two years of military service, Israeli born Moti Hasson became a top class
diamond dealer. His profession took him to some of the world's most glamorous
European cities, where on his down time he visited art galleries and museums.
Moti's love of art led him to a career change - he no longer deals diamonds,
he is full-time patron of the arts through the Moti Hasson Gallery in
Soho, New York. In this hour we will learn about Moti's mission to introduce
burgeoning visual artists to the world and little about his own creative
talents as a player of the blues harmonica. Moti also introduces us to
talented African-American, multi-media artist Shanique Williams.
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