Remarkable Women: Lisa Mendel

Remarkable Women: Tracy White

CHARLESTON, WV (WOWK) -  Tracy White says she feels called to serve others and it is a calling she takes seriously. The tireless advocate is also a wife to Jerry, a mom and the Kanawha County School Board president, but she'd prefer to be known as a mom, rather than a politician.  "We have actually three young adults. They're not boys anymore. It's hard for me to say, but we have three young adults and they all have autism. Our youngest is Baile…

Remarkable Women: Martha Saucedo

SAN ANGELO, Texas- When Martha Saucedo first began her career, she was a housekeeper, and now, she's making an impact on the children of our future. "When I went off to college, life happened. I came back and found myself as a single mom. I didn't have my education at the time and I did what was natural to me. I took a job cleaning," said Saucedo, a Remarkable Women nominee. A woman she met while cleaning houses pushed and financed for Saucedo …

Remarkable Women: Misty Post

BUCKHANNON, W.Va. (WBOY) — “I’m that ‘Facebook lady’.” That’s what Misty Post said she and others have called her because of her social media savviness. She runs quite a few pages on Facebook. “Buckhannon events, the Central West Virginia Road Conditions, the high school alumni page, I can’t name them all," Post said. "I help with West by God Virginia, it’s got 200,000 followers, and I use those pages to promote local businesses, events, jobs, h…

Remarkable Women: Rachel Cox

ROGERS, Ark. (KNWA/KFTA) — Rachel Cox has seen women transform in front of her eyes. "Clothing items, handbags, shoes, and jewelry," Cox said. "We give them everything they need to feel successful and confident when they walk in." She's helping them feel confident while they learn how to be financially independent. "We work with individuals who may be unemployed, maybe they lost their job, maybe they are fleeing a domestic violence situation," C…

Remarkable Women: Theresa Pedroso

TOWN OF CHENANGO, NY (WIVT/WBGH) - Owner of Stable Movements Theresa Pedroso says, "Putting my passion of horses and people together is not a real job for me, it's just what I love to do." Theresa Pedroso owns Stable Movements, a Hippotherapy facility in the Town of Chenango. Hippotherapy basically means horse assisted therapy. She says, "I went to physical therapy school here at BCC, and one of our sessions was about Hippotherapy, and when I re…

Remarkable Women: Lisa Mendel

From South Africa to the Capital Region, a local attorney has led a remarkable life, but it is her work to help those seeking asylum find safety that led to her nomination as a "Remarkable Woman."