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2021 Colorado Mother of the Year
Mother of a child with disability
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ashley Rose Steinbach was raised in a small South Dakota town and spent her high school years on the outskirts of Atlanta, GA. [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”34559″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Yolanda Garcia. Yolanda is a Farmers Insurance Agent and native of Colorado Springs, and she is very involved with the Pikes Peak region communities, [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”34566″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Karen Hazlehurst. Karen Hazlehurst has had a long and varied career in newspaper and magazine publishing. [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”34573″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
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[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Jonathan Montez. Jonathan relocated to Colorado Springs from Lubbock, Texas in 2016. Jonathan is a graduate from Texas Tech University and holds a [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”35559″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Gary Martinez is a father of two, an inspirational speaker, personal fitness trainer, and author of the book, Living Through Their Eyes: Our Journey Together on the Autism Spectrum. Gary is also the creator of the Digital Autism Course: S.T.A.R. Program. [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”29219″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
Jon Eddy – Jon Eddy Productions
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Jon Eddy. In Jon Eddy’s own words, “I am the younger sibling of a sister with Asperger’s. It has been anything but a disadvantage. [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”34571″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Jorden Smith. In 2007, Jorden Michael Smith was in a tragic car accident that changed his life for the better. [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”34496″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]April O’Neil grew up in a military family. Her father served more than 20 years in the US Army. She was born in Landstuhl, Germany . [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”34565″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
Heather Kluck
MGA Homecare
Mother of a child with a disability
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]My name is Heather Kluck and I’m 39 years old. I was born and raised in the small city of Wausau, Wisconsin, and moved to Colorado Springs three [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”34524″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
Ellen Marshall
Honorary Member of The Arc PPR Board of Directors
Founding Member
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Ellen Marshall has been part of The Arc Pikes Peak Region for over 65 years. It all began with Mothers Mutual, an organization founded by Peggy Marshall [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”36922″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Andy Kwiatkowski is a senior at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs (UCCS) majoring in Communication-Digital Film/Media Arts and minoring in Business-Information Systems. At 18 he directed the award winning documentary, Lonely Highway, under the guidance of the Youth Documentary Academy (YDA). [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1/3″][vc_single_image image=”35555″ img_size=”250×150″ alignment=”center” style=”vc_box_circle_2″][vc_column_text]
[/vc_column_text][vc_column_text]Karen Egan is mom to a son with an intellectual disability, and her energy and enthusiasm have made her a spokeswoman and advocate for athletes of all abilities. Her service to the community can be seen at the local, state, national and international level. [READ MORE][/vc_column_text][/vc_column][/vc_row]