Magda Santos has been an educator for almost 3 decades. She is the director for the USF Preschool for Creative Learning. Magda taught and administered programs in Head Start, public schools, corporate and university settings. She has presented at major educational conferences and authored several articles on reading and learning. She holds a Masters Degree from Columbia, Teachers College and sits on several advisory boards.  She has served on the New York City NAEYC board of directors and as communications officer, she helped train and produce a cable television program for parents and teachers. While at Columbia she participated in the recruitment and retention of minority teachers. Magda has also completed a program in business coaching and social enterprise to keep herself on the cutting edge of administrative trends.

In September 2008, Janice Lightbourn was diagnosed with ovarian cancer. She wasn’t shocked or shaken. After all, cancer runs in the family. Her mother, brother, and aunt all had cancer. So she knew what she had to do. She had to get going and find the things she needed to make it through this devastating disease.

Today, Janice is a cancer thriver. She shares her medical and personal expertise with those who need a helping hand. On Change Thrivers Radio Janice will tell you her story and give you some tips on how she thrived through this very important change and challenge in her life.

Theresa Rose

Theresa is an award-winning author, motivational speaker, and workshop facilitator whose mission is to educate, entertain, and inspire people to become aware of their unlimited power. She is also the founder of Serious Mojo Publications, the publishing company of Opening the Kimono and other Kimono-inspired products.  Her monthly column, “Sex and the Suburbs”, can be seen in Sarasota’s own Creative Loafing newspaper. www.theresarose.net