Colleen Marshall was our inspiring speaker at the June luncheon meeting. Discussing her career from a beat reporter in the 1980’s to her position as lead anchor for WCMH news, she shared some of her award winning news segments with us.

Colleen painted the picture of when she first realized she needed a change in her life, most notably after covering September 11th from New York.  After seeing so many people possitively affecting the lives of others around them, she felt she needed to fulfil her desire to do so, as well.  She soon after enrolled in Capitol Law School, where she achieved her Juris Doctorate while working full-time at WCMH and raising her two children.  Colleen now works at Porter Wright as well as continuing as lead anchor at WCMH.

She also discussed another new role which has begun to dominate a large part of her life: caregiver.  Several years ago, Colleen’s mother was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s disease, and now she, along with her siblings, are caring for their mother as they have to deal with the emotional challenges of watching their mother’s mental deterioration.

Colleen provided an inspiring glimpse into how strength, determination, and desire can really change someone’s life, and she is truly a model example of someone who can “keep it all together.”

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