After working for 40 years as a legal secretary in the Big Apple, New York native Jillian* was beginning to settle into retirement at her home near West Point when her daughter convinced her to move south. “My daughter and son-in-law moved to Florida about five years ago,” Jillian explains. “After I retired, my daughter said, Mom, there’s no need […]

William Barnwell began his career working for what was at the time the world’s largest dental supplier. He was drawn to the position by the opportunity to overhaul a wide assortment of dental components and visit many places every day. Ultimately, he disagreed with the company’s approach to clients and struck out on his own. “After working corporate for 15 […]

During the 44 years that Madelyn Beers spent working as an engineer, she played a role in the development of some of the world’s most advanced technologies, including programming the computer that guided this country’s first Atlas missile. Madelyn began that career at the Burroughs Corp., where she followed new product lines from the drawing board through development and on […]