WOMEN’S RESOURCES

An art lover from an early age, Kim spent the early years of her career as a graphic artist and editorial liaison. Her work led her to the publishing world where she became Editor-in-Chief of award winning From House to Home national magazine. In addition, Kim served as editor for Wedding Vow and PB&J—a family publication, as well as Director of Operations for Publication Services of America.

Today, Kim continues to write and edit and is passionate about her work with Friends of Chimbote, traveling to Chimbote, Peru as often as she can, to work at Father Jack’s Mission.

This issue, Jill wrote our cover story!

Raised in Fargo his entire life, Paul is a fulltime marketing consultant, event coordinator and features/ editorial writer. He writes for several local and regional publications. He enjoys everything Fargo and feels blessed to have the opportunity to spend his days promoting and bringing attention to our wonderful city.

Dr. Stanton’s clinical work at Prairie St. John’s is focused on children and adolescents on the autism spectrum along with their caregivers. She provides assessments and therapeutic services to those with Asperger’s syndrome, high-functioning autism and pervasive developmental disorder. With several years of experience, Barb has learned to appreciate the infinite skills and talents of these amazing individuals as well as their struggles to navigate their environment. The focus of her care is on finding how to support people with autism spectrum disorder allowing them to achieve their highest level of success and gain useful life skills.

Jill Ockhardt Blaufuss

Jill Ockhardt Blaufuss grew up in western North Dakota and graduated from MSUM Moorhead with a BA in photojournalism. She has an extensive background in video production and still photography, and currently combines the two with her unique work in baby photography. She is a commercial photographer in Fargo as well as a photographer and writer for Area Woman.

Jill is a wife and mother and has a passion for cooking and hosting dinner parties, traveling, helping others and the history of the natives and settlers of her home state. Among her adventures she has lived in Germany, volunteered in Ghana, Africa, visited Cuba and plans to travel more of the world for both work and pleasure.