SJM_SouthernExposure_1023 - edit_SouthernExposure_11_08 10 / 18 / 23 2 : 58 PM Page 3 Do you know a local person ? NAMES TO KNOW who is doing great things ? Let us know by emailing Carly @ SouthJersey.com . Local people achieving big things inSouth Jersey and beyond Leah Johnson Evelyn Robles - Rodriguez Amy Bash Talie Meza Mary Jane Pierce Vicky Huang The Edgewater Park McDon - The Cooper University Health A Deptford Township resident As the Burlington County Li - Currently in the midst of train - An artist with the Voorhees ald’s manager is one of 395 Care oncology advanced prac - for 51 years , Pierce was brary System’s associate of ing to complete a full marathon Arts Center and Gallery as well managers worldwide to win the tice nurse was named APP of awarded Citizen of the Month digital learning , Meza works in in all 50 U.S . states , this Mount as a military spouse , Bash Ray Kroc Award , recognizing the year by National APP by the Deptford Council for her the Community Resource Navi - Laurel resident just completed launched Healing Art for a top - performing McDonald’s Week . Robles - Rodriguez is continuous humanitarian work . gators program to employ eas - full marathons in all seven con - Hero’s Heart with the Voorhees managers since 1999 . Johnson also the director of outreach , As a former member of the ily accessible social services tinents . These took place in Art Commission . In anticipation received a cash prize , a trophy prevention and survivorship at Oak Valley Firehouse Ladies for residents in need . Meza Boston , London , Berlin , Tokyo , for the holidays , community and a trip to Barcelona , Spain , MD Anderson Cancer Center Auxiliary and a past president has a table at the Cinnaminson Cape Town ( South Africa ) , Rio members were encouraged to for the McDonald’s Worldwide at Cooper , and has worked in of the VFW ( Veterans of For - library and the Pemberton de Janeiro , Sydney and Antarc - create cards for soldiers over - Convention . She has been leadership roles at Cooper’s eign Wars ) Auxiliary Depart - branch on Wednesdays , alter - tica . So far in her nationwide seas , both painting and writing working at McDonald’s for 20 cancer center team for over ment of New Jersey , she pro - nating between locations goal , she has participated in 29 them by hand . Bash guides by years , as a crew trainer , shift two decades . She partnered vides support for female veter - every week . Without an ap - states ’ marathons . Since the example with assistance and manager , people manager , and with the NJ Department of ans with cancer as a part of pointment , residents can re - first woman completed a sev - demonstrations , bringing much - first assistant before becoming Health in the late ’ 90s to form the Daughters of Veterans ju - ceive her help with job appli - en - continent feat in just 1996 , needed joy to deployed military the general manager of the the Cancer Education and Early nior unit . Her efforts are in - cations , mental health or sub - Huang is one of a small group members . Route 130 S . location . Detection Program at Cooper spired by her father , who was stance abuse issues , and re - ofwomen who have reached with a focus on underserved a World War II veteran . searching housing or financial this impressive achievement . populations in Camden , offer - assistance . Meza is a Marlton ing free cancer screenings and resident and Drexel University education . grad student studying library science . SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 20 issue 7 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 12 |