LeadingLadies_10_20_REGION3 & 4 . qxp_RealtorProfile_0319 10 / 14 / 20 4 : 32 PM Page 3 S P E C I A L A D V E R T I S I N G S E C T I O N Building Confidence in our Youth Ensuring Quality Childcare and Education Founder and Owner of The Gloucester Learning Academy , Lourelle Woodson - Soto brought her prior experience as a family Social Worker & Teacher Development Coach for NJ First Steps Initiative Program to build one of South Jersey’s Premier child care centers . “ Children deserve a safe place to embark on their development , and parents deserve to have this provided while not feeling the financial burden ” Soto notes , adding that child and family development is the key to a success . GLA supports & guides their students first school experience - leading them to a more successful educational journey . The students and their families become part of GLA family ; you can feel that immediately when you enter the school . “ Like my own family , their families are my priority ” added Soto . Dedicated to giving back to the community , Woodson - Soto , her husband and 7 children are in the process of opening a community center in Bridgeton – Soto’s home town . The Center will offering tutoring , ‘ Rap Poetry ’ , counseling & mental health support . The center will be a resource for families to become self - resilient by offering assistance with home placement , childcare and raising awareness on domestic violence and human sex trafficking . “ It is my life long dream to help the Bridgeton community and I am finally able to do just that . ” said Soto adding that she and her family would like to continue their Lourelle Woodson - Soto commitment and open a community center in Camden Founder & Owner of Gloucester Learning Academy County next . Gloucester Learning Academy | Serving South Jersey ( 856 ) 818 - 9312 | GloucesterChildCareGLA.com Helping the Aging and Seriously Ill Live Their Best Life Every Day Mary Ann Boccolini is the president and CEO of Samaritan , the region’s leader in hospice care , grief support , and palliative medicine . Under Mary Ann’s leadership , the organization has grown and now offers transitional care and primary care at home – a family of services designed to improve the quality of life for patients and those who care about them . th This year marks the 40 anniversary of the Samaritan organization . With Mary Ann at the helm , Samaritan has celebrated many milestones including the opening of two inpatient centers in Voorhees and Mount Holly ; New Jersey’s first fellowship in Hospice and Palliative Medicine in collaboration with Rowan School of Osteopathic Medicine ; a four - star We Honor Veterans distinction ; a Joint Commission accreditation ; and most recently , the prestigious SHP Hospice Caregiver Satisfaction Award for Mary Ann Boccolini President & CEO of Samaritan quality scores that consistently exceed national benchmarks . Samaritan | Serving South Jersey ( 800 ) 229 - 8183 | SamaritanNJ.org SOUTH JERSEY MAGAZINE volume 17 issue 7 SouthJerseyMagazine.com 52 |