From the Editor
BY JOAN S. PECK
Welcome to the Legacy Edition of Chic Compass Magazine!
Five years is a milestone for any magazine, and there is no better way for Chic Compass to celebrate it than to feature women who have become legacies in their own right.
There is no better example than our founder and co-publisher, Ann Parenti, who set out on her magazine journey without it ever having been a dream of hers, and look at what she has accomplished! She is called the “fairy godmother of jazz” by many old-time and contemporary musicians for all the continuous support she has shown personally and via her non-profit, Forgotten Song Foundation. She is a woman I feel honored to work beside; without her, Chic Compass would not be the exquisite magazine it is today.
By nature, women are the community, the conversationalists, the healers, the teachers, and the caretakers. They are also multi-taskers. In this issue, this is evident in the stories that our talented writers have presented, highlighting many of the women in Las Vegas who represent how much they have given back to our community in so many ways. With their courage to go the next step, they are the mentors and inspiration to those wanting to spread their wings and do more.
Read about our Legacy Ladies: Linda Smith, Kathleen Taylor, Nancy Uscher, Anna Siefert, Maggie Arias-Patrell, Juanny Romero, Lynette Chappell, Anna Gomes and Lynn Morris. These extraordinary ladies have blessed our community with all they have given it.
In this edition, we continue to include articles about travel, food, fashion, music, design, and artists. We take you on a Southeast Kansas journey where you are reminded of good, simple living and beautiful sites to visit. We go from there to Paris to learn about how to become a Parisian in an hour.
Once again, David Tupaz offers us beautiful fashions to remind you of the old romantic movies. We have the opportunity to meet the Miss Filipina International Pageant winner. The Las Vegas Jazz Society is featured along with a fascinating look at bathroom and kitchen design by Infinite Trend. Please don’t pass up reading the articles about Unshakeable and St. Jude’s Ranch, two women featured for all they are doing for their organizations and giving back to humanity.
We are fortunate to have so many articles about innovative, educational, and talented people in our community. Do you worry about the economy? Read Joe Amato’s article about the Fed.
As you read each piece in this issue, I believe you will realize, as I do, how very fortunate we are to live in a world filled with so many inspiring people, events, and opportunities.
We can’t wait for you to see what we have waiting for you in this current edition. I hope you enjoy it as much as we did to create it for you.