Advocate Spotlight: Karla Aus

Advocate Spotlight: Karla Aus

I am a retired grandmother of six grandsons. My professional background includes 20 years in clinical laboratory work and 30 years in our family-owned hospitality businesses. In my free time, I enjoy hiking, traveling, cooking, spending time with horses, and...
Advocate Spotlight: Diane Fischer

Advocate Spotlight: Diane Fischer

I grew up in western North Dakota as a farm and ranch kid, the youngest of seven siblings. Like most children raised on a ranch in the 1950s and 1960s, we did everything-riding horses, tending cattle, and operating farm equipment from a young age. ...
Advocate Spotlight: Lisa Miller

Advocate Spotlight: Lisa Miller

I grew up in Florida and lived there until 2015, when my husband accepted a job in Houston. While Houston had incredible food that I still miss, we spent far too much time in the car because of how spread out the city is. We lived there until 2020, when my husband’s...
Advocate Spotlight: Louise Johnston

Advocate Spotlight: Louise Johnston

My name is Louise Johnston. I was born in Madison, South Dakota. When I was three years old, my father passed away, and my mother moved back to Mason City, Iowa, to live with her parents. When I was five, my mother remarried, and my stepfather adopted me.  During...

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