Shanna Ackerman Hocking |

Today is the birthday of my eldest child.

While Shanna had a traumatic, more than day-long birth process (with an Apgar score of 1), she has, thankfully, managed to top the other side of the scale for about every test since then. A super student. A super employee. A super manager. A super wife. And, a super mom. She’s traversed her career path with aplomb. Raleigh-Durham. Birmingham. Tuscaloosa (with permission to reside in Cincinnati, while continuing her efforts for the University). And, now, Philadelphia, although she has left the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOPs) to devote her energy to her own company- Be Yourself Boldly.

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