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December STAR Award, Thomas Leahy

December STAR Award Recipient

Tom Leahy

thomas-leahy-star-award-dec-2016Tom is co-owner and Managing Partner of Optimum Ed, a Richmond-based higher education and financial aid planning firm, and the co-founder and current president of Beacon Tree Foundation, dedicated to assisting families with mentally ill children, by providing information, resources and funding.

Tom is a member of the Virginia Association of Student Financial Aid Administrators and the Higher Education Consultants Association, as well as a member of the Inte…

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November STAR Award, Micah Hunt

November STAR Award

Micah Hunt



micah-hunt-star-award-nov-2016Micah is making the world a better place through his kind and generous actions across the state of Virginia. His position with Senior Advocate has Micah on the road traveling all of over meeting with individuals and organizations that primarily support Seniors. Micah takes pride in his leadership and dedication to the Alzheimer's association but his generosity does not end there. He is there first to give his time and energy to a variety of causes including servi…

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October STAR Program Award, Cindy Stillwell

October STAR Award Recipient

Cindy Stillwell

A Better Place Consulting is proud to honor Cindy Stillwell as October's STAR. Cindy is the founder and owner of Core Health Thermography and Wellness in Troy, Virginia. As many of you may know I myself dealt with cancer in October of 2013 and suffered a miscarriage. It was very unlikely that we would be able to conceive again. I began working with Cindy last year in hopes of overcoming the obstacles that my doctors told me would prevent another chil…

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