Investing In The Cause

Symons Capital Management isn’t your everyday portfolio management firm. Like most equity research companies, the Pittsburgh-based financial manager invests in their clients’ futures. However, unlike most equity research companies, they also invest in their clients’ causes.

Volunteer of the Year: Rose Franco

Rose Franco is a hard woman to track down. This cheery mover and shaker has a calendar virtually bursting at the seams with work, school and volunteer appointments. “I pretty much stay busy 24/7,” Rose insists without a hint of irony. When an opening suddenly appears in her schedule, she quickly fills it with marathon [...]

A Hero’s Widow Gives Back

Jeanne Urquiza’s husband Ralph, a Firefighter III with the LAFD, loved his job. His station was in the thick of the Rodney King riots in the early-’90s, responding to emergencies of all kinds during the unrest. And when the massive Northridge quake in 1994 toppled buildings and bridges, he famously helped extract a man trapped [...]

Joy and Gratitude

Melissa Ann McComas can make people look amazing or terrible, depending on the season. The professional makeup artist applies her talents at weddings, fashion shows and photo shoots. And for a few months in the fall, she creates grotesque creatures and victims doing special effects makeup for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights. When she’s not [...]

HMM Keeps Your Family’s Future In Your Hands

A lot of people have trouble planning for their future and firefighters are no exception. That’s why the Law Offices of Hart, Mieras & Morris, Inc. are happy to step in and lend a helping hand.

April Volunteer of the Month: Marianne Tran-Nguyen

California State University student Marianne Tran-Nguyen’s schedule keeps her pretty busy. In addition to her classes, she works at the Japanese American National Museum in Los Angeles. With the little time she has left she volunteers at various charities, including the Widows, Orphans & Disabled Firemen’s Fund.