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Lisa Kilcourse, co-owner of Fido's Canine Boutique, watches a groomer work on her client. Kilcourse runs the boutique with Peter LePore. ANNETTE LEIN staff photographer
Idea for Pittsford dog salon and spa came to co-owner Lisa Kilcourse while she was walking with her daughter along the canal and they noticed all the dogs being walked. More

Liz Magnanti, 26, stands among the many bird accessories at The Bird House on Monroe Avenue. She uses her degree in wildlife to give useful info to customers. MARIE DE JESUS staff photographer
Manager Liz Magnanti is helping the Pittsford store's transition and educating the public about the birds she so dearly loves. More

Tara Thorn, an interpreter and graduate of National Technical Institute for the Deaf, leaves Friday for Port Au Prince, Haiti, to found a school for the deaf. The previous two were leveled by January's earthquake. KRIS J. MURANTE staff photographer
Tara Thorn is leaving her home in Rochester to establish a new school for the deaf in earthquake-ravaged Haiti. More

Stephanie Siuda, 31, of Irondequoit is a writer for Paychex Inc. and involved in many local theater productions. MATT WITTMEYER staff photographer
Stephanie Siuda, 31, of Irondequoit is a writer for Paychex Inc. and involved in many local theater productions. More

Natalie Sinisgalli TINA YEE staff photographer
Natalie Sinisgalli took a "now or never" approach to opening her own photography studio in Honeoye Falls. More

:Jennie I. Schaff, 37, of Pittsford is an assistant professor of educational technology at Nazareth College. JEN RYNDA staff photographer
This Pittsford mother of three teaches at Nazareth College and is inpired by her mother and her grandmother. More

Christine Pilaroscia TINE YEE staff photographer
Christine Pilaroscia: This Chili resident turned her hobby into a career by teaching her own aerobics classes and then opening Bounce Aerobics with her mother and sister. More

Women's wages continue to lag behind men's, according to a new federal report. The Associated Press
That's how much women in New York earn in weekly wages and salary compared to men, according to a report by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. More

Melissa A. Mulcahy TINA YEE staff photohgrapher
Melissa A. Mulcahy of Irondequoit describes her job at a non-profit as fast-paced, mission-driven and full of variety from day to day. More

Wendy Sympson Pettrone, 43, of Webster is a paralegal who started her own dog-treat company, Updog Natural. MATT WITTMEYER staff photographer
Wendy Sympson Pettrone, 43, of Webster is a paralegal who started her own dog-treat company, Updog Natural. More

Joanna Alberti
Spencerport boutique owner has seen national success with philoSophie's, a line of greeting cards, invitations, stationery and gifts. More

Essie Calhoun, a vice president at Eastman Kodak Co., is a recipient of a Women of Distinction award. SHAWN DOWD staff photographer
Kodak's Elsie Calhoun is an honoree of the Girl Scouts of Western New York. More

Joanna Alberti, right, goes over designs with customer Jennifer Gelfuso and her children Audrey, 3, left, and Oriana, 7. Alberti owns a greeting card, gift and invitation design studio/boutique in Spencerport. JAMIE GERMANO staff photographer
Spencerport boutique owner has seen national success with philoSophie's, a line of greeting cards, invitations, stationery and gifts. More