It hasn’t been easy for Marc Cheatham – who goes by Cheats – to explain the COVID-19 virus to his 5-year-old son Cameron. One of the main takeaways for Cameron…
Author: Joan Tupponce
Joan Tupponce
An award-winning writer based in Richmond, Joan Tupponce is a parent, grandparent, and self-admitted Disney freak. She writes about anything and everything and enjoys meeting inspiring people and telling their stories. Joan’s work has appeared in RFM since the magazine’s first issue in October 2009. Look for original and exclusive online articles about Richmond-area people, places, and ideas at Just Joan: RVA Storyteller.
As lead contact tracer for the Virginia Department of Health, Delaney Savedge is squarely focused on finding the most efficient way to interview people with COVID-19 in an effort to…
For two years, Rachel Beanland’s alarm went off at four-thirty in the morning. For the next three hours each day, she would make her way to the computer and write…
Including technology in your life in a healthy manner is a skill that kids need to learn early in life. If they don’t, screens may always consume their lives. Dr.…
Tiffany Jana is a woman of many talents. The mother of three, who uses the pronouns they/them, is an entrepreneur, author, actor, and artist. Their newest creative endeavor, StoryTime with…
When members of Richmond-based a capella trio, Resound, quit their jobs in 2018 to devote all their time to music, they didn’t foresee that just two years later they would…
Award-winning Italian conductor Valentina Peleggi was introduced to the Richmond Symphony when her mentor, conductor Marin Alsop, was associate conductor. Peleggi admired the symphony for being the first orchestra to believe in…
During a pandemic or a public health crisis, families look to healthcare experts and scientists for guidance. Leaders rise up because of their courage, intelligence, and calm demeanor. Leaders like…
Rebecca Lewis refers to herself as a paid disease detective. “That’s what I like to think of myself,” says Lewis, senior epidemiologist for Henrico County. “I put the puzzle pieces…
Even though stay-at-home guidelines are still in place, artists Hamilton Glass and Matt Lively have found an innovative way to collaborate and create murals around Richmond. “I always crave collaborating,”…
Registered nurse Michelle Vaughan was deeply saddened when COVID-19 restrictions regarding family visitations went into effect in the critical care unit at Bon Secours St. Mary’s Hospital. Vaughan, who works…
When she heard a CDC spokesperson say crisis medical workers could use a bandanna or scarf over their faces as a last resort, Julie Kratzer knew she needed to do…