Community members making a difference in the lives of others.
 Susan Tevis glows when she discusses music. She has a magical smile and exudes a warm and caring persona that makes her special in the eyes of her students and their parents. Along with her daughter and another Chico State student, Tevis founded Children's Choir of Chico in 2001, and is the choir's conductor and artistic director.
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 A trustworthy fountain of positive energy, Karen Pautz effervesces with a passion for nurturing children. As Executive Director of First Five Siskiyou, Karen fosters collaborative partnerships to best serve the needs of young children and their families. Her dark eyes sparkle with excitement as she raves about a recent visit to a parent-run playgroup
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 Heidi Hillesheim believes in the power of stories. "Stories bring us together. We share them for both ourselves and other people," says the Redding area teacher, community advocate and founder of Books That Cross Borders.
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 Ken Prentiss has spent most of his adult life educating kids in meaningful ways. A Chico State graduate with a lifetime K-12 teaching credential, Prentiss has held various paid and volunteer positions at schools and youth groups in the Paradise area.
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 Every morning at Castle Rock Elementary School in the bucolic hamlet of Castella, Superintendent/Principal Mark Telles greets children as they clamber off the school bus, scanning his flock with fatherly concern. If there was a sports event the day before, most likely Mark has posted photos in the hallway. Knowing this, the children run excitedly to see pictures of themselves and their classmates on display.
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 When Kim Berry moved to Red Bluff twenty years ago, she didn't know a single person. She arrived in town as a single mom with four daughters, and was focused on leaving behind a life of crime and addiction. Now she is a celebrated volunteer and recognized asset to the community, and has made a positive difference in the lives of hundreds of North State families.
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 Elena Tonetti-Vladimirova believes that being born in a peaceful and loving way is every baby's birthright. "Giving birth doesn't have to be a fearful and painful disaster which a woman survives somehow with the help of drugs and forgets about as soon as possible.
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