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In Our 24th Year Issue No. 1944 May 2006 www.theacphoenix.com Associate Consultants
Serving the Triad FREE
MISSION TO NIGER
Field
Missionary to
the Nations
Debra S. Boyd, Ph.D.
Cross/Cuiturai Encounters
Ministries (Dr. Debra Boyd, Fieid
Missionary) and the Boyd Famiiy NGO
(Non-Governmentai Organization),
headed by Marcia Boyd Witten
recentiy sponsored a mission to the
Repubiic of Niger in West Africa.
Niger, a former French coiony,
gained its independence from France
in 1960. The nation progressed from
miiitary ruie and became a democrat
ic government in 1993. Tandja
Mamadou has been president since
1999. Niger shares borders with
Aigeria, Benin, Burkina Faso, Chad,
Libya, Mali and Nigeria. Aiong with
Nigeria, the country wears the name
of the River Niger. Situated in the
THE Mm EVENT COMES TO
WINSTON SALEM
Dela Alassane with Dr. Debra Boyd
heart of the desert, Niger boasts
exquisite piains and sand dunes.
Uranium is its most recognized naturai
resource. Niger is one of the hottest
countries on the earth. Based on per
capita income, Niger is ciassified as
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Rhonda Caldwell
Rhonda Caidweil, owner of The Main
Event, is a native of Winston-Saiem and
graduate of North Forsyth High Schooi.
Rhonda currentiy resides in Chariotte,
NC where she is named among the city’s
top event planners. Getting to that sta
tus was no small feat and though we
WINSTON SALEM NATIVE INTRODICES
REVOLITIONARY TEET ALIGNMENT PROCESS
L’Tanya Joy Bailey,
DDS, MS, PLLC
Dr. Bailey, an Associate Professor at
the University of North Carolina at
Chapel Hili since 1985, has relocated to
High Point to focus her efforts on her
practice.
Dr. Bailey is using a new revolution
ary type of braces on the market called
Damon Brackets. These self-ligating
brackets are reported to speed up the
straightening process by reducing the
number of adjustments that have to be
made, as well as make it less painful for
the patient. She will also offer Invisalign,
the clear alternative to metal braces.
In addition. Dr, Bailey will also treat
certain difficult cases with dental and
facial disfigurements requiring orthog
nathic surgery. Patients in need of these
services often have to drive to Chapel
Hill or Winston-Salem for treatment.
Dr. Bailey received her BS degree in
Basic Medical Sciences from Winston-
Salem State University, her DDS degree
from Meharry Medical L’Tanya Joy
Bailey, DDS, MS, PLLC
College School of Dentistry in
Nashville, TN. She also has completed
an MS degree in orthodontics from the
University of North Carolina at Chapel
Hill.
Dr. Bailey has won numerous
awards and honors, including the
National Dental Association’s Colgate
Palmolive Award for Excellence in
Teaching and Research and is a gradu
ate of the Executive Leadership in
Academic Medicine course, which only
accepts a select number of applicants
each year. She is also a board certified
diplomat of the American Board of
Orthodontics, and most recently has
been inducted into the Angle Society of
Orthodontics.
Dr. Bailey is the mother of two sons,
Jordan and Jacob Jefferson, and she
attends Saint Philips Moravian Church.
In her spare time, she enjoys reading,
cooking, exercising, going to the beach,
and spending time with her family.
For additional information or to schedule
a consultation with Dr. Bailey readers
may call 336-886-7000 or visit her office
at 6425 Old Plank Road, Suite 108 in
High Point, North Carolina. For
directions to the office, visit www.drbai-
leyortho.com.
Happy Mothor’cS, Day
might say that she is an overnight
wonder, Rhonda would disagree,
Rhonda built her foundation in event
planning as a student at The University
of North Carolina in Charlotte, North
Carolina. As member of the University
Programming Board she helped organ
ize the school’s annual Jazzing event
and International Festival. Her senior
year in college provided Rhonda with the
experience necessary to spark her
interest in professional event planning
when she worked with the Charlotte
Chamber’s Public Information Center
and volunteered to assist with planning
the chamber’s annual meeting. One
might say that her steps were already
being ordered.
Rhonda is a 1991 graduate of UNCC,
where she majored in business and
criminal justice. Her plans were to enter
law school, however, following an intern
ship with the Mecklenburg County
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Me Poem 29
Change Your Life
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Winston-Salem
Bible College to Send
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