AUGUST 2019
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from the EDITOR<br />
PUBLISHED BY<br />
The Chaldean News, LLC<br />
EDITORIAL<br />
EDITOR IN CHIEF<br />
Vanessa Denha Garmo<br />
MANAGING EDITORS<br />
Denha Media Group Writers<br />
CONTRIBUTING WRITERS<br />
Ashourina Slewo<br />
Halim Sheena<br />
Lisa Cipriano<br />
Monique Mansour<br />
Paul Natinsky<br />
Chloe Kilano<br />
Bianca Kasawdish<br />
Renna Sarafa<br />
ART & PRODUCTION<br />
CREATIVE DIRECTOR<br />
Alex Lumelsky with SKY Creative<br />
GRAPHIC DESIGNER<br />
Zina Lumelsky with SKY Creative<br />
PHOTOGRAPHER<br />
Jonathon Francis<br />
OPERATIONS<br />
Interlink Media<br />
DIRECTOR OF OPERATIONS<br />
Martin Manna<br />
CLASSIFIEDS<br />
Ashourina Slewo<br />
SALES<br />
Interlink Media<br />
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SALES REPRESENTATIVES<br />
Interlink Media<br />
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Vanessa Denha Garmo<br />
Martin Manna<br />
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It all started in Journalism school<br />
When I was earning my degree in journalism<br />
from Wayne State University, I<br />
thought about starting my own Chaldean<br />
newspaper. In 2002, that began to come to<br />
fruition. I was researching and talking to community<br />
members and at the same time, a group of<br />
young Chaldean men were looking to purchase<br />
an existing newsmagazine covering the Middle<br />
Eastern community. The late Rosemary Antone<br />
suggested we meet with each other, since her son<br />
was among the group; she thought we should collaborate<br />
on the paper and so we did. In February<br />
in 2004, we launched the Chaldean News.<br />
For the past several years, Mike Sarafa, Martin<br />
Manna and I have been owners and publishers of this<br />
community magazine.<br />
In many ways, this publication has been like a child to<br />
me. I birthed it, I guess you can say. As a mother, I nurtured<br />
it. Much like having a child, it has been joyful and<br />
painful at the same time. It has come with sleepless nights,<br />
tearful days, triumphs and heartaches, but I don’t regret<br />
any of it. We have shared stories and made our share of<br />
mistakes. From those mistakes, we learn and grow. I like<br />
to believe, in many ways, we have brought the community<br />
together through this platform. Like children, they grow<br />
up, evolve and move on.<br />
After more than 15 years, this paper is in transition<br />
and will soon be moving in new directions. I am not sure<br />
of my role in the paper as it evolves but I do know, it will<br />
always be a baby to me. I am proud to say I am a founding<br />
publisher and original Editor-in-Chief. Regardless of its<br />
future, I can always be proud that I launched this newsmagazine<br />
that has won awards and has been read globally.<br />
Telling the story<br />
I am a journalist and story teller by trade. It is what I do. I<br />
have written and broadcasted stories for various platforms<br />
including WJR AM 760, Women’s Healthcare, Ave Maria<br />
Radio, Catholic Television Network of Detroit (CTND),<br />
Chaldean Voice, for various social media platforms including<br />
Chaldean Moms of Metro Detroit, among others.<br />
I have produced even more programs for television networks<br />
around the globe through ECRC’s Mar Toma Productions.<br />
I will continue to use various platforms to share<br />
stories. I also create platforms for my Denha Media Group<br />
VANESSA<br />
DENHA-GARMO<br />
EDITOR IN CHIEF<br />
CO-PUBLISHER<br />
clients. We tell their stories. I am wired to find<br />
outlets to tell stories whether I am writing them<br />
myself or pitching to other publications; if it is a<br />
good story, I will want to share it. It is who I am.<br />
What’s Your Story?<br />
That has been a question I have asked more than<br />
any other over the last 25 plus years. I ask that of<br />
community members and clients. As a journalist,<br />
my ear is trained to hear good stories. Hundreds<br />
of people have heard me say over the years, ‘wow,<br />
that is a great story,’ while engaging in a casual<br />
conversation. That question is part of my company’s<br />
marketing slogan. We all should be asking<br />
ourselves: What’s the story?<br />
Change is hard but often necessary. As much as moving<br />
forward comes with trepidation, it must be embraced.<br />
Although the platform may change, the messenger won’t;<br />
being a storyteller is truly part of my DNA. I will never<br />
stop wanting to share the story.<br />
I have been so blessed to have interviewed so many<br />
talented, faithful, engaging, bright, successful and insightful<br />
people. What I love more than the story are the<br />
people who share them with me so I can tell them to you<br />
and others. I am truly grateful to everyone who has shared<br />
their stories with us over the nearly 16 years I have copublished<br />
this magazine.<br />
The Journey continues<br />
As the door revolves and I walk through it, my journey<br />
continues. The business I am in today, the professional<br />
hats I wear, the work I do every day as a communications<br />
strategist, evangelist, leadership coach, and content creator<br />
all started in journalism school.<br />
Alaha Imid Koullen<br />
(God Be With Us All)<br />
Vanessa Denha-Garmo<br />
vanessa@denhamedia.com<br />
Follow her on Twitter @vanessadenha<br />
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