Current ATHENA PowerLink® Panel Recipients
ATHENA PowerLink® 2019 Panel Recipients: Christina Vogel and Jessica Yochim Taylor with ATHENA Erie Chair Linda Stevenson
Meet this year's ATHENA PowerLink® Panel recipients. We wish them well as they embark on what's sure to be an exciting, busy, and productive year. Good luck and congratulations to all of them! Read more about them in this Erie Times-News article by Jim Martin!
Jessica Yochim Taylor, Owner, MenajErie Studio
Jessica is a native of Erie, PA and a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University College of Communications where she earned a B.A. in Film and Video. Her extensive portfolio of work includes published photography of national musical acts including Ludacris, The Avett Brothers, F.U.N., as well as many regional and local artists. Working alongside Nick Taylor, she won Best Picture in a campus film festival at Penn State. Around Erie, she is well known in the music scene as the go-to for unique and professional music videos. She became a Google Trusted Photographer in order to capitalize on a new and growing technology that is quickly integrating into everyday life. She launched MenajErie Studio in 2013 as a digital media studio, and has provided numerous satisfied clients with videos, photos, virtual tours and more.
MenajErie Studio is a full service video production and photo services studio, based in Erie, PA. MenajErie specializes in broadcast commercials and online business video production. Their capabilities include testimonials, aerial photo and videography, 4k Ultra HD video recording, professional headshots, product photography, Google Virtual Tours, and other advertising and promotional materials development. Their work is used in the industrial and manufacturing sector, car dealerships, restaurants, retail, legal, medical, and professional services, as well as countless small businesses from start ups to industry leaders.
Jessica is a native of Erie, PA and a graduate of the Pennsylvania State University College of Communications where she earned a B.A. in Film and Video. Her extensive portfolio of work includes published photography of national musical acts including Ludacris, The Avett Brothers, F.U.N., as well as many regional and local artists. Working alongside Nick Taylor, she won Best Picture in a campus film festival at Penn State. Around Erie, she is well known in the music scene as the go-to for unique and professional music videos. She became a Google Trusted Photographer in order to capitalize on a new and growing technology that is quickly integrating into everyday life. She launched MenajErie Studio in 2013 as a digital media studio, and has provided numerous satisfied clients with videos, photos, virtual tours and more.
MenajErie Studio is a full service video production and photo services studio, based in Erie, PA. MenajErie specializes in broadcast commercials and online business video production. Their capabilities include testimonials, aerial photo and videography, 4k Ultra HD video recording, professional headshots, product photography, Google Virtual Tours, and other advertising and promotional materials development. Their work is used in the industrial and manufacturing sector, car dealerships, restaurants, retail, legal, medical, and professional services, as well as countless small businesses from start ups to industry leaders.
Christina Vogel, Owner, Donatos Pizza
Raised in a small town in Illinois, Christina started working at a local pizza place in high school. However, she learned computer programming and spent nine years writing computer programs and performing data analysis after earning her MBA. Christina, her husband Erik, and their three children made Erie their home in 2013. At that point she decided to open her own business and return to the business where she always felt comfortable - making pizzas. Christina opened her Donatos Pizza franchise in October 2016. She is the only solo woman franchisee for Donatos and owns the only Donatos in the state of Pennsylvania.
Raised in a small town in Illinois, Christina started working at a local pizza place in high school. However, she learned computer programming and spent nine years writing computer programs and performing data analysis after earning her MBA. Christina, her husband Erik, and their three children made Erie their home in 2013. At that point she decided to open her own business and return to the business where she always felt comfortable - making pizzas. Christina opened her Donatos Pizza franchise in October 2016. She is the only solo woman franchisee for Donatos and owns the only Donatos in the state of Pennsylvania.