A small businesswoman, politician and leader in her community, State Rep. Amy Stephens, R-Monument, was elected State House Majority Leader in 2010 by her colleagues. As the founder and director of Fresh Ideas Communication & Consulting, an organization that helps non-profit and faith-based organizations build their capacity by providing innovative ideas, coaching, leadership, organization and program development in addition to extensive federal grant review and writing. Her success in this organization led her to serve Health and Human Services as a panel expert on federal grant review committees. Prior to the founding of Fresh Ideas Communication & Consulting, Amy worked as a public policy and youth culture specialist for Focus on the Family. She led a policy team to Europe and spoke in Geneva, Switzerland at the World Conference on Families. While … Read entire article »