Michele Lomax
Editor
I get my inspiration from all the moms juggling work and kids... and everything in between. I especially look to other single mothers and moms of boys... who start early in the morning... trekking kids to sports practices, doctors’ appointments, chaperoning field trips, attending parent teacher conferences and school plays... all before they pull themselves together to go to their "other" job. When I get tired or feel overwhelmed, I remind myself that I'm not the first to do it. I work to get “me” time whenever I can… by hanging with other moms or by myself, since you can’t pour from an empty cup! I'm surrounded by power moms who work two jobs like me. Both jobs are challenging, fun and rewarding. My first job is with the boys. My second job is
television news.
Power moms are "mom-agers". They manage children and the people surrounding them. They have a calendar... but have it all
backed up in their head.
Early on, I got ALL my inspiration from my mother... who worked long hours in executive leadership as General Counsel at a large corporation. She came home to
make sure my twin sister, dad, and I.... were all taken care of.
She and my dad were a team... and my dad was there for every tennis match or track meet I had.
But I know how to manage it all myself... because SHE did.
Dawn Hasbrouck is the mom of two boys 11 and 14 and anchors the FOX 32 News in Chicago Monday through Friday. She was born and raised in Chicago along with her twin sister... and is now happy to be home, covering news where she grew up. Dawn graduated from Duke University and also earned her Master of Science in Journalism degree from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism. She was invited and inducted into Northwestern University's "Council of 100," a group of the institution's top female graduates.