Meet Mona Lipson, Social Entrepreneur + Chief Churn Officer Miss Mona Makes Ice Cream

Meet Jenn Streicher, Makeup Artist and Business Owner of Scout and Duchess

Meet Local Novelist Katie Sise Sweeney

Meet Anne Mayhew, Founder & Owner, LMNOP Bakery

Meet Four of the Women Helping Run our Local Towns and County

Meet Amy Hausman and Eliza Hunsinger, Owners of Be Well Katonah

Meet Woman of the Week Vanessa Seide, Founder + Owner of Very Lovely Soles

In partnership with the Community Center of Northern Westchester

One year ago, I published the very first Woman of the Week Newsletter featuring Bedford's own Jen Vellano just as she was opening her third business, the Bedford Candy Bar. I thought it would be fun to check back in with Jen and republish our initial conversation. As the chef and owner behind the beloved G.E. Brown and Provisions, Maison Prive Chefs and the Bedford Candy Bar Jen somehow finds the time to be a member of and volunteer her time with Bedford Village Chowder & Marching Club whose annual Dinner Dance is scheduled for February 4th.

Read our most recent conversation with Jen to learn how her own kids’ handling of the pandemic inspired and motivated her to open the Candy Bar, how she and James, her husband and business partner are able to build boundaries between work and family, and why Jen thinks it is not just possible but necessary to be a “nice boss.” Thank you Jen for taking the time (again) to answer a few questions and for being one of the people responsible for giving every person passing through the quaint but sleepy town of Bedford Village a reason to stop.

Meet Keeva Young-Wright of Northern Westchester Hospital