Bonnie St. John

Bonnie St. John (born November 7, 1964) be American former Paralympic skier, author, den public speaker. St. John get ein right leg amputated below de knee wen na she be 5 years old. Despite dese challenges, she go on make she excel as athlete, scholar, mommie den businesswoman. She be de first African-American make she win medals insyd Winter Paralympic competition as ski racer, den de first African-American to medal insyd any paralympic event.St. John, Bonnie. "I Began Skiing With the Amputee Club." Archived August 1, 2020, at the Wayback Machine www.beyondtheultimate.org. Retrieved May 25, 2017. St. John earn bronze den silver medals insyd several alpine skiing events during de 1984 Winter Paralympics."Bonnie St. John, United States of America: Alpine Skiing." www.paralympic.org. Retrieved November 5, 2019.Turner, Patricia. "Exclusive With the First African-American Olympian Champion in Alpine Skiing: Bonnie St. John." www.megadiversities.com, August 17, 2012. After she graduate from Harvard den earn Rhodes Scholarship, St. John go on to successful corporate career, first insyd sales plus IBM, then as corporate consultant. She sanso wrep six books, wey dey include one each plus ein daughter Darcy, den ein husby, Allen P. Haines.Krampe, Jennifer. "Bonnie St. John: Uphill Skiing." www.success.com, January 6, 2014. Retrieved May 25, 2017.

 Early life 

Na dem born Bonnie St. John insyd Detroit for November 7, 1964, wey dem raise am insyd San Diego."Spotlight on Bonnie St. John." www.vyneworld.com, August 5, 2009. Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 14, 2015. Na ein mommie, Ruby Cremaschi-Schwimmer, be principal for Lincoln High School (San Diego)."Skiing Rhodes Scholar Tells of  Uphill Battle." The New York Times, December 17, 1985. Retrieved July 7, 2016."Departure of Lincoln's Principal Teaches Hard Lesson in Reality." Los Angeles Times, July 8, 1990. Retrieved July 8, 2016."Obituary: Dr. Ruby Cremaschi-Schwimmer." The San Diego Union Tribune, January 4, 2007. www.legacy.com. Retrieved May 25, 2017. Ein poppie, Lee St. John, lef before na dem born am."Bonnie St. John: Author, Speaker, Olympic Medal Winner." www.herstorynetwork.com, April 26, 2012. Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 8, 2014. Ein mommie later marry older man, wey physically abuse St. John den ein older sisto. Due to condition dem bell pre-femoral focal disorder, St. John get ein right leg amputated below de knee wen na she be 5 years old. She graduate from The Bishop's School insyd 1982,"Condoleezza Rice Visits The Bishop's School". La Jolla, CA Patch. January 21, 2012. Retrieved April 30, 2023. wey she graduate magna cum laude from Harvard University insyd 1986, St. John win Rhodes Scholarship to Trinity College, Oxford,"Oxonian Olympians." www.ox.ac.uk, August 15, 2012. Wayback Machine. Retrieved September 20, 2012. wer na she earn ein M.Litt. degree insyd economics for 1990 insyd.

 Athletic career 

For de 1984 Winter Paralympics insyd Innsbruck, Austria, St. John win bronze medal insyd de slalom, bronze medal insyd de giant slalom, wey na dem award am silver medal for overall performance thereby she earn ein distinction of being de second fastest woman insyd de world for one leg insyd dat year.

 Writing career 

St. John wrep six books: Succeeding Sane; Getting Ahead at Work Without Leaving Your Family Behind; Money: Fall Down? Get Up!; How Strong Women Pray; Live Your Joy; and written with her teenage daughter, Darcy Deane, How Great Women Lead.  Togeda, dem travel around de world for extraordinary mother-daughter journey into de lives, den life lessons, of fascinating women leaders wey dey include Hillary Clinton, Condoleezza Rice, Presido of Liberia Ellen Johnson-Sirleaf, den Facebook COO Sheryl Sandberg. Ein latest book be Micro-Resilience, plus ein husby Allen Haines."Books - Bonnie St. John." www.bonniestjohn.com. Retrieved November 3, 2019.

 Ein life matter 

Na Bonnie St. John formerly marry Dr. Grant Deane, ocean acoustician den physicist for Scripps Institute of Oceanography."Grant Deane: Research Oceanographer, Marine Physical Laboratory, Scripps Institution of Oceanography." www.scrppsscholars.ucsd.edu. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

For de 2002 Winter Paralympics insyd Salt Lake City, Utah, St. John speak during de opening ceremonies.Garza, Xazmin. "Full circle: Bonnie St. John remembers the past and celebrates her accomplishments." www.saltlake2002.paralympic.org. Wayback Machine. Retrieved August 8, 2007.

Insyd February 2007, as part of de celebration of Black History Month, na dem honour St. John for de White House by Presido George W. Bush wey say: "[Bonnie St. John] is the kind of person that you really want to be around, and the kind of person that shows that individual courage matters in life."White House Office of the Press Secretary. "President Bush Celebrates African American History Month." www.georgewbush-whitehouse.archives.gov, February 12, 2007. Retrieved November 1, 2019.

Insyd 2006 na dem feature St. John insyd nationwide Starbucks campaign dem bell "The Way I See It", wich feature beverage cups plus inspirational quotes from various public figures. Na St. John ein quote be as follows: "I was ahead in the slalom. But in the second run, everyone fell on a dangerous spot. I was beaten by a woman that got up faster than I did. I learned that people fall down, winners get up, and gold medal winners just get up faster.""The Way I See It #165 - Bonnie St. John." www.bonniestjohn.com. Wayback Machine. Retrieved November 07, 2008.

NBC Nightly News select St. John as "One of the five most inspiring women in America". She appear for The Today Show, Good Morning America, CNN, Montel den de Discovery Health Channel top. The New York Times den People sanso profile St. John wey dem note am extraordinary achievements. She work insyd de White House during de Clinton administration as Director for de National Economic Council, wey she currently be CEO of Courageous Spirit, Inc.

 References 

 External links 

 Interview with Bonnie St. John on "How Strong Women Pray."
 Interview with Grant Deane about his work recording the sounds of melting glaciers in Svalbard, Norway.
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