Counselor Mary Jean Bedard focuses on younger people under age 21 who are directed by the courts to take counseling classes as part of their fine for a minor drug or alcohol violation. When a judge directs a person to attend counseling, it’s up to the defendant to find a court-approved class to attend. Realizing that the first place these people go to find a class is the web, Mary Jean worked with Qwest to create her small business website. “It’s not a big site,” says Mary Jean. “It gives people the information they need, who to contact and my brochure.”

Mary Jean’s site came out of her decision to use Qwest for her business phone and high speed Internet lines. “I’d been thinking of a website, and I just hadn’t done it, mainly because the cost was rather prohibitive. When I did get a business (phone) line, a part of Qwest’s program is that they help you with the website.” 

Mary Jean connected with Nate from Qwest in Phoenix who worked remotely to help her set up her website over a weekend. “I was calling him the computer angel,” says Mary Jean, “because it was like having this angel working on your computer. Left to my own devices, I am not sure I would have one (a website) right now.”

With her website up and running, Mary Jean’s new ambitions for her site include email blasts to parents and referring doctors plus a blog that will engage readers. 

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