Mackenzie Cooper is a personal banking representative at Alpine Bank Avon. She’s been with the organization for three years and has been grateful to have the ballast it provides, as she’s navigated significant personal loss and her own faith journey. “I’m typically a very bubbly person and have been known for my contagious smile. But the past two years has been a roller-coaster of emotion. I have gone through two major deaths: a close friend and family member, back to back from each other,” says Mackenzie. “These past two years there have been moments when I haven't been present in some areas of my life and I simply haven't been me.” There were days when she wanted to give up. As she looks back, she’s proud she was able to wake up in the morning, be positive and attempt to see the light at the end of the tunnel. “I live each day knowing that God is still good and there is a plan out there, and one day I will know that plan,” she says. “I just have to continue believing and having fa...