Artist and young entrepreneur Molly Russell has started her own business.  She specializes in painting portraits of animals.  Here's her story:

Name:  Molly Russell               Age:  24          Job title:  Animal Artist           Employer:  Self          

Cost of training:  Self taught - free!                Website:  http://mollyandbelle.com

Peter Kelly was profiled in the first edition of ...Parachute 4 Teens.  If you want to know basic information about being a special FX artist, check out his original profile.  Below is Peter's career update.

  Name:  Peter Kelly       Age: 34      

  Job title: Computer animator     

   Employer:  Industrial Light and Magic

   Years in field: 8        Salary range:  $62,000-$75,000+

   Fields:  Computers/Special effects/Entertainment          

   Degrees: BA, Liberal Arts (not needed); BA, Art (needed)

   Cost of training:    $48,000  

  Website: http://petekellysdoodles.blogspot.com/

  Serena's profile as a family practice resident was included in the first  edition of ...Parachute for Teens.  She's now a fully licenced medical doctor working in Butte, Montana.  

   Name:  Serena Brewer      Age:  33      Job title:  Family Practice physician

   Employer:  Butte Community Health Center   Cost of training: $240,000                   

 Dr. Brewer, as she appeared to her patients last St. Patrick's Day.

   Interested in teaching high school?   A         profile of social studies teacher Alisa Harvey, with basic information interview questions was in the first edition of...Parachute for Teens.  Read below for her thoughts about her job now that she has seven years of experience.

   Alisa is one of those special teachers who not only loves what she does, but goes more than an extra mile to help her students. 

  Ms. Harvey with one of her students.

Name:  Alisa Harvey        Age: 33         Job title:  Social Studies Teacher       Salary:  $45,000*

Field:  Education       Employer:  Beaverton (OR) School District    Degree:  MAT (Masters in Teaching)

Cost of training:  $40,000                        Website:  http://sites.google.com/site/alisaharveyonline/home