Whether as a small girl constructing mini ecosystems, complete with toads and salamanders, or later as a builder of businesses, producer of film, art exhibits and events, or restructuring the psyche; daily life for Ingrid is about the art of creating and being created. She knows that the act of transforming a landscape of any nature, internal or external, alters reality on many levels. To test, research, and share, the mechanics of the principles of creation is her forte and passion.

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LISA-CATHERINE COHEN is a consummate and oft-published writer and editor. (She excels at both mechanical and substantive editing.) Ms. Cohen is a master of the written word across a wide range of genres for industries as diverse as architecture, the film and music Industries, medicine, education, the environment, publishing, journalism, pop culture, and Body/Mind/Spirit-related media.

A two-time-platinum, #1 hit lyricist and an internationally renowned writer, she brings to each project the poet’s sensibility and an expert craftsman’s attention to detail; and she delivers it fast, too. She is extremely creative and independently resourceful. She works with both American and Canadian, and European clients.

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Born in Post-Prohibition rural Louisiana, Bernadene High Coleman grew up in Los Angeles where she continued her education at Loyola Marymount and California State LA.

Ever with a passion for books and reading, she has set out to chronicle the events she first heard about in her youth. Her first published work in the form of a novel, 'Mama Rose', through word of mouth, has sold thousands of copies...

With a first collection of poems entitled, 'Listen My Children', along with a follow-up second novel, 'I Leave You My Dreams' this author now counts 'Beyond Color' as the fourth of her titles now available.

Ms. Coleman, a widow, mother of three, and grandmother of eight, currently resides in California where she continues to write and speak.

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Julia Drake is founder and owner of Julia Drake PR, a boutique literary publicity company that specializes in premium author services including niche press campaigns, social media marketing, innovative book events, and author videos. Julia also acts as president of the LA Chapter of the Women’s National Book Association and mentors at the Los Angeles based non-profit organization WriteGirl. She holds a degree in screenwriting and film from UCLA and the American Film Institute.

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Alma started writing in college, writing for the college newspaper.  She was very much encouraged to write by my high school instructor Mr. Walker.  He saw much potential in me and asked me at each high school reunion, “Why aren’t you writing?”

Since Alma grew up in the 1960’s and 1970’s living through many issues that shaped the way she is today, brought about positive change in America, and that are in the forefront of the news today; she wrote her first book, Checkered Fence”.  I wanted to document that era and bring positive discussion to these issues.  Checkered Fences is a story that tells of an interracial romance in the 1970’s and the struggles encountered during that period of change.  This book is based upon my personal experiences.  

Her second book is called The Trouble With Change.  It’s a thriller/suspense crime story and is also based upon her personal experiences.  The message she wants to send out to the world and to let everyone suffering from domestic violence know is that there is hope even when you think things are hopeless. 

She enjoys writing stories that affect Urban Communities, but these stories are colorless and could happen to anyone.  To show diversity in her writing style, she’s currently writing a third book a comedy.  She possesses an Associate’s and Bachelor of Arts Degrees and lives with her two children and husband, Eugene in Lancaster, California. 

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Joan Jackson was raised in Ohio, taught French, and managed a French Tahitian export company in Oregon. Now a free-lance writer, she has published several magazine articles, written a collection of short stories, and is currently working on her second novel, Just In Time. She and her husband live in West Los Angeles.

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P. Allen Jones is the author of I Only Cry at Night, living with Sickle Cell Disease, which tackles the topic of sickle cell disease ignorance, overcoming silence and shame, and living in-spite of pain. As creator/blogger of Our Voice, the voice of people living with sickle cell disease, she is recognized as a leading health care advocate and her blog is viewed by millions of people world-wide. A writer in Ability Magazine, columnist of Ponder This in Southern Sierra Messenger, and author of Ponder Faith in various newspapers. P. Allen Jones lives in California, married with two children.

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Her words and work have been featured in national magazines, and she is often quoted widely by major newspapers, television and radio…and quoted most recently in O: The Oprah magazine.

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Renee Piane, is a “Master at Connecting people, and a “Love ReInvention specialist.” Internationally recognized Love & Dating expert, seminar leader, speaker and TV personality, Renee has been featured on over 60 TV shows (NBC, CNN, ABC, Today Show, Lifetime, Fox News...) . As a pioneer in the dating industry, Renee has assisted thousands of people to create amazing relationships with her popular Rapid Dating & Rapid Networking events and seminars.

Renee is the Author of “Love Mechanics”, “Secrets into the Minds of Men" and has her own online “Love Mechanics” Radio show with amazing guests on various networks including: I Tunes and Womens Radio Network. Renee has published over 400 love advice columns and her wisdom has been featured publications around the world (WSJ, LA TIMES, NY Times, Cosmo, Men’s Health, I Village Look Better Online….) Renee offers amazing resources for the newly single and anyone wanting to manifest love! She truly out "spreading the love," and is married to the man of her dreams!

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Joanna is a Los Angeles psychotherapist specializing in the eating disorder recovery of adult women. She is a lecturer, Skype Video consultant, workshop leader and author of Healing Your Hungry Heart: recovering from your eating disorder. Joanna suffered from bulimia for many years, found recovery and uses both her professional expertise and personal knowledge to support her clients to a life of freedom and fulfillment.

For a free psychotherapy phone consultation or to invite Joanna to speak contact her at Joanna@poppink.com or call (310) 474-4165.

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TIFFANY N. ROMINE - Author

Tiffany N. Romine grew up in Columbus, Ohio and discovered her love for writing at an early age. She received her Bachelor's Degree from Ohio University and went on to study law at The Ohio State University. In addition to her law practice, Tiffany published her first book, Preserved for a Purpose, in May 2012. She currently resides in Los Angeles

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KATHARINE RUSSELL - Author

Katharine Russell enjoyed over thirty-five years in marketing and communications management in the biotechnology industry. She was an executive with one of the first genetic engineering companies. Russell also was president of Russell-Welsh Strategic Life Science Communications, Inc., and founder and chief executive officer of an ecommerce company offering services for mature companion animals and veterinarians. Russell received her bachelor’s degree from Northwestern University, her master’s degree in journalism from Boston University, her master’s of business administration from the Kellogg School of Management, and earned her certificate in creative writing from the UCLA Extension Writers' Program.

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JAKI SCARCELLO - Author, Coach, Consultant

Jaki’s work has always been about the development of human potential. For 30 years, as a leadership consultant, facilitator and coach, she has supported baby boomers as they grew up through the workplaces of Fortune 500 companies in Canada and the United States. The biggest lesson she has learned from those years is; each stage of life has its own unique energy and the ability to utilize that energy effectively is vital for success and satisfaction. Jaki lives a nomadic life with two fixed bases – Toronto and Hermosa Beach, California. Between spells in either home she travels with her husband – a writer and spiritual teacher.

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Joan Slottow - Artist

Woodblock prints are my specialty. I have been making them since the 1960’s. I currently also print etchings and collagraphs. I make sculptures, paint and do ceramics. My art is representational: while it can be abstract, it is always recognizable. I am mainly interested in texture, pattern and design. I think that this is why I am drawn to the woodblock print as a medium. In woodblock, especially in black and white, the artist works with complex black patterns on a white background. I consider my “scribble style” of drawing and the way I carve the blocks to be my signature.

I like animals, plants and the natural world. Many of my works are landscapes, others are pictures of plants and trees. I am not really interested in scientific or visual accuracy. You can see this in my sculpture of a Marlin and a Flounder, two fish not normally found together in nature.

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Julia Teweles - Author

I'm a published novelist, entrepreneur, and also have a day job as a book acquisitions editor in the area of college textbooks and major reference works. I am divorced and my 15-year-old daughter lives with me. I love going to cultural events and goings-on in the arts--lectures, obscure movies, plays, museum openings, and the like.

Kelly is the host of The D-Spot weekly web-radio show (Mondays at 11am PST) on The Awakening Zone (www.AwakeningZone.com) where she explores the nexus of Dreams, Desires, and Destiny. Kelly is featured regularly on FOX, NBC, CBS, and ABC news and in a variety of publications such as Cosmopolitan, Elle, Bride, Seventeen, Woman’s World, and US Weekly. Kelly is the creator/founder of The Dream Project (www.DreamProjectUN.org), a non-profit organization inspiring young people to solve the issues facing the United Nations and the Millennium Development Goals. She is a lover of life and languages and considers dreams to be the most important language in which to become fluent. Kelly teaches Dreamwork in a unique weave of depth, playfulness, humor, and spirituality to catalyze people to awaken to their magnificence so that they can make manifest the life of their dreams.

For more information about Kelly you can go to:
www.Doctor-Dream.com, Facebook: KellySullivanWalden, Twitter: dreamexperiment

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