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CONTRIBUTORS

EZRA MARCOS is an event and commercial photographer based
in Southern Oregon. He has documented events for Asante, MOCA
Jacksonville, World of Wine, Save Africa Global, Science Works, The
Cummer Museum, Britt, and EU Jacksonville. He has been a contributing
photographer for Southern Oregon Magazine for several years.
www.ezramarcosphoto.com

CHRIS DENNETT moved to the Rogue Valley at the age of nine in
1983, when his family opened the McCully House in Jacksonville as
a bed and breakfast. He has been in the food industry since 1993,
including working in hospitality in both Scotland and Australia, in 1994
and 1997-98 respectively. Dennett opened Elements in 2006, followed
by Beerworks Medford in 2011 and Beerworks Jacksonville in 2016. He
is a co-founder and organizer for Medford Beer Week and the Southern
Oregon Craft Brew Festival.

BRITTANY ARNOLD is the wife of a bearded logger and mother of two
girls. A born-and-raised Portland girl, Brittany now makes her home in
Southern Oregon’s gorgeous Umpqua Valley. Life dramatically changed
from cocktail dresses, high heels, and happy hours to ballet practice,
chickens, church potlucks, and hunting season. In addition to working as
a freelance writer and photographer, Brittany is the event manager for the
Umpqua Economic Development Partnership. She is passionate about the
community she lives in, the people in it, and while she will always have her
city roots – she is madly in love with small-town, Southern Oregon living.
LISA MANYON is The Business Marketing Architect and founder of Write
On Creative. She is the creator of a simple 3-step “Challenge. Solution.
Invitation.™” framework to create marketing messages with integrity with a
focus on passion points instead of pain points as featured in #1 international
bestselling books, Inc. Magazine and the People’s Choice Award at the
California Women’s Conference. Lisa serves on the leadership team of the
Women’s Speakers Association. She’s created a mobile lifestyle so she can
work and play anywhere she chooses. She lives in Ashland, Oregon and loves
wine aka entrepreneurial fuel. www.writeoncreative.com
PAMELA GIBSON is an event planner and the owner of Sweetbriar
Events located in Southern Oregon. Her true passions are both
designing memorable events and writing with illuminating words.
Gibson grew up in the Middle East and Europe and appreciates beauty
and diversity. Southern Oregon has lent itself to a stunning backdrop
and the diversity that she found abroad. In her spare time, she enjoys
spending time with her family and friends exploring new places. To find
out more about Gibson’s work, visit www.sweetbriarevents.com.

LYNN LEISSLER is a freelance writer living in Southern Oregon, where
she enjoys the cultural and scenic variety of the area. She writes for
various publications, and enjoys quilting, reading, gardening and
traveling. She is currently working on her first novel, while her cat, Kris
Kringle, looks on from his windowsill perch.

VALERIE COULMAN is a writer and artist based in the beautiful
Rogue Valley in Southern Oregon. She writes for a variety of adult and
children’s publications, including three award-winning picture books
that have been translated into seven different languages for young
readers around the globe. Along with her artwork, Valerie also teaches
writing and art skills through schools and conferences both in Canada
and the U.S., and is an avid amateur photographer. To find out more
about Valerie’s work, visit www.valeriecoulman.com.
KRISSY MILLNER moved to Southern Oregon with her husband
Mark from San Francisco in 1993 to start their business, Terra Firma.
She began doing interiors in San Francisco and has been using her
talents for homes, boutique hotels as well as commercial projects.
Krissy has embraced the beauty of the Northwest and melds city style
sophistication with casual, organic, comfortable interiors. She can be
reached at terrafirmahome.com, or email tfh@terrafirmahome.com.

NISHA JACKSON is a nationally recognized hormone expert and
gynecology health specialist. Her private practice specializes in
women’s health and the treatment for hormone imbalances for men
and women. Jackson is nationally recognized as a lecturer, motivational
speaker, radio host, columnist, and author. Jackson owns a medical
practice in Medford and Roseburg, Oregon, and a supplement/health
company called Balance Docs.

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