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CONTRIBUTORS

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.
Visit www.writeoncreative.com for more information.
LIZA B. ZIMMERMAN has been writing, educating,
and consulting about wine, cocktails and food for 25
years. She has also worked almost every angle of the
wine and food business: from server and consultant
to positions in distribution, education, and sales. Her
take on wine education and coverage is savvy, down
to earth, and unpretentious. She has visited all the
world’s major wine growing and spirits producing
regions—50 plus countries and counting—is one
of several hundred people in the U.S. to hold the
Diploma of Wine & Spirits (D.W.S.), the three-year program that is the
precursor to the Master of Wine.
JERRY CLARKSON is a freelance photographer
living in Southern Oregon. He spent most of his
early career doing weddings and portraits and now
focuses on sports and commercial photography.
His sports images capture the raw emotion during
the heat of an intense, competitive game and he
enjoys the challenge, teamwork and creativity
associated with commercial photography. W ’
Freelancing gives him the opportunity to work on
a variety of projects and meet many interesting
people. To see more of his work, visit www.jerryclarkson.com.
KRISSY MILNER 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 parkhurstwine.com
using her talents for homes, boutique hotels as
well as commercial projects. Krissy has embraced 806 S. Paci�ic Hwy, Suite A | Talent, OR
the beauty of the Northwest and melds city style
sophistication with casual, organic, comfortable
interiors. She can be reached at terrafirmahome. 541/324-4851
com, or her email is tfh@terrafirmahome.com.
NISHA JACKSON is a nationally recognized
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Her private practice specializes in women’s health
and the treatment for hormone imbalances for men
and women. Jackson is nationally recognized as a New! Wedding Venue
lecturer, motivational speaker, radio host, columnist,
and author. Jackson owns medical practices in For up to 100 guests.
Medford, Grants Pass, Klamath Falls, Roseburg, and
Eugene. Catering, lodging,
and more!
STEVE BOYARSKY is a retired educator who has Award Winning Wine,
called Southern Oregon his home for more than 40
years. Steve was a high school biology teacher in
Medford schools and a superintendent at Southern
Oregon Education Service District. He has worked Food and Fun!
for Southern Oregon University as director of
ACADEMY and College-High programs and taught
in the Education Administration program. Building
the Southern Oregon community is a focus for
Steve. He serves on several non-profit boards and
writes a monthly column for the Mail Tribune. Since retirement he has
developed a passion for fly fishing and playing drums in the rock band,
Double Life.
BRYANT HELGELAND is the owner/operator of
Mountain Provisions, on the Plaza in Ashland.
Active in several outdoor sports (Telemark skiing,
XC skiing, road and mountain biking, hiking,
backpacking, kayaking), he has been a seminar Plan to Stay
speaker on many of those activities. He attended
a NOLS (National Outdoor Leadership School)
semester trip to Chile shortly after college.
During high school, he was a counselor at
YMCA outdoor camps. Contact him at bryant@
ashlandmountainprovisions.com or the store’s Facebook page.
Located 1/2 mile from historic downtown Jacksonville
VALERIE COULMAN is a writer and artist and the Britt Festival, enjoy our casual newly renovated
based in the beautiful Rogue Valley in Southern
Oregon. She writes for a variety of adult tasting room, grape covered patio, live music on the
and children’s publications, including three
award-winning picture books that have been weekends and our new food menu.
translated into seven different languages for
young readers around the globe. Along with Z Z
her artwork, Valerie also teaches writing and The Z
art skills through schools and conferences We are a family friendly winery with beautiful
both in Canada and the U.S., and is an avid RELLIK
amateur photographer. To find out more about Valerie’s work, grounds to explore that include a pond,
visit www.valeriecoulman.com. Alpacas and Llamas! HOUSE
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LYNN LEISSLER is a freelance writer living in 970 Old Stage Rd | Central Point, OR 97502 | 541-499-0449
Southern Oregon, where she enjoys the cultural Tasting Room Hours: Thursday - Monday 11am to 7pm
and scenic variety of the area. She writes for
various publications, and enjoys quilting, reading, Rellik House: 1-5 bedrooms available for nightly rental
gardening and traveling. She is currently working
on her first novel, while her cat, Kris Kringle, looks
on from his windowsill perch. rellikwinery.com
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