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Contributors

She loves to document topics of of Administration & Management
health and fitness, entrepreneurship, and currently is CEO & Founder of
and body image. Her dream is to Bettie Youngs Book Publishers. Dr.
have a not-for-profit which empow- Youngs served on the board for the
ers young girls to focus on their goals Fuller Center for Housing, Interna-
in the business world. tional, and founded The Fuller Cen-
ter for Housing, San Diego, serving
as its Executive Director since 2008.
1. Robert Tussey 5. Maggie Ramos Dr. Youngs served on the Board of
Robert has been a published writer Maggie Ramos is a student at Trustees for Drake University and is
for over thirty years and has been MiraCosta College and is artistically a charter member of The Nation-
providing editing services for the multi talented. She is a great writer, al WWII Museum which maintains
past twenty-five. As a musician, he painter and a skilled photographer, an affiliation with the Smithsonian
has written scores of songs. His life thanks to several recent courses. Institute. To contact: info@Bet-
has revolved around his music and She puts her soul and heart in every tieYoungs.com
writing, often melding the two into piece she creates. Her art and writ- 9. Dr. Mimi Guarneri
articles and interviews. ing pieces tend to be very emotion- Mimi Guarneri, MD is President of
al. Maggie creates art based on self the Academy of Integrative Health
experiences and from experiences and Medicine. Dr. Guarneri is board
of those around her. certified in Internal Medicine, Car-
diovascular Disease and Integrative
Medicine. She is the medical director
and founder of Guarneri Integrative
Health at Pacific Pearl La Jolla.
13. Nini Hodge
2. Carol Heath Head Writer San Diego Kids
Carol is a Certified Clinical Master/ Natalia (Nini) Hodge, an avid eques-
Teacher; she is certified in a myriad of trian, has won more honors than
alternative modalities including Col- 6. Dawn Nicoli many win in lifelong careers. Nini
or and Sound therapy, Chakra ther- For over 20 years Dawn has owned competes at all levels of horse shows
apy, Reflexology, Cranial and Lomi and operated Nicoli Productions, an local and out of state. She has made
lomi massage and developed her environmental portrait studio, run quite a name for herself over the last
own hands on healing method. out of her two-acre property in Es- 10. Sharon Hightower 4 years appearing in various maga-
condido. Starting a new chapter of Sharon is a native of California, and zines and news articles and even on
her life, when serenity has become has lived in Chicago and Guadalaja- television. Her latest undertaking is
so important, Dawn spends her time ra, MX. She earned an MA in Teaeh- as Head Writer for our San Diego Kids
in her palapa tree house with her ing English as a Second Language Section.
dog, Karma. exploring the world of (TESOL) from CSULA some 20 years
writing. ago, but recently completed her
MBA at Point Loma. A busy woman
with 9 grandchildren, she combines
teaching with her love of writing.
3. Gerald Neff
With more than 40 years living and
working in South America in the
agriculture and forestry business.
topped off with 25 years in the U.S. 14. Sofia Algeria Mah
Em- bassy and Peace Corps. His writ- Sofia Algeria Mah is a 12 year old
ing experience includes local publi- 7. Dr. Nancy Lonsdorf, MD dancer, model, actress & percussion-
cations and years of U.S. Embassy re- Nancy Lonsdorf, MD is a Johns Hop- ist. Dance is her respite, her passion.
ports; so sit back and enjoy the ride. kins and Stanford- trained physi- She is a 7th grader at Santa Fe Chris-
Gerald Neff can be contacted at 760 cian who is trained in the Bredesen 11. Louisa Llanes tian Schools, where she delights in
796 4877. ReCode Protocol for Reversing Cog- Louisa was born and raised right Honors Math, History and Honors
nitive Decline and helps patients here in San Diego, Louisa has a back- English. Her favorite scripture is: “He
restore memory and overall health, ground in wedding and event plan- restores my soul” - Psalm 23:3
naturally. She practices Integrative ning. Her passion for people and
Ayurveda and offers the Healthy research has led her to become the
Brain Recode Success Program at avid reader and writer she is today.
Guarneri Integrative Health at the Louisa continues to seek adventure
Pacific Pearl. Call 858-459-6919 for and beauty in everything around her,
details. always up for stimulating conversa-
4. Debbie Storms tion, planned or spontaneous.
Debbie has enjoyed many careers
from accountant to air traffic con- 15. Kiriann Booth
troller. She believes life is an adven- Kiriann is 13 years old and is homes-
ture to be lived to its fullest. Growing chooled through the Elite Academy.
up in New Jersey, she learned life She also attends Rock Creek for elec-
skills to help her practice that credo. tives. Kiriann loves writing and art
Her passion for travel has taken her and is in many 4-H programs, one of
to many parts of the world. She is 8. Jaime V. Habert her favorites is Bee Keeping. Kiriann
now focusing on writing about her Jaime is the Entertainment/Events 12. Bettie B. Youngs has won blue ribbons for her marvel-
travels and interviewing entertain- Editor of San Diego Woman and a Bettie B. Youngs, Ph.D., Ed.D., is a ous cooking at the Ramona Fair and
ers, which is a great combo! freelance writer out of Carlsbad, CA. former Graduate School Professor also is an active Girl Scout.