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Contributors
Bill Cohen is a writer, musician,
cartoonist and humorist. He has a
graduate degree from the University
of California, Los Angeles. Bill has
worked for e Metropolitan Mu-
seum of Art in New York City, e
Getty Museum in Los Angeles and
Universal Music Group. Bill spends
his free time playing classical guitar, bicycling and studying Turkish. Bill learned to eat under the direction of his mom.
Gina Mullins-Cohen became fasci- nated with nutrition, as a teenager, when she discovered the bene ts of organic food. roughout her 20- year career in publishing she has successfully co-launched several do- mestic and international magazines, as well as two media companies. Gina is the owner of Edible Orange County and spends her time between
Orange County, California and Loudoun County, Virginia where she is Vice President of Marketing, Communications and Publica- tions at National Recreation and Park Association. NRPA is dedi- cated to Conservation, Health & Wellness and Social Equity.
Mareya Ibrahim – e Fit Foodie
– began her career in the natural
products industry as the national
marketing director for Wild Oats
Market before it became Whole
Foods. She experienced the natural
products industry from all angles
including food and marketing, re-
tail, and all avenues including be-
ing a consumer of whole foods.
Ibrahim is also the founder of Eat
Cleaner products which have been featured on OVC. She has a pod cast and speaks regularly on the bene ts of healthy eating.
Michele Jacobson is a Certi ed
Clinical Nutritionist, author
and food writer. She lectures on
GMOs, nutrition, how to eat
and shop for healthier food in
the American marketplace, and
on health bene ts derived from
traditional diets of the world. In
addition to her books, Michele
writes two blogs: her Nutrition blog and her GMO blog. A member of the NOFA-New Jersey Public Policy and Advocacy Committee, her articles on GMOs have been widely published and distributed.
Kim Mabon is the owner and creative director of Creative By Design, a full- service creative agency located in Co- rona, California. Creative By Design provides award-winning design for several magazines as well as city and chamber guides across the country. Kim has received over 60 awards for maga-
zine design during her 24-year tenure as a creative professional. creativebydesign.net.
Robert (Bob) David Mullins was a
Pulitzer Prize-winning journalist. He
was the only journalist ever awarded
the esteemed Amicus Curiae Award,
presented by the state Judicial
Council. e prestigious Robert
D. Mullins Excellence in Reporting
Award, named in his honor, is bestowed annually to journalists con- sidered outstanding in their ethical e orts to report the news.
Melissa Valder is a freelance writer, editor, proofreader and creative direc- tor. She is a ghost writer and can create and construct books from start to nish, She can assist the author with the pro- cess and organization of the book as well. Valder clients turn a book idea into a re-
ality by directing a step-by-step process that ensures a cohesive and captivating end result.
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