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 A curious combination of high tech and rustic, Glenna
Heller works as a member of Seagate Technology’s engineering
information group, lives in a cabin in California’s Santa Cruz Mountains and writes
by the light of her wood-burning stove amid giant California redwoods. Glenna is a 12-
year student of A Course in Miracles and embraces a lifetime commitment to
transformational technology, beauty and true love wherever it might be found. You can
email her at glenna@cruzio.com. |
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 Jean
Kahler is a registered nurse and an Aventis/Rilutek sales representative living
in Aurora, IL with her 12 year old son. You can email her at: jeankahler@earthlink.net. Contributions include: Movie Reviews in Issue 17
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 Vanessa Flores is a senior at The College of New
Jersey and will be graduating in May 2001. "I feel very lucky to have stumbled
across IncrediblePeople.com," she says, "and hope to continue writing for
(I.P.) in the future." After graduation, she hopes to write for an online
magazine and pursue her dream of seeing the world. Contributions include: When I Grow Up in Issue 18 |
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 Kathleen
Gilligan is the manager of Promotion for The Spokesman-Review in Spokane, Wash. A
true lover of words, she has worked at several Northwest newspapers as a reporter,
columnist and editor. She shares her home with fiance Dan Coleman, and four dog-like cats:
Blossom, Lily, Kung Pao and Angelo. Contributions include: A Mother's Delight in Issue 21.
Contact her at kathleeng@spokesman.com |
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 Ken Pierpont is a
pastor, writer, story-teller, husband and father of eight who writes to encourage and
inspire thoughts about eternal things. You can read more of his writing at
http://kenpierpont.com the
home of the Stonebridge Newsletter, or send him a note at ken@kenpieront.com |
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 Joseph Walker is a veteran journalist who worked 10 years for
a daily metropolitan newspaper, including six as the TV columnist and critic. Since 1990
he has written ValueSpeak, a weekly syndicated column that appears in about 30 small
hometown newspapers around the country. He is also the author of the book How Can You
Mend a Broken Spleen? Home Remedies for an Ailing World, available on Amazon.com. You
can email Joe at: valuescom@juno.com
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 Joe Edwards is a semi-retired jazz pianist now living in
Springfield, MO. Although he has played all over the country his primary base was Kansas
City, known as the home of good jazz. Joe plans a book of stories about his hometown of
Miller, Missouri.
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 Matthew Blais is a software consultant, writer, musician, and
healer, who has been pursuing his own healing journey since 1985. Send comments and
questions directly to Matthew at HealSpirit@usa.net. Contributions include: Spiritual Healing and Transformation (5-part series). |
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 Bill Dodds is the author of the humorous, How to Survive Your
40th Birthday (Meadowbrook Press, 1-800-338-2232). Bill and his wife Monica –
married in 1974 – have written, The Joy of Marriage (also by Meadowbrook). Contributions include: Near-miss
Communication:Translating spouse-talk into English. |
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 Nancy Paulsen has a degree in English and
master’s degree in counseling from the University of Illinois. She has been a school
counselor for 11 years and is also a marriage and family therapist. She lives and works in
the Great Pacific Northwest. Contributions
include: Coping With Change; Make Time For Yourself; Don’t
Play Small. |
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 Michael Powers is happily married to his high school sweetheart Kristi, and
has two boys: Caleb (4 years old) and Connor (1 year old.) Several of his stories have
been published and he is currently working on his first book. He owns a video production
business, coaches high school girl's basketball, and two years ago started Straight
From the Heart, a free daily ezine that features inspirational, uplifting stories -
often by published writers. To subscribe or contact Michael, send an email to Thunder27@aol.com. Contributions include: Tuxedo Swimming; The Day Lisa Lost, and.Batman |
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 June Thompson-Sparks is an Emmy-award winning
television news anchor in Phoenix, Arizona. She loves to hike in the desert
around the Arizona home she shares with her husband, two daughters, and a foster daughter.
When I asked if there are snakes where she hikes, she said, "Sure, but don't
worry...I wear boots." OK, June, if you say so! Contributions include: Millennium On My Mind. |
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 Brian "Bongoboy" Steiner has been playing percussion on the
Northwest scene since the late1970's. Still active in the the R&B circuit, Brian has
recorded and performed with many well known artists including Bo Diddly, Chuck Berry and
Steve Miller. Brian is a Realtor with Windermere Real Estate in Seattle, WA. You can email
him at: BJSSTEINER@aol.com. Contributions include: numerous
music reviews. |
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 Ann LaBeck is the Pastoral Assistant for Youth
Ministry at St. Madeleine Sophie Church in Bellevue, WA. Ann is also a
guitarist extrordinaire, featured on Mark Reiman's album, Downpour. Her
Toyota's license plate reads GRLWGTR. You go, girl!
You can email her at: amlabeck@oz.net Contributions
include: Standing On Holy Ground |
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 Christie
A. Hansen is a wife and mother of three young children from North Logan, Utah. Her
column, From the Trenches, appears in eight papers across five states and on-line
at www.20ishparents.com. Contact her by
e-mail at christiehansen@usa.net. Contributions include: Magic Heart |
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 Jan
MacIntyre has a Liberal Arts degree from the University of Montana and a Master’s
degree in Counseling Psychology from Antioch College in Seattle. She is married, raising
her 3 kids, and working at home as a stained glass artist. She volunteers as an art docent
in the schools and raises awareness of disability/accessibility issues. Known to
occasionally venture onstage to sing under the stage name Landsie, when the weather
permits she is often found working in her newly landscaped garden, happy as a clam. You
can email Jan at: macaroo5@aol.com Contributions include: I've Got you Mama
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 Zack Teperman is a
12 year old, 7th grade student at Charlton Public School in Thornhill, Ontario. You can
congratulate Zack and the whole Charlton Free The Children crew through Zack’s
email at: teppy13@hotmail.com
Contributions include: How 5
Students, 5 Teachers, and Three Cows Helped Free the Children
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 Jill Suzanne
Jacobs is the Jewish Family Educator of the Leventhal-Sidman Jewish Community Center
in Newton, Massachusetts. She holds a Masters of Arts in Jewish Education from the Rhea
Hirsch School of Education, Hebrew Union College-Jewish Institute of Religion, in Los
Angeles. Contributions include: The Whole
World is a Very Narrow Bridge: The Passover Process |
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 Tarek Joseph Chemaly is
a 25 year old agriculture engineer - soon to be an environmental economist - from Beirut,
Lebanon. He is currently the head of the landscape maintenance department at Beirut
International Airport. A journalist since 1996, he has worked with Sunday Telegraph, the
London Observer, and Paris Match on special projects in Lebanon, in addition to more than
a hundred fifty published articles in Lebanese newspapers. Tarek is currently the
correspondent for COLORS magazine (the publication of the United Colors of Benetton) in
Lebanon. You can email Tarek at: tchemaly@dm.net.lb. Contributions include: The Importance of Being Wassim |
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Jeri Shapiro-Hodgin was born in New York City
and has 30 years of experienceas an R.N. in a wide range of applications. Richard Hodgin
grew up in a small town in northwest Washington where he was a very successful high and
jr. college wrestler. While he has earned a living as a pharmaceutical sales rep., at age
52, he still sees himself primarily as a wrestler. His passions have been wrestling with
marriage, parenting, and peace and justice issues within faith-based organizations. Jeri
and Richard have two 20-something aged sons and live in the sunny, Puget Sound region of
Washington. You can email them at: h22cmf@aol.com.
Contributions include: A Jew and a Christian Reflect on Pesach (Passover) and Easter
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 Eileen Rasnack
is a native Washingtonian who lives in Bellevue with her husband, four children, and
hyperactive dog. She loves garden, enjoys hiking, camping, and knitting in her spare time.
Contributions include: Book Reviews in Issue 17
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 Kathy Gates is a Professional Life Coach in Scottsdale, Arizona and author of
the book 7 Secrets to a Great Life. Visit her website at http://www.reallifecoach.com or email kathy@reallifecoach.com.
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 Peter Bennett describes himself as
a gray haired, baby boomer era freelance journalist concentrating mainly on art and
theatre. Born in England, he migrated to Australia in the early seventies and has traveled
extensively thought Eastern Europe and the Middle East. He has written for various
newspapers and periodicals, returning to Australia in August 2001 after a ten-year
absence. He is writing two humorous books about his sojourns in Turkey and Poland. You can
email him at pmclare1@tas.quik.com.au |
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