Jaclyn Albin

Writer

Dr. Albin treats patients of all ages and trained in combined internal medicine and pediatrics at Baylor College of Medicine in Houston, Texas. She joined the Departments of Pediatrics and Internal Medicine at UTSW in the fall of 2014 where she practices primary care in the Combined Internal Medicine/Pediatrics Clinic at UTSW. Dr. Albin serves as the Associate Program Director for the Internal Medicine/Pediatrics (Med/Peds) Residency Program and loves teaching about health promotion across the lifespan. She is passionate about nutrition, lifestyle, and other environmental influences on health, and she teaches her patients and students to prioritize these areas. In 2017, Dr. Albin launched UTSW’s Culinary Medicine program and serves as the director, working to teach nutrition through hands-on cooking classes to medical students, residents, healthcare professionals, and the community. Dr. Albin loves blending her passion for nutrition and wellness with growing a garden, cooking, traveling, and spending time with her husband and children.

Cindy Arledge

Writer

Cindy Arledge helps families thrive generationally. She is a four-time #1 Best-Selling author, second-generation entrepreneur, and leader of the Legacy Planning Movement. Her books are available at Amazon.com. Find out how Legacy Planning can help your family at LegacyFamilyRevolution.com.

Debra Austin

Writer

Debra Austin is a business coach and consultant. She has helped hundreds of business owners clarify their vision, create a roadmap for success and achieve their goals. She is the founder of Chaos2Results Business Coaching and is recognized by the International Coaching Federation as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC). Find more tips for overcoming procrastination at:  www.chaos2resultscoaching.com.

Leslie Barker

 Feature Writer

Leslie Barker is a native of Dallas and has been writing ever since she can remember. Most of her career was as a staff writer at The Dallas Morning News, covering primarily health and fitness. She also has two blogs:  thegratefulrunner.com and glassoflemonade.blogspot.com.

Nickquolette Barrett

Writer

Nickquolette Barrett is a Career Development Strategist, author, and speaker with expertise in résumé writing, interview prep, LinkedIn branding, and career development& strategy. She has worked in corporate America for a since 1991 with 19 years in leadership which is where she discovered her talent for helping others land their dream job and achieve career success. She took that talent and launched iRock Development Solutions, LLC dba iRock Résumés (irockresumes.com). She holds the CCTC, CPRW, CEIP, and NCOPE career industry certifications and has authored two books — You’re Hired — 10 Tips to Rock Out Your Résumé and Land an Interview and You’re Hired — 10 Tips to Rock Our Your Interview and Land Your Dream Job. Nickquolette is married has an adult son, college age daughter, and a Shih-poo named BamBam.

DeLila Bergan

Writer

DeLila Bergan, JD, MA, HEC-C. is a bioethicist, elder mediator, and retired elder law attorney. One of her clients received that 2:00 A.M. phone call and shared its emotional impact; details have been modified to protect the parties’ identities. To contact Ms. Bergan, visit her website.

Kimberly Blaker

Writer

Kimberly Blaker is a freelance writer. She also owns an online bookshop, Sage Rare & Collectible Books, specializing in out-of-print, scarce, signed, and first editions; fine bindings; ephemera and more at sagerarebooks.com.

Carolyn Bower

Writer

Carolyn Bower is an Ohio-based Freelance Writer who finds inspiration in a variety of areas. Her music articles can be seen in fyi50+, BOOMER Magazine, and GO Magazine (New York City), and her sports articles have appeared in The Sports Column. Her many interests include animal welfare issues and education concerns. Read her articles online at clippings.me/carolynbower  Her interests includes literature and theatre, reading mysteries, and listening to her extensive music collection from the 1940s through the present.

Yeun Byun

Writer

Yeun Byun is the creator of Soaps of 7 Flowers, a Santa Cruz-based artisanal soap company dedicated to enhancing the way we clean and care for our bodies using only the essentials you find in nature. Each of her products reflects her intention for simplicity, a love for art and design, and a deep-rooted fascination with the therapeutic properties of herbs and flowers. When she is not in the soap-making studio, Yeun is sharing her passion for therapy with nature, selling her soaps at Farmer’s Markets, and growing fields full of flowers. Check out her beautiful soaps at soapsof7.com.

Marlene Caraballo

Writer

Marlene Caraballo is a writer, speaker, a self-described positivity junkie and certified Reiki practitioner. A mom to three sons and one pooch, she resides in Orange County, NY, where she blogs about life after fifty and shares inspiring mindset tips for living our living best life at cheers2chapter2.com.

Jessica Case

Writer

Jessica Case has worked in book publishing for more than a decade, where she has collaborated with a wide range of authors, from Swedish crime queens to paleontologists and medieval historians. She lives in Princeton, New Jersey, with her husband, two sons, and her two dogs, Sasha and Cromwell, who are very jealous of Albie’s adventures.

Nancy Churnin

Writer

Nancy Churnin is the author of eight picture book biographies that have won the Sydney Taylor Notable, South Asia Book Award and Notable Social Studies Trade Books for Young People and been honored on numerous states reading lists. A native New Yorker and former theater critic for The Dallas Morning News, Nancy is a Harvard University alumna, with a master’s from Columbia University. She lives in North Texas with her husband, a dog named Dog and a cantankerous cat. Nancy’s books are available at our  Grand Times Bookstore and independent bookstores. You can also follow her on Twitter @nchurnin.

Gail Clifford

Writer

Gail Clifford, MD, a physician for more than 25 years, has traveled to five continents and all 50 United States. An avid traveler she has enjoyed trips with her parents, her siblings, and her daughter. Travel writer, photographer, coach for other professionals interested in the next step career… she is an avid adventurer. abletravelphoto.com.

Bob Ecker

Writer

Bob Ecker is a Napa, California based freelance writer/photographer and wine judge producing destination travel, wine, culinary, business, sport, and feature content. His work has appeared in USA Today, Dallas Morning News, Chicago Tribune, Boston Globe, the Philadelphia Inquirer, and other publications. His magazine articles are also in Business Traveler Magazine, Decanter, Fine Wine, Costco Connection, Business Jet Traveler, and more.

Robert Frankel

Managing Editor

Robert Frankel is a freelance writer and filmmaker. He is an alumnus of University of Washington, Seattle, and currently lives in Brooklyn, NY.

David Freitag

Writer

David Freitag, an industry veteran in financial services and wealth management, brings a deep passion and unparalleled expertise in Social Security filing strategies and retirement income planning to his current role as a financial planning consultant. David is a frequent speaker, presenter, guest lecturer and published author on such topics as retirement income distribution planning, Social Security, tax planning in retirement, and Roth conversions, amongst others. He has been featured in Market Watch, CNBC, USA Today Money, and The Street.Com. David is a Chartered Life Underwriter, Chartered Financial Consultant, Chartered Retirement Planning Consultant, and holds his Series 7 and 24 securities licenses. He also holds a Master of Education and Bachelor of Science degrees from the University of Maryland.

Marcel Gemme

Writer

Marcel Gemme has dedicated his life to helping others find help. He started his career in the field of substance abuse 20 years ago and has helped countless families find proper rehabilitation and treatment for their loved ones. He now focuses his attention on assisting individuals in finding long-term Senior Care and does this through his website ECDOL.org. Excellent Care, Decency, and Optimal Living are what he aims to bring to individuals looking for care options for themselves or their aging loved ones.

Barbara Glass

Writer

Barbara Glass has authored the ‘Write Around the Corner’ column for 10 years, featuring book reviews, interviews and slice-of-life pieces, besides writing blogs and content for individuals and businesses. She is a bona fide, card-carrying English major who reads and writes for the fun of it. A 30-year marketing veteran, Barbara has been involved with senior living and healthcare for many years. Most recently, she has supported several Dallas retirement communities with community connections and business development. Barbara is a Certified Aging Services Professional (CASP) through UNT and holds an Assisted Living Manager certification through the state of Texas. A graduate of Northwestern University, Evanston, Illinois, Barbara has done post-graduate work at Oglethorpe University and the University of North Texas. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Dallas Area Parkinsonism Society (DAPS) and the Community Council of Greater Dallas (CCGD). She is a member of the Care and Support Committee of the Alzheimer’s Association of Greater Dallas, and AWARE. Originally from the east coast, Barbara has lived in Texas since 1999. She has four children, twelve grandchildren.

Linda Glauben

Writer

Linda is originally from Pittsburgh, PA, And moved to Dallas in 1978. She has many years of sales experience. Her passion has always been cooking, especially her grandmother’s and mother’s Italian recipes. In 2018, she realized it was time to move on to her second act and decided to make her dream a reality. Linda started Cucina Noni. She holds in-home Italian cooking classes, teaching how to make homemade pasta and other favorite recipes. Classes are typically 4 to 16 people. Guests choose 3 recipes to prepare. All ingredients are included as well as recipes. Linda is married to Phillip Glauben and has 2 married children, a daughters and son, two granddaughters and a grandson on the way. For more information and to purchase her homemade tomato sauce and pizzelles contact: Noni@CucinaNoni.com

Max Gottlieb

Writer

Max Gottlieb is the content manager for Senior Planning in Phoenix, Arizona. Senior Planning offers free services to seniors regarding care and community placement. Max has written about aging for Huffington Post, Forbes, and more.

Steve Greenberg

Cartoonist

Besides being the cartoonist for “Boomerish” for 50-and-up readers around the country, Steve Greenberg is an editorial cartoonist and artist in Southern California. He draws for weekly publications in Los Angeles and Ventura County following decades on staff at daily newspapers in SoCal, San Francisco and Seattle, winning awards for editorial cartooning nearly every year. Steve contributes to the Cartoon Movement out of The Netherlands and was the first American cartoonist invited to join. He is also an award-winning informational graphics artist and illustrator. “Boomerish” is inspired by his life and the lives of friends and people he’s observed.

Kristina Hallett

Writer

Dr. Kristina Hallett is a Board-Certified Clinical Psychologist, TEDx Speaker, and Associate Professor of Psychology with over 25 years of experience working with organizations and individuals. She offers a fresh look at our commonly held beliefs about well-being, serving as a catalyst for change by inviting shifts in mindset, perspective and everyday practices. She speaks internationally in several areas –resilience, radical self-care, harnessing the positive power of stress, and living your best life through self-compassion. Dr. Hallett is the author of two international best-sellers: “Own Best Friend: Eight Steps to a Life of Purpose, Passion, and Ease” and “Be Awesome: Banish Burnout, Create Motivation from the Inside Out”, and hosts the popular podcast Be Awesome – Celebrating Mental Health and Wellness. She is active in the Leadership Institute for Women in Psychology, the National Speakers Association, and the American Psychological Association and is frequently featured on national platforms such as NBC, U.S. News and World Report, MindBodyGreen, Reader’s Digest, and the American Psychological Association.  Access her free guide to being stress smart and becoming your own best friend, or share your thoughts at kristinamhallett@gmail.com. Originally published: mindbodygreen.com.

Janet Hennard

Writer

Janet Hennard is a registered yoga teacher (E-RYT500) and certified yoga therapist (C-IAYT), who teaches classes in Dallas, Richardson and Garland. She also offers private yoga classes for special needs including those with osteoporosis, joint restrictions, fibromyalgia, anxiety, depression, epilepsy, and MS.  jhennard@brightpathyoga.com or brightpathyoga.com.

Lynn Jenkins

Writer

Lynn Jenkins is the President and Co-Founder of Sydoni Skincare and Beauty. Lynn has worked in the beauty industry for more than 30 years, advising clients on makeup application and appropriate skincare routines. Before launching her beauty brand, Lynn worked in support of Dermatologists, Plastic Surgeons, and Aesthetics professionals throughout Texas to aid in the growth and development of clinical skincare and aesthetic medicine sales in their practices. We invite you to discover their extensive collection of products at sydoniskin.com.

Jaimie Johnson

Writer

Jaimie Johnson “chef Jaimie” shares the art of cooking, baking, and entertaining with friends and families everywhere. She has 18 years in the food industry. Jaimie enjoys teaching baking and decorating techniques, and making healthy meals in a hurry and assembling time-saving meal prep in her workshops as well as creating the perfect party and bridal shower experiences with her Pampered Chef business. When she is not cooking, Jaimie has a fulltime marketing career with a well-known travel company and enjoys spending time with her family, including her new puppy, Ace. Check out her blog at:  http://tiny.cc/Chefjaimiekids

Debra Goldie Jones

Writer

Debra Goldie Jones is a dealer at the North Dallas Antique Mall, a freelance writer and content writer. She has been a dining critic, a shopping critic and now she’s just plain critical about everything!

Becky Knight

Writer

Dr. Becky Knight is a Lecturer and Internship Coordinator for the Department of Rehabilitation and Health Services at the University of North Texas in Denton, TX. She is also a professor in the OLLI Lifelong Learning Program for adults 50 and better.

Sharon Kurtz

Writer

Sharon Kurtz is a freelance travel writer who shares her passion for travel and food by exploring unique customs, cultures, and flavors both at home and around the globe. She lives in Dallas, Texas with her husband and 3 dogs, but her carry-on is always packed and ready for the next adventure. Follow her travels on Instagram @Shar_Kurtz and facebook.com/sharonkkurtz

Kim Leeson

Photographer

Kim Leeson has been a professional photographer for more than 25 years. After studying photography and journalism at East Texas University, she began working for The Dallas Morning News. During an 11-year stint in her dream job as a news photographer, she enjoyed covering breaking news and features. Her work for the newspaper earned her awards from the Texas Headliners Foundation, the Southern Newspaper Publishers Association,Texas Associated Press Managing Editors, and the Association for Women Journalists.

Since leaving the Dallas Morning News in 2004, Kim has been freelancing in the Dallas area, mainly for magazines, public relations firms, educational institutions and nonprofits. Many also know Kim as an accomplished nature photographer whose passion is finding the extraordinary details of the natural world in urban environments. Kim’s work can be seen at kimtakespictures.com.

James Lewis

Writer

James Lewis is a former reporter and television anchorman. He is now an actor living in McKinney with his wife Linda.

Tiffany Lord

Writer

Tiffany Lord is a private yoga coach, founder of Love + Asana and resident instructor for the International Headache Center. Her passion is helping people reconnect to their bodies for more strength, flexibility and confidence with a personalized approach to movement & mindfulness. She truly believes whether you feel “out of shape” from persistent pain, past injuries or a stressful life change, you can feel better and live the life you want with yoga. Learn more about her custom virtual yoga programs at loveandasana.com.

Gloria Martinez

Writer

Gloria Martinez started WomenLed.org to celebrate the advancements women have made and inspire women to become entrepreneurs and seek promotions in the workplace.

Fred Mays

Writer

Fred Mays is a former TV news guy. He now lives in Allen, Texas and works as a freelance writer/photographer. He specializes in travel and environmental subjects. Follow his blog at www.northtexasactivelife.com.

Sue Mintz

Writer

Sue Mintz is a Certified Retirement Transition Coach (non-financial) through Retirement Options.* For more information visit retirementhood.com or contact Sue at suemintz@retirementhood.com. *Retirement Options is a division of Career Partners International LLC.

Melinda Myers

Writer

Melinda Myers is a nationally known gardening expert, TV/radio host, author & columnist. She has more than 35 years of horticulture experience, a master’s degree in horticulture and has written over 20 books, including  Small Space Gardening. She hosts The Great Courses “How to Grow Anything” gardening DVD series and the nationally syndicated Melinda’s Garden Moment TV & radio segments as well as columnist and contributing editor for Birds & Blooms magazine. Visit her website at  melindamyers.com.

Mridula Nadamuni

Writer

Mridula Nadamuni, MD is a third-year internal medicine and pediatrics resident at UTSW. In between adapting to delivering healthcare online, she does yoga, watches Netflix and reluctantly does laundry. She is always on the lookout for the next great read!

Allia Zobel Nolan

Writer

Allia Zobel Nolan is an internationally published author of 150+ children’s and adult books. Her titles range from the Divine to the feline and include such varied titles as Whatever Is Lovely: A 90-Day Devotional Journal, (Harper Christian) Cat Confessions: A Kitty-Come-Clean Tell-All Book, (Harvest House), The Joy of Being Fifty+ (Workman Publishing, illustrated by New Yorker cartoonist, Roz Chast), and more. A former Reader’s Digest Children’s Publishing senior editor, she collaborated with the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop to publish Laugh Out Loud with 40 funny EBWW humorists. The title won a 2019 Humor Indie Award. Her greatest passions are her husband, Desmond, her fur babies, Nolan Nolan and Colleen Fiona Shannon Nolan, and Cherry Garcia Ice Cream.

Larry North

Writer

Larry North is a leading expert in health, fitness, nutrition and weight loss, Larry owns and operates cutting edge fitness gyms across the nation, the author of several books, and speaks all over the world encouraging people to live a lifestyle encompassing physical, mental & spiritual health. biotemedical.com

Tammy O’Neil

Writer

As an Associate Certified ADHD Coach, Certified Parent Trainer, Certified Student Success Coach and a Professional Organizer that specializes in ADHD, Chronic Disorganization and Hoarding, Tammy’s Business and Communication degrees, continuing education and community volunteer work enhance her abilities to “think outside the box.” Tammy fosters a co-active coaching partnership with her clients and collaborates with them to reach their goals. Being the mother of two adult children and five grandchildren, has enhanced her combined unique gifts of creative coaching and organization. In addition to being a Co-Coordinator of North Tarrant County CHADD and On-line Parent Education Instructor, she is also a member of Children & Adults w/Attention Deficit Disorder (CHADD), Institute of Challenging Disorganization (ICD), International Coaching Federation (ICF) National Association of Productivity and Organizing Professionals (NAPO), Dallas Hoarding Task Force and Tarrant County Hoarding Task Force (TCHF). She can be reached at  tammy@theorganizercoach.com or theorganizercoach.com.

Janie Pace

Writer

Writer/photographer Janie Pace is a native Texan covering restaurants, wineries, breweries, travel destinations, and cruises. A member of the ITWPA International Travel Writers and Photographers Alliance, IFWTWA International Food Wine Travel Writing Association, and USPA United States Press Agency; she’s a retired advertising and sales professional.

Bonnie Pitman

Writer

Ms. Bonnie Pitman is the Director Art-Brain Innovations, Center for BrainHealth® and a Distinguished Scholar for the Edith O’Donnell Institute of Art History, The University of Dallas at Texas. Pitman was the former Eugene McDermott Director for The Dallas Museum of Art. As Director of Art-Brain Innovations at the UT Dallas Center for BrainHealth®, Pitman expands her research and teaching of the power of observation and her “Do Something New” Practice to foster brain health. These initiatives connect neurological research and foster brain health with the process of seeing, looking, and observing, and experiencing life with innovation and resilience.

Jana Pruet

Writer

Jana J. Pruet is a sixth-generation Texan who has been covering news for more than a decade. Jana began her reporting career at The Dallas Morning News, covering breaking news, local features, and crime. She earned the Dallas Bar Association’s Stephen Philbin Grand Prize for legal reporting and has been an executive editor at Dallas Innovates, a D Magazine publication, and a Sr. Staff Writer at TheBlaze. She has also worked as a freelance reporter, writer, and producer at various media outlets, including Reuters, The New York Post, KTVT-TV, and more. Jana is a Dallas-native who graduated from Southern Methodist University with a B.A. in journalism and a minor in psychology. She is married and lives in Denton County with her husband, two cats, and a dog. She has three grown sons and a granddaughter.

Stephanie Reinke

Writer

Stephanie Reinke, Ed.D. is the Director, Osher Lifelong Learning Institute at University of North Texas.

Jeanne Savelle

Writer

After a 30-year international corporate finance career, Jeanne Savelle retired and began her post-corporate journey. She became a copywriter and blogger specializing in the wine industry. She is also a wine ambassador for a major wine company. During this time, she started with a life coach, learning about her own brain. This experience opened her to new experiences and she became a professional, certified life coach. She specializes in retirement and pre-retirement transitions and is working toward professional retirement coach certification. She blogs about retirement and life coaching. Find her on https://www.facebook.com/jyslifecoach, https://www.linkedin.com/in/jeanne-savelle/ or https://jys-coaching.medium.com/. Contact her at Jeanne.savelle@gmail.com.

Allie Scully

Copy Editor, Writer

Allie Scully is a writer and filmmaker in Brooklyn, New York. She is originally from Arlington, Texas, and so excited to contribute to a Dallas-based magazine!

Broc Sears

Writer

Broc Sears is an assistant professor of professional practice at TCU’s Bob Schieffer College of Communication and also works with the Texas Center for Community Journalism. He has more than three decades of experience in the news, advertising and marketing industries and earned recognition from the Society for News Design, Council for the Advancement and Support of Education, APME of Texas and the Dallas Press Club. He and his wife enjoy the best days of their lives here in Dallas with their family.

Laura Sutherland

Writer

There has never been a time when Laura Sutherland was not either rescuing, volunteering, pet sitting, fostering, adopting or being an activist for animals. After years of “normal” work, Laura put her passion for animals first and followed her bliss. Thus, was born WAG-N-TRAIN, a full-service pet business that allows Laura more time to not only love on her own fur babies but all of YOURS as well! WAG-N-TRAIN provides an affordable, dependable and trusted resource for your beloved fur family member. Laura is certified in pet CPR and First Aid, A member of the Professional United Pet Sitters, LLC (PUPS) and is insured and bonded.

Nick Thomas

Writer

Nick Thomas teaches at Auburn University at Montgomery, Alabama, and has written features, columns, and interviews for over 800 newspapers and magazines. See getnickt.org for more.

Anna Toker

Writer

Dr. Anna Toker is a full-service colorectal surgeon in Mansfield and Arlington, Texas, focusing on robotic approaches to colorectal surgery. Dr. Toker is also the independent owner of Skandii MedSpa in Mansfield, offering dietary and nutritional advice for weight loss as well as aesthetic treatment for overall health and beauty. To learn more about Dr. Toker, visit: Drtoker.com or skandiimedspa.com

Mila Vincent

Writer

Mila Vincent is our official “kid theatre reviewer.” Her favorite things to do are growing vegetables in her garden with her Dad, give to others on “kind” days with her Mom, swim with her baby sister, review shows with her grandmother Johannah Luza, and wear twirly dresses. Her favorite color is purple.

Cristina Wohlgehagen

Writer

Cristina Wohlgehagen, MD is the founder of IHaC, a membership based clinic aimed to strengthen and protect our best brain. Dr. Cris is double board certified in Neurology and Headache Medicine. She works with Kerwin Research Center in neurodegenerative clinical research. She is an experienced speaker and educator in the community, also with a volunteer faculty appointment at UT Southwestern.