Contributors




Holly Prys is Marketing Coordinator at Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center where she tracks the season's style trends for the mall's website as well as Woman Magazine. She works with such groups as the Downtown Organization and the Film Festival in coordinating events at the mall throughout the year.




Suzanne F. McNeely is founder and president of Senior Planning Services, a Santa Barbara agency that specializes in providing geriatric care management and home care services. She has more than 25 years of experience working as a medical social worker and administrator in home and hospital settings. McNeely is an industry leader in care management and is an active member and past vicepresident of the National Association of Professional Geriatric Care Managers. She is also involved with the California Central Coast Alzheimer's Association, the National Guardianship Association, the Fiduciary Association of California and many other organizations. Holly Prys is Marketing Coordinator at Paseo Nuevo Shopping Center where she tracks the season's style trends for the mall's website as well as Woman Magazine. She works with such groups as the Downtown Organization and the Film Festival in coordinating events at the mall throughout the year.




Nancy Mills is a writer and a workshop leader. Known as the creator of the Spirited Woman Approach to Life, she teaches the Spirited Woman Workshop in Santa Barbara as well as cities across the country. In addition to teaching the workshops, Nancy writes, edits and e-publishes the free monthly Spirited Woman e-newsletter. She has been interviewed by such publications as USA Today, is a frequent radio guest, and has appeared on The Today Show.




Sandra Magsamen - From an early age, Sandra painted to express the feelings and ideas she held in her heart. Today, the internationally acclaimed artist and author shares her meaningful messages and motifs through a widely popular range of books, ceramic gifts, serveware, stationery, home décor items, greeting cards, scrapbooking materials, and calendars, all bearing her signature images and Messages from the Heart. Carrying phrases that affirm and celebrate life, Sandra's vibrant and expressive work is collected by and given to people of all ages. She lives artfully with her family in Maryland. To learn more about Sandra, please visit sandramagsamen.com.




Lisa Braithwaite provides public speaking and presentation skills coaching to individuals, and educational seminars to groups of all sizes. Before launching her public speaking coaching business, she worked in the nonprofit sector in Santa Barbara for 16 years as an educator and trainer. She is a co-founder of Body Electric, an organization promoting sports, physical activity and gender equity for women and girls. For more information on coaching or workshops, please visit coachlisab.com or call 207-7647.




Beth McDonald, of Beth McDonald Consulting in Santa Barbara, specializes in psychic readings, astrology readings and past life regressions. The horoscope she has provided to follow the theme of this magazine issue is an experimental zodiac-based guide to the holiday season. For more information: bethmcdonaldconsulting.com, 1oracle@cox.net or 963- 0842.


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