Judie Lincer
About 4 years ago, I got involved with CNPS-SD by attending their General meetings in Balboa Park. These meetings feature Natives for Novices and speakers who cover a wide variety of topics about native plants, the importance of conservation of native habitats for the benefit of wildlife, beauty and the planet in general. Read more>>
Nicola Ducharme
Having been raised in Australia, I was always exposed to a healthy lifestyle. My mum was very health-conscious and nutrition, exercise, being outdoors etc were all really important to her. In my late teens, I started teaching aerobics and personal training as a way to make some money while in college, and it became a real passion. Read more>>
Carmela Prudencio
I have always used art and fashion to express myself but it took a long journey to realize it was something I could make a career of. I moved to San Diego from Temecula in 2010 and found myself surrounded by creatives and innovators in the DIY community. Read more>>
Sarah Grossman
Sarah Grossman, 34, Born and Raised in San Diego and Currently Living in Fletcher Hills. I am the current Associate Director of of Special Events and Corporate Relations at The San Diego Museum of Art. I also write an Art & Fashion blog Polychrome.blog. Read more>>
Frank Weathers, Aisha Mahler Salinas
“I started in Eugene Oregon in the 80’s, being a new wave/punk rocker it was hard for me to hold a job because of my style choices. I met a lot of hairstylists in the new wave/punk scene and decided that this was the career for me. Read more>>
Taylor Cavanah
My cofounder (Ken Tsui) and I started our careers at a company in the nanotechnology space. I am a physicist and he is a computer engineer. We spun out a division from that company and sold it to a company in the valley. We turned 30 and decided it was time to start something ourselves. Read more>>
Michael Carini
I am a San Diego based artist. I was raised in San Diego, left for college at Loyola Marymount University (graduated Magna cum Laude and candidate for Valedictorian), and returned to San Diego in 2006 in an effort to cultivate our art scene. Read more>>
Amy Clover
I’m the owner and creator of Strong Inside Out, a community that inspires and supports people in building individual health without scales or judgments, but there was a time when getting out of bed was my win for the day. Read more>>
Erica Stolman
I started Fashionlush in 2008 while working to get my degree in Fashion Merchandising. At the time, it was a hobby for me, a place to share (with mainly my family) my inspirations & experiences starting out in the world of fashion. Upon graduating I got a job at a social media marketing company & began to learn the ropes of how social media works. Read more>>
Julie Wynne
I grew up with holistic medicine. Our mother was a therapist and found that talk therapy alone wasn’t enough to heal her patients. She was always investigating new methods to help them. It was in the 1970’s and she was into Jungian psychology, practicing meditation, Kundalini yoga, organic gardening, vegetarian diet. Read more>>
