Fete Lifestyle Magazine April 2015 | Page 8

Christina Nicholson is a busy mother of two with a full-time job and dabbles in just about everything else to keep herself busy. She is an account executive and media relations specialist for Insider Media Management - a public relations firm based out of Boca Raton, Florida. She also works as a Younique presenter selling natural based cosmetics on social media. She also spent a decade in the television news business standing in hurricanes, reuniting lost families on live TV, and has won awards for her mastery of social media, lead story reporting, and breaking news coverage. She also works as a coach with Reel Reporting to help students who want to become reporters and anchors gain the experience and knowledge they need to land their first job. Christina graduated from The Ohio State University with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Affairs Journalism. But Christina’s most important job is being a mom to her two young children. She enjoys reading, baking, and crafting. She also volunteers as a wish granter with the Make-A-Wish Foundation.

FLM CONTRIBUTORS

Celebrity party planner, entertaining & design expert, Debi Lilly believes in easy elegance for every occasion. As Chief Eventeur, A Perfect Event, she blends a trend forward retail concept store with a design lab, creating inspired daily events layered with DIY digital content.

Debi has been featured as an entertainment expert in The New York Times, Martha Stewart, InStyle Magazine, and has appeared for over ten years on The Oprah Winfrey Show as Oprah's "Favorite Pro". She planned Oprah's 50th on air live birthday party celebration and countless other high style design and party shows. She trains each year at Le Cordon Bleu, Paris.

Lilly is committed to the personalization of every event including celebrity projects for Michelle Obama, Julia Roberts, Gwenyth Paltrow, to name a few. Lilly prides herself on being involved in all aspects of her events, from custom invitations and floral design to the smallest detail. Corporate clients include Harry Winston, Dom Perignon, Louis Vuitton, Moet Hennessy, Cartier, and Bulgari.

Spokesperson, branding partnerships and private label lines include Debi Lilly Design for Safeway Albertsons, a Fortune 40 Company, with 500+ products in 2,000 stores US and Canada. Bloomingdales, Sur la Table, Room and Board, Huggies, and Pampered Chef.