Shannon Rugani is a true Artist, currently focusing her career as a professional Ballerina and a Broadway Actor. Shannon excelled in ballet at a very young age, earning a full merit scholarship to the San Francisco Ballet School. Over the past eleven plus years Shannon has worked with world renown choreographers and has performed all over the world. Shannon is currently a cast member of the Tony Award winning Broadway musical, An American In Paris. Shannon enjoys writing, teaching dance lessons, studying nutrition, playing piano and composing. She married the man of her dreams.
Pamela Powell is a Chicago area film critic and founding member of the Chicago Independent Film Critics Circle. Growing up in rural New York State, Pamela rarely saw first run films until she was unleashed in Chicago as a young adult where she met the Fine Arts Theater and fell in love with independent films. With a master’s degree from Northwestern and a healthcare background, Pamela gravitates toward films that can better our community and world. From having taught radio broadcasting to having her own radio show on an NPR affiliated station, Pamela shares her unique perspectives about films with her audience. Currently Pamela writes for The Daily Journal’s Reel Talk and www.reelhonestreviews.com.
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In no less than ten languages, Meredith Walt is quite skilled at saying hello, goodbye and "Can I have the check please?" Her wacky ideas sometimes lead her to get lost and wind up somewhere fantastic! Currently working on her book Time Out, Meredith strives to seamlessly blend a memoir with a "how to", capturing her year of traveling the world. Wife to Brian and mom to Pierce and Beau she boasts one cool family. In addition to living a nomadic lifestyle, Meredith has called both Costa Rica and South Africa home. Prior to traveling, she was a family therapist with degrees from Boston University. Meredith has explored 6 of the 7 continents, summit red Mt. Kilimanjaro and is planning to tap into other regions of the world.