Fete Lifestyle Magazine June 2018 - Travel | Page 15

Kamerin Chambers is a Chicago native always on the prowl to discover new experiences wherever she travels. She's the creator of a global lifestyle blog titled "Where's She Going?" and a proud graduate from DePaul University with a degree in Public Relations & Advertising. She worked for CS Modern Luxury, Leo Burnett and is currently an Associate Program Manager at Google. She was granted acceptance into the 2016 ADCOLOR Futures and joined a group of dedicated young leaders in advertising, marketing, media and public relations industries at this year's ADCOLOR Awards & Industry Conference. Kamerin is a connector as she loves bringing people together and creating unforgettable memories. She aspires to be a self-made entrepreneur, one of her ultimate goals.

Andrea Antoniou is the Director of Marketing at PartySlate, a digital platform for party hosts to find inspiration and connect with the best professionals to bring their event to life. She graduated from DePauw University with a degree in Communication and Mandarin. Whether you are planning a wedding, gala or birthday, Andrea helps clients find the best venues, designers and event planners for milestone celebrations from around the world.

Miranda Jewel Myles is a hairdresser, yoga teacher, and adventure seeker. Born in Nevada, USA, Miranda currently lives in London with her husband that she met while traveling in Central America. She loves being active and spending time outdoors in nature. Miranda enjoys working with people, and learning about different cultures, especially trying new cuisines. Her favorite quote is Gandhi's “be the change,” as she practices awareness in her life, and seeks to share her passion for living to the people she meets.

Erika Conway, co-founder and Principal Designer of Chicago-based Lux Design Group, is best known to execute her conceptual designs through a very pragmatic approach. From a young age Erika has consistently expressed her passion for enhancing lifestyles through the functionality of space. She firmly believes they key to a successful design begins with understanding how each client perceives and approaches space, allowing her to tailor each design to her individual client. Her style is comprised of the inspirations collected through her travels and guided by her clients’ desires and likings, making each project truly unique! Erika is also a licensed Realtor providing her with a keen sense of market trends, home appreciations, and knowledge of how good design enhance home market value. Whether she is buying, designing, or selling, Erika has an appreciation and passion for beautiful homes.

Daphne Ortiz is a freelance publicist covering clients in film, TV, sports, lifestyle, fashion, beauty, healthcare, and non-profits. She began her career at a tech PR firm working at some of the industry’s top celebrity PR firms. Ortiz was a member of the publicity team for New Line Cinema film studio and worked on films such as The Notebook and The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King that swept the 2003 Academy Awards. In 2007, she decided to pursue a freelance career enabling her to work alongside former colleagues and various companies. Ortiz commutes between Chicago and Los Angeles and has offices in both cities.

Kristen Russell is a millennial contributor and currently a junior at the University of Alabama majoring in Psychology with a minor in Telecommunications and Film. Prior to her enrollment at the University, she resided in Concord, North Carolina. She is passionate about advocacy as she volunteers at the Women and Gender Resource Center at her school and is a Safe Zone Ally, ensuring that each student can feel safe and supported on campus. In the future, Kristen desires to be in the Communications or film industry, with a keen interest in writing, casting, and production.

Martha Chandran-Dickerson, was born in India, raised in Europe and East Africa, and now resides in America. As a global citizen and Indian Christian, she is an anomaly. Issues pertaining to faith, culture, diaspora and identity have perpetually intrigued her. As an outlier, the innocuous, however haunting question, “where are you from?” still confounds her. Her eclectic background informs her views and she embraces diversity wherever she encounters it. As a daughter to a Statistician and an Economics Instructor, she abandoned the sciences, and embraced the arts, initially pursuing journalism but eventually becoming an educator, as a writing consultant. She is also a freelance writer. When she isn’t tutoring students, or putting pen to paper, she's mothering her boys. She hopes to pursue her PhD in English, with a Postcolonial emphasis and aspires to write a memoir about her meanderings through the peaks, plateaus and valleys of her borderless life.