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.
Alexis Ross is the Director of Operations and Creative Services at Contend in Los Angeles, CA. Her passion project is her well-received blog, Styled By Alexis, on Tumblr, where Alexis explores her love of cooking, entertaining at home, shopping, travel, interior design, happy hours and great deals. What she loves most is surprising people who ask how little she spends on an item or introducing new things to make their lives more fashionable. A modern woman on the go with a 3 and 2-year-old and handsome man in tow, she strives to enjoy the finer things in life at a reasonable price. Alexis is an Emmy Award Winning Associate Producer with a BA degree in Pre-Law / Law & Society from University of California Santa Barbara.
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