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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Caroline Bui has an innate comprehension and expertise in the world of luxury goods, which is exemplified through her twenty years of training and working in the industry. She spent thirteen years as the leather and silk specialist at the timeless brand, Hermes of Paris. There, she perfected her knowledge and insight about the products and craftsmanship of Hermes that she now shares with her clients and the fashion community. Caroline studied Conceptualizing Art and Fashion Design at The School of The Art Institute of Chicago (BFA) and at the Parsons School of Design. Caroline is the founder and publisher of a blog aptly named, The Birkin Fairy, a site that provides expertise from the perspective of a trusted advisor.