EXPERTS PANEL
Meet the fully qualified panel of industry experts who have devoted their
knowledge to this issue...
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Matt Biggins
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Michael Campbell
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Jason McLaughlin
7
Brian O’Malley
Matt Biggins may have discovered his love for cheeses working the rice paddies in
western China. He could have learned to write during his stay on MIR. If so, he’s
certainly happy to be living comfortably in the US and working with FSM Omaha.
2? Michael Campbell
Michael Campbell is a regular humor columnist for Food & Spirits Magazine, where
his “Dumpster” essays close every issue. His first book, Are You Going To Eat That,
is a collection of 60 humor essays released in September 2009 by Prairie Moon
Publishing. He has written for nationally-distributed entertainment newsletters
Coffee Break and Facts of Life, and his off-beat observations have appeared in various
issues of Reader’s Digest. His weekly humor blog, MC, (mcwritingessays.blogspot.
com) reaches thousands of readers, and he was recently named Humor Writer of The
Month by the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop. Campbell is also an avid singer/
songwriter with three CDs of original music, and was the founder of Mick’s Music
& Bar in Omaha.
3? John Finocchiaro
John Finocchiaro is a past owner of Finocchiaro Wine Company, Inc., a Nebraska
wholesale wine, spirits, and beer distributorship dating back to 1935. He also
formerly co-owned Johnson Brothers Finocchiaro, LLC. John is a former Certified
Public Accountant and a Certified Specialist of Wine.
4? Trisha Hunter
“Trisha Trixie” Hunter is a Fashion Designer & Blogger for Trisha Trixie Designs-Life
in a Retro State of Mind as well as for Des Moines is Not Boring & Vintage Inspired
Model – Trisha Trixie The Vintage Fashionista.
5? Marq Manner
Marq Manner is a fan of Americana. He is interested in small town cafe’s, roadside
BBQ, getting a hotdog from a stand made in the likeness of George Washington,
and the grittier eating atmospheres found in out of the way places. Marq has been
writing about the local music scene for The Omaha City Weekly for the past five
years and has also written music features for many other rags and blogs.
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