PR for People Monthly DECEMBER 2015 | Page 2

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Patricia Vaccarino Sally Haver Josue Mora Ilya Moshenskiy Randy Woods

Chief Content Creator: Patricia Vaccarino

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Brand Manager: Josue Mora

Managing Editor: Randy Woods

Contributing Editor: Manny Frishberg

Career Change Editor: Sally Haver

Chief Photographer: Ilya Moshenskiy

Contributors: Edith Lynn Beer, Lynn Berger, Dave Bresler, Wali Collins, Dhylles Davis, John de Graaf, JoAnne Dyer, Jenevieve Fisher, Ron Flavin, Kindra Foster, Randy Friedberg, Esq., Manny Frishberg, Brittany “Bella” Graham, David R. Gross, Sally Haver, Alison Harris, Lorraine Howell, Esther Jones, Tracy Kaler, Dean Landsman, Barbara Lloyd McMichael, Zoe Mesnik-Greene, Phil Mortensen, Esq., Ashley Murrell, Sunny Murtha, Joe Puggelli, Oliver Roth, Annie Searle, Ann Silverthorn, Nicole Shank, Joey Soliz, Victoria Stowe, Hall Stuart-Lovell, Yuliya Suleymanova, Patricia Vaccarino, Anisha Vinjamuri, Serena Wadhwa, Nat Wasserstein, Cindy Weinstein, Ted Weisz, Esq., Randy Woods, Cheryl Wu, MD, Darren Yuet

Design and Layout: Josue Mora

Production Manager: Josue Mora

Copy Editing: Hall Stuart-Lovell

Photo Contributions: Ilya Moshenskiy, Patricia Vaccarino, Cindy Weinstein, Kindra Foster, Barbara Lloyd McMichael

Photo Credits: SUNY at Binghamton, Cover photo Courtesy of Ilya Moshenskiy Photo of Ingrid Newkirk Courtesy of PETA, nedogbiscuit.com pet boutique in Salem, MA

Peg Kehret and her dog Lucy – by Vicki Taylor

The Connector Editorial Staff