North Bay Woman

8 NORTH BAY WOMAN S P R I N G | S U M M E R 2 0 2 0 Advisory Board SELF-HELP BOOK REVIEWS WITH NORTH BAY WOMEN AUTHORS Crissi Langwell is a North Bay writer and the author of 11 books with genres that include women's fiction and romance. She lives in Petaluma, with her husband and their blended family of three young adult kids. Find her at crissilangwell.com. 100TH ANNIVERSARY OF WOMEN'S RIGHT TO VOTE AND HOME & DESIGN FEATURE ON CREATING A PEACEFUL HOME SPACE Judith M. Wilson is a Marin writer who enjoys exploring the North Bay and meeting the people who make it special. She also contributes to Marin Arts and Northbay Biz and previously worked in educational publishing. DEBI GELLER is the business development manager for Nelson Staffing in Marin. A San Rafael native, Geller has spent years helping companies thrive by placing top-notch talent through her network. She supports many local nonprofits and believes that it is everyone's responsibility to give back to the community and beyond, financially and by showing up to help in any way possible. Geller raised two daughters in Marin and feels blessed to live in this beautiful county. She and her husband love Marin's hiking trails, bountiful fresh food, and the mild weather. ANDREA HENDERSON is director of marketing for Bank of Marin overseeing marketing, communications and philanthropy strategies. Prior to joining Bank of Marin, Henderson spent more than 10 years in financial services developing and ex- ecuting key marketing and growth initiatives for small business, middle market and cor- porate banking sectors. Raised abroad, and now living locally, she embraces multicultural diversity. Henderson balances her profes- sional and family life with two small children and her husband, also in the banking world. KRISTA GAWRONSKI is a philanthropist and the best-selling spiritual author of "Soul Purpose" and "Be Good." She is a mind, body and medicine practitioner. Over the last 25 years she has been designing a lifestyle around kindness and philanthropy. She is passionate about blogging for North Bay Woman Magazine and speaking to people about compassion and humanity. She refers to this higher con- sciousness as "Heartistry." Gawronski resides in Petaluma and has created a soulful group that meets monthly to talk about life called, "Dare to Shine." For more information about her work and books, consult her web page: KristaGawronski.com. DIANA KENNEDY is a general manager at Toyota Marin, assuming the position in January 2018. At that time she was 29 years old and became the youngest woman general manager with- in the Price Simms organization. She started in the automotive industry as a salesperson when she was 18 years old. She has held all the positions leading up to her current role. She attributes her success to her strong belief in integrity, positive perspective, competitive nature and achiever mentality. She is married with two children, a son and a daughter. Writers and Contributors COVER INTERVIEW WITH JILL DAILEY AND BUSINESS PROFILE WITH MIYOKO SCHINNER Leslie Harlib has been a journalist for more than 45 years, writing about food, restaurants, chefs, art, design, fashion, travel and people of note. She also maintains a second career as a saloon entertainer, playing piano and singing in inti- mate venues all over the world. There is nothing she enjoys more than a stimulating conversation that turns into a fascinating story in print. She lives in Hawaii and Northern California. North Bay Woman Magazine Mission: To celebrate and empower women in the North Bay and to promote real women with real stories. The Advisory Board: To help guide the tone and direction of our efforts supporting the mission of North Bay Woman Magazine. HEALTH & FITNESS | RUNNING SHOES Jane Lott is a former journalist and beat reporter for the Marin IJ. She runs a business offering personalized estate liquidation and real estate clean outs. Aside from freelance writing, she's also an active grandmother and third degree black belt in aikido. 10 QUESTIONS WITH ALICIA RETES Sandee McCready Marin has been Sandee McCready's home for most of her life. When not working at her job as senior copywriter at a San Francisco-based digital marketing agency, McCready enjoys experiencing all that the North Bay lifestyle has to offer. And then she writes about it. RELATIONSHIPS | WOMEN'S CIRCLES Krista Gawronski is a spiritual author, soul speaker and mind, body, medicine practi- tioner. She is the founder of the nonprofit, The Fabulous Women of Sonoma County. She also engages women in soulful conversations about life. These gatherings are held once a month through a North Bay group called, "Dare to Shine."

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