Flourish Contributors
PJ BREMIER
writes, posts,
and tweets
about cool
trends, fun
finds and hot
happenings
in the home, garden, style and
design scene of Marin. Her weekly
column, Fine Living, can be seen in
the Marin Independent Journal on
Saturdays and her blog posts can
be found on DesignSwirl.co.
LESLIE HARLIB
has been a
restaurant
reviewer and
lifestyle/food
journalist for
more than 30
years. Her career includes 14 years
with the Marin Independent Journal
as well as stints with San Francisco
Weekly, The SF Bay Guardian, San
Francisco Magazine and others.
KAREN
PAVONE is a
writer/blogger/
photographer
who
passionately
advocates for
sustainable agriculture and local
food producers in Marin, Sonoma,
and Napa Counties. Her feature
articles have been published in
NorthBay biz and Range magazines.
PENNY
POPKEN is a
freelance writer
who spent 18
years as features writer and
food editor at
the Marin IJ, receiving a California
Newspaper Publishers Association
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award for a series she wrote on the
Marin Farmers Market. She's also
written for Sunset Magazine, the
San Francisco Examiner and Press
Democrat.
NIKKI RITCHER
is a Colorado
Native and has
been a freelance
photographer
since 2005.
Nikki's variety
spans from portraiture, food + drink,
to events and weddings in between.
In her down time, you'll find her off
the grid with her Husky, camping and
hiking in Northern California's great
outdoors.
NANCY
SANDS
JOHNSON is a
freelance writer
specializing
in fitness,
technology and
the natural products industries.
Her work has been published in
NorthBay Biz and local blogs.
JUDITH M.
WILSON is a
Marin resident
and freelance
writer who
loves to tell the
stories of the
people and places of the North
Bay. Her track record includes
book publishing, several beats as
a newspaper reporter, magazine
features and stints as an editor.
