Julia Ingram, M.A., has led workshops and seminars throughout the United States and Canada. She is Co-author of the New York Times bestseller, The Messengers, and author of The Lost Sisterhood: The Return of Mary Magdalene, The Mother Mary and Other Holy Women. As a therapist, Julia has been a catalyst for spiritual growth for thousands of people.

With a "cool name" like Toni Bravo- what could she possibly be- a social worker? Toni Bravo is a Latina originally from San Antonio, Texas, currently working as a psychiatric social worker. She is an out lesbian and closeted poet. People and their life stories are fascinating as she works with the mentally ill seeing them through acute crisis. She has also been a homeless street outreach worker, program developer, and public relations guru. Toni is a Wingspan board member, cinophile, poker player, local lover of the arts, and boisterous laugher.

Meridith Little . . . I live and work in Tucson this is my home. Joy and service are my middle name. I love life, mine and everyone else's. For more information about me, ask me.

Esther Almazan is currently an admissions counselor for Prescott College where she completed her Master's degree in scriptwriting. Her Bachelor's degree is in theatre arts. She has been a member of Tucson Art Theatre since 1990 and has worked with the National Theatre of Great Britain as well as The Greer Garson Theatre. As adjunct faculty for Prescott College, she enjoys working with a population of students who reflect the ethnic, cultural and economic diversity of the Tucson community. Telling spooky stories is one of her favorite pastimes.

Arhythmia: intertwined to & fro, accelerate: Austin Publicover facilitates the University of Arizona Poetry Center's Slightly OFF: Open Field Forum workshop. He has gratified the thirst for obscure in the Arizona International Film Festival, Tucson Poetry Crawl, Funktional Adix Showcase, and Lamplight Reading Series. Cutting out or drenched in feedback, witnessed onstage near, among others, Dlyn Fairfax Parra, Charles Alexander, the Havenots, Meg Files, Al Perry, Daisy Xidizer, and the Merrie Wolf. A fledgling in industrial music & a subspecies of performance artist, experimental Austin is known to sex language, whap gender constructs, reference bell hooks, and deejay.

Earle Wheatley has spent most of the past thirty years as an entrepreneur in the plastics business; working on industrial and engineering as well as architectural, decorative, research and development projects. He has always been interested in creative endeavors but did not consider creating artwork. After being a self taught photographer for fifteen years he took some art classes that catapulted him into painting, writing, writing music and lyrics, and spawned the vision to create an art center here in Tucson. He is the owner of The First Light Creative Center/ Stone Avenue Gallery.

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