Authors

Linda Gelsomin Hafner and her husband, Chuck, are co-founders of Chuck Hafner’s Garden Center in North Syracuse, NY.  Linda is hardwired to cook, courtesy of her Italian heritage and lifelong exposure to farm-fresh produce.  She is also passionate about health, nutrition, and exercise.  Certified as a health/fitness instructor by the American College of Sports Medicine, …Read More.

Lisa Jakub is a writer. She retired from her 18-year acting career at the age of 22, in search of a life that felt more authentic to her. Lisa escaped from Hollywood and moved to Virginia with her husband, where she has dedicated herself to her profound respect for a well-told story. In addition to …Read More.

Luke Lively has over thirty years of experience as a bank executive and is presently owner and principal of Lively Consulting Services, providing leadership training and operational support primarily to the financial services industry. His clients include banks, insurance, internet and software companies. In his thirty-plus years of financial service industry experience Luke has successfully …Read More.

Maggie Valentine, Ph.D., teaches history and theory of architecture, urban planning, and interior design at USTA. She received her Ph.D. in Architecture and Urban Planning from UCLA. She has also co-authored several master plans for communities in South Texas. John H. Kampmann: Master Builder

A proponent of education and strong family values, Marcus shares his commitment and expertise with several local agencies and efforts, including the National Association of Black Accountants, Detroit Rescue Mission, and Goodwill Industries “Flip the Script” program for young Black males, and as president of the Curtis L. Ivery Literacy Foundation. Ivery is honored that …Read More.

Margaret Ajemian Ahnert was born in New York City. Growing up, she listened to her mother’s stories about her own childhood during the Armenian genocide in Turkey. She has an MFA from Goucher College and a BA from Goddard College, and is a graduate of the Barnes Foundation. She has pursued a variety of careers: producing television documentaries, …Read More.

Margery Gray Harnick (known professionally as MARGERY GRAY) began her long career at the age of seven, singing on an NBC-Radio children’s program. On Broadway, Ms. Gray was featured in Greenwillow and Tovarich (where she played opposite Vivien Leigh and Jean Pierre Aumont). She was also featured in the highly successful Off-Broadway revival of Anything Goes and toured the United States …Read More.

Margret Wittmer, daughter of Johannes Walbroel, a goldsmith, and Eva Leuchtenberg was born in Cologne on July 12, 1904. Margret, her husband, and her stepson moved to Floreana in 1932. She gave birth to a son and a daughter while living on the island. She returned to Germany on two occasions: the first in 1935, …Read More.

Mark Braverman is the executive director of the Holy Land Education and Peace building Project, a grassroots organization that promotes interfaith dialogue, peace-building, and conflict resolution in the Middle East. Braverman currently lives in Bethesda, Maryland, with his wife, Susan. Fatal Embrace

A member of the New York State Broadcasters Hall of Fame and recipient of eleven Emmy awards for journalistic achievement, Marvin Scott is a veteran journalist in both print and broadcast mediums.  Assignments have taken him from the front lines of Cambodia and the Middle East, to the highways of America’s South, where he covered …Read More.

Dr. Mordecai Hacohen (1919-2008) was born in Vienna. A member of the Betar Youth Movement, he helped coordinate the clandestine immigration of thousands of Jews to the current State of Israel in the run-up to World War II. He went on to help establish the Israeli Foreign Service. After his move to the United States, …Read More.