Sophisticated Woman Magazine
Behind the Scenes This is where it all begins. We love our stories, and we love to tell them through the photos we take!
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Associate Publisher Laura Tobin Editor Chelsea Adams Sales Manager Lorie Hollis Art Director Pam Hendrix Graphic Artist Elise Apffel Senior Account Executive Gina Smith Account Executives Suzanne Lucido, Susie Welch Contributing Writers Chelsea Adams, Joy Feldman, Ellis V. Lucia, Mary Speed, and Jill Willie Contributing Photographers Michelle Preau and Steve Randon Fashion Editor Sharon Bilbe Production Gallinghouse Marketing + Creative
G & A Publishing 409 W. 21st Avenue, Covington, LA 70433 Phone: 985-893-7350, Fax: 985-893-7686 e-mail: editor@sophisticatedwoman.com www.SophisticatedWoman.com ©2018. G & A Publishing, Inc. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced without permission of the publisher. Views expressed are not necessarily shared by the publisher or staff of this publication. Please mail comments or submit articles and photographs to the above address. If you wish to be mailed a one year subscription, please send your name and address with $15 for handling.
Contributors Sharon Galatas Bilbe resides in Covington with her husband Charlie. Second to her passion for family is her passion to help women look and feel their best from the inside out. Sharon is the fashion editor for Sophisticated Woman.
Steve Randon is the official cover photographer for Sophisticated Woman. For more information about Steve Randon Studio, please visit steverandon.com.
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Cover Photography: Steve Randon Photography, SteveRandon.com
Ellis V. Lucia was born in New Orleans March 3, 1950, and worked as a photojournalist for 33 years. He lives in Covington with his wife, Bevil Knapp, and their two dogs.
Jill Willie has a master’s degree from LSU’s Manship School of Mass Communications, and juggles her roles as buy mom of three boys, public relations guru and writer for Sophisticated Woman.
*Figures based on 2.5 readers per issue. Sophisticated Woman | July 2018
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