Contributors: Mary Carlomagno, Writer Mary is the owner of Order, which specializes in clutter control, urban apartment solutions, office spaces and shopping addictions. She has written two books, Give it Up! My Year of Learning to Live Better with Less and Secrets of Simplicity. She has been featured on The Oprah Winfrey Show, Fox News, CBS News, The Today Show, and more. www.OrderPeriod.com
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Cathleen M. Black Publisher
Judi Rothenberg
Dan Epstein, Senior Photographer
Editor-at-Large
Dan is one of the premier wedding and event photographers in Northern New Jersey. He got his start as a fashion photographer, and his images have been featured in Parade Magazine, Money Magazine, Vogue, the New York Times Magazine, and more. www.DanEpstein.com
Janet Perlman Copy Editor
Melissa Kane Assistant to the Publisher
Julie Jacobs, Writer Julie is an award-winning writer and editor with special interest and experience in health/well-being and film/entertainment. Her work has appeared in numerous national, regional and local publications, including American Way, Lifestyles, MovieMaker, Inside Jersey,Suburban Essex and Vicinity Magazine. She also maintains corporate clients and runs Wynne Communications. www.wynnecommunications.com
Nicole Canfora Lupo, Writer Nicole Canfora Lupo is an accomplished journalist and editor whose work has appeared in publications across the country. She’s the author of Images of America: Belleville.
Michael J. Reidy Art Director
Julie Weinberg Graphic Designer
Vanice Gage Donegan Pauline Dunberg Lisa Ivler Marketing Consultants
Kathy Chowaniec Editorial Intern
Lisa Romeo, Writer Lisa works as a writer, editor, ghostwriter and writing teacher. Her work has appeared in dozens of print and online venues including the New York Times and O, The Oprah Magazine, and in literary journals, anthologies and essay collections. She is an editor at Baristanet.com, and teaches creative writing at the Rutgers University Writing Program, at The Writers Circle in Summit, and privately online. Lisa is at work on a memoir. www.LisaRomeo.blogspot.com, email: LisaRomeoWrites@gmail.com
Judi Rothenberg, Editor-at-Large With a keen eye and a touch of serendipity, Judi Rothenberg scouts the world (and New Jersey!) in search of new ideas, products, trends and destinations. Formerly the Lifestyle and Travel Editor of NJ Savvy Living, Rothenberg started her career as a fashion editor at Retail News and is a graduate of the Fashion Institute of Technology. www.TheLuxeLane.com, www.Twitter.com/JudiRothenberg, www.Pinterest.com/JudiRothenberg
Deborah Schapiro, Writer Deborah is a long-time contributor to North Jersey Woman’s sister publications Suburban Essex and Vicinity. She also writes for Montclair and Millburn Magazines, as well as a friend’s blog.
Sherri Heller, Writer
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Sherri is a journalist, produced playwright and former media executive for CBS, The Prime Life Cable TV Network, Nederlander TV and Film and The New Jersey Ballet. She contributes regularly to Suburban Essex and Vicinity magazines.
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