Editor
Kim Rahilly globalwrites@ifwtwa.org
Profile by Andrea Rademan
If we were superstitious we might think it's more than a fortuitous coincidence that Kim Rahilly, the new editor of IFWTWA's web magazine, Global Writes, is also the owner of Global Writes Syndicate. After more than 20 years as a freelance journalist, editor, copywriter, and PR/marketing consultant, the impassioned Italophile and multimedia artist has also begun selling her art work.
Kim earned her B.A. degree in Journalism and Film from San Diego State University and studied painting at Brentwood Art Center, Santa Monica College, and in Assisi, Italy. Having become fluent in Italian by attending courses at The Italian Cultural Institute, the Scuola Michelangelo in Florence, a course run by an IFWTWA-Italy regional member, and through more than a dozen extended stays in Italy, Kim recently attained (dual) Italian citizenship.
Kim's articles have appeared in scores of publications, including MSNBC.com, the Los Angeles Times, Boston Globe, Orange County Register, San Diego Union-Tribune, Westways, Bel Air Magazine, Guest Informant, The Corsair, and shwing.com. She ghost-wrote The Wardrobe Organizer, and wrote and produced Max Factors Screen Legends calendar. She has edited memoirs and novels for both professionals and novice writers; and has worked with Random House, Doubleday and Dell Books.
In public relations, Kim worked in-house for Max Factor/Revlon before founding her own full-service firm in 1991. As the owner and operator of KRPR, Inc. in Beverly Hills for 11 years, she orchestrated high-profile campaigns for clients across a broad spectrum of industries including travel/hospitality, wine,beauty/fitness, alternative health, medical, publishing, entertainment and the arts, consumer products, home furnishings, as well as humanitarian and animal causes.
Drawing on her travel experiences to more than 20 countries, Kim enjoys writing inspiring profiles on the people she encounters; helping people to create a compelling online presence; and sharing news about anything that sparks her interest. Fortunately for IFWTWA, that currently includes Global Writes. |
Authors/Photographers
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Jeff Corydon jcorydon@tampabay.rr.com
After three decades in the State Departments Foreign Service -- much of it postedabroad -- Jeff Corydon has moved on to a second career as a freelance travel writer and columnist. His work has appeared in newspapers ranging from the St. Petersburg Times to the Washington Post; and magazines asdiverse as the Florida Monthly, the Rotarian, Chile Pepper and the Robb Report. Residing in Tampa, Florida since his retirement as a diplomat, he is a longtime IFWTWA member. | 
Kay Harwell Fernandez kfernan331@aol.com
A longtime journalist, Kay Harwell Fernandez is an award-winning freelance writer based in Ormond Beach, FL. Her travel-related writing focuses on art, culture, history, food and wine, as well as luxury travel and cruises. Ms. Fernandez resides in Ormond Beach, Florida. | 
Barbara Hansen barhansen@gmail.com
Barbara Hansen writes about ethnic food for the online publication, Table Conversation. A former staff writer at the Los Angeles Times, where she wrote about food and travel; she has also written for Bon Appetit and Saveur magazines; has authored five cookbooks and won a James Beard Award for an article on the Oaxacan liquor, mezcal. Ms. Hansen resides in Los Angeles, California.
TableConversation.com | 
Joe Hilbers hilbers@earthlink.net
Editor/publisher of "Vittles, Vintages & Voyages" for the past 16 years, Joe Hilbers has been a member of the IFWTWA since its earliest beginnings in the U.S. His newsletter is devoted food, wine and travel writing. Mr. Hilbers resides in Los Angeles, California.
www.vittlesvoyages.com | 
Brenda Hill BCHill@NoraLyn.com
As a longtime food writer for Where Magazine New York City, Brenda Hill, along with her writing partner, Maralyn Hill (no relation), writes and publishes books about chefs, food and international travel. They co-authored Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel and joined French Master Chef Herv Laurent in writing Cooking Secrets: The Why and How Brenda has been active in the California Writer's Club, IFWTWA, and the Santa Barbara's Writers Conference. Brenda Hill and her partner Maralyn Hill conduct marketing and writing seminars.
www.NoraLyn.com | 
Maralyn Hill MDHill@NoraLyn.com
Maralyn Hill co-authored, Our Love Affairs with Food & Travel with Brenda Hill (no relation), and joined French Master Chef Herv Laurent in writing Cooking Secrets: The Why and How Maralyn hosted, produced and interviewed chefs for a program on Time Warner Cable. She has been a presenter at the Santa Barbara Writers Conference, and now writes travel articles with her husband, Norman Hill. She is on the Board of Directors of IFWTWA and is co-chair of its Conferences/Press Trips Committee.
www.NoraLyn.com | 
Norman Hill NHill@NoraLyn.com
An actuarial and business consultant with the acronyms, FSA, MAAA, CPA after his name, Norman Hill has written a variety of articles on both professional, as well as historical topics, his first love. He is well-published in his industry; but recently joined his wife, Maralyn in a travel-writing partnership.
www.NoraLyn.com | 
Si Liberman siliberm@aol.com
Since retiring as editor of the Asbury Park Sunday Press, New Jersey's second largest newspaper, Si Libermankeeps busy traveling and writing for a number of major publications. In recent months, his stories have appeared inthe Boston Globe,
St. Petersburg Times, Dallas Morning News, Newark Star-Ledger, Miami Herald, Palm Beach Daily News, Porthole Magazine and Boca Raton Magazine. He summers at the Jersey Shore and winters in Palm Beach.
www.natja.org/member/siliberman. | 
Yvonne Mason mgypoet@socal.rr.com
A food and dining editor since 1975, Yvonne Mason has been a member of the Southern California Restaurant Writers since 1990, and was president of the association for four years. She is a member of the International Food, Wine & Travel Writers Association, and contributes to the Long Beach Press-Telegram, San Pedro Magazine and other publications. Ms. Mason is also a poet, visual artist and self-proclaimed "beach bum" who resides in Redondo Beach, California.
www.YvonneMasonTravelEats.com | 
Kevin Moloney kevinmoloney@iinet.net.au
He has spent more than 3,500 hours in trains and boats and planes, but it's not the frequent flier points that make him a travel writer…it's his unique take on his experiences along the way. Technically, Kevin Moloney lives in Melbourne, Australia, but at any opportunity, he's off discovering places ranging from Peru's Atacama Desert to Honolulu's shopping malls to Bali's foot-massage stalls. With a penchant for the absurd, the insight of a traveler (never a tourist), and wry humor as his tools, he takes it all in, turns it upside down, and puts it on paper. He writes travel and lifestyle pieces for newspapers and magazines across the globe. | 
Sandra Scott sanscott_2000@yahoo.com
A retired history teacher and the co-author of two local history books, Sandra Scott has been traveling the world since the '80s, and writing about her travels since 1990. Ms. Scott and her husband and travel/writing partner John have traveled to more than 100 countries; some of them several times. Their travel-related writings include a weekly column, a monthly-syndicated roundup column, and four food & beverage columns. Her work has appeared in numerous magazines, and she is a frequent contributor to the Copley News Service.
www.sanscott.com | 
Silvia Anne Sheafer jimsil25@msn.com
Journalist and editor; LA Times, Journal Publications newspapers, San Gabriel Valley Tribune. Author of 15 non-fiction books, travel writer, Instructor, MiraCosta Community College. Currently columnist for Coast News Group San Diego, editor of International Senior Traveler, and contract writer for Chelsea House Publishers, New York.
Carlsbad, CA, USA |
Photographers
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Johanna Jacobson ambientimage@hotmail.com
Food, Wine, Travel. Freelance Photographer. Published in Bologna Guidebook - "Bologna Inside" inside front/back covers; The Tasting Panel - Photos on Vercelli, Italy; PIC-Industry Magazine regarding the gastronomy of Red Peppers/Pepperoncini. Lives in Italy and part time in Los Angeles.
www.ambientimage.com |
Guest Contributors
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Natalie Bovis-Nelsen natalie@theliquidmuse.com
As a mixologist, blogger and editor of TheLiquidMuse.com, Natalie Bovis-Nelsen keeps a close eye on drink trends, the people who set them; and the bars around the world where connoisseurs can share a quality tipple. She presents The Liquid Muse cocktail classes across the country; mixes alcohol-free wine cocktails on TV for Sutter Home; and works with liquor and wine companies to create signature cocktails for liquor launches and other events. She writes a syndicated spirits column for Where Magazine in select cities; a monthly cocktail column in Northern Virginia Magazine; and her cocktail, restaurant and travel articles appear in Every Day With Rachel Ray, National Geographic Traveler, The Tasting Panel, Pregnancy Magazine and Capitol File (Niche Media). Her first cocktail book is due on shelves in December 2008.
www.TheLiquidMuse.com |
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