Local Experts. Incredible Interviews
written by: Zanne Lamb-Hunt
Dr. Ashley Russell grew up in Southern California. Her Dad worked for UPS and her Mom was a school teacher. They’re now retired. She has a ‘goofy and fun’ younger sister who studied Film Theory and works at the USC Film Library.
“I grew up with acting and singing. I’m a ‘lefty’ and I was more on the creative side but eventually found my way into science. I got my Undergraduate Degree in Applied Ecology, so worried about environmental concerns and things like that.”
written by: Zanne Lamb-Hunt
Shabnam grew up in a biracial home in the 1960s in India. Born to an Indian father and a Russian mother, she felt embarrassed to be different from other kids.
Looking back, she gives a lot of credit to her parents for their unusual blending of race, culture and religion. She recalls that those differences didn’t matter at all in their household.
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written by: Zanne Lamb-Hunt
Katelyn Laflin was born in California but raised in Omaha, Nebraska. She was always determined to grow up to “leave Nebraska and never come back.” When she graduated from high school, she moved to Colorado to attend the University of Denver.
A love for food and the strong desire to help others led her to a major in Hospitality Management and a minor in Leadership Studies. Her first job after college was with Hillstone Restaurant Group in Miami.
She was transferred to East Hampton, NY and then Dallas, Texas — all in just the first six months with the company. She remained in Texas for two years. It’s where she met her future husband, even though he was originally from Nebraska, too — and only about one hour away!Continue Reading …
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Kim Dow is a “Fredericktonian” who graduated from Linganore High School and then majored in art at Salisbury State University. She married her high school sweetheart (yes, he attended Salisbury, too!) and they moved back to Frederick. They share their home with two rescue pit bulls, a cat, a pet snake and a salt water fish tank “with a plethora of corals and fishes.”
Kim has a very active lifestyle. She enjoys reading, traveling, going to the beach, hiking and biking. And, her life-long passion for dance prompted her to start Equinox Dance Company, a local non-profit for adults.
written by: Zanne Lamb-Hunt
Angela grew up in a small town in Sonoma County, north of San Francisco. She has extensive expertise as an online marketing consultant, social media expert and she’s the owner of Bearly Marketing.
