About Us

It is our mission to provide any and all information to our readers which will further enhance the importance of 'Green' to both the recently-initiated and those well-read on the subject. Together we will learn. Together we will bring others into the fold. Together we will do our part to protect our Planet Earth and increase our joy of giving.

Our purpose is to be both informative and entertaining. Hearing from you will add to the richness of www.envmagazine.org, ENV Newsletters, seminars, events and our blog.

Board Members

Howard Salus

Howard Salus was born and raised in Philadelphia and graduated from Central High School as a Barnwell Honor Student. He attended Penn State and Temple Universities earning a BS degree in business, then taking additional courses at Temple and Fairleigh-Dickinson. After two years in the Army, Howard entered the pharmaceutical industry in 1958, advancing to National Sales Promotion manager at Sandoz and Group Marketing Director at USV-Revlon. In 1970, he moved to Miami to assume the position of vice president of marketing and member of the board of directors of Key Pharmaceuticals. He served as President of certain subsidiaries and periodically taught market planning for the AMA and participated in the problem solving institute at SUNYAB.

While Howard was embarking in the publishing industry with TV News & Views, he met, hired, fell in love with and married Mavis, his life-partner, in every sense. Though the business was successful, the creative stimulus was absent. They started entering theater, film and dining reviews. The scope widened. The excitement increased. Ultimately the TV listings were shed and the name was changed to Entertainment News & Views. Over the years, the product has become known as the premier independent arts, dining and entertainment newspaper. With this niche came more popularity and exclusivity. More tangential areas came into the fold, including society, fashion, increased cultural-oriented topics, and more good life subjects. With that came a good number of years on the radio, where various luminaries assisted, including Michael Aller, the late Sam Finkelstein and Jordy Childs.
One of its features, the Arts Season Preview, was a successful, semi-annual, sought-after product and the 25th Anniversary edition was the pride of thousands.

Civic involvement is paramount with the Saluses. Mavis is on the board of Children’s Cancer Caring Center in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Howard is a member of the Miami International Press Club (past president), trustee at North Dade Regional Chamber of Commerce, Aventura Marketing Council, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and active with Leading Ladies-Transplant Foundation. In addition, Howard serves on the boards of Greater Miami Festivals and Events Association and Sunday Afternoons of Music and serves on panels reviewing under-graduate and graduate business plans at the Entrepreneurship Center of FIU.

After the sale of the company in May, 2007, Mavis was finally able to readdress a long passion – writing about the environment, nutrition, healthful living and spirituality. From that moment in early February, 2008, plans were made for the development of such a product. ENV was changed from “Entertainment” to “Environmental” News & Views, with our motto now being. “Dedicated to the Quality of Life” as a result of our focus taking on even greater significance. The mission is to gather the many aspects of this highly important subject and communicate them to the world in an exciting and entertaining manner via the web and frequent e-mail newsletters and to increase regional awareness via events and seminars and to contribute to different charities on a yearly basis.
As is our planet, ENV intends to be a constant work-in-progress, sharing knowledge and growing and having fun learning and doing. Go Green with ENVy.

Harris Cohen

Mr. Cohen has been a practicing pharmacist since 1955, starting in his home town of Philadelphia, PA for one year. Since 1956, he has been in staff and management positions in Miami, FL. He became a retail pharmacy owner in 1964 enjoying continuous growth through 1986, when it was sold. Within the first ten years of ownership, because of expansion, Mr. Cohen purchased property and built a shopping center around the pharmacy. During this period he received his pharmacy Consultant’s license and provided services for extended care facilities and hospitals. Since 1986, he has been employed as pharmacist-in-charge by Rite Aid, Eckerds, JC Penneys, and presently CVS pharmacies. The company that bought his store wanted him to stay, but he preferred the added challenge of training and integration offered by Rite Aid getting some major groups coordinated via PharmHand, a program that had been mastered by him.

He successfully completed the National Certification Program, certified by APhA Nova Southeastern University on January 27, 2007. And, he successfully completed An Update on Immunizations at University of Florida College of Pharmacy on February 11, 2007. Mr. Cohen attended LaSalle University and graduated from Temple University School of Pharmacy in 1955.

Over the last six years, Mr. Cohen has become significantly involved in recycling, within his company and his home and circle of friends. He is very supportive of institutions whose goal are nature conservancy and sustainability. He looks forward to being active in ENV’s sterling future.

Ron Levitt is a free-lance writer, former Asst. Sec of State, former United Press Staff Correspondent, and is founder/chairman of a public relations firm. The Levitt PR Group (www.levittgroup.com). He is vice president of the Theatre League of South Florida,

He currently edits Florida Media News (columnist and theatre critic) and is Florida Correspondent for the Huffington Post. Levitt was a columnist and theatre critic for Entertainment News & Views and will now do the same for ENV Magazine, as well as periodic pieces on our environment. He is president of the South Florida International Press Club (since 1990) and is secretary of the Society of Professional Journalists (South Florida chapter). He is a theatre critic and a Carbonell voter (and a member of the American Theatre Critics Assn and the International Theatre Critics Assn.). and serves on the Board of WLRN Public radio/TV in Miami and on the Executive Committee of the University of Miami Citizens Board. In other pro-bono activities, he is a past president of both the French-American and European-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, served as chairman of the Dade Cultural Alliance and was vice-chair of the Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council. He serves on the Broward Democratic Executive Committee and on the board of the Weston Democratic Club. As a past Florida president and Southeastern Chairman of the Public Relations Society of America, he was awarded the first PRSA Royal Palm Award for outstanding public service, is a recipient of the Maxie award (1999) for his support of the arts and in 2008 won the Remy award for public service awarded annually by the Theatre League. He has taught Creative Writing at the University of Miami and has written for magazines both in the U.S. and internationally. He is a one-time prize-winning Naval Journalist (Dept. of Defense Award for Editing the best Service Publication. and is a frequent speaker at universities and civic organizations.

Marci Zaroff

ECOentrepreneur and pioneer Marci Zaroff coined the term "ECOfashion" and launched lifestyle brand "Under the Canopy" in 1996, when after a decade in the natural/organic food & beauty worlds, she recognized that the "missing link" in the wellness equation was a leading brand of organic & sustainable textiles. She served variously as Under the Canopy's CEO, President and Board Member and in July 2009, left Under the Canopy to drive her mission to the next level. In 2010, Marci will be launching a new cutting-edge sustainable fashion brand called "FASE" (Fashion-Art-Soul-Earth) with an experiential e-commerce platform, lifestyle stores & retailer partnerships. Marci is one of the world’s leading authorities in organic and sustainable apparel and home products. As a visionary, trailblazer, innovator, keynote speaker, industry spokesperson and market driver, Zaroff has established extensive sourcing, production, marketing, media & retail relationships globally.

Marci has a degree from the Haas Business School of the University of California, Berkeley. A vegetarian since the age of 16, prior to Under the Canopy, Marci co-founded a thriving health and environmental educational center & certification program, AVEDA spa, national magazine and organic cafe in New York City, known today as “The Institute for Integrative Nutrition”. She speaks worldwide on sustainable textiles & green business, was a key driver in defining the USA & global Standards for organic fiber certification, and has launched organic fiber initiatives in the nation’s top retailers from Whole Foods & AVEDA to Macy's, Bed Bath & Beyond & Target. Marci is featured extensively in major TV & print media, and has been honored with numerous awards. Marci serves on the Advisory Boards of the Organic Exchange, Green Spa Network, Teens Turning Green, South Florida Living Green Fair, Sustainable Brands International and Transfair.

An artist and yoga enthusiast, Marci resides in Boca Raton, FL with her two "green" teens, Jade and Mason, where she co-founded "South Florida Green Drinks" to build her local green community.


	*Mission Statement*
	It is our mission to provide any and all information to our readers which will further enhance the importance of 'Green' to both the recently-initiated and those well-read on the subject. Together we will learn. Together we will bring others into the fold. Together we will do our part to protect our Planet Earth and increase our joy of giving. Our purpose is to be both informative and entertaining. Hearing from you will add to the richness of www.envmagazine.org, ENV Newsletters, seminars, events and our blog. Board Members Howard Salus Howard Salus was born and raised in Philadelphia and graduated from Central High School as a Barnwell Honor Student. He attended Penn State and Temple Universities earning a BS degree in business, then taking additional courses at Temple and Fairleigh-Dickinson. After two years in the Army, Howard entered the pharmaceutical industry in 1958, advancing to National Sales Promotion manager at Sandoz and Group Marketing Director at USV-Revlon. In 1970, he moved to Miami to assume the position of vice president of marketing and member of the board of directors of Key Pharmaceuticals. He served as President of certain subsidiaries and periodically taught market planning for the AMA and participated in the problem solving institute at SUNYAB. While Howard was embarking in the publishing industry with TV News & Views, he met, hired, fell in love with and married Mavis, his life-partner, in every sense. Though the business was successful, the creative stimulus was absent. They started entering theater, film and dining reviews. The scope widened. The excitement increased. Ultimately the TV listings were shed and the name was changed to Entertainment News & Views. Over the years, the product has become known as the premier independent arts, dining and entertainment newspaper. With this niche came more popularity and exclusivity. More tangential areas came into the fold, including society, fashion, increased cultural-oriented topics, and more good life subjects. With that came a good number of years on the radio, where various luminaries assisted, including Michael Aller, the late Sam Finkelstein and Jordy Childs. One of its features, the Arts Season Preview, was a successful, semi-annual, sought-after product and the 25th Anniversary edition was the pride of thousands. Civic involvement is paramount with the Saluses. Mavis is on the board of Children’s Cancer Caring Center in Miami-Dade and Broward counties. Howard is a member of the Miami International Press Club (past president), trustee at North Dade Regional Chamber of Commerce, Aventura Marketing Council, Miami Beach Chamber of Commerce and active with Leading Ladies-Transplant Foundation. In addition, Howard serves on the boards of Greater Miami Festivals and Events Association and Sunday Afternoons of Music and serves on panels reviewing under-graduate and graduate business plans at the Entrepreneurship Center of FIU. After the sale of the company in May, 2007, Mavis was finally able to readdress a long passion – writing about the environment, nutrition, healthful living and spirituality. From that moment in early February, 2008, plans were made for the development of such a product. ENV was changed from “Entertainment” to “Environmental” News & Views, with our motto now being. “Dedicated to the Quality of Life” as a result of our focus taking on even greater significance. The mission is to gather the many aspects of this highly important subject and communicate them to the world in an exciting and entertaining manner via the web and frequent e-mail newsletters and to increase regional awareness via events and seminars and to contribute to different charities on a yearly basis. As is our planet, ENV intends to be a constant work-in-progress, sharing knowledge and growing and having fun learning and doing. Go Green with ENVy.
	Mavis Salus
	Mavis Salus is from Brisbane, Australia. She attended the University of Queensland and the Sydney University, where she studied Biochemistry. After working at the Royal Prince Alfred Hospital in Sydney for 2 years, she left Australia to live in Europe and the UK for several years before coming to the United States where she lived in Manhattan , Philadelphia and Detroit for a few years before moving to Florida in 1972. Here Mavis met her husband Howard. Together they published Entertainment News & Views (ENV), a publication which became a force in the entertainment field, and highlighted many charities. Civic involvement was paramount with the paper and Mavis is on the board of Children's Cancer Caring Center in Miami-Dade and Broward counties After selling the company in May, 2007, Mavis's 15 year dream is finally becoming a reality. After 27 wonderful years of publishing Entertainment News & Views and becoming the premier Arts, Dining and Entertainemnt newspaper in South Florida, ENV will now be your roadmap to the critically important green movement. The decision was made to take an entirely different approach. The name Entertainment News & Views became Environmental News & Views (Still ENV) Go Green with ENVy. and ENV has applied for non- profit status. This will be an exciting adventure as they will be working with scientists and other vital people who are experts in fields such global warming, solar energy, wind energy, green buildings, food supplies, fair trade and many other modalities concerning the health and well-being of us and our planet. . Mavis invites everyone to join her on this exciting journey and to enjoy the ride. Together we can make the difference which is so necessary.
	Wayne Rassner
	Wayne Rassner is a native Floridian and the managing partner of the law firm of Kramer & Rassner, P.A. Mr. Rassner specializes in complex commercial and real estate transactions, and his partner of 30 years specializes in personal injury litigation. Mr. Rassner is AV-rated with Martindale-Hubbell and received both his BBA and JD from the University of Miami where he also served as an adjunct professor. Mr. Rassner is a volunteer park ranger for Everglades National Park with concentration on guiding visitors into the back country by canoe, and leading groups from the community on swamp walks. He is an Eagle Scout, as are both of his sons. He credits much of his success to his wife Deborah of 30 years. He has been passionate about the Everglades and its future for over four decades and continues to devote all of his available time to bringing awareness of the importance of the Everglades to the community and beyond. Mr. Rassner has recently been appointed Trustee of the South Florida National Parks Trust, a 501(c)(3) organization responsible for funding projects for Everglades National Park, Biscayne National Park, Dry Tortugas National Park, and Big Cypress National Preserve. Mr. Rassner has been awarded the District Award of Merit from the Boy Scouts of America, served as Vice-Chairman of the Tequesta District and served as both a Cub Scout and Boy Scout leader. He is an amateur herpetologist and a former member of and attorney for the Everglades Herpetological Society. Mr. Rassner has recently founded Rassner Rescue, LLC, an animal rescue organization, and has been a dedicated supporter of the SFSPCA. Tia Diaz-Balart President, EcoChamber Tia Diaz-Balart has over 19 years of experience in marketing for multi-national companies, including seven years with Hewlett-Packard. Her experience includes creating and implementing campaigns in the consumer and business-to-business space in-store, online and direct for clients including Office Depot, Staples, Wal-Mart and Costco. Diaz-Balart is also a named partner at a South Florida firm, Gordon\|Diaz-Balart and had originally worked with them in 1994 where she joined following her service on the staff of the Summit of the Americas, the unprecedented gathering in Miami of the heads of state of the 34 nations of the Western Hemisphere. She is also the founder of Kids at Ease, a non-profit organization providing services and funding research to ease the trauma of children who are hospitalized. Tia is active within the community and serves on the steering committee of the United States Conference of AIDS, is on the national committee for the American Red Cross Annual Gala and works to support the Caribbean Heart Menders which is a group of health professionals who provide free life-saving surgery in the poorest Caribbean countries to children who would otherwise not survive. Diaz-Balart’s husband, U.S. Congressman Mario Diaz-Balart, and their son live in Miami, Florida.
	Harris Cohen Mr. Cohen has been a practicing pharmacist since 1955, starting in his home town of Philadelphia, PA for one year. Since 1956, he has been in staff and management positions in Miami, FL. He became a retail pharmacy owner in 1964 enjoying continuous growth through 1986, when it was sold. Within the first ten years of ownership, because of expansion, Mr. Cohen purchased property and built a shopping center around the pharmacy. During this period he received his pharmacy Consultant’s license and provided services for extended care facilities and hospitals. Since 1986, he has been employed as pharmacist-in-charge by Rite Aid, Eckerds, JC Penneys, and presently CVS pharmacies. The company that bought his store wanted him to stay, but he preferred the added challenge of training and integration offered by Rite Aid getting some major groups coordinated via PharmHand, a program that had been mastered by him. He successfully completed the National Certification Program, certified by APhA Nova Southeastern University on January 27, 2007. And, he successfully completed An Update on Immunizations at University of Florida College of Pharmacy on February 11, 2007. Mr. Cohen attended LaSalle University and graduated from Temple University School of Pharmacy in 1955. Over the last six years, Mr. Cohen has become significantly involved in recycling, within his company and his home and circle of friends. He is very supportive of institutions whose goal are nature conservancy and sustainability. He looks forward to being active in ENV’s sterling future. Rene Alvarez Interactive Leader Since I first opened a browser to surf the World Wide Web nearly 12-years ago I was hooked. In that time the Web has become a revolutionary cultural force as well as a technological juggernaut that is making lives easier for millions, if not billions of people. In that time, I have become an Internet evangelist. I uprooted myself from my broadcast and print advertising background where I worked with regional and national brands that included Macy's, World Wrestling Federation and Verizon, and planted myself in the interactive universe. * 2002: I started Sumo Media, a virtual interactive agency specializing in guerrilla techniques to launch small businesses into the web. * 2005: I earned an MBA in e-Business from Phoenix University. * 2006: I worked with Starmark International as Interactive Manager for brands Norwegian Cruise Line, Citrix, and Greater Fort Lauderdale. * 2008: I began earning my law degree from Concord Law School with the goal of specializing in cyberlaw and intellectual property. Graduation date is coming fast: September 2012. Currently I continue to lead Sumo Media in working with local businesses to develop their online strategies and objectives. I also teach interactive courses as a full-time faculty member at Miami International University.
	Writers Susie Glass Susie Glass currently serves as Project Manager for the Metro 1 Green Building Resource Center and is the VP of Marketing for Metro 1 Properties. With experience in marketing over $200 million in current real estate listings, Ms. Glass focuses on creative, non-traditional marketing initiatives including, but not limited to stealth internet campaigns, lifestyle branding, print, viral and guerilla marketing. Ms. Glass also coordinates, directs and manages the firm’s highly anticipated networking events and public relations. By utilizing strategic relationships with local organizations and the media, these events successfully bring South Florida’s top business professionals together in a casual atmosphere to strengthen business relationships. Ms. Glass is South Florida’s youngest real estate industry LEED AP® and Miami’s first female real estate industry LEED AP®. Ms. Glass is a member of the programming committee for the local USGBC Miami & the Keys Chapter in addition to sitting on the Natural Resources, Smart Growth and Green Task Force Committees for the Greater Miami Chamber of Commerce. Ms. Glass recently sat on the steering committee for Earth Hour Miami 2009 and the City of Miami’s Gateway to Green. Ms. Glass is a Florida licensed real estate sales associate, Certified Green Real Estate Professional (GCREP-GL), a member of the Council of Real Estate Brokerage Managers Member, and a CRB candidate. Ms. Glass holds an AA Environmental Studies in addition to attending numerous seminars, conferences, and workshops including but not limited to Greenbuild Conference 2008 in Boston, MA, CMP Green Building Underwriting Standard, CCIM Introduction to Commercial Investment Real Estate Analysis, RAMB's Essentials of Commercial Real Estate, RAMB's Green Building Movement, Funding Green Buildings: Sources & Strategies Certificate of Completion, and The Real Estate & Wealth Expo. Lawrence Budmen A native of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Lawrence Budmen is a former cellist and teacher. He has attended hundreds of concert, opera and dance performance around the globe. Mr. Budmen is a freelance writer and music consultant. He has written reviews for numerous publications including South Florida Entertainment News & Views, the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Miami Herald, Coral Gables Gazette, and American Record Guide. Mr. Budmen is also Florida correspondent for the internet publication Music and Vision (www.mvdaily.com) He has also been program annotator for several concert series including Sunday Afternoons of Music, Miami International Piano Festival, Symphony of the Americas and the Boca Raton Symphonia. An archive of his reviews and commentaries on music can be found on his website – www.Lawrencebudmen.com.
	Ron Levitt
	Ron Levitt is a free-lance writer, former Asst. Sec of State, former United Press Staff Correspondent, and is founder/chairman of a public relations firm. The Levitt PR Group (www.levittgroup.com). He is vice president of the Theatre League of South Florida, He currently edits Florida Media News (columnist and theatre critic) and is Florida Correspondent for the Huffington Post. Levitt was a columnist and theatre critic for Entertainment News & Views and will now do the same for ENV Magazine, as well as periodic pieces on our environment. He is president of the South Florida International Press Club (since 1990) and is secretary of the Society of Professional Journalists (South Florida chapter). He is a theatre critic and a Carbonell voter (and a member of the American Theatre Critics Assn and the International Theatre Critics Assn.). and serves on the Board of WLRN Public radio/TV in Miami and on the Executive Committee of the University of Miami Citizens Board. In other pro-bono activities, he is a past president of both the French-American and European-American Chamber of Commerce of Florida, served as chairman of the Dade Cultural Alliance and was vice-chair of the Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs Council. He serves on the Broward Democratic Executive Committee and on the board of the Weston Democratic Club. As a past Florida president and Southeastern Chairman of the Public Relations Society of America, he was awarded the first PRSA Royal Palm Award for outstanding public service, is a recipient of the Maxie award (1999) for his support of the arts and in 2008 won the Remy award for public service awarded annually by the Theatre League. He has taught Creative Writing at the University of Miami and has written for magazines both in the U.S. and internationally. He is a one-time prize-winning Naval Journalist (Dept. of Defense Award for Editing the best Service Publication. and is a frequent speaker at universities and civic organizations.
	Lanny Smith
	Award-winning performing artist and songwriter, Lanny Smith, is better known as the Earthman to millions of children and adults throughout the nation. Earthman uses the power of music and the arts to reopen people’s eyes to the beauty of our Planet Earth, and the power each of us has to make a difference in our community, and our world. He states, “My focus as an artist is to help the audience feel, and then think about the power each of us has to make a difference in our world.” Lanny, through his powerful original music, inspired theatrical spirit, and strong activist organizational skills, has crafted a musical outreach which has brought a vital environmental message to more than 1500 major festivals, community events, and more than 1200 elementary schools. His concert/global warming action tours have inspired people in cities such as Miami, Ft. Lauderdale, Boston, Nashville, New York, Washington, Asheville and Atlanta. His powerful songs have been recorded in many languages. As founder of The Earthman Project, Lanny has brought together the finest musicians, dancers, writers, visual artists, and web designers to use their talents in making a difference. Their website (www.Earthman.TV) is the most innovative music/arts and web technology website on the Internet today. The project’s Climate Crisis Jam music video and curriculum is being implemented in Miami-Dade County Schools. Their River of Grass and The Pledge (An Earth Anthem) Children’s Song music web media, in English and Spanish, have inspired people worldwide. In 2006, Lanny received the prestigious North American Association for Environmental Education, Outstanding Service to Environmental Education award. He has also been named the Miami-Dade Children’s Cultural Coalition Arts Educator of the Year award, and the Keep Florida Beautiful Outstanding Individual Achievement Award. Smith is a graduate of the League of Conservation Voters Education Fund Environmental Leadership training. Lanny is also intimately involved in music education as he has hosted the Grammy Concerts for Children, sponsored by The Recording Academy, and the Palm Beach Pops Concerts for Children series. Known as the “Music Man” to thousands of children, he mixes fun and education about all forms of music, composers, and instruments. His work has been supported by many organizations including: Radio Disney, Miami-Dade County Department of Environmental Resource Management, The Miami Children’s Museum, Miami-Dade Cultural Affairs, The National Wildlife Federation, The National Audubon Society, Dade & Broward County School Systems, The Recording Academy, AT&T, and The Miami Herald. You can see Lanny’s web site by clicking onto www.earthman,tv Grant Campbell Grant Campbell is an environmental activist. He is a member of the Broward County Audubon Society Board of Directors where he serves as Chair of the Conservation and Environment Committee and as the Director of Wildlife Policy. As a board member, he has written many articles for distribution at their events as well as press releases and informational handouts. He is a member of the Broward Sierra Club and participates in several online environmental groups. He grew up in rural Michigan and has always had an interest in outdoor things. He relocated to Florida in 1968 and has watched Broward County go from a sleepy little community that only came to life at spring break, to the regional metropolis it has become today. The growth of Broward County has come at a tremendous cost to the environment, and he is determined to do everything in his power to save what is left. As John F Kennedy once said, "We can all do a little, and we should". Marci Zaroff ECOentrepreneur and pioneer Marci Zaroff coined the term "ECOfashion" and launched lifestyle brand "Under the Canopy" in 1996, when after a decade in the natural/organic food & beauty worlds, she recognized that the "missing link" in the wellness equation was a leading brand of organic & sustainable textiles. She served variously as Under the Canopy's CEO, President and Board Member and in July 2009, left Under the Canopy to drive her mission to the next level. In 2010, Marci will be launching a new cutting-edge sustainable fashion brand called "FASE" (Fashion-Art-Soul-Earth) with an experiential e-commerce platform, lifestyle stores & retailer partnerships. Marci is one of the world’s leading authorities in organic and sustainable apparel and home products. As a visionary, trailblazer, innovator, keynote speaker, industry spokesperson and market driver, Zaroff has established extensive sourcing, production, marketing, media & retail relationships globally. Marci has a degree from the Haas Business School of the University of California, Berkeley. A vegetarian since the age of 16, prior to Under the Canopy, Marci co-founded a thriving health and environmental educational center & certification program, AVEDA spa, national magazine and organic cafe in New York City, known today as “The Institute for Integrative Nutrition”. She speaks worldwide on sustainable textiles & green business, was a key driver in defining the USA & global Standards for organic fiber certification, and has launched organic fiber initiatives in the nation’s top retailers from Whole Foods & AVEDA to Macy's, Bed Bath & Beyond & Target. Marci is featured extensively in major TV & print media, and has been honored with numerous awards. Marci serves on the Advisory Boards of the Organic Exchange, Green Spa Network, Teens Turning Green, South Florida Living Green Fair, Sustainable Brands International and Transfair. An artist and yoga enthusiast, Marci resides in Boca Raton, FL with her two "green" teens, Jade and Mason, where she co-founded "South Florida Green Drinks" to build her local green community.
	Marguerite Gil
	Since arrival in Miami (1981) has worked as a writer for various publications including Entertainment News and Views (Arts, Entertainment and Dining Writer, 17 years) Miami Sun Post (columnist, Metro Edition, 3 ½ years and Dining writer, Miami Beach Edition, 1 ½ years), Where Magazine (Arts Writer 2 ½ years), Concept Magazine (Architecture Writer), Dine Magazine (Food and Travel Writer 2 years), Weekly Sun (Dining Writer), contributor to Miami.com. Painter/Sculptor/Instructor/Artist in Residence Her art works both paintings and sculptures has been seen in numerous galleries. In this context, she has won numerous awards, been published in magazines and newspapers, extensively interviewed on many television and radio programs and continues to create artworks, while closely working with a number of Arts organizations and Schools in South Florida. Marguerite and her architect husband Robert, are also the co- hosts of the longest running French/American radio program (23 years) on W-DNA in the U.S. Both Marguerite and Robert were Knighted by the French Government as Knights in the Order of Arts and Letters in 1999. Education: Master’s Degree in Literature and Civilization from the Universite de Paris VIII, Minor in Urban Planning Final judgment “Tres Bien.” Parts of the thesis with visual support were published in Viola Sachs’ The Game of Creation (Ed. Mouton, Paris) which is now included in The Library of Congress, Washington. Bachelor’s Degree in Education, Universite de Paris VIII L’Ecole Nationale Superieure des Beaus Arts, Paris, France: Studies in Art, Architecture and Urban Planning as an Auditeur libre. MDC, Miami, Studies in Journalism, Internship at Channel Seven New York University and Hunter College: Studies in Biology. Personal information: Birth place, Paris, France Fluent in French, English, Spanish All of the above information is documented and can be consulted for verification. Details: megs@gate.net
	Robin Roth
	Entertainment news now ENV Magazine, The Travel Magazine, and Rock Over America…I write the movie reviews, conduct celebrity interviews (see attached list of interviews), restaurant and hotel reviews, and report on special events, political events, shows, concerts and red carpet events. I have traveled extensively to do this work. The movie reviews are co-written with my writing partner. We write under our pen names, “The Blonde and the Maven” bringing our special brand of HUMOR, INFO AND GOSSIP to the reviews. I have worked for ENTERTAINMENT NEWS (NOW ENV Magazine) for 6 years. I am thrilled to be a part of the new ENV Magazine. I am looking forward to working with the new and original staff and I am very excited to watch us grow. “Go Green with ENVy” is a wonderful motto and I look forward to contributing many pieces directed to the many celebrities who have focused on the importance of green awareness. PHOTOGRAPHER: I provide all of the photographs for my reviews and interviews. Furthermore, I sell photos to several publications world wide. PAST EMPLOYMENT: SINGER/ COMEDIAN with my own show, “THE ROBIN ROTH ONE WOMAN SHOW”. I TRAVELED ALL AROUND THE COUNTRY. In addition, I have been an ON-AIR TV REPORTER: VALLEY CABLE TELEVISION IN L.A. ACTRESS: 30 national commercials (LIST UPON REQUEST) I enjoy Membership in SAG, AFTRA and EQUITY EDUCATION: University of Miami INTERESTS: Travel, people, the Arts, helping others in need via charitable projects, politics. LIVE SHOWS REVIEWED AND CELEBRITY INTERVIEWS – (Las Vegas shows. political interviews, personalities from the worlds of business and sports, actors/actresses from TV and film, singers and instrumentalists). Reviews and interviews provided upon request by writing to TheEntertainer33@aol.com CONTACT NUMBER: 702-334-9752 EMAIL ADDRESS: THEENTERTAINER33@AOL.COM WEB: robinrothentertainer.com Phyllis Green Musical Comedy Song-Stylist, Phyllis Green, will be continuing with our new ENVy Magazine in her position as Theatre Critic. Phyllis has participated in theatre as a Director, Writer and Lead Performer in many musicals. Phyllis has been a Cabaret Act for many years, with venues on cruise ships, conventions, in hotels, condominiums, temples and churches, all met with great enthusiasm. With this background, her understanding of the many facets of a theatrical production is wholehearted; giving her the tools to delve deeply into the piece she is reviewing. An active Board Member of Leading Ladies, Inc. a charity organization that raises funds for the Transplant Foundation, University of Miami Miller School of Medicine/Jackson Memorial Medical Center, Phyllis holds the office of Program Vice-President of this dynamic organization. English, Journalism, Composition, Drama and Music were always her favorite subjects, and it is with great pleasure that Phyllis stays on the job!! Nancy Powell Radlauer I am passionate about ENV Magazine’s mission of inspiring and engaging others towards a meaningful commitment to protecting our planet. Our goal is to advocate and educate. As a seasoned professional, committed to ethical journalism, I look forward to collaborating with you on our path to Green Awareness. Each one of us can make a difference…Just imagine the possibilities! JOURNALISTIC BACKGROUND: • Restaurant Reviewer/ Columnist/ Photographer (Local & global focus, Articles on food, travel, products, personality profiles, the arts, and special events) for South Florida’s Entertainment News & Views, the Premier Arts, Dining, & Entertainment Newspaper (now ENV Magazine) • Free-lance Writer (Profiles of public figures, Destinations, Cuisine, Special Events), Contributor to Social Affairs Magazine and Las Olas Magazine • Chargée de Presse, (Coverage of Culinary Events, Photography) for Gastronome Magazine, National publication of La Chaîne des Rôtisseurs, an International Food & Wine Society EDUCATION/ WORK HISTORY: 1999-Master’s Degree in Dispute Resolution (Nova Southeastern University); Mediated cases on Fair Employment Practices for Miami-Dade County Equal Opportunity Board and U.S. Postal Service; In 2000-Founded SOS…Strategies & Options for Success, which specializes in mediation; facilitation; and the design, development, & delivery of corporate training focused on personal & professional skill-building (SOSpowell@aol.com); Participating Faculty member at Florida International University in Management & International Business, since 2001 teaching face-to-face, hybrid, & fully online courses in Business Ethics, Crisis Management, Organizational Behavior, Mastering Virtual Teams; Previously taught at Broward College and Johnson & Wales University CIVIC ENGAGEMENT: Chairperson of Florida’s Human Rights Advocacy Council (Governor Jeb Bush appointee); 5-year tenure with Miami-Dade Community Relations Board (CRB) including Executive Board Member, Chairperson of the CRB Expansion Committee, Chairperson of No Place for Hate (a county-wide diversity awareness campaign); Current Advisory Board Member of Hands on Miami (Miami-Dade County's premier resource for community volunteering) CURRENT MEMBERSHIPS: South Florida International Press Club; Leading Ladies-Transplant Foundation; South Florida’s Simcha Chapter; Hadassah; Secretary of Williams Island Cultural & Entertainment Committee PERSONAL PROFILE: Born in Montreal, Canada; Moved to South Florida(1968); Married Dr. Charles Radlauer (2008) SPECIAL INTERESTS: Travel, skiing, cooking & hosting dinner parties, bridge, civic engagement, judging culinary competitions (Taste Down Under, Johnson & Wales University); teaching, corporate training; Grand Benefactor of the South Florida Grand Opera Available for National & International coverage of restaurants reviews, culinary products & news, travel & destinations, personal profiles, the arts, entertainment, & special events! PHONE: 305-801-8181 E-MAIL: PowellReviews@aol.com or NancyReviews@yahoo.com Tracey E. Gallentine Ms. Gallentine is a Senior Account Executive with Ameresco, the largest independent Energy Services Company in North America who has designed, implemented and managed over $4 billion in successful energy solutions, has been directly involved in delivering energy performance contracting and energy efficiency solutions to customers for the last 15 years. Ms. Gallentine worked for FPL Energy Services, Progress Energy Solutions, and Energy Systems Group in the same capacity prior to joining the Ameresco team. Prior to that Ms. Gallentine was a Director of Facilities Planning for two large school districts in Florida. She has 25 years professional experience in: facilities planning and building; managing multi-million capital budgets; and initiating, developing, and facilitating energy efficiency projects throughout the State of Florida. Ms. Gallentine holds a Bachelor of Science degree in Engineering from the University of South Florida, and is currently pursuing her LEED accreditation. She is a past president of the FEFPA and her local Junior League, a current board member of FSPMA and FASBO, and is currently a State co-chair of the Florida Energy Services Coalition.

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