SONYA MAGETT is an experienced fashion and lifestyle editor currently working at Time Inc.’s ESSENCE magazine in the fashion department. She wrote fashion and beauty news, red carpet reviews, and interviewed celebrities for AOL prior to becoming Fashion Content Producer for Tyra Banks’ website www.tyra.com. She has worked with several print publications including ROLLING STONE, SUEDE, VIBE VIXEN and HONEY magazines working with the luxury and ready-to-wear brands for shoots with celebrities.

NINA DORNHEIM is a fashion designer with international work experience in Berlin, Barcelona, Milan and New York. She has worked as a designer for the ZARA-group in Spain, and for several ready-to-wear companies in NY. She is currently working for Kiki de Montparnasse, a high-end lingerie and ready to wear collection.

PAUL BLASCAK Print Model Agent Click Model Management was born to the corn fields of Ohio when hemp was chic. He came to New York City to party at STUDIO 54 and never went home. Job offers came from VANITY FAIR and SATURDAY NIGHT LIVE, but this buckeye chose fashion. Paul has been an agent and model scout for the past three decades. He has spent the last TEN HAPPY YEARS at the CLICK MODEL AGENCY IN NEW YORK CITY.

GLORIA MCPIKE TAMLYN has a unique combination of a firsthand knowledge of fashion and luxury goods enhanced by PR agency and senior management experience. She is currently a Freelance Fashion Director for M Booth & Associates, a boutique Public Relations firm. She is an accomplished Public Relations/Marketing/Advertising professional with more than twenty five years of experience in all aspects of Womenswear, Menswear, Accessories and Home products – including tenure at such renowned international and domestic labels as Christian Dior, Giorgio Armani, Anne Klein and TSE Cashmere. She is responsible for the development and implementation of promotionalinitiatives for the Kempt Fine Handbag collection, the Liz Mannette Jewelry Collection and Sofia Cashmere, a highly acclaimed producer of luxury Home products.

SILKE DEBLER German born Fashion Designer Silke Debler graduated from the London College of Fashion in 2004 with a BA with Distinction in Womenswear Fashion Design. Subsequently, her outstanding Final Collection featured in several exhibitions and magazines. Upon Graduation, Silke worked for several London designers, such as Vivienne Westwood and Luella Bartley. Soaking up the creative and experimental environement, these times shaped Silke’s sense for design and aesthetic. She then decided to move to New York, to experience a more commercial and business like approach to Fashion. After gaining experience and working for designer Jill Stuart, Silke finally decides to officially launch her own accessory line.

MARLENE ROSENZWEIG She attended Queens College and after studying economics in school, she went on to work in the Fashion Industry and ultimately became an Operations Manager. Her first job was in the corporate office of Federated Dept. Stores. From there she went on to become a production assistant and ultimately became a production manager, traveling to countries that she never could have imagined going to. At the same time she married and had two children who are now young adults and soon will be starting their own careers. She spent twenty years in production while learning merchandising,patterns and so much about the fashion industry. She basically learned all facets of the industry at the company that the spent twenty years at. She was hands on in everything she did and always believed that she should learn something new every day. Looking back she would not trade her past opportunities for anything. Almost six years ago she was given an opportunity to work on the fmance end,. collecting the receivables, fighting chargeback’s and doiñ everything needed to make a company successful. Over the years as she learned and worked all departments ofthe business she was put in a position to teach most new incoming employees how to handle and react to all situations. She was always hands on and always loved learning something new.