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Mary Beth Evans

Best known for her various soap opera roles over the last two decades, Mary Beth Evans is also a wife, mother of three and entrepreneur.  She started Mary Beth's Apple Pie Co. in 2005 and has taken her business from neighborhood sales to local supermarkets and food shows to selling 3,000 pies on QVC.  Mary Beth has been a contributor in Hybrid Mom magazine as well as having her own column on hybridmom.com.  "Ever since my teens I wanted to do it all and do it with grace and style, so that is my approach to everything that I do.  I love talking to people, networking, getting ideas and making something happen.  I enjoy gardening, baking, cooking and decorating. I love raising bright, open, loving, compassionate children.  I want to do things that inspire people." Mary Beth lives in California with her husband Michael and three children Danny, Katie & Matthew. You can read  Mary Beth's articles here.

Vanessa Ghantous

Vanessa lives in Paradise. The end. "Ha! Always leave 'em wanting more; that's my motto! A few more details: Married, mother, writer, waitress. Lives in Hawaii, does not surf, loves the beach, hates to swim, enjoys her food, refuses to exercise. Shopping? Yes please. Wine? Don't mind if I do. Teen marriage, divorce, remarriage, infertility, pregnancy, adoption and menopause—yes, menopause—been there, done that. And I'm only 34. I like to keep things interesting." You can read  Vanessa's articles here.
 

Jennifer Rawlings

Writer, comic, filmmaker, and kick-ass mom Jennifer Rawlings has appeared on stages around the world. You have seen Jennifer on Comedy Central, CMT, PBS, FOX, VH-1 and more. She has shared the stage with everyone from Faith Hill to the Vice-President of the United States.

Jennifer often leaves her family of five children to entertain the troops. She has performed in over 300 military shows in Iraq, Afghanistan, Bosnia, Kosovo,UAE, Djibouti, Qatar, Kyrgyzstan, Kuwait, Korea, Kwajelean, Guam, Japan, Iceland and several other countries.

It was after these trips to war zones that Jennifer began her career as a filmmaker.  Jennifer’s powerful directorial debut “Forgotten Voices:Women in Bosnia” has received critical acclaim and has been invited to screen at film festivals worldwide. Several universities have included “Forgotten Voices: Women in Bosnia” as part of their curriculum.

Rawlings has written a children’s book, magazine articles, television specials, and after dinner speeches for prominent world leaders. She is a featured writer in the book I killed Road Stories From America’s Top Comedians, published by Crown. She is currently finishing a new book. Jennifer lives in Los Angeles. Visit her websites for more www.JenniferRawlings.com & www.ForgottenVoicesFilm.com  You can read Jennifer's blogs here.

Megan Schwartz

Megan Schwartz is a freelance writer and guest blogger at MA! Motherhood with Attitude.   After several years working in PR, she left her career to be a stay-at-home mom to her two girls, ages 2 and 4--and another on the way in July. Together with her husband of 6 years, she now works to raise their kids and maintain a (mostly) happy home while still holding on to her sense of self—and humor.
You can read Megan's articles here.

Angie Mizzell

Angie Mizzell is a freelance writer and mother of two young boys. She has contributed to HybridMom.com since 2009 and also writes a monthly column, Getting Real, for Lowcountry Parent magazine. Angie's essays have appeared in The Post and Courier, Skirt!, Gabby Reece’s Honeyline and Yahoo! Shine. She's writing her first book.

Angie began her career as a television journalist and later co-owned a boutique Marketing and PR firm in her hometown of Charleston, SC. Today, in addition to writing, she speaks to professional groups and women's organizations and assists select clients with their PR/Marketing efforts. You can read Angie's personal blog and connect with her at AngieMizzell.com. Read Angie’s blog post’s here.

Sophia Ayala Gettys

Sophia is a 29 year old Mother of 2 with a passion for artistic expression.  After a very exciting experience on the Food Network's new cooking competition series, "Worst Cooks in America" Sophia has been inspired to pursue a career in the culinary arts.  Since Worst Cooks she has continued to learn the craft of cooking (with a emphasis in healthy and natural foods) and paired it with regular exercise.  With these new tools Sophia has lost over 50 lbs! 

Losing those inital 50 lbs only fueled the fire of this new healthy lifesyle.  Sophia was inspired to take on another challenge.  November 7th 2010 days before her 30th birthday, Sophia will run the ING NYC MARATHON! 

Emily Rosenbaum

Emily Rosenbaum is most comfortable barefoot and in the kitchen.  Feminist, writer, and mother, she spends hours every day baking, chopping, and stewing, usually with the help of one of her children.  She has many publications, including Babble, Skirt!, and B***h. Please feel free to visit her website to contact her, especially if you want to babysit her children.