MISHA DAVIDA, CEO AND PUBLISHER
Mr. Davida serves as the CEO and Publisher of Texas Parenting Magazine.   Prior to TPM, Misha served as Manager, Event Channel Sales and Marketing for The Converting Machinery and Materials Conference and Exposition (CMMI) owned by United Business Media/Miller Freeman.   He implemented several industry changing educational platforms by creating the ‘event-within-an-event’ concept which increased foot-traffic by 35%, show attendance to 32,000 attendees, and sales by 25%, taking took over 70% of the market-share and making CMMI the number one show to attend and exhibit in the sector.  Each event grossed over $11mm and profited over $6.5mm.  He also has significant experience in the direct mail industry.  Prior to United Business Media / Miller Freeman, Misha worked as an Associate Publisher at McGraw Hill, the largest publisher of educational textbooks in the United States.  Misha holds a bachelor’s degree from Concordia College at Bronxville and a master’s from the University of Southern California.  E-Mail Misha Davida.

DAVID GARLOCK, EDITOR-IN-CHIEF
David Garlock is the Head of the Magazine Journalism Program at the University of Texas School of Journalism.  He will be retiring in May 2013, after 21 years on the staff.  Dave serves as academic advisor for the UT campus magazine, ORANGE.   Garlock has also taught at the prestigious Stanford University Professional Program in Publishing and at Rice University’s Publishing Program, in addition to working as an independent magazine consultant and expert witness in the publishing space.  Dave also served on the Columbia University team which selected articles for national magazine awards.   He has wrote or edited stories that have led to congressional and other governmental investigations, including stories picked up by national media outlets including, among others, the CBS Evening News with Walter Cronkite.  Dave was selected as a Teacher of the Year for the College of Communications at UT Austin, and has previously delivered the school’s commencement address.  E-Mail Dave Garlock.

JENTRY KELLEY, BEAUTY EXPERT
Jentry Kelley, owner of Jentry Kelley Cosmetics, has been a professional makeup artist for 13+ years. After working for industry leaders such as Laura Mericer, Bobbi Brown, and Chanel, she discovered one important truth about women and cosmetics:  "Most women just want to look like themselves, just polished, more lifted, and younger than before they came in."  Consistent with ideology, Jentry developed her brand of cosmetics with the tagline "Makeup with a FaceLift", teaching women how to look as if they had plastic surgery without having to go under the knife, and still feel like they look like the same person when they leave.”   Jentry is also known for her talent in makeup education, and most clients relate that they have learned more about cosmetics application in one session with Jentry than they have learned in a lifetime of applying their own makeup.  Jentry holds a bachelor’s degree in management from the University of Houston.  E-Mail Jentry Kelley.

MISTI PACE-KRAHL, FASHION EXPERT
Misti Pace-Krahl graduated from Texas Woman's University with a degree in psychology with an emphasis in fashion merchandising.  After graduating from TWU, Misti's savvy entrepreneurial sense drove her to start her first wardrobe styling company in Dallas and Houston. MISTI STYLE is a style-driven company that provides a diverse array of services such as photo styling, wardrobe consulting and fashion production.  She has been published in most of the leading women’s magazines in Houston and Dallas.  Misti loves her community and with her savvy entrepreneurial spirit she created The Mommie Series. The Mommie Series, a quarterly educational series for the Modern Mom based on FAMILY, HEALTH, FINANCE and FASHION.  E-Mail Misti Pace-Krahl.

LOUISE GOLDBERG, RD, CSP, LD, CNSC, DIETITION  AND NUTRITION EXPERT
Louise Goldberg is one of only 60 board certified pediatric nutrition specialists in the State of Texas.  She is also the happy mother of two active young boys.  Louise runs the nutrition website An Apple A Day and served as a nutrition expert to media state and nationwide, including among others, The Dr. Oz Show and The Houston Chronicle.  She is a Registered and License Dietitian, a Board Certified Specialist in Pediatric Nutrition (CSP), a Board Certified Nutrition Support Clinician (CNSC), and a Food Allergy Specialist.  
 

CASEY EVANS, CULINARY EXPERT
Ms. Evans is a passionate cook and baker with an equally strong love of photography.  She graduated from Baylor with a degree in Family and Consumer Sciences and a minor in Entrepreneurship.  Casey also holds a Grand Diploma in French Culinary Arts from the International Culinary Center in Manhattan, one of the top culinary schools in the world.  She grew up in Dallas, TX, the daughter of an oil executive, and now resides in New York City pursuing her passion of truly great food, while adding her own twist on classic recipes. E-mail Casey Evans.


JUSMINE MARTIN, GRAPHIC ARTS DIRECTOR
Ms. Martin has done graphic and art design work for Gauge Magazine, Seventeen Magazine (the leading national magazine targeting teenage girls), and the Harvard Business Review (the leading business management journal in the country).   She was the Creative Director for the 2011-2012 and 2012-2013 seasons of the Harvard Kennedy Review, a leading public policy journal.  Ms. Martin holds both a B.A. and a B.S. from Emerson College (Writing, Literature and Publishing; Print and Multimedia Journalism).  E-Mail Jussie Martin.
 

EDITORIAL ADVISORY BOARD
Candice A. Alfano, Ph.D., Child Sleep and Anxiety Expert
Jeanette Cajide, MBA, MPA, Public Policy, Business, and Entrepeneurship
Katherine Chon, MPA, Child Exploitation and Human Trafficking (Special Advisor of Dept. of H&HS)
Donovan Greer, Exercise and Sports Fitness Expert
Gigi Lewis, Child Behavior and Etiquette
Tennie McCarty, LCDC, ADC II, CEDC, CAS, Eating Disorders
Dr. Forrest Roth, Plastic Surgery
Charles Vogl, MDiv, Religion and Spirituality
Sandra Yancey, Women in Business