ARCHIVES: ALL INTERVIEWS: 2016
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Evelyn Brokering (November '16 "Focus on Youth" Interview) is a senior at Ojai Valley School in Ojai, CA. She is a community leader and philanthropist who has lead a plethora of fundraisers and projects for non-profits in her local community, some garnering record-breaking donations. She is the winner of the Ojai Valley School Award for Community Service.
Note: Sanctuary features young artists and humanitarians in a special issue each year. |
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Maureen Hogan Lutz (October '16 Featured Interview) is an author and founder of the non-profit organization The Necessities Bag™ which provides information and post-surgical supplies free of charge to nearly one thousand women annually. In 2007, The View (ABC talk show) featured Maureen as one of the “Warriors of the Week” during a series recognizing those who had made an extraordinary effort to help women battling breast cancer. She is also a member of Sanctuary's Advisory Board.
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Amina Figarova is an internationally-known jazz pianist and composer who was born in Baku, Azerbaijan. For decades, she has played with musicians from across Europe and the U.S. The Amina Figarova Sextet (which includes flutist, Bart Platteau, Amina’s partner and husband of 25 years) has triumphed at the main stage of the Newport Jazz Festival. The sextet has won critical and popular acclaim in Chicago, Detroit, Paris, Amsterdam and New York. Thomas Conrad of Jazz Times says, “Figarova is among the most important composers to come into jazz in the new millennium.”
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Photo Credit: Michael Alberstat
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Robyn Carr (September '16 Featured Interview) is a New York Times bestselling author. Her latest novel, The Life She Wants (MIRA Books), is about women, friendship and the complex path to happiness (September 2016). Her novels have been translated into 19 languages in 30 countries. Robyn is the winner of the 2016 Nora Roberts Lifetime Achievement Award. Her stories are a blend of contemporary romance and women’s fiction. Her books address sensitive issues, such as domestic violence, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder (PTSD), workplace burnout and miscarriage.
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Michele Borba, Ed.D., (August '16 Featured Interview) is an internationally-renowned educator, award-winning author and parenting expert, who is globally recognized for her solution-based strategies to strengthen children’s empathy, social-emotional intelligence and character in order to reduce peer cruelty and bullying. Her most recent book UnSelfie: Why Empathetic Kids Succeed In Our All-About Me World (Touchstone) was released in June. She has won numerous awards in education and her proposal “Ending School Violence and Student Bullying” (SB1667) was signed into California law in 2002.
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Lynne Friedman, Ed.D., is a New York native. She received an Ed.D. in art education from Columbia University. Lynne's work has been shown in exhibitions in Georgia, New York, Massachusetts and Costa Rica. Her work was selected in 2013 by the U.S. Department of State (Art in Embassies Program) for the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti, E. Africa and Colombo, Sri Lanka. Friedman’s work is part of many corporate and private collections and she is listed in Who’s Who in American Art. She is also a community leader who donates her time to several non-profits, including the New York Society of Women Artists (founded in 1925).
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Lainey Heyl (July '16 Featured Interview) is a dedicated Peace Corps volunteer. Read about her experiences helping the people of northern Benin, West Africa as a teacher of 12 to 20 year-old eager students. Benin is one of the 63 countries that the Peace Corps serves.
Note: More information about the Peace Corps is available at the end of the interview. |
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Mary Ann LoFrumento, M.D., (June '16 Featured Interview) is a nationally-renowned pediatrician, author and humanitarian. She is cofounder and president of Hands Up for Haiti (an organization that has helped to transform medical care in northern Haiti). She is the author and producer of the Simply Parenting series of childcare books and videos. Mary Ann is also vice president of the BNN Foundation (a non-profit organization supporting compassionate and effective communication in healthcare).
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Tatiana Rhinevault is a painter, illustrator and restorer. Her work has been exhibited and sold throughout Europe, including Hungary, Yugoslavia, Spain, Holland, France, Italy and Greece. Tatiana’s paintings were also exhibited at the acclaimed Gallery Revel in the SoHo area of Manhattan as well as several regional and local sites throughout lower New York. She supports the arts in her community by participating in charitable events.
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Mary C. Leonard (May '16 Featured Interview) is a poet, humorist, teacher, and journalist based in New York. Her work has appeared in numerous journals, and she is the author of four chapbooks. Mary has been known to leave an indelible impression on her students, and many still seek her guidance and support.
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Kimberlee C. Maselli is an internationally recognized and award-winning painter based in North Carolina. She is also a popular workshop instructor in oils and acrylics. She has helped to foster the arts in her community, and her art has raised money for several non-profits. |
