Daiana Feuer writes and edits for Dame, while cheerfully working on her D.I.T. (Dame In Training) degree, which will hopefully come with a really nice pair of shoes. Daiana also contributes to URB Magazine and co-helms art collective Explorsion (www.explorsion.com). In her "spare" time, she shoots band and concert photography (www.daianafeuer.com), which rewards her with hearing loss and a social life. She co-wrote A Book of Fear: Triskadekaphobia forthcoming on tiny paper by PS Books. Daiana likes to multi-task because she can't juggle.
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Randy Haberek, a native of Detroit, Michigan, has held staff positions at stellar publications such as Raygun, Bikini and Hustler. He has also been a frequent contributor to Stuff and the now-defunct FHM. When not toiling away in front of his antiquated Mac, he can usually be found in some dank dive bar trying to drown out the voices in his head.
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Kate Torgovnick is Dame's editor-at-large, a title she loves since it makes her sound like a criminal on the lam. Prior to landing at Dame, she was a writer/editor at Jane Magazine, where she wrote investigative features and covered entertainment, health, and relationships. Kate's articles have also appeared in the New York Times, Newsweek, Page Six Magazine and British Glamour, among others. Her first book, Cheer!: Three Teams on a Quest for College Cheerleading's Ultimate Prize (Simon and Schuster), hit bookstore shelves in March 2008. It's a sometimes shocking, always intense narrative nonfiction romp through the obsessive world of competitive cheerleading (www.cheerthebook.com).
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Peter Gilstrap attended the same high school as David Lee Roth and Sirhan Sirhan (though not at the same time) in sexy Pasadena, California, his hometown. He moved to our nation’s capital where he had a brief flirtation with college before embarking on a career in rock. In an attempt to stay alive, he worked as a waiter, a backstage doorman at the Kennedy Center, and finally a reporter at the Washington Post. Over the years he’s written for lots of famous publications, and won obscure journalism awards that offered small cash prizes. Evel Knievel once called him “a motherfucker.” But not in a good way.


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Dr. Sharon Orrange is an Assistant Professor of Medicine at the Keck/USC School of Medicine and has an active private practice in General Internal Medicine, with an emphasis on women's health issues, depression and anxiety disorders. She is the medical advisor for Dailystrength.org, a network of online support groups for medical conditions, and is Board Certified in Internal Medicine. She lives in Santa Monica with her husband and two daughters, who are always asking when dinner will be ready. They eat out frequently.
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Rachel M. Gering, a licensed psychotherapist in private practice for over a decade, resides in Manhattan. While she specializes in Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, treating Anxiety and Panic Disorder related issues, she also has extensive experience treating a variety of mental health issues and needs including depression, addiction and crisis intervention, with both individuals and couples.
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Kevin Raub grew up in Atlanta and started his career as a music
journalist in New York City, working for Rolling Stone. He now divides his time between music and travel, contributing regularly to Travel+Leisure, American Way, Town & Country, the New York Post and Organic Spa; and he rests his head between Los Angeles and Fernando de Noronha, Brazil. In addition to covering destinations and spas extensively, he also dabbles in food, wine, and nightlife. Yes, his life is pretty friggin' ideal.
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While working as model and stylist, Melanie received her Masters in Finance from the Sorbonne, Paris. At 22, she moved to Los Angeles to begin her career in fashion consulting as a merchandiser for Guess. She went on to launch the BCBGirls line for Max Azria as its chief merchandiser. She and her partner, Marco Innocenti, launched Fashion Glue just five years later, which consults for illustrious brands such as Bebe, BiBa, in addition to fostering young talents. Melanie's favorite lines are Alaia, Givenchy, Christopher Kane, Richard Nicoll, Chanel, Ann Demeulemester, Dries Van Noten, Rick Owens, Sonia Rykiel, Balmain and Cloak.

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Style expert and wardrobe editor Jenny Gering has long been a press favorite for her innovative, personalized approach to dressing- a fashion philosophy she calls simply, Think Pretty. With a decade of styling experience in TV, film, and music videos, Jenny honed her craft perfecting the onscreen style of celebrities such as Angelina Jolie, Patricia Arquette and Ewan McGregor. In 2002 Jenny established her own boutique company with a clearly defined mission: to lead clients through nothing less than a style transformation. She is a staple in the fashion press, contributing to articles in The New York Times Sunday Styles, InStyle, Cosmopolitan, Health, Redbook, and The Wall Street Journal. Jenny has been featured in Daily Candy, The New York Post, and Marie Claire, and has authored a popular column on Vogue’s shopping site http://shopvogue.com
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Sita White's literary career began when she was first published at fourteen with a group of friends in a collection of essays and short stories called Life Junkies: On Our Own (Textile Bridge Press 1990). After studying history during her undergraduate years, she went back to literature by joining Artists Agency, where she represented book authors and television writers for six years. For the past three years she has been studying and practicing the healing arts, and is currently obtaining her Masters degree in Traditional Chinese Medicine from Emperor’s College in Santa Monica, California.
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Susanna Brisk’s one-person show Mamafied will be produced at Edgemar Center for the Arts in Santa Monica, California, in October 2007. Before having children, Susanna wrote and performed stand-up comedy from Melbourne to Manhattan, as well as for radio, TV, magazines and film. Since having children, she has stayed mostly in one continent.

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Laura Meyer is a real estate expert and the author of Remodel This! A Woman's Guide to Planning and Surviving the Madness of a Home Renovation.

Laura practiced both real estate and family law for a number of years. Between the two areas, Laura negotiated home purchases and construction contracts and also witnessed how stressful buying and remodeling a home can be on a marriage. Laura has also survived a number of her own renovations.

After taking a few years off from the practice of law to raise her three young children, Laura combined her extensive legal experience with her love of all things design and home-related, and started her own remodeling consultation firm. Laura is a sought-after expert in the field of home improvement - appearing as a frequent television and radio talk show guest. Her appearances have included CNN's Open House, ABC News, Oprah & Friends Radio and Martha Stewart Living Radio.

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Marla G. Vender has a Masters in Social Service Administration (clinical concentration) from The University of Chicago's School of Social Service Administration. She's a Licensed Clinical Social Worker in practice for 11 years and Certified School Social Worker with private practices in Winnetka and Chicago, IL. Her work focuses primarily on Women, child/adolescent, family, marital/divorce (families in transition), crisis intervention, diagnosis and treatment of mental illness (anxiety, depression, etc.), and improving your golf swing. Or your sense of humor!
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Joann Yeh Litt has a law degree from the University of Pennsylvania Law School and is a licensed attorney in California. She has practiced litigation, patent litigation and immigration law. She now lives in Los Angeles with her husband and dog. She wishes it would rain once in a while.

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