Authors

CHEF HARI PULAPAKA is a Worldchefs Certified Master Chef (WCMC), a Certified Executive Chef (CEC) and an inductee into the American Academy of Chefs (AAC) of the American Culinary Federation with four James Beard Award semifinalist nods as Best Chef-South and multiple Food & Wine People’s Best Chef recognitions. Born and raised in Mumbai, India,

JENNEFFER PULAPAKA, DPM, is a Board-Certified Podiatric Physician Diplomate from the American College of Lifestyle Medicine. A trained podiatric surgeon who specializes in diabetic limb salvage, she is the founder of DeLand Foot and Leg Center. She focuses on Peripheral Vascular Disease, holds a Plant-Based Nutrition Certificate, and is a Culinary Health Education Fundamentals (CHEF)

TOM RAWLINGS is an attorney board-certified in child welfare and juvenile justice law. He has served as a juvenile court judge, as the child protection ombudsman for the State of Georgia, as the Director of the Georgia Division of Family and Children Services, and as leader of a child abuse prosecution and treatment team in

SHARON RICARDI has over 30 years of experience in the field of health care and senior care, specializing in Alzheimer’s disease. She was the Executive Director of Middlesex Visiting Nurse Association followed by a stint as Executive Director of an assisted living community in Framingham, MA. She was also the Regional Director of Operations for

JENNA RICE is a photographer, artist, and musician. Also an avid homesteader and gardener, Jenna sees her land and gardens not only as a source of food, but as a creative outlet and a form of art. She documents her homestead and love of Vermont on a YouTube channel titled Life By Hand. Raised in

NORA RICE is a chef with experiences spanning the globe. After graduating from Ashburton Chefs Academy in Devon, England, she went on to cook in international locales from Ireland’s only Michelin Starred Pub to a quaint on-farm restaurant on an Italian Agriturismo. She spent a year cooking in Bozeman Montana before a stint in New

SOL RIVERA is a student, poet, and activist who uses her poetry to share her emotions honestly and hopefully in a relatable way. She aims to empower those struggling with eating disorders and other challenges facing teenagers. Although Restrict: A Poetic Narrative is a work of fiction, it is inspired by real life. Sol is

JESSE LANCE ROBBINS hails from rural, midcoast Maine, where a love for waters, fly fishing, boating, camping, and nature was passed on by his parents, grandparents, and family friends. Following these passions, he has worked in and lived various facets of fly fishing since high school—from fly shop staff, trout bum, guide, casting instructor, trip

PETER ROONEY has more than a decade’s experience working as an award-winning journalist for newspapers in Illinois and for the Associated Press in Berlin. Peter also worked alongside Gehrung Associates to help academic institutions tell their stories through the publication of research breakthroughs, unconventional wisdom from the social sciences, and other insights from academia. He