Day: December 9, 2018

About Isaiah Jackson First African-American Conductor Emeritus of the Pro Arte Chamber Orchestra of Boston. In 1966, he graduated cum laude from Harvard. In 1979, he was awarded the first Governor s Award for the Arts of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Isaiah Jackson He had three children, Benjamin, Katharine, and Caroline, with his wife Helen…

About Neil Abercrombie Democratic Party member who served as the seventh Governor of Hawaii starting in 2010. He won a seat in the Hawaii House of Representatives to kick off his political career in 1975. He is a supporter of same-sex marriage as he signed a bill legalizing it in Hawaii in 2011. Neil Abercrombie…

About David Ige Democratic politician who was elected as the eighth Governor of Hawaii in 2014. He was elected after serving as a senator representing the state s 16th district for 11 years and is the fourth native of Hawaii to be elected as the state s governor. He was born and raised in Pearl…

About Nicole Bosso Beauty queen from Delaware and a contestant from the 2007 Miss USA pageant. She graduated from St. Mark s High School and later attended the University of Delaware to study Mass Communications. She competed on the CW television show Crowned: The Mother of All Pageants. Nicole Bosso She was born in Newark,…

About Dinesh Chand Professional golfer who recorded his first Japan Golf Tour win in April 1998. He played on the Japan Challenge Tour until he could qualify for the larger golf tours. His best win came at the Mandom Lucido Yomiuri Open where he shot in the 60s each day and won by 4 strokes.…

About Rachel Ann Daquis Volleyball outside hitter who is best known for her career in the Philippine Super Liga (PSL). She officially began her career there in 2015 with the Petron Blaze Spikers. She graduated from Far Eastern University with a degree in business management. While there, she served as the captain of the school…

About Anais Pouliot Perhaps most well known for her modeling work for Victoria s Secret, she is also notable for her Elle, Marie Claire, and Vogue magazine covers, as well as for her advertising campaigns for Lancome, Kate Spade, H&M, and Louis Vuitton. She launched her Instagram account in 2012 and, by 2015, had close…

About Kurt Pellegrino Lightweight fighter who turned professional in 2002 and signed with the UFC in 2008. He was a two-time wrestling state championships runner-up at Point Pleasant Boro High School. He earned his first career UFC Submission of the Night award with a rear-naked choke victory at UFC 111. Kurt Pellegrino He had two…

About Brody Van Brocklin Photographer who worked as the National Sales Manager for Sidewalk Inc. from 2011 to 2016. He uses his brodyvan23 Instagram account to show off his day to day life with his family. He has over 60,000 followers on the platform.   He played college basketball at Webster State.  He is a big…

About John F. Burns British journalist and two-time Pulitzer Prize winner who served as London bureau chief for The New York Times in 2007. He attended McGill University after emigrating to Canada from England. He has won the Pulitzer Prize for International Reporting twice; once in 1993 for his coverage of the Bosnian War and…

About Sharika Soal Celebrity and entertainment publicist most well known for serving as a social media manager and content curator for HuffPost. She has worked as a publicist for Interscope records artists and MTV and VH1 personalities. She later founded her own PR company called LadySoal PR.  She began her career in 2013 as the…

About Porã Bernardes Radio host who worked for RBS Group from 2006 to 2017. He has over 220,000 followers on his instapora Instagram account. He has taught courses in Journalism, Design, and Phonographic Production. He did a TEDxUnisinosSalon Talk in June 2016.  Porã Bernardes He posted a photo of him and his son to Instagram in June 2018. Porã Bernardes…