Sandi Klein's Conversations with Creative Women

Virginia Rohan's byline is a very familiar one to readers of The Bergen

Record, New Jersey's second largest daily newspaper. The award-winning

journalist joined the paper as a feature writer in 1986. Virginia's been

TV editor, TV critic and columnist...and today covers mostly television

related stories. Hear her take on the state of TV in today's world.

Mother/daughter team Elisa Goodkind and Lily

Mandelbaum acted on their dual passion to find and chronicle people who

express themselves through their clothing. The pair founded StyleLikeU,

a multi-media platform that presents these men and women in no-holds

barred webisodes. Listen to what Elisa and Lily have to say about fashion today in this no-holds barred conversation.

Despite calling herself a life-long feminist, filmmaker Jennifer Lee said one day she realized she lacked a visual history of the women's

movement of the 20th century. That propelled her to make "Feminist: Stories From Women's Liberation." The 2013 award-winning documentary

explores the significance of feminism's second wave.  Listen in as she

shares her fascinating, personal story. You can learn more about Jennifer at her website Feminststories.com.

New York based performance artist Lia Chavez really is an original. Her work explores the mysteries of light, form

and interior space through photographic processes, painting, sculpture

and installation...drawing upon her fascination with the laws of the

physical universe. This is likely to be a conversation you've never

heard before!

Valerie Steele, PhD. has been described as one of the fashion industry's most influential women. Director

and Chief Curator of the Museum at New York's Fashion Institute of

Technology (FIT), she has been instrumental in creating the modern field

of fashion studies as well as raise public awareness of fashion's

cultural and social significance. It's a conversation worth listening to again.

Love to listen to beautiful music? Ever had the urge to join forces with

other women in song? Then you'll want to hear all about Melodia Women's Choir of NYC. Founder and Executive Director Jenny Clarke took

her love of choral music and merged it with her career as an Arts

Administrator to form this fabulous organization that explores and

performs rarely heard emerging female composers through commissions,

residencies and performances.

Julianna Forlano's take on life is funny, astute and irreverent. She's

the writer, host, and creator of the award-winning political news parody Absurdity Today and also produces the Laughing Liberally Lab, a live

political humor showcase in New York City. Julianna also happens to be

an Adjunct Professor and a licensed psychotherapist. She's got plenty

to say!

Born and raised in Fargo, North Dakota, Jennifer Baumgardner has one

impressive career as an activist. The well-known journalist, author,

writer, speaker, cultural critic and filmmaker can now add

Publisher/Executive Director of the Feminist Press at CUNY to her

resume. Hear how she was profoundly influenced by feminism at an early

age and how that made her the woman she is today.

Anne Doyle's been there, done that - Radio/TV

journalist, businesswoman, speaker, author, local elected public

official. As a Sports Broadcaster at the CBS affiliate in Detroit, Anne had the distinction of being one of the first women to break the all

boy locker room barrier. She also joined the world of business helping

to raise the "Steel Ceiling" at the Ford Motor Company. Anne shares her story and advice in her book Powering Up! How America's Women Achievers Become Leaders.

Melissa Silverstein has one helluva resume. She's a writer, lecturer,

founder and editor of Women and Hollywood, one of the most respected and

go-to-sites when it comes to women, film and other areas of pop

culture. She's also the Artistic Director and co-founder of the Athena Film Festival at New York City's Barnard College. Clearly she has

plenty to talk about!