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Series Host Chris Kies is an actor and comedian currently simplifying his life in Manhattan where he lives with his wife and dog. Kies recently starred in the film The Mecky Stecky Show and NBC's Whoopi starring Whoopi Goldberg. Raised outside Boston, Chris attended the University of Massachusetts and after graduation moved to New York City to pursue acting. After working for the catering crew on Saturday Night Live, he started performing stand-up comedy at open mic nights around New York City.

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Tara Aronson, our everyday emergency expert, is a San Francisco Chronicle columnist known as Mrs. Clean Jeans. She is a family home organizing author who provides home cleaning and organizing advice. She has been an expert in this field since her column "coming Clean" first ran in the San Francisco Chronicle's Home & Garden section in 1995. Currently she is writing Mrs. Clean Jeans' Home-Keeping with Kids, to be published in winter 2004.

  • www.mrscleanjeans.net

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    Geralyn Coopersmith, our fitness expert, is an exercise physiologist and certified personal trainer. She graduated with a master's degree in applied human physiology from Columbia University, and has six fitness and personal training certifications.

  • geralynct@sbcglobal.net

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    Cat Cora was raised in a small Greek community in Jackson, Miss. by a family who held strongly to their Greek and Southern heritage. Cora realized there was much more to food then she could ever imagined, and she is a graduate of the Culinary Institute of America in Hyde Park. She has studied in France under three-star Michelin chefs such as George Blanc of Vonnas and Roger Verge. She has also worked at Arcadia and Beekman Tavern in New York City. Cora relocated to Northern California as the Chef de Cuisine in Napa Valley's Bristro Don Giovanni. She has hosted shows on the Food Network and has appeared on several network programs.

  • CatCora@aol.com

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    Gigi Scandinaro, our organizational expert, is a space organization and design consultant for Roomroom, her own organization business that she has had for over three years. She has received a B.F.A. in painting and sculptural installation and has a natural talent for creativity and organization.

  • roomroom@excite.com

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    William Moses, our tech expert, is a computer and data recovery technician and the owner of Saracen Sound, an audio production company. He works in music and audio, digital video and new media. He has been an expert in this field for 10 years. Moses is also a producer, composer and performer of music and performance art.

  • reachmoses@hotmail.com

    Eunice Marchman, our personal stylist expert, is a beauty and fashion editor for Heart & Soul magazine. She is also an expert in health and fitness, working to inspire readers to live life to their fullest potential by giving them the essential tools to embrace their inner and outer beauty.

  • www.HeartandSoul.com

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    David Bach, our financial expert, is the author of the national bestsellers Smart Women Finish Rich and Smart Couples Finish Rich. He is also the host of his own PBS special, Smart Women Finish Rich, and is an internationally recognized financial advisor, author and educator.

  • www.finishrich.com

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    Dannielle Romano, our "everyday emergency" expert, is a director at Daily Candy, Inc., the ultimate source for the latest need-to-know information about fashion, food and fun. Dannielle manages all of Daily Candy's alliances and finances, and is always on the lookout for the newest in new.

  • www.dailycandy.com

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    Leslie Neblett, our interior design expert, is an architect, co-founder and principal of office for Global Architecture. She has taught architecture and design at City College of New York and Parsons School of Design, and has been an expert in this field for 19 years.

  • studio@oga-ny.com

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    Grace Parisi, our culinary expert, is a senior test kitchen associate for Food & Wine magazine. She has been an expert in this field for 15 years working everywhere from styling television commercials, to writing magazine articles, contributing recipes to more then 10 books, and working in numerous restaurants and catering companies, most notably her own, Tasteville.

  • www.foodandwine.com

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    Kevin Makely, a Bally Total Fitness trainer, has over 15 years of experience and is one of the nation's leading health and fitness experts. He possesses numerous National Certificates including the National Academy of Sports Medicine certified personal training certificate and the National Strength and Conditioning Associations Certified Strength and Conditioning Specialist certification. Kevin also retains certification from the World Kickboxing Association and is certified in Pre and Post Natal Care as well as Post Rehabilitation.

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    Susan Getz is a "Doctor of Fashion" if there ever was one. Personal style evolves, and she helps people understand the basics and frees them to develop their own sense of style. Susan currently has her own business that provides style consulting to private clients. She spent the first 15 years of her career working in many facets of the fashion and beauty industry at Harpers Bazaar and New York Woman magazines, and then Giorgio Armani. Most recently she developed and produced home shopping programming for Time Warner.

  • ssterngetz@aol.com

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    Jessica Macksey works for Ralph Lauren as a visual presentation manager. Her responsibilities include styling and deciding on clothing for mannequins, planning decor changes and managing merchandising displays.

  • sessatecca@aol.com

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    Richard Ruben, founder of Seasons To Taste, is a chef, cookbook author, cooking teacher, writer and food consultant. A graduate of the California Culinary Academy, Richard spent half a decade traveling and working in Asia and Australia before moving back to his hometown of New York City. An active member of the International Association of Culinary Professionals, which honored him with their 2003 Award of Excellence Cooking School Teacher of the Year, Richard is also involved with Slow Food and the James Beard Foundation. In addition, Richard teaches classes, lectures worldwide and has written food essays and feature articles for national cooking magazines including Cooking Light.

  • rrubencfl@aol.com

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    Mike Hoffman, our outdoor expert, is the founder of Hoffman Landscapes, a national award winning landscape design and maintenance company. He's spent the past 17 years building his company and assembling experts in specific disciplines. Hoffman lives with his wife and three children in Redding, Conn. When he can take a break, he enjoys rock and ice climbing. He's an active member of the Associated Landscape Contractors of America and is an ALCA Certified Landscape Professional.

  • mike@hoffmanlandscapes.com




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