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Mike Elias lives in Jersey City, New Jersey. He works for a major bank as a technologist focused on innovation challenges in the financial world. In his spare time, he’s providing technical and business direction for Prosperity as well as some male support for Brian, who is ecstatic there’s another guy on board. Mike has a diverse professional background: serving in the Infantry in the US Marine Corps, providing computer systems support within San Diego’s Office of Education, and holding a range of positions within Warner Music Group. His professional career focus has been on new technologies and emerging media.
Brian Glaser is a writer and editor who lives with his wife and cat in Maplewood, New Jersey. The Managing Editor at the School of Visual Arts in Manhattan, he has written copy and developed content for AOL, DealTime.com, and the Philadelphia Weekly among other online and print outlets. He is currently writing about his entire record collection at http://shoulditstayorgo.blogspot.com. Brian has a B.A. from Hamilton College, and studied under SVA's Art Criticism and Writing program. He has the spare time to write for Prosperity since his wife Eileen manages their finances. (Ed's note - Go Eileen. . .)
Tara Gravel covered features and travel as a Senior Editor for Golf Magazine from 2001 to 2007. She's the editor of Golf Magazine's Great Getaways (Abrams Publishing, 2007) and co-author of Golf Annika's Way (Penguin, 2004). A graduate of Temple University (B.A. in Journalism, 1992) and Columbia University (M.S. in Journalism, 2004), she lives in Stamford Connecticut, with her husband Paul Pan and their twin daughters Chloe and Ella. A gal who hasn’t paid for a round of golf since 1995, she can tell readers how to satisfy their expensive habits on the cheap.
Rebecca Haggerty, a former producer for "Dateline NBC," lives in New York City with her husband and two children. She holds an undergraduate degree from Columbia College and a Master's degree from the Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism. Despite being a reasonably well-educated professional, before Prosperity she learned shockingly little about how to make, manage, and figure out money, which is why she is convinced the world needs Prosperity.
Laura Kirkpatrick lives in Brooklyn, New York. She has worked for ESPN in new media, and Condé Nast in consumer marketing, as well as Auburn Theological Seminary. She graduated from Hamilton College (B.A.) and Columbia University’s Graduate School of Journalism (M.S.) while studying at the Columbia Institute for Tele-Communication. After working with boys for so long, she’s excited to develop Prosperity rather than Final Four content. Not that there’s anything wrong with winning your bracket.
