MEET OUR CONTRIBUTORS

ANU VARMA PANCHAL

Anu Varma Panchal has written and edited for area publications for nearly 20 years. She’s active on her children’s PTA boards, loves theatre, concerts, the local brewery scene and travel, and spends way too much time schlepping her 12 and 16-year-olds around in her minivan. She never leaves home without her library card. You can find her at youreditingsolutions.com.

TARA PAYOR, PH.D.

Tara Payor earned a doctorate in curriculum and instruction from the University of South Florida. She’s a language arts educator and has taught students from the middle school level to adult learners at the doctorate level. A member of the Junior League of Tampa and KNOW Women, she has two children, Harlow and Hendrix. You can reach her at tara@tbparenting.com.

JULIE TINGLEY

Julie Tingley is a 10-year Tampa transplant who has found her way through numerous professional and parenting transitions by maintaining focus on her daily inspirations: Ella, 7, and Kate, 4. With a vision of a better future for her girls, she has introduced the KNOW Women, a women’s publication and community, to Tampa Bay.

MAGGIE RODRIGUEZ

Maggie Rodriguez co-hosts the nationally-syndicated lifestyle show, "Daytime" on WFLA, Channel 8. She recently returned to TV after taking a 10-year break to raise her two children. During her career, Maggie reported and anchored the news in Miami, Los Angeles, and at the network level in New York as the host of "The Early Show" on CBS. She now lives in South Tampa, which she calls the perfect place to raise a family.

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TONI GREEN

Toni Green is a librarian with the Tampa-Hillsborough County Public Library. She is a graduate of the University of South Florida with a bachelor's degree in English literature and a master’s degree in library and information science. When she’s not surrounded by books, she can usually be found hanging out with her partner and their two daughters, knitting or baking macarons.

KIVA WILLIAMS

Kiva Williams is the creator of The Fun Foodie Mama, a family blog that showcases the best places for family fun and local eateries throughout Tampa Bay. As a mother of three, finding fun places for her family to eat and explore is a must. This year, she’s excited for the official launch of her nonprofit, Mahogany Kids Fine Arts Foundation, where her goal is to empower minority youth through music, art and dance.

RACHEL DAWKINS, M.D.

Rachel Dawkins, M.D. is medical director of the Pediatric and Adolescent Medicine Clinics in the Johns Hopkins All Children’s Department of Pediatric Medicine, seeing patients as a pediatrician in St. Petersburg, Florida. She also is an assistant professor of pediatrics in the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine. Dr. Dawkins is active nationally with the American Academy of Pediatrics and the American Board of Pediatrics. Her research and teaching interests are in childhood resilience, advocacy, resident education and obesity.

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