Bonnie Darwin

Bonnie Darwin, executive director of the California Culture Change Coalition, was born and raised in Bakersfield and began her career “with a worthless degree in liberal arts.” She explained, “At that time, women could become secretaries or teachers or nurses, and I didn’t want to do any of those things.” She started off, instead, as an activities director in a nursing home, which launched her 30-odd year career working toward better long term care. Read more about her below.

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Debra Saliba

Debra Saliba is a physician and Associate Professor of Medicine at UCLA, where she serves as the Director of the Borun Center for Gerontological Research.  She is also a research …

Gary Phillips

Gary Phillips is the author of several novels, including the Martha Chainey Series and the Ivan Monk Series. He was born and raised in South Central Los Angeles, and has …

D.J. Waldie

D. J. Waldie is the author of Holy Land: A Suburban Memoir and Close to Home: An American Album, among other books. Waldie has been the Public Information Officer of …

Laurie Ochoa

Laurie Ochoa is co-editor of the Los Angeles literary and narrative journalism quarterly Slake, which debuts this spring.  Previously, she was editor in chief of the LA Weekly, which consistently …

Yxta Maya Murray

Yxta Maya Murray is the author of six novels, including The King’s Gold, and the forthcoming The Good Girls Guide to Getting Kidnapped. She teaches criminal law, feminist legal theory, …