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CONTRIBUTORS

SERVING FLORIDA’S FIRST COAST
Tina Smithers Peckham
A recent transplant to Jacksonville, Tina possesses a Bachelor of Journalism and specializes
in entertainment, beauty, fashion and lifestyle content. After eight years working various
gigs in New York City from magazine publishing to digital marketing, Tina joined the
world of freelance and has written and reported for notable publications and online
Publisher and Editor-in-Chief platforms such as Glamour, Seventeen, Us Weekly, MTV News, Entertainment Tonight,
Pamela Anderson WEtv.com, truTV.com and more, as well as the local JacksonvilleMom.com.

Creative Director
Will Wright
Kelly Merritt
Managing Editor
Kelly is a culinary travel writer whose work has appeared in Southern Living, Forbes Travel,
Tina Smithers Peckham
Plate, OpenTable.com, Washington Post, Los Angeles Times, South magazine and Florida
Weekly, among others. In her 20-year career, she has covered the likes of Oscar de la Renta,
Marketing and Advertising Sales Larry King, Tim Tebow, Kenny Chesney, Titanic discoverer Robert Ballard and Mayor
Pamela Anderson Rudolph Giuliani. Kelly is the author of The Everything Family Guide to Budget Travel and
the fiction novel FLIGHT.
Manager, Intellectual Property Assets
James S. Azadian, Esq.

For question or comments: Zoe-Ann Bartlett
[email protected] or 562.310.2007 A food and wine entrepreneur with years in corporate hospitality, Zoe founded two
culinary-related companies including Intentional Table, which brings wine education and
appreciation to the community. She now joins Luxe as a contributing wine expert, with
Locally Independently Owned and Operated
credentials including culinary studies at the University of Davis, a culinary apprenticeship in
France, participation in international wine and vineyards events including Vin Expo, and
studies with Esquin Wine Merchants in Seattle. Zoe has even branded her own sparkling
wine and is currently sitting for her Sommelier Certification.

Angela Lutz
© 2019 Luxe Publishing. Living Luxe ~ Serving Florida’s First Angela is a freelance writer and editor whose work has appeared in
Coast magazine is published by Luxe Publishing LLC. All rights San Francisco Weekly, Village Voice, The Kansas City Star, The Pitch and
Catster Magazine. She has written about a diverse array of subjects,
reserved. The contents of this publication, including all
including culinary, books, television, healthcare and animal rescue. In 2017,
articles, text, content, photographs, graphics and advertising
Angela fulfilled a lifelong dream by earning her Master of Fine Arts in
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creative writing from the University of Missouri-Kansas City. She is
not be reproduced in any part or form without the prior powered exclusively by yoga and fancy lattes and lives with her husband,
written consent of the Publisher. All material is compiled from son and two cats.
sources believed to be reliable and published without
responsibility for errors or omissions. The contents of
advertisements are entirely the responsibility of the respective Lisa Howard
advertiser. Lisa is a frequently published food writer, wellness expert and culinary
instructor who loves to share the joy of food. During her classes and
speaking engagements, Lisa focuses on helping her fellow eaters understand
Living Luxe ~ Serving Florida’s First Coast magazine is printed
where to find delicious ingredients, why those ingredients are just as
four times a year. For a yearly subscription (four quarterly
nutritious as they are delicious, and how to prepare them. In addition to
issues), please send a check in the amount of $26 made
writing articles for publications such as Eating Well, All Recipes and Clean
payable to Luxe Publishing, along with your name and mailing Eating, she has written two cookbooks: Healthier Gluten-Free and The Big
address, to: Book of Healthy Cooking Oils.
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PO Box 1412 Allie Leweke
Allie Leweke joins Living Luxe fresh from the Windy City. A longtime writer for various
Ponte Vedra Beach, FL 32004
media, she earned a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from Indiana University Bloomington.
Allie started as a writer for the Florida Times-Union then took her creative talents to the
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digital side where she worked for Google, Motorola and Citibank. She’s currently a senior
content strategist serving clients ranging from national restaurant chains to cloud-managed
Summer 2019 / Volume 2, Issue 2 services providers. Thrilled to be back on the First Coast, Allie loves writing about her life
with two toddlers for JacksonvilleMom.com — and subjecting them to stories of her glory
days as a Jaguars cheerleader!
Craig O’Neal
A long-term photographer for the former First Coast Magazine and one of Northeast
Florida’s best-known nature and wildlife photographers, Craig has captured thousands of
photos in our area. Many of Craig’s photographs have been featured in local, national and
worldwide publications, including National Geographic. Craig is also an accomplished
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multimedia and commercial photographer who maintains a column in The Florida
Times-Union: Shorelines called “In Focus.”

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