Workshop Participants
Laura Varma is currently the Director of Content & Online for Starbucks Coffee Company. She leads a team of interactive designers and writers in the development of compelling online experiences for www.starbucks.com and related channels, such as the entertainment team, who deliver the best in music, books and entertainment.
Prior to this position, she held a variety of marketing and public relations positions for technology companies and served as a consultant for public relations firms, internet start-ups and radio and television channels. She resides in Seattle, Washington with her husband Vivek.
Virginia Gandee's brilliant red hair and dozen tattoos belie the reality of this 22-year-old's life. Inside her family's Staten Island trailer her caregiving goes far beyond the love she has for her daughter.