Sandy Moss,

is an adopted Prescottonian who seldom needs an introduction. After years of writing for The Daily Courier and numerous awards, her words have a familiar sound. She presently lights up the air waves over KPPV 106.7 FM and KQNA 1130 AM radio. While she admits that the change brings new challenges and enjoyment, it can now be said that she is a writer who broadcasts, and a broadcaster who writes.

Monica Kaplan,

a Prescott resident since 1984, graduated from Northern Arizona University with a bachelor’s degree in journalism. She has written for several newspapers as well as been a radio news reporter. She and her husband, Brad, have two children, Rachel, 7, and Trevor, 4.

Breeanya Hinkel,

is a local freelance graphic designer. She was born & raised right here in Prescott, AZ. She has worked as a graphic designer since 1999, beginning at a Daily Newspaper in Minot, ND. She obtained her degree at Yavapai College and also attended Minot State University. Bree enjoys freelance design work, camping, hiking, road trips and enjoying the beautiful Northern Arizona weather.

Karlyn Haas,

is the grants officer for Yavapai College and a local freelance writer. She earned her master’s degree in journalism from Michigan State University and has had her educational and environmental writing published nationally. In her free time she enjoys traveling with her husband, walking her dog on local trails and cycling with the “Janimals” at the Prescott Racquet Club.

Josette Kubin,

a local freelance writer, also works gratis as the maintenance operator, lead transportation manager, social director and financial advisor for Richard and Natalia, her two preschoolers. She graduated from California State Fullerton with a bachelor’s degree in Communications/Journalism, worked as a reporter during an internship as a Chips Quinn Scholar at the Oakland Tribune and as a reporter for The Daily Courier. A Prescott resident since 1993, she loves to travel with husband Richard.

Laura Hinchey,

is a local freelance writer. She has worked as an editor and reporter for various publications including The Daily Courier. She has a BA in English from Grand Canyon University and pursued her graduate degree at the University of Denver. She’s a fanatical member of the Prescott 4:45 a.m. Running Group, and enjoys camping, sailing and laughing.

Susan Hampton,

is originally from Phoenix and has background in writing that includes business writing, news reporting, media communications, marketing, fiction and feature writing. She is a graduate of Utah State University and has worked as a freelance writer for over twenty years. Susan is currently based in Prescott where she lives with her husband Neil. They have four children, Eric, Alexander, Isabel and David.

Laura Flood,

is a freelance writer and photographer. Ranch jobs helped her escape the scorching heat while earning a BA in theater at Arizona State University. After modeling and acting for seven years, Longhorn cattle became Laura’s passion. For years, she worked in the shadow of an Arizona cowboy and wrote stories about the historic breed. Today Laura creates feature articles for magazines and newspapers, hikes a lot with her Catahoula dog, Champie, and sings in choir specials and goes horseback riding whenever she can.

a native Arizonan, has been a Prescott resident since 1989. A graduate of the University of Arizona, she retired in 2005 from a long career at The Daily Courier. Today, she enjoys free-lance writing and serves on the boards of Prescott Area Habitat for Humanity, the Arizona’s Children Association and is chair of the Yavapai County Juvenile Court Center Community Advisory Board. Her daughter Debi and light-of-her-life granddaughter, Payten, live in Phoenix.

is a historian and writer whose lifelong activities as a volunteer and businesswoman have seen her engaged in library, historic preservation and open space concerns locally, state- and nation-wide. A recipient of many honors and awards, she has most recently been named a Culture Keeper in preparation of the 100th anniversary of Arizona statehood in 2012, as well as a History Maker by the Arizona Historical Society, Phoenix Chapter.

known to his friends as the mountain gardener, graduated from Prescott High School, Yavapai College and finally ASU. Gardening came naturally as he learned from his grandparents. He married his college sweetheart and now he and Lisa own Watters Garden Center in Prescott. He enjoys freelance garden writing, hosts two radio talk shows, weekly garden columnist for The Daily Courier and has his own weekly garden newsletter "My Personal Gardener" emailed each week through his web site at www.wattersonline.com.

Tim Callahan,

is an Arizona native, born and raised in Tucson, Arizona...After graduating from the University of Arizona with a degree in Journalism, Tim has worked with newspapers in Tucson, Nogales, Prescott and beyond…Shortly after moving to Prescott in 1997, Tim met his wife to be Heidi…The two married in Prescott in 1999 and have two children, Brendan and Tatum…Tim is the publisher/owner/operator of Prescott Woman Magazine and enjoys his connection with the community on an ongoing basis…Tim’s father-in-law John Bergstrom, DDS retired, and brother-in-law Lance Bergstrom, MD, are partners in this family-owned business…