About Me.
Gisele Marasca-Vargas is the former co-owner of Creative Angle Media, a graphic design and publishing company, and co-publisher of Ahora/Now Orlando Magazine, a semi-annual bilingual magazine that showcased Orlando’s Hispanic community and was published for seven years (from 2003 to 2010). Gisele also contributed articles and commentary columns to the magazine.
Ahora/Now Orlando Facebook Page: https://www.facebook.com/ahora.orlando OTHER PUBLISHED WORKS ARTICLES FOR NATURAL AWAKENINGS - CENTRAL FLORIDA/ORLANDO EDITION: Natural Awakenings CF - April 2016 Cover Illustration Cover Artist: pg. 10 Cover Article: Coloring Books for Adults: Really? Yes, Really…, pg. 17 Natural Awakenings CF - June 2016 Article: Antidepressants vs. Placebo: And The Winner Is…; pgs. 26-27 Natural Awakenings CF - September 2016 Article: Animal Companions - Pet Therapy Offers Many Benefits; pgs. 32-33 BOOK - PRINT: Poets Unleashed: An Anthology 2001; compiled by Ron Cross This book features 7 poems by Gisele, who also designed the book cover and book illustrations E-BOOK: Script Writing eBook - 3rd Edition/2020; published by IMDHA - International Medical and Dental Hypnotherapy Association and IAPH - International Alliance of Professional Hypnotists - Includes four hypnotherapy scripts by Gisele Marasca-Vargas View eBook Info BLOGS The Healers Home - Gisele's Blog: thehealershome.com/giseles-blog The Functional Perfectionist Blog thefunctionalperfectionist.com Gi's Critters Blog: giscritters.com CURRENT PROJECTS - Guided Imagery/Hypnotherapy for Healthcare: We Can Make a Difference, a book co-authored with her mentor and former teacher Linda Bennett about implementing a volunteer-based guided imagery program at a hospital or health care facility - Children's Book Series (various topics) EDUCATION University of São Paulo: BA in English and Portuguese Languages and Literature Florida Metropolitan University System: AS in Commercial Art SWIHA - Southwest Institute of Healing Arts: AS in Holistic Healthcare EXPERIENCE / SKILLS
Writing + Blogging + Graphic Design + Publishing + Teaching AWARDS / RECOGNITION
Ahora/Now Orlando Magazine: - 2004 Don Quijote Awards for Hispanic Business of the Year (Presented by the HCCMO - Hispanic Chamber of Commerce of Metro Orlando) - 2004 Charlie Award for General Excellence: Best Bilingual Magazine (1st Place) - 2004 Charlie Award for General Excellence: Best New Magazine (2nd Place) (Presented by the FLMA - Florida Magazine Association) Poetry: - Winner of the Video Poetry Reading Award - A Wish poem (Presented by the Deland Museum of Art 2023 Poetic Visions poetry contest) |