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WSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Daisy Hamilton & Nick Risher
Daisy Hamilton graduated from NYU with a major in film and minor in business and went on to spearhead development and film acquisitions for TriCoast Worldwide, where she has acquired over 25 packages and 85 titles. In 2018, Hamilton founded Rock Salt Releasing as a boutique production company and US distribution outfit. Hamilton has created…
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Ashley & Brian Pearson
We are excited to join the neighborhood! We moved to LA originally in 2011 and lived in the Larchmont area for a few years before work took us to Amsterdam. Three years and many adventures later, we’ve returned to LA and are looking forward to settling into our new home. Ashley is a California native…
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Karen Weber Figgy
Passionately promote design, architecture, and interiors. PR arbiter in design both East and West. Former design director at Condé Nast House & Garden magazine, Time Inc/Southern Accents magazine. Launched PR marketing firm in 2003. Modern art and pottery collector, admire & reside in historical LA home. Interests include ethnic food, global travel, art, design, museums…
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Alice Campbell & Max Sherman
Hey everyone! We are Max and Alice, soon to be the Shermans in February 2022, and are both Los Angeles natives. We’re excited to be in the neighborhood and actually have a bit of history in the area already. Max’s great-grandfather was an architect in Los Angeles, and two of his buildings nearby are on…
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Krista Kolegraff
Krista: I recently moved to Los Angeles from Iowa to grow my apparel brand, Buy Art Not Followers®. I love art, history, culinary science, travel, and having people over for tea. I am a passionate member of the Ebell Club, and look forward to being part of the WSHPHS.
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Joan & George Hornig
Joan Hornig began her career as a professional fundraiser for Harvard University and Columbia Business School before spending 19 years on Wall Street. Since 2003, Joan combines her love of jewelry and design, business skills and experience with non-profit organizations as Founder and CEO of her philanthropically-driven companies, Joan Hornig Jewelry-Philanthropy is Beautiful® and Pave…
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Laura & Sydney Dutton
Laura and Sydney Dutton moved to Los Angeles from San Francisco in 1975 because Syd wanted to get into the film business. Syd’s first job was delivering mail on a bicycle at Universal Studios, a position that Roddy McDowell found for him as they were friends of friends. McDowell was wonderful to them and remained…
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Clare Schneider & Drew Barringer
Clare: I grew up on Lorraine Blvd in Windsor Square, and my mom Judy Schneider has lived in the same house since 1968 (She’s a member of the Historical Society too). My grandparents Clare and Henry Dockweiler lived at 366 So June St for many years, so I’ve got multi-generational neighborhood roots. My husband Drew…
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Heather John Fogarty & John Fogarty
John and Heather: We moved to Plymouth Blvd in 2007, where we’ve been living with our sons George and Freddy until last month when we purchased a home on South Lucerne. We both grew up in England before returning to the States—John to New York and Heather to Napa Valley—and love the neighborhood for its…
Read MoreWSHPHS New Member Spotlight: Grace Kaminski
New member Grace Kaminski is from Sewickley, Pennsylvania, a small storybook-like town outside of Pittsburgh. Growing up in a 1904 red brick Georgian Colonial, and being surrounded by a wealth of old homes and history, Grace developed a fascination for old homes, ghost stories, architecture, and history. She studied Communication at Denison University in Ohio,…
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