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Cara - VN Staff

Cara - VN Staff

I'm the Editorial Manager for VibrantNation.com. I've worked in publishing most of my life and I'm a sucker for a great story, which is why I love VN. I love helping the amazing women here connect and share their stories. I learn from the women of VN every day.

Worth reading as you learn your way around Vibrant Nation:

My bio from the "Our Staff" section of the site:

Cara has been a writer and editor for such innovative media companies as Lucasfilm, Creative Publications, Classroom Connect, and CNET (now CBS Interactive). Most recently, she worked as multimedia editor for TechRepublic.

She received her M.A. in English from the University of California at Irvine and her B.A. from the Ateneo de Manila University in the Philippines.

Online, Cara enjoys following technology, media, environment, education, travel, and pet news. Offline, she lives in Southern Indiana with her husband and two spoiled miniature rabbits, Indy and Tyler.

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my role models

My grandmother, Encarnacion Evangelista, who ran a successful family business well into her 80s and encouraged all her children and grandchildren to pursue accomplishment and self-expression.

My friends Sue Rostoni and Dyane Mohr, vibrant, caring Boomer women with a finely tuned inner compass for "the things that matter" and who never stop growing and embracing new adventures.

And the women of VN, too many to list here. On any given day I'm usually enthralled with a different member from the one I was in love with the day before. It's hard not to fall in love with VNers - they're just so darn smart!

my posts

An apology to our email newsletter subscribers

Posted in tech on January 31, 2013

I’d like to personally apologize to you for the technical problem you saw in our first email this morning. Every week, we do our best to send you the most interesting conversations…

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How would your life be affected if you had to give up your smartphone for a week?

Posted in tech on December 11, 2012
How would your life be affected if you had to give up your smartphone for a week? Take Vibrant Nation's tech survey and let us know!read more »

How to follow a conversation on Vibrant Nation

Posted in how to get the most out of vibrant nation on October 03, 2012
You told us you love being part of deeply engaging conversations on VN, and you want tools that help you keep track of the conversations that matter to you. Here's how to stay up to date on a particular conversation on VN.read more »

How to manage your email from Vibrant Nation

Posted in how to get the most out of vibrant nation on October 02, 2012
Want to control how much email you receive from VN? It's easy!read more »

Are you having trouble posting?

Posted in how to get the most out of vibrant nation on September 21, 2012
We've got our technical team working to solve the problem now and will let everyone know when it's resolved. In the meantime, you can still start a conversation: first, click on any topic tab, then submit your post in the yellow box on that page.read more »

my comments

Response to: Tomato basil soup

Comment posted on March 12, 2013 at 7:37 am:
"Hi ladies! The formatting has now been updated to show the correct ingredient quantities. Thanks for letting us know about the display error. Enjoy the recipe!..." (read comment)

Response to: Bernard Madoff and me: Saved by a poem

Comment posted on October 22, 2012 at 11:18 am:
"Hi danceme2endoflove - The poem Kim refers to in her post, Kindness by Naomi Shihab Nye, is here: (read comment)

Response to: What do you know well? Share your own advice list on Vibrant Nation

Comment posted on October 8, 2012 at 11:19 am:
"Hi Fran! That's wonderful news, so glad to hear you're interested in contributing regularly. To answer your question, love it/live it advice lists are not a replacement for the Blog Circle posts; they're just one type of VN content, and they can be ..." (read comment)

Response to: Computer eyestrain? Comment now to win a FREE pair of ComputerEyed glasses!

Comment posted on October 3, 2012 at 11:01 am:
"Hi everyone! Although this promotion has ended, the member question above about email notifications from VN gives me a chance to share a link to this post: (read comment)

Response to: Computer eyestrain? Comment now to win a FREE pair of ComputerEyed glasses!

Comment posted on October 2, 2012 at 2:30 pm:
"One more quick update! ComputerEyed has graciously allowed us to randomly select a SECOND winner of a free pair of ComputerEyed glasses from all VN members who commented in this conversation. Congratulations, (read comment)