MANA LUMUMBA-KASONGO, MD, MS:

Spin class

Born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, Dr. Mana Lumumba-Kasongo is an emergency physician in Albany, Georgia, as well as a nationally published writer. In writing our feature on breast cancer, she found that “women have to be their best advocates and take ownership of their health care.”

LAURA WHITEHORN:

Walking or running outside

Senior editor Laura Whitehorn writes extensively about health and nutrition, but in editing the RH eating challenge, she was tasked with the seemingly impossible: “It’s a challenge to eat healthfully without cooking,” she says. Whitehorn is also an editor for POZ, an HIV/AIDS magazine.

MSG DENNIS E. BEEBE:

Walking, running and hiking

A master sergeant in the Public Affairs Office for the Multi-National Corps – Iraq, and a professional photographer, Beebe photographed MSG Pleasant Lindsey III for our story on praise dancing in Iraq. Beebe holds a degree from the Brooks Institute of Photography in Santa Barbara, California.

CONSTANCE BROWN-RIGGS:

Working out with my personal trainer

Constance Brown-Riggs is a nutritionist and diabetes educator in Massapequa, New York. She showed RH editors what they needed to improve upon in our healthy eating challenge. Brown-Riggs is the author of Eating Soulfully and Healthfully with Diabetes.