FLASH (Fashion Leaders Achieving Social Harmony) Cleveland is an organization that supports and promotes the local fashion industry by uniting fashion industry professionals and those wanting to break into the industry, through a series of special events and business development opportunities. Our goal is to build a social network for the Cleveland fashion industry that will in turn positively impact the local economy. Currently, FLASH Cleveland hosts a monthly fashion industry networkign happy hour "FLASH Fridays". Our guests have included fashion industry professonals, boutique owners, salon owners, fashion design and merchandising students, teachers, journalists, models, photographers, makeup artists and fashion enthusiasts that live and work in the Metropolitan Cleveland community including Westside, Eastside and Downtown. See you at the next FLASH event! |
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Fabiola Galarrage-Tamayo grew up in Caracas, Venezuela and lived int he capital for 12 years before moving to Cleveland, Ohio. Her exciting life journey really began when she became an undergraduate student at John Carroll university. Early in her college career she knew what field she wanted to enter after graduation. Subsequently, she earnestly prepared for that field over the course of her four years of undergraduate studies, earning a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science and Spanish. Throughout her undergraduate studies, she has enjoyed numerouse encounters with a multitude of cultures, and successfully completed an internship that has allowed her to gain practical work experience. Studying abroad was an extraordinary experience. It set her into a new direction. Her growth in cultural awareness has been facilitated by her many experiences abroad, which she feels have better prepared her for future challenges. Fabiola's education background combined with various work-related experiences, have well prepared her to persue her Master's Degree in education. She received her Master's Degree in Education in May of 2008. Also, she is pursuing her Masters in Spanish, and eventually her PhD. Being a native speaker, she has had numerouse opportunities to use spanish to assist and communicate to others in their native tongue. She has worked as a Spanish interpreter/translator for the Environmental Protection Agency in Washiongton D.C and locally with Elk and Elk Attorneys. Fabiola is an active petite model, Brand Ambassador for various products and beverage providers. She was Miss Cleveland Grand Prix Finalist and performed promotional marketing for Champ Car Series of the Cleveland Grand Prix. As an actress, she was featured in the film "World Without Us" released summer of 2007 at the California Independent Film Festival. She also had a role in a TV commercial for "Boneyard Restaurant & Bar." Also, Fabiola was an Artistic Director for Fashion Week Cleveland, 2008. Fashion Week Cleveland is held each year in early May, in a series of parties, runway shows, and special events, designed to hilight Northeast Ohio designers, models, make-up artists, hairstylists and fashion designers. Furthermore, Fabiola found her entrepreneurial niche as a fashion event manager, model and talent consultant. For more information on fashion show management visit www.fashionstage.net For more information on model and talent consultation visit www.fabiolatamayo.com "I am enjoying what I am doing, I love traveling the world, loving my family and supporting the community" |
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