About Us

The actual production of our first issue came together in a remarkable period of time.

Athletes, writers, musicians, and all of the creative people that exist in the World – including You – know when they’re in the “zone”, following your own unique Spirit – your stalwart Inner Compass allows you to:

“Walk in the Answer”

Be an integral part of “An Evolution Revolution”

Say, “Yes” to solutions.

“Shift the Economic Consciousness in the World.”

Just “Go with Your Instincts for Affinities…. It can be downright thrilling.”

You are in very good company. We invite you to join us in ongoing conversation and positive action, as we all strive to live from the perspective of discernment. Individually and collectively, our words and actions are very powerful.

Together we will address and enact affirmative responses to the critical challenges confronting the human condition during this momentous time in our society, each time as we face the question:

Will We Expand or Contract (?) !

Join us.

Happy New Year ~ All Year,

From the first members of the community of www.ExpandorContract.com

Leslie Gainer | Publisher Editor-in-Chief

lesliegainer@expandorcontract.com

Every word counts. Every action Speaks.

After an adventuresome career in public policy law co-drafting environmental and consumer protection legislation, while also crafting innovative national issues campaigns to pass into Federal laws – Leslie left Washington D.C. for the vineyards of California to become an entrepreneur in the wine and artisan food industry.

She traded her creative writing skills for ads for her business, and her career as a journalist was born. She later became the Wine Editor for California Tour and Travel Magazine and was a columnist for several other publications. The topics she has covered vary greatly, but the goal is always to inspire and inform.

Leslie dedicates the conception and launch of Expand or Contract (?) ! MultiMedia Magazine for Discerning Minds to the way of life imparted by her lifelong friend and mentor – her grandmother – who lived a vibrant life and remained ever-present until four days prior to her 104^th birthday.

“Every moment with my grandmother was always a time of epiphany for me. She was an avid reader, and very talented writer. While reading and absorbing her words, I realized how much I had learned from her about writing, including what a profoundly cathartic experience I have, each time I read, and write.

She we would go over my writing and she would advise me to “make every word count,” “ensure that every sentence has meaning,” “save extraneous thoughts for other projects where they will have their own significance.”

In those moments, I realized that she always had, and still shared, all of the best of what she had learned, and as a result, the best of me in my writing, was the result of the best of her. At the age of nearly 104, my Grandma Addie was still learning, and sharing her profound knowledge and experience with me. That is the definition of a mentor – a role that she taught me we are all meant to provide for each other individually, and collectively.

Claire Coleman| Content Editor

clairecoleman@expandorcontract.com

Rose Cassano | Graphic Designer

Rose Cassano has been working in the graphics and illustration field for over twenty-five years. Her design career started on a ferryboat with Landor Associates.

She worked with Time Life Books on the East Coast of the United States in the 70’s, prior to moving to San Francisco.

Rose’s love for nature eventually drew her to the Southern Oregon area where she currently resides. Rose Cassano offers a full range of Design & Illustration for Communication specializing in web design, marketing and social media implementation.

We are extremely fortunate to have her acting as our exquisite logo and graphic designer. She is a key figure in our design brain-trust for Expand or Contract (?) !

R O S E C A S S A N O

Design & Illustration for Communication

253 Marcy Loop, Grants Pass, OR 97527

+1.541-476-9074

www.rosecassano.com