Jackie Fishman is a communications veteran with a New York City heart who has made the Washington, DC area her adopted home. Medical and health care media relations and marketing paid the bills for years, now she is branching out and writing about food, travel, leisure, charity and sometimes medical research. She has a MA from American University and is an accredited public relations professional (APR). Jackie loves to travel and discover out-of-way places and people with unusual vocations and interests. If you know of a local (DC area) business, charity, artistic effort or event that should be profiled in the pinkline project, please contact Jackie at jackied881@aol.com.