Tenacity.
Empowerment, diversity and inclusion.
Quite honestly, that is how A Taste of Dawn came to be. ATOD Magazine is what it is because of every single person involved. While it began as my passion project, it has become the collective voice of each writer, photographer and visionary involved. With most of the staff volunteering their time and talents, it is clear to see the passion and devotion in every single person who allow this to be the support platform for creativity. Our goal is to be fully funded and financially backed as we continue to grow and evolve and, eventually, find ourselves on your coffee tables around the world.
Allow me to introduce you to the Editorial Staff that have inspired me over the course of the magazine.
– Dawn Garcia, Founder | Editor-in-Chief
The Infrastructure
\Dawn Garcia
Founder | Editor-in-Chief
Born in Santa Monica.
RANDOM FACT: Morgan Freemen recited a poem to me called “The Dawn” while we waited in line for the bathroom.
Tram Tran
Los Angeles Photographer
Born in Sacramento.
RANDOM FACT: Amateur sneakerhead. (Buys shoes till he’s broke. Perhaps he’s the ideal candidate for some Brands to send him some samples! The boy LOVES his shoes.)
Kevin Curtis
Austin Photographer
Born in Santa Monica.
RANDOM FACT: My face is tattooed on a friend’s thigh. We are the Four Amigos.
Matthew Dyson
Staff Writer | UK
Born in Ascot.
RANDOM FACT: I have backpacked around Guatemala with a chicken.
Tyler Dean
Staff Writer | LA + OC
Born in Newport Beach.
RANDOM FACT: Ran my 1st LA Marathon at the age of 14, coming in at the top 4%.
Cord Montgomery
Staff Writer | LA + OC
Born in Corona.
RANDOM FACT: I won 2nd Place in a “Cutest Baby” contest in Norco. And I’m single, ladies. Just sayin’ .
Our CONTRIBUTORS
Ruth Cuevas
Contributing Writer | Germany, Czech Republic
Born in Chicago.
RANDOM FACT: I’ve lived in 6 countries on 4 continents in the last 8 years and, I had never visited any of them before moving there.
Allison Levine
Contributing Writer | Los Angeles, Global Wine Countries
Born in Los Angeles.
RANDOM FACT: I have visited 36 countries to date on 5 continents drinking wine in almost every single one – still so many to go!
Lexi Scott
Contributing Writer | Atlanta
Born in Savannah.
RANDOM FACT: My favorite animal is a wolf.
Brittany Engler
Contributing Writer | LA + OC
Born in Cincinnatti.
RANDOM FACT: I’ve been known to walk and talk in my sleep quite often.
Toby Rowland-Jones
Contributing Writer {Sommelier} | Wine Country
Born in Oldenburg (but a Welshman).
RANDOM FACT: I’m a certified fly-casting instructor.
Martin Gaeta
Contributing Writer | LA
Born in Santa Monica.
RANDOM FACT: I’m training to fight as an Amateur Middleweight Boxer
Arthur Yang
Contributing Photographer | LA
Born in Kaohsiung.
RANDOM FACT: I can blow a killer spit bubble. (What … too personal?)
LAUREN ANNETTE
Contributing Writer
RANDOM FACT: I have an acute sense of smell. My nose knows! I have super-smell abilities, and have been known to go into everything nose first.
OUR INCREDIBLE Staff Behind-The-Scenes
Troy Mathis
President, Business Development
Born in Pompano Beach.
RANDOM FACT: I enjoy bike riding and hiking.
OUR INSPIRATION:
AUDREY HEPBURN,
Activist | Humanitarian | Icon
Born in Ixelles, Brussels
RANDOM FACT: Audrey Hepburn Sang ‘Happy Birthday’ to JFK the Year After Marilyn Monroe Did
WHY: Rarely will you find someone with the grace, integrity, wit, kindness, and benevolence. Audrey is everything good and beautiful in humanity and we strive to embody the same values. No one represents class and lifestyle quite like her.