I’m a 70+ year old recent retireee from a career in crisis management public relations, having owned a company – Bernstein Crisis Management – now owned and operated by my son, Erik. As a lifetime…

I have been a resident of Monrovia for 43 years, having moved here in 1980 from Sierra Madrem, and before that from the Midwest. I enjoyed Monrovia from the beginning: its diversity, its neighborhoods, its…

I grew up in Temple City and have lived in the San Gabrial Valley my whole life. It is definitely home for me. I enjoy reading, gardening, sports, decorating for Christmas, spending time with friends…

My name is Beth Moser-Chang, and I am originally from Louisville, Kentucky. I moved to Los Angeles in 2005 from NYC to look for photo work. In 2006, after working for a portrait company, I…

I’m an eternal optimist who sees humor in everything. Also a very fortunate husband and father. We’re proud to call Monrovia our home and raise our son here. I recently completed the Monrovia Area Partnership…

I relocated to Monrovia in 1999 from Ohio courtesy of my then-employer who wanted a web developer at their Pasadena corporate headquarters in the early days of the internet. Choosing somewhere near Pasadena to live,…

I was born during World War II  in 1943 in San Diego. I had such brain damage during birth that the doctor didn’t expect me to live, but God had other plans. My daddy died…

My name is Timothy, I am one of Santa’s helpers during the Christmas season. I visit my favorite kid, Ellie every year on the 1st of December and I stay with her until Christmas Eve…

  This month is the one-year anniversary of my Faces of Monrovia project. I’m so thankful and grateful to each and every one of the nominees who took the time to be interviewed for this…

Hi, my name is Stefin, and I am 14 years old. Before moving to Monrovia when I was in third grade, I had previously lived in three other states including New York, Oklahoma and Arizona….