
We call her Garrido, the Editor in Chief of B Shifter Quarterly (with Nick Brunacini)
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09/21/21 • 44 min
On this episode we visit with Garrido and Nick about how they started working together, learn about some of the legends that Garrido has worked with and how she came to be the Editor in Chief of B Shifter Quarterly.
Michelle Garrido Sutton, editor of B Shifter, has 21 years of fire-service editorial experience. She has worked on several public-safety titles, including “Emergency,” “Jems,” “FireRescue” and “Wildland Firefighter,” in addition to multiple trade and consumer publications. Since 2009, Michelle has worked for Across the Street Productions on its Blue Card, B Shifter and Fire Command projects. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Trent, and their son, Ethan.
The famous Christmas Tree story can be found here.
If you have a question for Michelle Garrido Sutton or you would like to write an article for B Shifter, you can contact her at [email protected].
This is the latest B Shifter Quarterly featuring the Alan V. Brunacini Command Training Center link here.
Nick Brunacini (our leader/ring leader) can be contacted at [email protected]
Associate Producer Katie Brunacini
Hosted and produced by John Vance.
On this episode we visit with Garrido and Nick about how they started working together, learn about some of the legends that Garrido has worked with and how she came to be the Editor in Chief of B Shifter Quarterly.
Michelle Garrido Sutton, editor of B Shifter, has 21 years of fire-service editorial experience. She has worked on several public-safety titles, including “Emergency,” “Jems,” “FireRescue” and “Wildland Firefighter,” in addition to multiple trade and consumer publications. Since 2009, Michelle has worked for Across the Street Productions on its Blue Card, B Shifter and Fire Command projects. She lives in the Pacific Northwest with her husband, Trent, and their son, Ethan.
The famous Christmas Tree story can be found here.
If you have a question for Michelle Garrido Sutton or you would like to write an article for B Shifter, you can contact her at [email protected].
This is the latest B Shifter Quarterly featuring the Alan V. Brunacini Command Training Center link here.
Nick Brunacini (our leader/ring leader) can be contacted at [email protected]
Associate Producer Katie Brunacini
Hosted and produced by John Vance.
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The FOX 10 (PHX) story about the mural here.
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