CHRISTINA DIMARI, author/speaker
TEAM VISiON
Our team’s vision is to encourage and equip students to live a whole and healthy life. Our program inspires girls to discover the dreams they have for their life, learn to travel with supportive friends, be inspired by mentors along the way, and look for creatives ways to serve their community. We encourage diversity and celebrate uniqueness.  Our events are inspirational and creative, integrating the use of stories, art and music in inspiring the girls to take a look at their lives, who they are, what they want their life legacy to look like and how they can make a difference right now in the lives of other girls.

CHRISTINA DIMARI_founder
Christina is an inspirational writer, artist and teacher who has a passion to inspire students to live drug and alcohol free lives, go after the dreams they have for their future and make a difference in the lives of others. She is the author of Ocean Star (a memoir) and You’re Designed to Shine! Because of her desire to empower young women to find wholeness and purpose early on in their journey, she founded You’re Designed to Shine events, where girls are encouraged, mentored and inspired to grow on their journey. With the release of a You’re Designed to Shine Leaders Guide, girls and woman all over the world are now leading similar small group events reaching out to girls in their own communities.

As a way to help fund her dream of shining for girls, Christina founded Ocean Star Gifts, a line of greeting cards, pearl jewelry, guest books, journals and inspirational books. Her popular product line is now sold in nearly every beach community in the States and is continually spreading throughout the Caribbean Islands and world.

Her life and work have been featured in numerous magazines, including Women’s Surf Style Magazine, Today’s Christian Woman, Life Beautiful, Radiant, Today’s Woman, Me! (South Africa), In Touch and more. Christina has also received awards for her writing and using her life and business to impact the next generation of girls in positive ways.

Aside from her writing and work with girls, Christina enjoys fly-fishing with her husband of 22 years and two college boys near their home in Jackson Hole, Wy.

Summary_educational background / publications / work
MASTER, Art Therapy certification
MASTER, Nutritional Holistic Therapy certification

B.A., Intercultural Communications

PUBLICATIONS; BOOKS
     Ocean Star, a memoir
     You’re Designed to Shine study and leaders guide

PUBLICATIONS; ARTICLES & JOURNALS

     Women’s Surf Style Magazine
          Every issue features our outreach to girls around the world!
     Today’s Christian Woman
     Life Beautiful
     In Touch, #1st Place Award!!!
     Radiant
     Today’s Woman

     Me!
     Lilly
     Australia Girls!
     Courier Journal

FOUNDED Ocean Star Gifts PRODUCT LINE
     Sold all over the U.S. and Caribbean Islands
     Greeting Cards
     Journals, Guest Books
     Pearl Jewelry
     Inspirational Books

FOUNDED You’re Designed to Shine OUTREACH TO GIRLS!
     Encouraging girls around the world to Shine Bright!
     Equipping girls to be the next generation of leaders!
     Providing resources to help girls make a difference!
     For
     Elementary school girls
     Middle school girls
     High School girls
     College age girls
     Encouraging 20’s+ to turn around and shine for other girls!