Siempre Mujer Grows Team.

Meredith Corporation’s Siempre Mujer announced the appointment of five new contributing editors, including TLC’s “Trading Spaces” designer Hildi Santo Tomas and best-selling author/Toltec teacher Don Miguel Ruiz. The announcement was made by Johanna Buchholtz-Torres, editor-in-chief, Siempre Mujer.

“It is a true privilege to welcome such talented individuals to our editorial team,” said Buchholtz-Torres. “Their significant contributions to the Hispanic community in their respective fields are unmatchable and our readers nationwide will now have exclusive access to their knowledge and expertise in the pages of Siempre Mujer.”

Siempre Mujer will launch in September 2005. The five new contributing editors are:

Hildi Santo Tomás – Famous for her design work on TLC’s blockbuster show “Trading Spaces,” Santo Tomás is a passionate and strong-willed force for creative change in homeowners’ rooms, with a reputation for taking big risks for even bigger rewards. Santos Tomás’ design experience is vast. She has worked with Third Millennium Development, Inc., a design and construction company, and Working Girls, an interior design business and workroom. Prior to becoming a full-time decorator, Santos Tomás worked as a stockbroker, political campaign strategist and in financial services catering to the Latin American countries. Raised with Cuban/Spanish traditions, she is a fluent Spanish speaker.

Don Miguel Ruiz – Dedicated to sharing his knowledge of the teachings of the ancient Toltec, Ruiz works to impart this wisdom to his students through lectures, workshops and journeys to sacred sites around the world. Celebrities such as Madonna, Ellen DeGeneres and Ricky Martin have embraced his teachings. Also an accomplished author, Ruiz has been featured in numerous publications including O, The Oprah Magazine, Glamour, USA Today and Today Body & Soul. His books include the New York Times best-seller The Four Agreements, The Mastery of Love and Prayers, among others.

Sylvia Mendoza – An award-winning writer and author, Mendoza is an advocate for the promotion of diversity, literacy and women’s empowerment through education. She is the author of The Book of Latina Women: 150 Vidas (Lives) of Passion, Strength and Success, a perspective on Latina women who have made significant contributions in the arts, politics, science and history. She has been published in Hispanic, Uptown, Los Angeles Times, Décor & Style and Romance Writers’ Report, among many others, and appeared on CSPAN’s Book-TV, The Los Angeles Times Festival of Books, Book Expo America and the Latino Book & Family Festival. Mendoza’s diverse achievements include teaching English as a second language and launching a full-service bilingual public relations agency in Puerto Rico.

Irma Murillo – Murillo is a well-known journalist, motivational speaker, freelance writer and astrologer in Mexico. She has dedicated her life to the area of self-help and has lectured on such topics as The Laws of Karma and How It Affects Us and The Transition of the Woman and Her Evolving Feminine in the Secon Phase of Uranus in the Era of Aquarius.

Xavier Serbia – A household name in the U.S. Hispanic market, Serbia has written, developed and hosted television segments and shows for the Hispanic community. His latest production was “El Camino al Triunfo,” in collaboration with Telemundo and Ford, where he served as a writer, financial consultant and host. Serbia’s columns have also been published in the United States, Puerto Rico and Latin America in publications such as El Nuevo Día in Puerto Rico, Hola Hoy in New York, Reforma in Mexico, Diario La Estrella in Texas, among others.