Russ Warren was born and raised in Portsmouth, Virginia. He earned a BA in Psychology from George Mason University, in Fairfax, Virginia. His career included being an Accreditation Manager for the American Culinary Federation's Education Foundation; he performed Marketing/Media/Design for nonprofit performing arts organizations; and designed for print and digital publications. And is he still working? Of course, he’s involved in Marketing/Media/Design for a nonprofit performing arts organization; and design for Portugal Living Magazine. Russ’s interests are cooking, baking, light gardening, reading cookbooks, and flea markets.