About
OPMOM – Life and Culture Through Food, Parties, and Travel.
Carrie Pacini, Co-Founder
Carrie Pacini is a mother of two and wife to John Pacini. She is a lover of food, wine, travel and entertaining. She has a flair for putting on fabulous affairs and loves entertaining guests. Her inspiration comes from abroad as she is an avid reader in European trends, Classic, and Old World. Carrie loves culture and seeks it out at every corner and considers it a lovely edge. She loves to find and create with flair of “whimsy meets classy”. She spends most of her day researching, writing and creating recipes, entertaining themes, flower arranging, decorating, collecting and managing the kids! She also enjoys a nice glass of bubbly at least once a week. Carrie is also the co-founder of Mom 2.0 Summit & The Wine Conference. She started OPMOM to share her passion for culture, food, wine, travel and entertaining with other likeminded women.
Marla Trevino, Co-Founder
Marla Trevino is a designer and who is inspired by bright colors, good food, and travel. She co-founded OPMOM with her passion and drive for delish food and culture. Marla also co-founded the Mom 2.0 Summit and forms the design theme for it every year. She loves paper products, stationary, and stamps. Most of her day is spent writing and designing at OPMOM plus other top firms in Houston as well as abroad. She has a passion for culture and food and enjoys bringing it together. She is also addicted to the Italian Wedding Cookies!
Emily Shearer, Senior Editor
Emily Shearer was born in North Carolina, moved to southern France in 1991, and has been in Houston for over five years. As a stay-at-home mother of three, she strives to live up to her motto: “making works of art at home and the home a work of heart.” Her personal culture is a unique tapestry woven with many threads: strong ties to family, her southern heritage, the French language and 20th century art, and Celtic folklore, music and dance. At 37, she believes she has come back from Oz with a strong sense of self. In her own words, she proclaims to be ‘damaged yet stronger, funny and patient and spread just a little too thin. On a good day, a little bit messy, a little bit angry and running a little behind. . .’ In the summer of 2008, she published her first cookbook, Kitchen Mission, a collection of recipes, anecdotes, and family photos. New to the world of Facebook, blogging and Twitter, she finds herself at her best with a cup of coffee in one hand and a pen in the other. She wants to be a writer when she grows up. Right now she believes she can save the world, one batch of cookies at a time. Emily joined the OPMOM team as a Senior Editor that launched Adventures in Paris!
