Members of the Taste Team, from left, Alex Kinne, Jennifer Henson, Doreen Schowalter, Caleb Schowalter and Val Zackery (Brandi Stafford photo) | ZOOM |

• Michael Faulkiner owns Studio 42 Hair Salon in West Chester Township and lives in Forest Park.

• A buyer for Ferromatik Milacron North America, Stephen Hahn lives in Mount Orab.

• Jennifer Henson teaches English at Lloyd Memorial High School in Erlanger and lives in Milford.

• Chuck Merk of Loveland is a math teacher at Lakota Freshman School in West Chester Township.

• A native of England, Susan Runkle of Walton has won prizes in several national cooking contests, including the 2002 Pillsbury BakeOff.

• Doreen Schowalter grew up in southern India and lives in Mason.

• A Procter & Gamble chemist, Val Zackery lives in Amberley Village.

• Eleven-year-old guest Taste Team member Caleb Schowalter (Doreen's son) will be a sixth grader at Mason Intermediate School. He loves to create desserts in the kitchen, as well as play video games, listen to music and read Harry Potter books.

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