As a writer, she does this through personal essays, how-to articles, writing seminars, and her memoir, Thinking of Miller Place: A Memoir of Summer Comfort. Her memoir is a comfort and “balm,” inviting the reader to step away from today’s often hectic pace to the idyllic comfort of lazy summers of childhood. Her personal essays are a welcome time-out for adults, and look-back pieces evoke nostalgic memories for us all.

Writing Organization Affiliations:

• The International Women’s Writing Guild - Regional Representative
• Scriveners - Co-founder; women’s writing group in Lincoln Park, New Jersey
• The Write Group of Montclair
• Memoir and Muffins – Founder: A writing support group for memorists
• Women Who Write
• Seasonal Storytellers and Evening of Memoir- Extroverted authors who love to share their stories.

Through her business, Enhanced Life Management, her high-energy presentations and personal coaching skills have also been converted to articles. Every piece is filled with practical tips and tools for life skills success and confidence based on research, professional training, and personal anecdotes.

Professional Organizations:

• Toastmasters International
• Master Alliance – Founder; support group for women entrepreneurs

Twenty-eight years as an elementary educator also included parental counseling, leadership workshops, negotiation skills in and out of the school setting, conflict resolution training, and process writing.

Certifications:

• BS Education
• MA Human Services
• Nationally Certified Parent Trainer Professional
• New Jersey School Social Work
• New Jersey School Counselor Certification

Educational Organizations:

• Retired Essex County Teacher Association
• Retired NJEA/NEA
• Toastmasters International – Distinguished Toastmaster; William Paterson University Toastmasters, Wayne, New Jersey - club officer, mentor. Dining To Speak Toastmasters, Fairfield, NJ - Past President. District 46 Area 12 Governor - 1999-2001 and 2005-2006.

She has been happily married to a wonderful, supportive man for 20 years. She enjoys the special bond of being an identical twin, as well as spending time with her extended family. She has achieved the level of brown belt in Tae Kwon Do, plays tennis, enjoys ballroom dancing, reads voraciously, and meets with other women of “that certain age” to share the rich adventures that life brings after 60. She is beginning the next phase of her writing life in Tucson Arizona.