PHILANA PATTERSONAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Philana Patterson is a New York Metropolitan area journalist, content creator and writer whose professional career spans nearly 30 years. Currently, Patterson is Deputy Editor, Standards & Ethics at the Wall Street Journal where she is tasked with maintaining the high standards of the journal’s newsroom. Since joining…
VERA AHIYYAAuthor thetututeacher.com Photo Download | Bio Download Vera Ahiyya (née Corbett) was born in Germany and raised in El Paso, Texas by her wonderful mother and amazing grandparents. Originally a pre-med student, Vera realized her calling as an educator at Austin College in Sherman, TX, where she majored in History and earned her MA…
AFYA IBOMUAuthor Photo Download | Bio Download Afya Ibomu is the CEO of NATTRAL.com, Nattral Magazine and has been a vegetarian since 1990. Her third book, The Vegan Soul Food Guide to the Galaxy, was nominated for a 2010 African American Literary Award for cookbook of the year. Afya is a Certified Holistic Health Counselor and holds…
ALINE ALEXANDER NEWMANAuthor www.alinealexandernewman.com Photo Download | Bio Download Teaching was Aline Alexander Newman’s first profession. Over the years, she has taught full-time, part-time, adult education, and as a substitute for every level from pre-K to12. And she’s done it in her own classroom, college classrooms, jailhouse activity areas, and factory lunchrooms. For six years,…
BARBARA BIZIOUAuthor barbarabiziou.com Photo Download | Bio Download Barbara Biziou, author of The Joy of Ritual and The Joy of Family Rituals, has devoted her career to inspiring, empowering, and supporting people through life’s transitions and challenges. As an agent of change and transformation, Biziou’s abiding passion has been to adapt ancient rituals to current…
BILL LESTERAuthor billlester.com Photo Download | Bio Download Bill Lester III was born on February 6, 1961 in Washington D.C. to William Alexander Lester, Jr., an electrical engineering professor and researcher at IBM Corporation, and Rochelle Lester, a social worker and elementary school teacher. Lester graduated from Skyline High School in Oakland, California in 1979…
CALAYA MICHELLE STALLWORTH, PH.D.Author Photo Download | Bio Download Since 2007, Calaya Michelle Stallworth has published eleven contemporary African American novels under the pen name Grace Octavia with Kensington and Harlequin Books. Her witty, insightful stories filled with wicked humor and spunk have been loved by readers and critics alike. Calaya’s work in the publishing…
CAROL ANTOINETTE PEACOCK, PH.D.Author carolpeacock.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Carol Antoinette Peacock is a practicing psychologist and author. She earned a BA at Cornell University, a Masters of Social Work from Columbia University, and a Ph.D. in Psychology at Boston College. Her first book, Hand Me Down Dreams (Schocken, 1981), was praised in…
CLAIRE NICOGOSSIAN, PSY.D.Author www.drclairenicogossian.com http://MomsWellBeing.com Photo Download | Bio Download Dr. Claire is a licensed clinical psychologist with over twenty years of experience as a therapist. She is passionate about well-being and self-care for mothers and writes on these topics at MomsWellBeing.com, Mother.ly, ThriveGlobal.com, HuffingtonPost, Scary Mommy, Dr. Oz, mothering.com, and the Today Show Community…
DANIELLE SOUCY MILLSAuthor daniellesoucymills.com Photo Download | Bio Download Danielle Soucy Mills grew up in Massachusetts in a small city by the sea. Ever since she was little, she loved to write story after story, and she also enjoyed flipping across the furniture in her home. It’s no wonder that she went on to study…
