Schools attended: Vassar College and the University of Michigan (BA); Drew University (Master of Letters); Teachers College of Columbia University (Certificate in Teaching English as a Second Language).

Area of specialization: I have taught American, British, and world literature, journalism, and theater arts. My Masters thesis was part academic and part creative and centered on epistolary novels. A published writer, I have written articles for ELLE Magazine, New Jersey Countryside Magazine, the Vassar Quarterly, and The Asbury Park Press.

I have also worked in corporate sales for Xerox Corporation and AT&T and as a literary agent, a Right Director at Dell Publishing Co., Inc. and a high school English teacher.