My Story
I grew up in the quiet shoreline town of Madison, CT, and am a New Englander at heart. After graduating from high school in the 1980s, my sense of adventure lured me westward. For six transformative years, I made my home amidst the deserts of Arizona, earning a B.S. degree from Arizona State University along the way. After a short but wonderful detour to Tucson, I journeyed back east and found myself navigating a twisting path toward my life's purpose.
My professional trajectory has been anything but linear, leading me to explore a multitude of careers. I worked as an audio engineer in a major NYC recording studio, sold fine wines in an upscale store owned by a wonderful South African man, and even tried my hand as a manufacturer's representative for a German industrial company. Book publishing was my next stop. I joined Yankee Publishing for a short stint. It was amidst the lush expanse of New Hampshire's Great North Woods and the White Mountains that I discovered my love for the art of writing. Inspired by the unforgettable people I met and the picturesque landscapes, I embarked on a new journey to pen an engaging mystery novel set in New England. Despite this newfound passion, the allure of working with young people was too strong to ignore. My career trajectory shifted yet again, leading me back to school for a Master of Education degree. For the past 25 years, I've dedicated myself as an educator, working with students with unique learning needs in NH public schools, all the while honing my craft as a storyteller and researcher.
I am a lifelong learner, perpetually seeking to understand more about the world that surrounds me and the history that needs to be remembered. To quote Norman Cousins, "History is a vast early warning system." Planet Earth needs more people who can critically think and distinguish between fact and fiction. The answers are in our past; all we have to do is look and remember.