
It all began with my tonsils...
The first book I ever read was the Little Golden Book Good-bye, Tonsils, given to me when I was four years old after a tonsillectomy. My favorite word was the name of the physician in the story: Dr. Constantinople. Mastering that exotic moniker was the beginning of my obsession with words of all syllables.
My first written piece I felt was worthy of our refrigerator was a poem about another body part,
the heart, that I wrote in 6th grade. Later, while earning my B.S. in Mass Communication at Emerson College in Boston, I stopped writing about body parts, opting instead for advertising copywriting
and writing for children.
My first “real” job was advertising copywriter. Then I headed to the Walt Disney Company where I got to play all day in the Hundred
Acre Wood among other beloved animated realms. A couple jobs and freelance gigs later, my collection of work includes storybooks, novelty & gift books, scripts, style guides, and print and broadcast ad campaigns.

I've also published scores of magazine articles, several of which are based on the works of some pretty cool people, including Wayne Allwine & Russi Taylor (official voices of Mickey and Minnie Mouse), makeup artist Joel Harlow (Pirates of the Caribbean film trilogy), executive producer and author Don Hahn, artist and Disney Legend Joe Grant, and veteran Walt Disney Imagineer Tony Baxter.
Interests: People (they are fascinating!), especially those who "live out loud" and laugh easily, paying it forward, reading, movies, travel, tennis, personal development, elephants (all animals really), Hay House, A Bug Free Mind, Halloween, the great outdoors, ChildFund International, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, figure and portrait drawing, juggling, "More Vacations Less Medications," blah, blah, blah...
Interests: People (they are fascinating!), especially those who "live out loud" and laugh easily, paying it forward, reading, movies, travel, tennis, personal development, elephants (all animals really), Hay House, A Bug Free Mind, Halloween, the great outdoors, ChildFund International, David Sheldrick Wildlife Trust, figure and portrait drawing, juggling, "More Vacations Less Medications," blah, blah, blah...