I grew up in suburbs of Manhattan and Chicago and graduated from New Trier High School in Winnetka, IL. At Wellesley, I majored in English literature with a minor in art history. During college summers I studied art in Italy and acting at the Neighborhood Playhouse in Manhattan.
Since then, I've been a gypsy - living in such wonderful places as Manhattan (for many years), Rome (for a year), Bainbridge Island, Bodega Bay, Santa Fe, and Santa Barbara. I recently left the Napa Valley for Monterey in order to see more of my grandson and his parents. Twice divorced, I'm still hoping to meet Mr. Right (or even Mr. Almost Right).
Volunteer work has included parent fundraising for the United Nations International School in Manhattan and for Phillips Academy, Andover, MA. I was a co-founder of Seal Watch in Jenner, CA, and of PEN New Mexico. I've been an activist for a nuclear-free, peaceful world, too.
As a writer, editor, and writing coach for professional communicators in both corporate and academic settings, I'm listed in Who’s Who in America. Articles about my work have appeared in the New York Times, Los Angeles Times, San Jose TimesTribune, Christian Science Monitor, Napa Valley Register, Stanford Magazine, and elsewhere.
Over the years, clients have included American Express; Citibank; City of Santa Rosa, California; Environmental Defense Center; Fireman’s Fund; General Foods; McGraw Hill; Merrill Lynch; Pitney Bowes; Rombauer Vineyards; Schramsberg Vineyards; Shaklee; Silicon Graphics; Stanford University Alumni Association; The New Yorker; and Xerox.
I view life not as a box of chocolates but rather as a smorgasbord, and I want to taste everything that looks interesting or yummy ...
