Throughout my eclectic career, the love of words has dominated. A proud graduate of the University of Missouri, Columbia, School of Journalism, I began my professional life as a copy editor and section editor for daily newspapers in the Midwest and MidSouth. As a new mother, I immersed myself in child development books, and learned much through my friends in La Leche League and other parent-to-parent support. This passion led me to complete a master’s of science degree in family studies from Wheelock College, Boston, and to launch a freelance business in parent education.

In 2009, I began a new venture, my freelance editorial business, Wordsworth Editorial Services. Through Wordsworth, I provided copy editing, copy writing, and proofreading services, and, helped clients to write and self-publish there personal histories, family stories, and memoirs in keepsake books.

Now, happily retired in Southern California, I continue to pursue eclectic creative endeavors and the frequent company of my grandchildren.