Hometown: Oak Park, Illinois

Current Residency: Atlanta, Georgia

Degree: Bachelor of Arts, Business Communication

As a the Writer:  Published articles can be found inonline and print publications such as: Black Pearls Magazine, SwagHer Magazine, Troy Estefan Magazine, Newbie’s Magazine and many more.

As a blogger:  “Atlanta Reads” community bloggers for downtown.11Alive.com.

Awards & Literary Achievements: Color Me Jazzmyne reached No.1 on the Amazon Bestseller Rhythm & Blues list, it was also awarded by the Sankofa Literary Society Review, as one of the Top 100 Books-1st Quarter 2010. Color Me Jazzmyne was nominated as the 2010 Book-of-Year by AAMBC (African Americans on the Move Book Club Literary Awards).

My Father's Colors reached No.1 on the Amazon Bestseller Soul list. It was also awarded by the Sankofa Literary Society Review as one of the Top 100 Books-1st Quarter 2011.

Print appearances include: Atlanta Skirt! Magazine as one of Atlanta's top 9 to 5 Women in Business, Cross Roads News, Sync Weekly and the Arkansas Democrat Gazette, just to name a few.

Radio appearances include: The Award-Wining Morning show, Am 1530 KCMN with Tron Simpson, The Source, 560 Am-KLZ on The Experience Pros Show, Podio Rackets and a host of others. 

TV include appearances  My Father's Colors has been seen on the Oprah Winfrey Network and Ovation Network. In the fall of 2011, The Writers Notebook TV show is scheduled to air Nationwide on the ION Network. I am scheduled to be one of the featured authors.

I am proud to be a child abuse prevention advocate and I have worked with the Georgia Center for Child Advocacy, contributing 15% of the proceeds from Color Me Jazzmyne during an April Campaign for National Child Abuse Prevention Month in 2010.

“Page Forward” Expert: As a motivational and inspirational speaker, I deliversan engaging workshop for young adults titled, "How to Page Forward the Author Inside of You." In March 2011, I taught this workshop to the Destiny's Daughters of Promise. Here is what they had to say: "We are honored that you took time to do a presentation for Destiny's Daughters of Promise. The information you presented was timely and relevant and it will help us prepare these teens for a successful future. Thank you for helping us in our endeavor to bring about a positive change in the lives of these girls."

“Social Media” Expert: I speak Social Media! Today, any inspiring author must learn how to use social media such as Facebook and Twitter to “Publish” themselves even before they publish their book! During this presentation I provide you with 5 quick and easy ways to sell 100 books, publish yourself and become a best-selling author in my captivating seminar: “"Before Your Books is Published, Know how to Publish Yourself."