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Lisa Funari Willever
A native of Trenton, New Jersey, currently residing in Mansfield, New Jersey and a former teacher in the Trenton Public Schools. She is a graduate of Trenton State College and the author of
The Culprit Was A Fly, Miracle On Theodore's Street, Maximilian The Great, The Easter Chicken, Everybody Moos At Cows, Chumpkin, You Can't Walk A Fish, Where Do Snowmen Go, 32 Dandelion Court, Garden State Adventure, Nicky Fifth For Hire, Exciting Writing, On Your Mark, Get Set, Teach.
Her books have been honored by Rosie O'Donnell, First Lady Laura Bush, and the N J Battle of the Books in 2005 and 2007. She is married to firefighter, Todd Willever and the mother of 8 year old, Jessica, 7 year old Patrick, 1 year old Timothy, and is in the process of adopting a little girl from Moldova.
Lorraine Funari
Lorraine is a lifelong resident of Trenton, New Jersey and currently resides in Mansfield, New Jersey. She is the co-author of
Maximilian The Great, The Easter Chicken,
and
Chumpkin.
She is married to Reynold, a meat cutter, and they are the parents of three grown children, Lisa, Anthony, and Paula. They are also the proud grandparents of Jessica, Patrick and Timothy.
Lisa Battinelli
Lisa is a graduate of Trenton State College and Long Island University, where she received her Masters Degree in Reading. She is a lifelong resident of Bergen County, New Jersey and a former teacher. Lisa was named River Edge Teacher-of-the-Year in 1995-1996. Her husband, Pete, is a commodities broker and they are the proud parents of Grace Lesley and Ava Jane.
On Your Mark, Get Set, Teach
is her first book. and she is currently working on her next title.
Lisa Suhay
Lisa is a journalist, having written for newspapers like The New York Times, The Philadelphia Inquirer, and the Christian Science Monitor. She is the author of
Tell Me A Story, Tell me Another Story, Dream Catchers, Haddy The Doorstopasaurus, There Goes A Mermaid,
and
Our Fantasy Island
. Lisa is married to Robert Suhay and they are the proud parents of four boys, Zoltan, Ian, Avery, and Quinn. Visit
Lisasuhay.com
.
Gerri Willever
Gerri is a retired teacher and safety expert and the author of
Safe From Strangers and Safe and Secure Seniors
. She received her BA and MA in Reading Education from Glassboro State College. She is the co-owner of the American Karate Institute and maintains the rank of Black Belt II. She has also been a student of Taiji and Qigong. She currently provides seminars for children, women, and seniors and working on her next book, Safe and Secure Seniors. Visit
Safefromstrangers.com
.
Rebecca Matthias
Rebecca Matthias is now the active president and C.O.O. of Mothers Work®, Inc., a $500 million dollar public company (Nasdaq: MWRK) that manufactures and sells maternity apparel through over 1,100 stores around the country and web business through www.apeainthepod.com, www.mimimaternity.com, www.motherhood.com and www.maternitymall.com. A graduate of MIT, Columbia University, and the University of Pennsylvania, Matthias is a frequent speaker to small business and entrepreneurial audiences. Ms. Matthias is the author of
MothersWork
(Doubleday), a book about her experiences starting up a business, as well as
51 Secrets of Motherhood
(Franklin Mason Press, April 2005). She is also a working mother of three and lives with her husband in Philadelphia.. Visit
51Secrets.motherhood.com.
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