None of this would have been
possible without help from these
incredible people!



First Lady Maria Shriver
State Capitol Building
Sacramento, CA 95814
Phone: (916) 445-2841
www.californiagovernorsconference.org

Because I met many of the extraordinary women at the
Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women and Families,
Women Rising Now, might not have been possible.

Thank you, First Lady Maria, for all you do!







Jan Norman, Small Business Reporter
OC Register

I interviewed Jan for my e-zine, The Spark, and she gave me
the inspiration to become a writer. Buy her lbook,
What No
One Ever Told You About Financing Your Business,
at
amazon.com.








Shari Young
Former Editor of
Today's Woman magazine
www.mydoggiesdaycare.com

Shari gave me my big break when she hired me to be the
feature writer after arriving in California from Kansas and began
this Orange County magazine. She now is the owner of a
fabulous doggie day care in Rancho Santa Margarita, CA.









Ron Perrella
Owner, DRS Specialists
949/922-7661


Ron has helped me so much personally and professionally with
freelance work while I was writing the book. He is a "knight in
shining armour" and a direct marketer extraordinaire!



My Publicist, Lindi Stoler
Stoler Media


I met Lindi at a networking event and we immediately
connected. She has faith in my ability to tell these women's
inspiring stories and is assisting with my book deal.



Orange County Register Reporter, Lou Ponsi
www.orangecountyregister.com

Lou wrote a wonderful article about the book and me in
February 2008 that appeared on the front page.


Kristina Schake
www.schakeconsultants.com

Kristina's office was kind enough to provide my name to the
Editor of
Success for Women magazine, a spin-off of Success
magazine that
was launched October 2009.

Editor, Erin Casey
Success for Women magazine

Erin was given my name by Schake Consultants that handles the
Public Relations for the Governor and First Lady's Women's
Conference during October in Long Beach. She interviewed me
for the first issue of the above-mentioned magazine that will be
launched at this year's conference.
32 Donatello, Suite A, Aliso Viejo, CA  92656                   office: 949/690-1257            fax: 949/830-8881
Thank you to my children,
Kirsten, Elke, and Thor
Christ, who are the light of
my life.






















My sisters, Audrey Malloy
and Debbie McCollom and
brother, David Studzinski,
and their spouses, Denny
Malloy, Jim McCollom and
Debra Studzinski
who still live
in the Chicago area.

And my friends who have
always had faith in me and this
book and supported me
through
out my Dark Journey.

In California:
Roxanne Glazer
Peggy Pendleton
Michele Vicale


In Chicago:
Gary Christ
Holly Lindstrom


In  Texas:
Catherine Rubright


In Indiana:
Alan and Sue Studzinski

In Maryland:
Angel Marchetti
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