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






Former First Lady Maria Shriver
www.mariashriver.com

Because I met many of the extraordinary women at the
Governor and First Lady's Conference on Women and Families,
Women Rising would not have been possible. Thank you,
Maria, for all you do!








Jan Norman
Small Business Reporter for 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
www.groomingdalesoc.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
www.ronperrelladrs.com
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.

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 was
launched at the 2009 conference.
My children, Kirsten, Elke, and
Thor Christ,
would 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
throughout 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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