After JHS, I moved to Birmingham where I completed my degree in Mass Communications at UAB. I stayed in Birmingham and worked for more than 10 years as a copy writer and broadcast producer for advertising agencies. In 1991, I married Donnie Simonetti and in 1994 our first son, Domenick, was born. In 1996, pregnant with my second child, I decided to leave the “office” environment and become a freelance writer so I could work from home. My second son, Spencer, was born in 1997 and I have since been successfully writing corporate communications, training programs, trade magazines articles, and marketing pieces on a freelance basis. Our home remains in the Birmingham area. Two years ago, after much research into childhood and adult literacy, I wrote and published a unique series of 32 early reader books designed exclusively for those just learning to read and those struggling to read. I also produced companion audio reader kits which address the English literacy needs of our Hispanic population. With exceptional response for these products, my sister and I have partnered and I hope to ultimately make this endeavor a full-time business.