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MEET OUR Jo Calhoun worked in Student Affairs for over 30 years, most recently
as Associate Provost for Student Life
and adjunct faculty member in the Morgridge College of Education at the University of Denver. She also held administrative positions at Grinnell College in Iowa, the State University of New York at Binghamton, and Broome Community College in Binghamton. Her specializations include first year programs, academic advising, career services and parent relations. In her retirement, she is a freelance writer.
Marlene Kern Fischer
is a wife, mother of three sons, food shopper extraordinaire, blogger and essay editor. She attended Brandeis University, from which she graduated cum laude
with a degree in English Literature. In addition to writing for CollegiateParent, her work has been featured on Grown
and Flown, Parent and Co., Kveller, Her View from Home, the Erma Bombeck Writers’ Workshop, MockMom, Better After 50, Beyond Your Blog and The
SITS Girls. Read more of Marlene’s work on her site Thoughts From Aisle Four: marlenekfwordpresscom.wordpress.com.
Vicki Nelson has more than 35 years of experience in higher education as a college professor, academic advisor, speech coach and administrator. She has also weathered the college parenting experience successfully with her three daughters — all now graduated and married. Vicki’s experiences as both
the parent of college students and as a professional working with students and their families every day provide her with a special perspective on college parenting
and student success and inspired her to launch the website College Parent Central (www.collegeparentcentral.com). When she isn’t on campus or writing, you will find Vicki playing flute in a local orchestra, kayaking, or in her favorite role of “Gram.”
Wendy Redal is a writer,
editor and marketing communications specialist based in Boulder, Colorado.
She previously taught journalism and mass communication for 20 years at
the University of Colorado Boulder. In addition to her current job as editorial director for Natural Habitat Adventures, a global nature and wildlife travel company focused on conservation tourism, Wendy is working on a book on mindful travel. She also coaches students on college admissions essays and provides editing services for graduate theses. Wendy and her husband are the parents of two current university students.
Scott Sager, a freelance writer living in Brooklyn, New York, is the father of two daughters, one in college and the other a recent graduate. With past lives as a social worker, preschool teacher and at- home dad, he brings a broad perspective to varied topics touching on family life, child development and education. He definitely gets how unpredictable the adventure of raising children can be and how every bit of information and each connection can help parents along the way. Time bonding with the family Beagle offers some grounding in the chaos he calls family life.
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