Contributors
Kate COFFMAN
Tammy LAUER
Nick HAYDEN
Coffman is the Program Manager for the College and Career Counseling (C3) initiative of the Indiana Youth Institute. C3 offers the free driveofyourlife.org and triptocollege. org websites, which allow Hoosier students to explore career options and Hoosier students and families to Ûg] fhk^ _hk college, respectively.
Lauer is the Northeast Indiana Special Education Cooperative preschool transition teacher/ autism team member. Contact her at 349-3214 or tlauer@neisec. com.
Hayden is a mild-mannered bookkeeper by day, a mild-mannered (albeit tortured) writer by night, a youth leader on weekends and a podcaster. More information at worksofnick.com, derailedtrainsofthought.blogspot. com or facebook. com/worksofnick. He is the author of The Unremarkable Squire.
Erin DOUCETTE Doucette is the presentation editor for KPC Media Group, leading design and layout for several of its publications. She, her husband, Stephen, daughters Ella, 6, and Eva, 3 live in Huntertown. She can be e-mailed at edoucette@ kpcmedia.com. 8
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Kristy JOHNSON Johnson is a 2003 East Noble High School graduate. She studied physics at Dickinson College and the University of Maryland and now lives in Boston with her husband, Michael, and their son, Felix, 2. Contact her at kristina.t. johnson@gmail.com.
Marcela MADDEN Madden is an outreach specialist, working at Early Childhood Alliance since 2007. She lives in Fort Wayne with her husband and two children. Contact her at mmadden@ ECAlliance.org.
Nan MALLOY Malloy is an outreach specialist with Early Childhood Alliance with more than 20 years of experience in early childhood education. Nan and her husband have four children. Contact her at nmalloy@ ECAlliance.org.
Liz BOREN
Elizabeth KISSINGER
Boren has degrees in art and anthropology. After working as a writing center consultant, teaching assistant and substitute teacher, la^ bl \abe]k^g l education associate at the Fort Wayne Museum of Art with students through grade 12. Contact her at 422-6467 ext. 312 or boren@ fwmoa.org.
Kissinger is the birthplace team e^Z]^k Zm =nihgm Hospital, Fort Wayne. She is a fZlm^k l ik^iZk^] registered nurse and has worked in many areas of women and \abe]k^g l a^Zema' Contact her at 416-3351.
Elizabeth BLESSING
Dr. John ROSEMOND
Ryan SCHNURR
Nancy TRENT
Blessing is co-founder and chief nutritionist for Green ;>:G =^ebo^kr% a company that delivers organic produce and natural groceries to Fort Wayne homes, has a master of science in nutrition from Bastyr University and a bachelor of science in dietetics.
Rosemond is America’s most widely-read parenting authority. He is a best-selling author, columnist, speaker and family psychologist. More information at rosemond.com.
Schnurr is a photo and video journalist living in Fort Wayne. He also serves as the editor of INFortWayne. com. Contact him at rschnurr@ kpcmedia.com.
Trent is a direct caregiver with Fresh New Start LLC. She and her husband are advocates with people with autism and their families. Contact her at nncy_trent@yahoo. com.