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Maggie has
special compassion for writers because she too is a writer. Author
and publisher of a new book, The Open Heart Companion: Preparation
and Guidance for Open-Heart Surgery Recovery, she began her
career as a journalist. Her essays, criticism, and magazine features
have appeared in many national publications including The New
York Times Book Review, Publishers Weekly, The Nation, Ms., Mademoiselle, and Working
Woman.
A public speaker
and facilitator, Maggie leads
seminars for writers, publishers, and business owners at universities,
writer’s conferences, women's organizations, and national publisher
association meetings. She is on the board of IBPA (formerly PMA), the
Independent Book Publishers Association and active as a speaker for
ACHA, the Adult Congenital Heart Association.
A graduate of Coach
University, Maggie is
one of the first coaches to earn the Professional Certified Coach designation
from the International Coach Federation. For years she has been listed
in Who's Who In America and in Who's Who of American Women.
She received her BA from the University of Michigan, and pursued graduate
work at Harvard University on a Woodrow Wilson Fellowship. She is past
president of the New York Chapter of the Women's National Book Association.
While marketing director for Beacon Press (1988-1995), Maggie was
repeatedly featured in Publishers Weekly and The Boston
Globe for her unprecedented paperback sales for Beacon authors.
She continues to be interviewed about her work as a coach and the unique,
personal life choices she has made.
Maggie has
two grown children, both writers, who live in New York City. Currently
Maggie lives in Santa Fe, New Mexico with her husband, Bill. |
