Meet Our Team
Our creative authors are knowledgeable and very skillful at simplifying complex and abstract concepts for younger children.
Our medical contributors are some of the finest in their field, with years of experience and loving care to their patients.
A special thank you to our up and coming illustrators for sharing their talent with us through their storytelling pictures, attention to detail and beautiful colors!
Georgia Tyner
Author
Georgia's lifelong love is education. After seeing family and friends fall ill or get injured, she wanted to educate others about the healing process. So began her journey to educate young people on their health, expanding to other injuries and illnesses and inviting Susan on her journey. Her interests also include cybersecurity and STEM education.
Georgia received a Bachelor of Science degree in Electrical Engineering from Boston University and her Master of Science in Information Technology - Cybersecurity from SUNY Empire State University.
Susan Harris-Cox
Author
Susan was born in Manhattan, raised in the Bronx, spent her teenage years in Queens, married in Brooklyn and visited her brother who lived on Staten Island. All of the 5 boroughs of New York City, along with her Jamaican ancestors, have touched her life and helped form her unique voice in comedy. While she holds an Associate degree in Accounting and a Bachelor's degree in Marketing, Susan prefers writing. She has written for Darcel "The Fabulous Fat Doctor" Blagmon and other aspiring comedians. She is behind most of the wittiness in the books.
Xiaojing Liao, PhD
Author
Xiaojing is a mother and an Assistant Professor of Computer Science at Indiana University Bloomington. Her interests include mobile security & privacy research, cybersecurity education, as well as reading picture books with her daughter.
www.xiaojingliao.com
Dior Whitfield
Social Media Specialist
Dior is a talented and creative college student who's skilled in social media content creation. Dior has been creating content on the internet for over eight years. With a strong command of various platforms, including a successful YouTube channel, TikTok page, and Instagram page. Dior has showcased her expertise in engaging online audiences. Additionally, as a skilled website designer, she built her own website, demonstrating her dedication to continuous learning and growth. With her versatile skills and enthusiasm Dior is excited to take on the role of Social Media Specialist.
You can reach Dior at:
Dior4422.wixsite.com/website
DiorWhitfield@gmail.com
Kathy Vu
Illustrator
Kathy attends Manhattan College and is majoring in Accounting. Kathy played an integral part in starting our book series by illustrating our first book. She started with the project about 5 years ago, when we approached her with the opportunity. Drawing and illustration has been a huge part of Kathy's life for as long as she can remember. To her, it is a form of expression. Kathy says she is grateful to have had the opportunity to work with our amazing team and grateful that her illustrations can help bring stories to life and serve as a part of valuable memories for children for years to come. Thank you Kathy for helping kickstart our series!
Jennifer Li
Illustrator
Jennifer Li is a Long Island based artist and animator with a deep love for colorful artwork and character based storytelling. After graduating from the School of Visual Arts in 2018, she sprinted right into the art world, working on a multitude of projects including the "Pencilmation" animated webseries and the video game, "Skelattack". The "What Happens Next?" books are her first published picture books. When not creating, she also enjoys film, anime, video games, and toy collecting.
www.jennliart.com
Sandra Martins
Illustrator
Sandra is a freelance illustrator living with her husband, beautiful daughter and cat. Sandra's favorite spot is under a big blanket with a huge cup of tea drawing cute and whimsical illustrations. Sandra started to work as a freelance illustrator in 2017 after she finished her degree in animation. Since then, she has had the opportunity to partner with amazing brands and clients while working on her small business “Four Seasons Fox”. You can also find Sandra on most social media by the name of @fourseasonsfox. Sandra is currently accepting other illustration projects as well as character design and concept art!
www.fourseasonsfox.com
Yuan Lu
Illustrator
Yuan is an illustrator and picture book writer. She lives in a coastal town with four cats, a parrot, a bearded dragon, two guinea pigs, an African bullfrog, a leopard gecko and a turtle.
You can reach Yuan at 578526868@qq.com.
Pauline S. Parker
Medical Contributor - MSN, AGNP-C
Pauline Parker has been an RN since 1980. She started her career as a Nurse Aide in 1971. Her love for patient care led her to complete her RN in 1980. Her experience on the surgical floor captured her interest in how the body connects and functions. This curiosity led her to the operating room, where she progressed for 25 years. She moved to Charlotte, North Carolina and began working for a major trauma center. Her experience included all aspects of surgery and trauma. She identified the need for patient education and realized it had to start with the individuals who where the closest to patients, the Nurse Aide. So, she started a proprietary school and taught allied health courses since 2007 which she still owns today. Clinical sites were few and far between for her students, so she decided the journey to become a Nurse Practitioner was inevitable. She graduated with honors from Chamberlain University College of Nursing with her BSN, then transitioned to South University and graduated with her MSN with honors. She became a Nurse Practitioner in 2018. She started putting her practice together and opened in early 2019. Today she specializes in Primary Care and loves what she does. In early 2021 she opened a MedSpa to assist her clinic in treating patients with skin issues and small burns. Later in June of 2021 she obtained her MAT Certification and treats patients with addiction problems.
Michelle Wruck
Medical Contributor - MSN, RN, PCPNP-BC, AE-C
Michelle Wruck has been a Pediatric RN since 1978. She started her career in the PICU. In 1992 she completed her MSN and certification as a Primary Care Pediatric Nurse Practitioner through the ANCC. Since becoming a PNP, Michelle has worked exclusively in Community Health. Her experience includes providing health care to the members of a Native-American Reservation, a Homeless shelter and multiple Community Health Centers. While working as a Community Health Clinical Nursing educator at St. Joseph’s College, she joined the Asthma Coalition of LI (ACLI) as a partner nursing educator and 3 years ago joined Molloy’s School of Nursing as a Community Health Nursing Clinical adjunct. Michelle has shared her asthma expertise teaching several aspects of the certifying course for the Asthma Educator Institute (AEI). Michelle has served on the Education committee of the ACLI and participated in many joint projects involving professional presentations and publications. Michelle and, long-time colleagues were the recipients of the American Association of Colleges of Nursing (AACN) annual 2020 Academic Excellence Award for their joint published research and nearly 20 year interprofessional, cross-sector, academic practice partnership. After working with the American Lung Association for more than 13 years, she was asked to measure the effectiveness of their novel, No-literacy, flip-chart asthma education tool. The manuscript, describing the findings from this research, has been published in the winter edition of The Journal of the Nurse Practitioner Association 2020.
Jamie Heffernan
Medical Contributor - MSN, RN, CCRN-K, NE-BC
Jamie Heffernan is a seasoned burn nurse who has dedicated over twenty-five years to the specialty. She started her career as a respiratory therapist giving her a broad perspective regarding critical care and burn nursing. Jamie has served on various regional and national committees, has presented abstracts and research in nursing and burns on the international level. Additionally, she is also a published author in nursing textbooks, burn journals, and articles. She has been a leader through numerous verifications by the ABA and ACS. Currently, Jamie is the burn program manager at the William Randolph Hearst Burn Center at New York-Presbyterian Hospital in New York City.