Letter from the President: I have been an educator and writer for over 10 years.  After graduating with a BA in English from DePaul University, Chicago, I began a full-time teaching career at Brooklyn Technical High School, a public high school in New York City. Returning to DePaul University for an MA in English, I started teaching composition at Robert Morris College, Chicago. My last teaching job was working with grades 5-8 at The Avery Coonley School, Downers Grove, Illinois.    In between teaching jobs, I worked at different publishing companies. I was a test development specialist for reading and writing assessments at Riverside Publishing/Houghton Mifflin, and I was a reading editor for Rigby Publishing/Harcourt. Now I have taken my English education background to a new level. I am dedicating myself to providing quality educational materials for publishing companies and development houses. By providing high-quality writing and editing skills to publishers, I hope to make a difference in the lives of students everywhere.  Sincerely,  Lisa Mazza Member of the following: International Reading Association (IRA) member since 2003, National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) member since 2003, Society of Children’s Book Writers and Illustrators (SCBWI) member since 2006, Chicago Book Clinic (CBC) member since 2007, National Association of Gifted Children (NAGC) member since 2007.