Karen Judson taught biology laboratories at Black Hills University in Spearfish, SD., high school sciences in Idaho, and grades one and three in Washington state. She is also a former laboratory and x-ray technician and completed two years of nurses’ training while completing a degree in Biology.

Karen has worked as a science writer since 1983. She has written relationship, family, and psychology articles for a variety of magazines, including a series of high school classroom magazines, making a total of 500 articles published. Karen writes science and relationship books for teenagers. (Enslow and Marshall Cavendish publishers.) Her book for teens, Sports & Money: It’s a Sell Out made the New York City Public Library’s list of best books for teens in 1995. Her book for teens, Genetic Engineering, was chosen by the National Science Teachers’ Association as one of the best science books for children in 2001 and was featured on the NSTA Web site.

Carlene is currently Chair of Allied Health Programs at International College in Naples, Florida. Her undergraduate and masters degrees are from the University of Colorado in Denver and her doctorate is from Argosy University in Sarasota, Florida. Before becoming a full time educator, Dr. Harrison spent almost twenty years managing individual and group medical practices throughout the country. She also served as adjunct faculty at both the University of Phoenix in Denver and Barry University in Ft. Myers, Florida.

In her current position, she manages and teaches in the associate degree in medical assisting program and the bachelor’s degree in health administration, along with the MBA program at the College. Additionally, in conjunction with Nova Southeastern University, she has responsibility for a unique educational program at International College providing students with the prerequisites necessary for graduate programs for physician assistants, occupational therapists, physical therapists and pharmacists.

Sharon has been in healthcare since 1975, employed as a medical assistant for 15 years in both administrative and clinical area. She served as a medical assistant instructor for Iowa Central Community College, in Fort Dodge, Iowa, Hamilton College in Des Moines, Iowa, and Allied Health Department Head for National Education Centers in Des Moines, Iowa. Her career has alsoincluded serving as provider relation representative and PPO liaison for Principal Healthcare/Principal Financial Group and network manager for HCF, Inc., the PHO for the Iowa Health System.

Sharon is currently a Senior Network Account Manager for United- Healthcare, in Des Moines, Iowa, where she negotiates, implements, and maintains contracts with hospitals and physicians in the Heartland market. She continues to work as a CMA, volunteering monthly at a neighborhood free clinic.