As the author of the book America Abandoned ~ The Secret Velvel Coup That Cost Us Our Democracy, Jill is a natural-born teacher and champion for advocacy, Jill's 31-year career in public service, was infused with a life-long passion for knowledge and a will to inspire change in politics, the environment, higher education and organizational development. Jill was personally trained and authorized by vice president Al Gore to share his astonishing "An Inconvenient Truth" presentation and Jill was honored to assist in coordinating national and international strategic planning meetings on Information Literacy in Washington D.C., Prague and Egypt. Jill earned a master's degree in public administration from San Jose State University's Political Science Department and was named distinguished alumna in the College of Applied Sciences and Arts. Jill Lives in Aptos, California.