Mary Theresa (Terry) Webb, principal writer, holds a master’s degree in education and a doctorate in family counseling. She founded and has been the director of Conservations Consultants in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and GOAL Project in Lancaster, Pennsylvania. A former elementary teacher, she trained schoolteachers before leading mission teams to respond to requests for education in family issues around substance misuse prevention
and treatment in Eastern Europe and Africa. She has developed curriculum for educators, faith communities, mental health professionals, and healing teams, and her numerous journal articles appear in scholarly and professional journals. A blog, as well as nonfiction and historical fiction books, can be accessed and ordered on her marytheresawebb.com 
website. Her historical fiction books for tweens include student and teacher activities for further learning about US history and social issues. She loves to sing and read.