About the Authors 287
Lessons from the Edge: Extreme Athletes Show You How to Take
on High Risk and Succeed (Simon & Schuster, 2000); Boot
Camp: The Sergeant’s Fitness and Nutrition Program (with co-
author Patrick “The Sarge” Avon; Simon & Schuster, 1999); and
Telemedicine: What the Future Holds When You’re Ill (New
Horizon Press, 1994).
Earlier in her career, she managed a professional theater and
raised funds for arts and education programs in Washington, D.C.
She holds bachelor’s and master’s degrees in speech and drama
from The Catholic University of America in Washington, D.C.