Meet Our
Writers
AMY BALDWIN, Ed.D is the Director of Student Transitions at the University of Central Arkansas and co-author of The College Experience and A High School Parent’s Guide to College Success: 12 Essentials. Amy and her husband are parents of two college students. LORI BENDER is the mother of two
20-somethings as well as a professional life coach for students who struggle with college transition and stress. Lori has an MSW and is certified in trauma, mental health first aid and in mindfulness techniques. Learn more about her business, Students Stress Less Coaching LLC, at www.studentsstressless.com.
SHARI BENDER earned her BA from Stanford University and currently works as Communication and Marketing Director for a large electrical firm on Long Island. Shari is a cat-loving spiritual vegan who is embracing her empty-nesting along with her husband of 27 years. Her musings delight parents on multiple online platforms, including Grown & Flown and CollegiateParent.
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MARYBETH BOCK, MPH lives in Arizona and is Mom to two college students. She has logged time as an Army wife, childbirth educator, college instructor and freelance writer. You can find her work on multiple parenting sites. KATE GALLOP is a sophomore at Washington University in St. Louis majoring in English. In addition to writing, Kate enjoys playing intramural soccer and club basketball and is involved in Greek life. IANNI LE is a writer and content
creator for CollegiateParent. She grew up in Shanghai, China and attended the University of Colorado at Boulder, graduating in December 2019 with a degree in Media Design and English Literature.
MJ O’LEARY is founder and executive
director of wellnessmultiplied. A certified Integrative Health and Wellness coach and mother of four, MJ has a BA in psychology from Gettysburg College, a certification in finance from the University of Chicago, and is a 2017 graduate of the Institute for Integrative Nutrition.
CAMBRIA PILGER is a senior at
Whitworth University studying journalism and mass media communication, with minors in Spanish and business. A residence life intern at school, she is passionate about exploring, developing new skills, making art, playing video games and getting to know people.
DEBORAH PORTER is the
ultimate list maker, system creator and investigator — skills developed along the way as she and her husband of 30 years raised three children. The founder of Moms Mentoring Circle, Deborah is a regular contributor on WTVR’s Virginia in the Morning and an occasional guest on WJLA’s The Mother Side.
SUZANNE SHAFFER counsels
students and families through her blog, Parenting for College. Her advice has been highlighted on Huffington Post, Yahoo Finance and U.S. News College and she has written for TeenLife, Smart College Visit, College Focus Noodle Education and Road2College.
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